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As many of you know, I advocate shorter, lower dosed, highly anabolc, mildly androgenic cycles. I don't want to start a discussion here as to their merit, nor is it necessary for anyone to disagree. Instead, let's just call a spade a spade.
I don't believe anyone who has been at this a while will dispute the fact that the actual amount of mucle that is permantently gained from a single cycle can not exceed much more than 10 pounds -- if that. I don't care how much gear you use or how long you use it. Once all is said and done and youre completely off, 2 months later, you won't have gained much more than 10 actual pounds of muscle -- if you're lucky. Chances are you won't keep it unless you really bust your balls in the gym. An odd approach I know. It seems these days guys think that maintaining muscle is a matter of using the right drugs afterward. Some even think that 3 weeks of AM d-bol or a month of 40 mgs of Var is the way to maintain gains and prevent muscle loss post cycle. Well, let me fill you in on a little secret. That isn't post-cycle therapy. That IS a cycle.
Muscle is best maintained if gained in a slow steady manner. Five pounds a month would be astounding! But that doesn't seem to be good enough for a lot of people and I could never understand that. And whenever people would argue about how longer cycles are more effective -- yet freely admit that they don't hold on to their gains, it didn't make sense to me.
But now it does. It's so simple.
The fact of the matter is, people like being on steroids. (duh) And why not? You feel strong. You feel euphoric. You have a fullness and vascularity that is never quite the same, just a week after going off. You have the psychological advantage of knowing you're enhanced. Hell, even injecting is a rush. You're Clark Kent turning into Superman. And it feels good.
But's let's not kid ourselves. Long cycles with anything over a gram a week has NOTHING to do with building muscle. It has to do with HAVING muscle. Now.
But once the parties over, you get these former suoermen whining that they can't keep their gains, or that they're getting smaller, or that they don't want to train. And just for a kicker, they can't get an erection. Back to Clark Kent, only worse.
For those of you who have chosen a life of commitment to steroids, this thread is not for you. But I believe it's imperative for those who are new to it to be aware of their choices.
Get too accustomed to steroid use and it's like any other addiction. When you're "on" the world is a better place. And that makes being "off" that much harder to handle.
Or...you can use steroids in the way they work best; as an enhancement -- a little punt to get you over the edge to the next level. As an aid. Not a crutch.
Think of it this way. If you learned how to drive a car before you learned how to walk, you'd go a lot farther and a lot faster than the guy struggling to use his own two legs. But after a while, you'll run out of gas and you won't be able to go anywhere. Your mode of transportation is gone. That's when you'll see the guy who learned how to walk getting closer, until he walks right by you. And you know what? He can always learn how to drive.
I know perspectives like this are short lived. But they need to be told every now and then.
Just trying to keep it real.
I don't believe anyone who has been at this a while will dispute the fact that the actual amount of mucle that is permantently gained from a single cycle can not exceed much more than 10 pounds -- if that. I don't care how much gear you use or how long you use it. Once all is said and done and youre completely off, 2 months later, you won't have gained much more than 10 actual pounds of muscle -- if you're lucky. Chances are you won't keep it unless you really bust your balls in the gym. An odd approach I know. It seems these days guys think that maintaining muscle is a matter of using the right drugs afterward. Some even think that 3 weeks of AM d-bol or a month of 40 mgs of Var is the way to maintain gains and prevent muscle loss post cycle. Well, let me fill you in on a little secret. That isn't post-cycle therapy. That IS a cycle.
Muscle is best maintained if gained in a slow steady manner. Five pounds a month would be astounding! But that doesn't seem to be good enough for a lot of people and I could never understand that. And whenever people would argue about how longer cycles are more effective -- yet freely admit that they don't hold on to their gains, it didn't make sense to me.
But now it does. It's so simple.
The fact of the matter is, people like being on steroids. (duh) And why not? You feel strong. You feel euphoric. You have a fullness and vascularity that is never quite the same, just a week after going off. You have the psychological advantage of knowing you're enhanced. Hell, even injecting is a rush. You're Clark Kent turning into Superman. And it feels good.
But's let's not kid ourselves. Long cycles with anything over a gram a week has NOTHING to do with building muscle. It has to do with HAVING muscle. Now.
But once the parties over, you get these former suoermen whining that they can't keep their gains, or that they're getting smaller, or that they don't want to train. And just for a kicker, they can't get an erection. Back to Clark Kent, only worse.
For those of you who have chosen a life of commitment to steroids, this thread is not for you. But I believe it's imperative for those who are new to it to be aware of their choices.
Get too accustomed to steroid use and it's like any other addiction. When you're "on" the world is a better place. And that makes being "off" that much harder to handle.
Or...you can use steroids in the way they work best; as an enhancement -- a little punt to get you over the edge to the next level. As an aid. Not a crutch.
Think of it this way. If you learned how to drive a car before you learned how to walk, you'd go a lot farther and a lot faster than the guy struggling to use his own two legs. But after a while, you'll run out of gas and you won't be able to go anywhere. Your mode of transportation is gone. That's when you'll see the guy who learned how to walk getting closer, until he walks right by you. And you know what? He can always learn how to drive.
I know perspectives like this are short lived. But they need to be told every now and then.
Just trying to keep it real.
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