if you build a base and you continue working out after cycle hard. you will keep most of your gains. see my pic.. that is me right now 100% natural. my natural test levels are only around 400. i dont have amazing genetics. but I know how to eat and I work my ass off in the gym.
i've kept probably 80-90% of my gains after 3 very conservative 10 week cycles. I get plenty of respect and compliments at the gym from friends. am so satisfied where I am at that I have chosen to stay natural for the entire year.
this is why guys like me, RADAR, EZ, moya and others tell the noobs to build a base first before touching AAS. read the quotes below from nelson, they tell the whole story. its SO true and I'm living proof of it.