Questions from a newbie!!

[elance]

Hi! I have been reading this board for about a month and a half now and have to say it is great. I thought it was time to introduce myself. You guys really have great input on everyones questions.

I use to work out religiously from the time that I was 17 to 21. Once I turned 21 I started to get in the party scene way to much and drifted away from working out. Now, 10years later and a 28 day rehab, I know longer drink and/or use drugs. My drug of choice was cocaine. I decided it was time to start working out again. I have been working out again for 2 months.

Here are some basic stats before I started working out again.

31 years old
5' 10 1/2"
217-220LBS
30% BF - Big BEER BELLY
15 1/2" Arms

After 2mos
230 pounds
22% BF
16 3/4" Arms

I used AS very little. When I was 19 I came across some anadrol 50 and Sust 250, I believe it was Sust anyway. I did not know what I was doing and did not have any guidance. I only took about 4 shots of Sust and two weeks of Anadrol 50. At the end of two weeks I had a couple jacks and cokes and turned red all over my body. I felt that this was a side effect of the AS. I got scared and stopped using AS. Since, I was an alcoholic in the making I did not want to stop drinking. I really didnt use AS anymore. For a couple years after whenever I would drink hard alcohol I would get dark red patches all over my body. It did stop happening. I can not really say if this was caused by the AS or not.

I am definatly not where I was when I quite but it seems that it is true about muscle having memory. Here are a couple questions that I have.

1) Since, I am a recovering addict if I decide to take AS will I have a chance of being addicted to AS. I asked my continuing care about AS and they said it was a BIG NO for addicts.

2) Since, I did work out regularly several years ago how long should I wait before doing a cycle. I would like to do a cycle within the next month or so. Would you all wait longer?

Thank you in advance for your input..

And I love this board.

 

[ultragainz]

start wroking out for 4-6 months good then juice....and dont ever use drugs with roids you will get heart problems.......

 

[mlomker]

I would like to do a cycle within the next month or so. Would you all wait longer?

Well, AS isn't addictive physically the way that your other interests were. Being big is more of a psychological thing than anything else...not that it can't be a problem for some folks. No offense, but it doesn't sound like you should be messing around with anything.

I think you should focus on cutting your bf% in half and get back into the swing of things. After your diet and training is solid then you can revisit this decision.

Good luck bro.

 

[DECAde]

how many people do you know that have done more than one cycle that plan on never doing juice again? I cant think of anyone. Its great stuff, but i think it is more addicting than anything else.

 

[jstrong20]

I agree whith ultragains wait at least 6 months before juicing. I wouldnt say you get addicted to steroids I would say you could get addicted to the gains you get from steroids. I wouldnt worry about severe health problems unless your going for the Ronnie Coleman look.

 

[Rocket]

Sounds like you are back on the right track, Just lift & leave the juice alone for now, when you progress stops than you will have a dissision to make. Good Luck, Stay Clean

Rocket

 

[greatshape]

remember, once on the juice, you'll never stop! the feeling is to great!Just keep it under control and respect your off-cycle periods!Time on = min. time off!(double time off is better, but...hi)

 

[BigGuns2]

I'm glad that you are getting your life back together bro! The gym is a great place for you to be. I would hold off on the juice for a while. Your muscle memory should allow you to make pretty good gains for a while. Once you hit a plateau, then you can start thinking about the juice.

 

[Chuck T]

Welcome Bro. It looks like you might be giving up one expensive habit for another. But AS if you do it wisely is much healthier. Glad that you are doing your best to change your ways. I would wait a while before juicing again but good luck with whatever you decide to do.

-Chuck

 

[G-Force]

I agree bro leave the juice alone for a while - you'll know when you're ready. Your counsellor probably told you to stay away from AS cos you have an addictive nature or more likely cos they think you aren't strong enough mentally to handle them and you would go around in a permanent roid rage which is BS!
They could of course be worried about your heart depending on wether or not you have damaged it or not but as long as you use AS wisely and do some cardio as well it will improve your health, give you back your self-respect and give you a reason and the discipline to stay drug free!
Good luck and welcome to the board bro!