point was that ive lifted properly for years, had my shit together, and figured this was a good time to step it up a level. if youre a big dude pretty easy to scold kids for gear but if youve got a small structure, sometimes you wanna grow. this shit is all a balance between health and vanity: i mean whats the point of a 40yr at 190 doing a cycle? same personal reasons as 19/172.