What makes the biggest diffference in transforming your physique? They used to say that diet was 75% of your results but I've questioned that from way back. Nobody ever became muscular from eating well. And look at guys in prison. Some of them are jacked -- and they eat slop.
You can't discount food (especially protein) but it's more the training that is a factor. Obviously, drugs help that. But how?
I don't mean to sound didactic, but I get the feeling a lot of people don't really understand how steroids work. Forget all the molecular, chemical claptrap. They do essentially 3 things.
1)...Repair and grow muscle tissue broken down through intense exercise.
2)... Increase blood and water volume thus increasing the size and strength of the muscles.
3)...Utilize and recirculate nitrogen (protein) in order to build more muscle tissue.
So what do people do?
1...Don't train hard enough to sufficient stress and break down muscle fibers.
2...Take more drugs to reduce "bloat."
3...Cut calories in an effort to stay lean.
In other words -- everything that works against the purpose of using drugs in the first place.
Is it any wonder guys are using a gram and a half to look like someone who's been going to Bally's for a couple of months?
And by the way: You're in an anabolic environment FROM DAY ONE when using anabolics. I get the feeling guys are sitting around with their thumb up their ass for 6 weeks waiting for the gear to "kick in." IT'S IN!!! Get to work!
At their best, steroids can give you an extra 10% advantage. That's pretty good. But training half assed and getting that extra 10% will leave you with less gains than if you trained harder and used nothing. Doubling the dosage will not give you an extra 10%. Double the weight. Double the sets.
Now, in the past I've spoken out against the supplement industry. I know how they work. In a lot of ways they're worse than ever but there have also been huge advancements among serious researchers and developers. Whereas in the past, supps would give, let's say a 1 or 2% advantage (not worth it when you can get 100 dianabol for twenty bucks at any gym), today there are supps that can give a 5-6% advantage. That's pretty good. And a waste not to use.
My approach to supplement design was to create products that not only gave an advantage, but an advantage to the guy USING GEAR. Obviously that's a hard sell. But I believe there's a market for it.
Now check it out.
Imagine making the most of ALL the available options? You'd be amazed.
And just for fun...
Look at some of these guys. Sure, they had great genetics. But even so.
This guy used half the gear that most of the members use. How's he compare?
http://www.musclememory.com/show.php?a=Nubret,+Serge
Totally natural. Age 50. Big believer in supplements and one of the first proponents of mega dosing nutrients.
http://www.fitplus.cz/allpic/mf/f_260.jpg
Comparison of two guys from different generations with unwordly genetics. One claims to use less than a gram. The other used 25 mgs of dbola a day.
http://ironage.us/virtual/arms.jpg
I can hear it now...
"BUT I DON"T HAVE THOSE GENETICS!!!"
Well, you know what -- if you don't have them, more gear won't make that much of a difference. I noticed that right away with bodyparts that were hard to develop. On gear, my chest (always a good responder) blew up like crazy. Yet my calves (which always sucked) still didn't grow all that well.
Back to the original point. Ten percent. That's all you get.
It's time to get the ratio back in order.
TRAINING FIRST.
DIET AND SUPPLEMENTS TO MAKE THE MOST OF THE TRAINING.
STEROIDS -- for the extra 10%.
I know some guys will never get this message. And many others already know it. But there are always new comers to the game and to the dark side. They should know what they're getting into. And they should know the best way to get there.