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There's been a few threads lately regarding the dismay over newbie dosages. Instead of responding to them all, I figured I'd start a new one and give my impression as to why this is so, with a simple history lesson.
(Dates are circa)
1955: The word is out that a certain Dr. John Zeigler invented a pill that helps to grow muscle and increase strength. Every bodybuilder is both curious and cautious. Some world class bodybuilders decide to go against the bodybuilding credo of "health above all" and experiement. John Grimik takes one pill a day for a week and declares "They do nothing!"
1965: The concensous is that 2 dianabol a day is considered safe and effective by members of the medical community if intake does not exceed 8 weeks. The new Weider stars such as Larry Scot, Dave Draper, Don Howorth, Harold Poole and Rick Wayne push the envelope and suddenly a new era of muscularity is born.
1970: Arnold Schwarzenegger is hellbent on success and will do anything to acheive it. He ups the dosages and blows away the competition. Everyone follows suit. Soon, the pro ranks out weigh the competitors of just a few years ago by 30-40 pounds.
1980: Drug use is rampant and the side effects which were once scoffed at, have begun to rear their ugly head. Still, use is monitored by doctors.
1985: Drugs are outlawed and go "underground." Soon afterward, Dan Duchaine releases the groundbreaking USH and a new generation becomes informed about "radical, balls to the walls, hardcore steroid use." It is geared to competitive BB's. Dan suggests up to 500 mgs a week.
1990: Muscle Media 2000 becomes the first magazine to openly discuss drug use in a flpant and cavalier manner, yet with the emphasis on safety. It's an instant success. Other mags follow with similar information.
1995: The internet explodes. Anyone can say anything and every kid with a computer is an expert. Muscle Media changes it's format and the other mags follow. There is no more "mainstream" drug info but there's a endless supply of drug data for free on the net.
2000: Rumors of pro bodybuilding dosages get more and more exagerated. Suddenly a gram is considered the "norm". AFter all, no one's dying from it, right? Before long, everybody with a gym membership scores a source and sees how easy it is to grow. If a gram works well, 1500 a week will work better. And so it goes.
2001: Newbies come to the boards and see the dosage recomendations. They hear a gram a week is fine. They do their first cycle.
2003: After three years of drug use, the same guy weighs 180 pounds at 14% bf, never heard of hack squat, is up to 2 grams a week, and wants to know why he isn't growing. He goes to a BB forum and says he's thinking of giving it up. The advice is usually to take more gear and more anciliaries.
2005: ?
(Dates are circa)
1955: The word is out that a certain Dr. John Zeigler invented a pill that helps to grow muscle and increase strength. Every bodybuilder is both curious and cautious. Some world class bodybuilders decide to go against the bodybuilding credo of "health above all" and experiement. John Grimik takes one pill a day for a week and declares "They do nothing!"
1965: The concensous is that 2 dianabol a day is considered safe and effective by members of the medical community if intake does not exceed 8 weeks. The new Weider stars such as Larry Scot, Dave Draper, Don Howorth, Harold Poole and Rick Wayne push the envelope and suddenly a new era of muscularity is born.
1970: Arnold Schwarzenegger is hellbent on success and will do anything to acheive it. He ups the dosages and blows away the competition. Everyone follows suit. Soon, the pro ranks out weigh the competitors of just a few years ago by 30-40 pounds.
1980: Drug use is rampant and the side effects which were once scoffed at, have begun to rear their ugly head. Still, use is monitored by doctors.
1985: Drugs are outlawed and go "underground." Soon afterward, Dan Duchaine releases the groundbreaking USH and a new generation becomes informed about "radical, balls to the walls, hardcore steroid use." It is geared to competitive BB's. Dan suggests up to 500 mgs a week.
1990: Muscle Media 2000 becomes the first magazine to openly discuss drug use in a flpant and cavalier manner, yet with the emphasis on safety. It's an instant success. Other mags follow with similar information.
1995: The internet explodes. Anyone can say anything and every kid with a computer is an expert. Muscle Media changes it's format and the other mags follow. There is no more "mainstream" drug info but there's a endless supply of drug data for free on the net.
2000: Rumors of pro bodybuilding dosages get more and more exagerated. Suddenly a gram is considered the "norm". AFter all, no one's dying from it, right? Before long, everybody with a gym membership scores a source and sees how easy it is to grow. If a gram works well, 1500 a week will work better. And so it goes.
2001: Newbies come to the boards and see the dosage recomendations. They hear a gram a week is fine. They do their first cycle.
2003: After three years of drug use, the same guy weighs 180 pounds at 14% bf, never heard of hack squat, is up to 2 grams a week, and wants to know why he isn't growing. He goes to a BB forum and says he's thinking of giving it up. The advice is usually to take more gear and more anciliaries.
2005: ?
