I didn't touch gear until I was 27. My training partner in the 80s started using gear when we were about 22, but I didn't dive in despite seeing him jump up 20lbs on me. I moved away not long after or I might have used gear early.
In my 20s, (there was a time before internet kids) I bought every book from the back of the mags available, read every book available at the library and talked to the few guys that I knew used gear but I never took the plunge.
It was probably due to the crazy shit advice that was in some of the books and all the "you are going to die" articles, pix of abscesses in the muscle mags. There was SO much misinformation out there, even and sometime especially from Doctors. One underground publication I read said to keep uping your Dbol until you pissed blood and then back off some. I am not kidding!!
Come 27, My first cycle was just 150mg of Deca/week and I worked my way up to 20mg of Dbol a day for a 6 week cycle. I was that cautious. Even so, I jumped up about 30 pounds on my bench and leaned out nicely.
6 months later I used 150mg of Deca and one Rediject Sustonon harpoon per week for another 6 weeks and added a good 12 or more pounds but plenty watery.
Then I didn't touch them again until I was 35. The INTERNET was available and I researched researched researched. WOW all that info. Then I found the forums. Thick 1 gave me a more serious but mild cycle to try of Test, Deca, and Winny. I was a great cycle and I was hooked.
I would take off 6 or 8 weeks and do it again with something else. I used all the old painful shit and brewed my own from Finaplix. I thought the Finaplix home brew would kill me.
In the next couple of years I spent a ton of time on the boards and researched. I moved up in ranks on the boards until I was the one giving the advice. I went from 178 to 220. Then just like that.... I had enough. I loved being big but hated carrying that much weight on a 5'8" frame. It interfered with all the other joys of my life, like hardcore hunting.
Over the next few years I went back to completely clean and dropped all the way back to under 200. (but not lean) My seriousness in the gym ebbed and flowed for years but I stayed natural.
I gradually put on a couple of pounds of fat each year even with a pretty good diet compared to most. I found out I was low T and got prescribed. Just like that, leaner stronger happier. I got the bug. My Dr. upped me to 300 mg cyp every 10 days. NICE. I had to change Drs and the next one would not go over 200 every 2 weeks. Back to the internet.
Now I had the bug again. I started researching and looking at the boards again. My old boards were long gone. Then I ran into some familiar handles on Peak and since I have become serious again and I am thankful for all those here and other boards over the years that have motivated me to leave behind a 215 doughboy a few years ago. By the time I joined Peak I was in pretty good shape again but I have made some excellent improvements since coming aboard. Great info here and the board REALLY helps one to stay in tune and motivated. I still love to research almost as much as I like to train. I love the info and the input available here. I love the shop talk and all the theories.
I got seriously side tracked from the original point but post up your own research and training journey. It is cool to see Glyco, a brother I have a lot of respect for also waited until 27.
Maybe add what was the most surprising or interesting thing you learned with your research as well.
Lifts, I want to hear your story too.
In my 20s, (there was a time before internet kids) I bought every book from the back of the mags available, read every book available at the library and talked to the few guys that I knew used gear but I never took the plunge.
It was probably due to the crazy shit advice that was in some of the books and all the "you are going to die" articles, pix of abscesses in the muscle mags. There was SO much misinformation out there, even and sometime especially from Doctors. One underground publication I read said to keep uping your Dbol until you pissed blood and then back off some. I am not kidding!!
Come 27, My first cycle was just 150mg of Deca/week and I worked my way up to 20mg of Dbol a day for a 6 week cycle. I was that cautious. Even so, I jumped up about 30 pounds on my bench and leaned out nicely.
6 months later I used 150mg of Deca and one Rediject Sustonon harpoon per week for another 6 weeks and added a good 12 or more pounds but plenty watery.
Then I didn't touch them again until I was 35. The INTERNET was available and I researched researched researched. WOW all that info. Then I found the forums. Thick 1 gave me a more serious but mild cycle to try of Test, Deca, and Winny. I was a great cycle and I was hooked.
I would take off 6 or 8 weeks and do it again with something else. I used all the old painful shit and brewed my own from Finaplix. I thought the Finaplix home brew would kill me.
In the next couple of years I spent a ton of time on the boards and researched. I moved up in ranks on the boards until I was the one giving the advice. I went from 178 to 220. Then just like that.... I had enough. I loved being big but hated carrying that much weight on a 5'8" frame. It interfered with all the other joys of my life, like hardcore hunting.
Over the next few years I went back to completely clean and dropped all the way back to under 200. (but not lean) My seriousness in the gym ebbed and flowed for years but I stayed natural.
I gradually put on a couple of pounds of fat each year even with a pretty good diet compared to most. I found out I was low T and got prescribed. Just like that, leaner stronger happier. I got the bug. My Dr. upped me to 300 mg cyp every 10 days. NICE. I had to change Drs and the next one would not go over 200 every 2 weeks. Back to the internet.
Now I had the bug again. I started researching and looking at the boards again. My old boards were long gone. Then I ran into some familiar handles on Peak and since I have become serious again and I am thankful for all those here and other boards over the years that have motivated me to leave behind a 215 doughboy a few years ago. By the time I joined Peak I was in pretty good shape again but I have made some excellent improvements since coming aboard. Great info here and the board REALLY helps one to stay in tune and motivated. I still love to research almost as much as I like to train. I love the info and the input available here. I love the shop talk and all the theories.
I got seriously side tracked from the original point but post up your own research and training journey. It is cool to see Glyco, a brother I have a lot of respect for also waited until 27.
Maybe add what was the most surprising or interesting thing you learned with your research as well.
Lifts, I want to hear your story too.
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