Older Lifter Here

[Thrud]

Hey guys.

Been a lifter on and off for thirty years. Started out as a 147 pound skinny guy with a large frame at 5'10". About five years lifting natty got me to about 185. Then on and off for the next decades to about 205.

When I hit my mid fourties I really pushed myself, but the old joints just can't take the stress like they once did. I hit a wall. Good solid 205 but zero progress for years.

I am a fan of the way the old school bodybuilders looked in the 60s and 70s. Rounder, fuller look, but not freakishly huge with those distended gorilla bellies. I liked what Tom Hardy did for his part as Bane. I decided after 30 years natty to try a cycle on the gear.

Well, it went great! I gained 15 solid pounds of muscle over all, dropped my body fat 3% to about 11%. My old jeans fit again. My bench went up 100 pounds and I really bulked out. Only drawback is I need a new wardrobe at a very solid looking 220 pounds, ha!

I have to say it went really well overall with no really bad side effects...a bit of acne on my chest and towards the end of my cycle I noticed my blood pressure went up a bit.

Once I went on PCT blood pressure dropped back down and I feel leaner but still retaining the bulk. I think a solid 30 years of natty helps me retain my gains. Recently added 10 more pounds to most of my core body exercises off cycle, so overall excellent progress.

I would like to thank this site and many of the long term posters for their insights, tips, and information. A real gold mine for the gear novice.

See you all on the boards or the gym.

Thrud

[bass]

nice stats! welcome!

[lovbyts]

Welcome and glad you had good results and found good information. This is a great site.

[zempey]

Welcome, well done. It sure doesn't get any easier once we get into our 40's.

[Bio-Active]

Welcome to the forum

[brazey]

Welcome to the community!

[kelkel]

Nicely done.

[Oki-Des]

Welcome to the forum! Nice read.

[derekkpapa1]

Welcome aboard

[clarky.]

Welcome to the forum

[Tigershark]

Welcome.

[Motardpdx]

Nice to hear about the positive results and welcome!

[Thrud]

Thanks guys! Blasted my arms today, can barely type.

I suppose I have one more negative. It felt soooo good being on cycle...I felt like a Greek God. Now off, I KNOW I am doing fine, great results keeping my gains and growing still, but I feel weaker, even though all my numbers are higher. So in a backhanded way this negative forces me to push harder in the gym. This must be the psychological dependency I hear about.

I am going to stay off a long while and wait until I hit another wall before considering another cycle to push through.

[zempey]

Another reason we tell the kids to wait, they aren't prepared or mature enough to handle the mental side of this game. The physical harm is mostly talked about, but the mental is much worse in my opinion, it can be very overwhelming.