I am a newbie myself, and by no means experienced and able to give advice on the topic. However, I can share my own personal experience with others, so they do not get in the same pitfall as myself. This is for anyone who is new to the AAS world, and is thinking about their first cycle. This is all my own experience, so take it with a grain of salt if you will. Heres my story.
I am 23 years old, been working out on and off for about 5 years. I took a 6 month hiatus because I got lazy about a year ago, and began working out ritually about 9~10 months ago, ~7 months before I took my first shot. Now I did alot of research into this area, and thought I had figured it all out. Well I started shooting when I thought I was ready, but I was far from it. I have done everything to the best of my ability and have seen and enjoyed the gains I have gotten. I started about 233 lbs, 16~17 % bf, I am starting week 8 today, and currently weigh 253, and trimmed down to around 14~15% bf. Now saying I work my ass off at the gym is an understatement and my diet is very good. What I was not prepared for is the joint pains, aches and pains getting out of bed and shortness of breath. Another thing that bothers me is when I bend my arms upward for any more than a minute or two, like when I am on the phone, I lose circulation to my arms. I was told by my doctor this is all from growing too fast. Whether it is or not, whos to say. One thing I know is tendons and ligaments dont benefit from juicing(for the most part), and therefore can hurt and become severely damaged from excessive weight. This is the situation i am facing right now. My joints, tendons and ligaments cant handle the weight I try and put up. I went from a 75 lb(struggling) preacher before, to 135 lbs now(could easily go more, but wrists say no-no), 70lb skull crushers to 130, etc etc you get my drift. My wrists feel like they are going to snap, and my elbows feel like they are going to pop, but my muscles want more. What I am getting at is listen to the people who say work out at least a year to two before doing any juicing. That way you wont suffer like I am. Cheers.
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