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I started my first cycle of edit, no lab names test 250 last week. Im concerned because the bottle is only a 10ml supply. Will I get decent results on a 5 week cycle or do I need to purchase another bottle to seek the full results. I'm 20 years old and my diet is very strict, and I weigh 165. I want to reach 175. Is it possible to gain ten pounds on a 5 week cycle alone or do I need to stack it with something else
Are you serious?
You're too young and have no idea what you're doing. Put the gear down and learn to eat and train.
Read the rules before posting again,
And steroids are not for you, you need food.
Your way to young and taking steroids with your stats can cause you some serious issues, go to the diet section and post your diet
You want me to put the additional supplements and diet to stay healthy? I didnt think that was necessary, but I know what im doing. I just read that short cycle give results with less side effects.. and come on; a typical person lives 4680 weeks and a 5 week cycle wont kill me. Your body is very efficient and is meant to survive.
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You want me to put the additional supplements and diet to stay healthy? I didnt think that was necessary, but I know what im doing. I just read that short cycle give results with less side effects.. and come on; a typical person lives 4680 weeks and a 5 week cycle wont kill me. Your body is very efficient and is meant to survive.
Oh... Ok... you know what you're doing huh? So you've done some research have ya? Did you skip over the part about how dangerous roids are if used before your body fully develops? Or where you honestly not aware. If you skipped over it, good luck buddy. Thats a classic case of hearing what you want to hear. No need to ask us any questions... you have it all figured out already. You're previous statement show your lack of knowledge/experience in life in general. But its your body to screw up. Mine is screwed up from starting too early, in more ways than one. I regret it. Wish ya the best though.Quote:
Originally Posted by grt004
Alright mr. Benz
Alright Mr. BenzQuote:
Originally Posted by redz
If you dont want to listen to the advice given you can read some of the many many post from people who have ED, lost erection, no wood etc. How many of those 4680 weeks do you want to spend not being able to get it up?
Appreciate the advice guys, and i will look into the ill effects.
There isn't an exact age were we all stop developing and growing because this is determined by our genes and DNA, we are all genetically programmed individually and we inherit our genes from our parents. To give an exact age we stop growing would be incorrect because everyone's genetic blueprint is different.The main development of our bodies is up to the age of 21yrs of age but this can vary between individuals. There are parts of our bodies what carry on developing and adjusting slowly up until the age of 25yrs old, an example of this is the brain. The Endocrine system is a part of the brain what is very complex and keeps our bodies in a homeostasis state. Our testosterone levels start raising and roughly peak around 25yrs old and then start to slowly decline, so even though some of us may have stopped growing at the age of 21yrs old, others may still be developing up until the age of 25yrs old.
I have recently spoken to my Endo regarding this matter and he tells me that the HPTA is very sensitive and as many pathways how it regulates the human body, he states steroids disrupt the normal balance of hormones in the body which can cause reversible and irreversible changes at any age but risks are far more if you administrate exogenous androgens during development, this will put you in a very unnatural environment at a crucial time and your hormones should be treated with care especially in the early stages of maturity. The adverse effects can be erratic behaviour of the HPTA and potentially therapy when your older.
I did ask him what age he would think would be the safest as far as risk to damages and he said many endocrinologist suggest full maturation is reached by 25 years of age and this would also give the HPTA time to be established with your natural hormone balance and patterns. I personally feel 24-25yrs old would also be ideal starting point to get bloodwrok drawn to see exact what your natural levels are before starting any kind of cycles and waiting till you have reach your testosterone peak would be a good starting point, for me there is to much evidence over the forums and what I've seen personally over the last 25yrs I've been bodybuilding. Obviously it isn't going to be all 19- 21yr old bodybuilders who suffer side effects what are irreversible but I am edging on the side of caution what age I advice to the newbies.
AGE
In humans your Endocrine system is not fully functional until an average age of 25yrs, although the main development is up to around 21yrs it still fluctuates a little bit up to its fully functional age. There is a risk of permanently damaging your HPTA if you take AAS to young and you could end up with symptoms of andropause and HRT for life. Symptoms could be Limp dick, low libido, depression, low energy, low endurance, erection problems and many more but.......are these the types of symptoms you want to have in your 20's?. Believe me its hard to cope with these in your 40's yet alone in your prime of your life.
Around this age your Testosterone levels are the highest they going to be in your life naturally, so use what you have and don't take the risk of damage, I am passionate about this because ive seen it many times with young kids wanting to looking like their heroes and they think the answer is in an injection/tablet.
Taking AAS to young can also cause problems with development, one other main problem is premature sealing of your epiphyeal bone and the consequences mean that you wont grow as big as your genetics could allow you to, there is a test which can be done to see if your growth plates have sealed yet but the average age is around 21yrs old.
TRAINING
You need a few years of hard training under your belt before even considering taking any kind of anabolic support, people who jump on a cycle to soon without having some quality years under their belt usually results in injuries, it takes time to develop your connective tissue, tendons and nervous system to heavy overload training. Slowly getting your own system use to these kinds of extreme's will only help in muscle growth later on when you do decide to start taking AAS.
Build a solid foundation for muscle tissue to grow and maintaining and development will be far greater than without it. Many younger guys will start cycling before they have reached their genetic potential which is crazy when a good solid diet and training program will be far beneficial and productive to muscle building.
Workouts should be mainly focused on basic movements with a priority of over loading the muscle each and ever time you train, increasing your strength and ability to lift in proper form will help with building the foundation for future development
DIET
A lot of younger bodybuilders don't know how to eat. Researching and understanding how your own body responds will help you get to your natural limit, the right food at the right time and a full understanding of proteins,carbs, and fats will only help you succeed in achieving your natural goals. Keeping a diet diary will also help you understand the importance of macro, nutrients, calories and should help you see in which areas you could be going wrong in adding lean muscle tissue.
No matter how much anabolic support you have it will be worthless without proper nutrition, food will help build and maintain your valued muscle weather its natural, cycling or in PCT. Adjusting your food intake and consuming muscle building foods coupled with a solid training program will help you achieve your natural limit and foundation before you start AAS use.
This area is a huge problem with the younger guys and I can't express enough how important diet/food is when first starting out, post and pre training nutrition are very important and understanding how to load and feed the body will help push growth and create a very natural anabolic environment.
Wow very informative, I guess I will hold off on the test until I turn a little older. Ten pounds doesnt seem worth it anymore
Good to hear and you are showing maturity. Stay here and learn. We have more natural members than not. It's not about what is best to use to get big but what is best for an individual and health. It's a lot cheaper and safer to gain weight with food, being natural and being able to maintain your gains.Quote:
Originally Posted by grt004