5-Year natural bodybuilder seeking cycle advice

[brukai]

Greetings, new here!

Before I continue, i would like to state that i am 19 years of age, however have a long training history. I started lifting at the age of 14 (obviously light) and have continued my progress until today with no major breaks. For the past 2 years, I have really focused on heavy weights and have really been amazed at my progress. I have compared myself to all members of my family for 2 generations, and i could say i have definitely surpassed any of them by a large margin. I have been doing bulking / cutting cycles (natural) for the past 2 years, with my current stats being 96.5kg with about 14-16% bf (bit high, cutting starts soon) and 188cm. I have trained 6 days a week for the past 1 year, leaving 72hours between training the same muscle groups.

My squat is 140kg for 7-8reps (wide stance, below parallel). Bench is 115kg (proper technique, pause for 1 sec then press) for 3-4 reps unspotted. I have recently been researching the use of steroids mainly on this forum. Making my way down the list of the link database. Very often i see that the age to even consider using steroids is 24, and I respect that. However, I want to know if this is definitely the base for all people? If you took a glance at me, you will probably guess that I am atleast 23-24 (iranian genetics) due to my facial features and size. I have read about 60% of the link database and have a brief idea of steroid use and post cycle therapy. However, I just want to know is it worth investing more time into researching more about steroids at my current age? I can easily get a hold of any substance because i know several people who i talk daily to at the gym and they have been cycling for 5 years+ and participate in BB compitions. I have spent about 15-20hours reading this forum and if i do plan to do my cycle, i would be cutting down to 8-9% bf and starting within 8-9months (i will be 20 by then) and ofcourse investing much, much more time into research.

As for my diet, i have been maintaining 250-300g protein daily on bulking and 200-250g while cutting. When cutting, I have found that i gain more energy through good fats rather than carbs so i try to keep carbs down to 50-70g while maining fats at about 150g. While bulking, I usually just focus on meeting my protein macros and a calorie surplus.

So just to restate my main question, should i even consider doing more research in order to start a cycle when i have cut down in about 8-9months given my current bodybuilding history.

Thanks for your time, and i hope the information wasn't too lengthy.

[tlash88]

Your to young to start a cycle, research for about another 6 years then you'll be ready to start one. Someone else will explain why you need to wait till around 24-25 years of age

[marcus300]

Your HPTA isn't fully developed or matured until around the age of 25 yrs old. Shutting down this system before its fully matured can result in some serious sides and your natural Testosterone never reaching its peak. You need to use your natural test rather than shutting it down. Why risk sides like low testosterone, limp dick, weight loss, depression and no sex drive when you can gain an excellent base from using your natural test what is developing. At your age your better researching diets and training protocols rather than steroids IMHO because the risk's are to great to take, but thats your choice!

[marcus300]

http://forums.steroid.com/showthread...ids&highlight=

[Bulkn]

As for my diet, i have been maintaining 250-300g protein daily on bulking and 200-250g while cutting. When cutting, I have found that i gain more energy through good fats rather than carbs so i try to keep carbs down to 50-70g while maining fats at about 150g. While bulking, I usually just focus on meeting my protein macros and a calorie surplus.

I would be eating a mininum of 300g while bulking and 350 while cutting at your weight.