Hello,
i am male and i am 21 years old. I am from germany so excuse me, if i make grammar mistakes, because english is my 3rd language.
I signed in the gym 4 years go. But at the begin, like most beginners, i didn`t know anything. I was obese and only trained sometimes. There were periods. where i haven`t trained at all (like for 6 months). I gained weight (but no strength, because i have rarely trained). So i ended at 110 kg (242 pounds). I got sick of beeing fat, so i started to diet. I took party in a boxing gym. I learned to eat cleaner and lost almost 33 kg (over 70 pounds). So i ended at 170 pounds and pretty weak (5 dead-hang chips, 110 pounds bench press). After the cut i started a 9 month bulking phase. I ate mostly clean, but i have a big appetite (and i guess i am endomorph, i was never fat till my 15 years, but i was a litte bit heavier than the others), so i ended up at 200 pounds. I guess i fat ****ed a bit myself. But atleast i was able to do chin-ups, which i couldn`t last years with the same weight.
My strength was at 200 pounds:
7 dead-hang chin-ups
176 pounds bench press (with creatine, 1 rm was probably 200 pounds)
deadlift (mixed grip. 1rm 330 pounds with liquid chalk)
squats (not sure, because i was doing hack-squats, but recently i have started to squat, i guess i could squat 5 times 225 pounds). Nothing really to brag, but at least average.
I am right now on the cut, i have already lost 11 pounds and i am at the moment 190 pounds. I lost a bit strength, but not much (165 pounds, 5-7 times), the rest is almost the same as before.
I am aware that i have wasted much time and that from all the time, i only trained 10 months (with cutting 1 year) correctly. I regret i have not trained and ate regulary from begin. As i notice i gain fast, but i gain to much fat too.
After the long introducing, i am coming to my question.
I am planning to do an anavar cycle. I know that most people say (and i do not doubt that they do not know what they, because they have the experience) "Never run Anavar only" but as all beginners i do not like injects and i heard that testosterone gains will be lost if you stop to cycle.
I plan to cycle once. And i heard that anavar gives you "permanent gains".
But i have not definetely decided to take any steroids, so i would like to ask the experts here.
Here are my questions:
Is it really true that anavar gains are permanent? So if i would make a short cycle (i hope it wouldnt shut my own testosterone production), would i keep most of my gains and continue to gain slowly (naturally) after it (and after PCT)?
2nd Question: And if anavar gains are permanent, would i keep the gains from the cut (the first question was related to a bulk)?
What would be a good dose to not shut the own testosterone production and is a pct needed?
I hope you can help me.
And thanks in advance.
PS: I am sorry if i posted it in the wrong sections. I know that i should have posted it on the welcome board. But i thought it would be better to do it on one post, so you have a better view.