20 too young?

[CanadaStrong88]

Hey guys. I know and have read the stickies, but so many friends have done cycles since 18 or 19 with little to no sides or reprocussions. Just wondering mainly I guess what age you guys began at and if you regret starting too young If you did.

[Bio-Active]

I didn't start cycling till I was 30

[HawaiiLifr]

Virtually every one of your friends may be unable to naturally produce sufficient amounts of Testosterone when they reach middle-age. Cycling before your HTPA is developed can cause it to behave erratically LATER in life. Your friends won't notice anything until later when they try to have kids. Sterility, LowT, and erectile dysfunction are in their middle-aged future. But they can always become TRT patients for life to compensate. That's the trade-off. Enjoy.

[Buster Brown]

Hey guys. I know and have read the stickies, but so many friends have done cycles since 18 or 19 with little to no sides or reprocussions. Just wondering mainly I guess what age you guys began at and if you regret starting too young If you did.

How do you know there weren't any repercussions? Did they get bloodwork done?

[Oki-Des]

I know it is hard to believe that your friends do not have any problems now, but they might find out later in life what they did may have messed them up. I started using AAS when I was 20. I used them sporatically until I was 36 and old enough to go to a TRT doc to see if I could get test prescribed to me. Even if my levels were normal for a 36 year old, I would have been able to get it legally. But, I was shocked when the doc told me I have testosterone levels of a 72 year old man. I now have to take test for the rest of my life just to keep my levels normal and have suffered with E/D for many years as well. Luckily the have prescription medications that take care of the E/D, but it is very expensive over time, as is TRT therapy. I had no problems or issues when I was young. It was not until my late 20's that I realized something was not right. Do not assume that your friends are going to be fine, even though they might not beleive or want to beleive what anyone tells them. You have plenty of test running through your system right now to grow if you eat properly and work out. Good luck.

[marcus300]

Hey guys. I know and have read the stickies, but so many friends have done cycles since 18 or 19 with little to no sides or reprocussions. Just wondering mainly I guess what age you guys began at and if you regret starting too young If you did.

Its not wise or productive to shut down your natural testosterone before its fully developed and established IMHO. Your friends no matter how close they are wont tell you if they can't get a hard on, or they have zero sex drive or even small testicles to name a small few of the sides you may get. But one thing is for sure your better spending your time educating yourself on diets and training to build a great foundation and your far better spending your money on more food.

[qscgugcsq]

I had low t to begin with so when I firsr started at 20YO I was expecting to end up in TRT anyway.
after my PCT I got BW done and my test were still lower than it was...
I didnt recover fine.

So I started TRT right ahead.

Do I regret my choice?
Hell no I had ED even before all this shit.

Do I like being on TRT?
I feel good, gains are good I can run anything I want anytime I want as long as everything(BW) is in check. but the NEEDS to inject every few days is a pain in the ass.
I would rather not have to...
But there is good in cruising and blasting, So im making the best of a bad situation.

My advice, Except if you truly are ready to be on for life. Which you arent if you are asking the question obviously.
just wait... the risks are too great at that age.

and believe me Steroid dont do magic if your diet is not on point.
you always can work on your diet.

good luck

[CanadaStrong88]

How do you know there weren't any repercussions? Did they get bloodwork done?

Yes blood work before and after. But I assume everyone else itt is right about them having problems later. Thanks for the advice guys.

[Juced_porkchop]

Hey guys. I know and have read the stickies, but so many friends have done cycles since 18 or 19 with little to no sides or reprocussions. Just wondering mainly I guess what age you guys began at and if you regret starting too young If you did.

how old are they now?

your body is not finished development in males till around age 24-26 and i rec you wait till this time. halting or messing up development at this stage can be for life. and much more likely to need test shots the rest of your life to be normal IMO.
I know people that did drugs in school and they seem ok.... doesnt make it smart... doesnt mean they are ok just because they look ok...
be smart

[Oki-Des]

I know it is hard to believe that your friends do not have any problems now, but they might find out later in life what they did may have messed them up. I started using AAS when I was 20. I used them sporatically until I was 36 and old enough to go to a TRT doc to see if I could get test prescribed to me. Even if my levels were normal for a 36 year old, I would have been able to get it legally. But, I was shocked when the doc told me I have testosterone levels of a 72 year old man. I now have to take test for the rest of my life just to keep my levels normal and have suffered with E/D for many years as well. Luckily the have prescription medications that take care of the E/D, but it is very expensive over time, as is TRT therapy. I had no problems or issues when I was young. It was not until my late 20's that I realized something was not right. Do not assume that your friends are going to be fine, even though they might not beleive or want to beleive what anyone tells them. You have plenty of test running through your system right now to grow if you eat properly and work out. Good luck.

[Silentkiller424]

Im a 19 year old male. I had taken 25mg of anavar for 8 days, when i realized i shouldn't be doing aas at this age. The var completely shut me down in 8 days. My test levels pre cycle were 817ng/dl, they dropped to 154ng/dl. I took clomid for pct and test levels came back, but as soon as i stopped it my test levels dropped and are at 400ng/dl right now, and its been 2 months. Im probably looking at trt for my whole life at 19, which you seriously dont want. Im not even able to make gains naturally now, whereas my body was blowing up before the var, it was like a natural steroid cycle, and now day by day my gains are shrinking,i messed it all up.Something as mild as anavar did this to me. You please do not make the same mistake.

[HawaiiLifr]

What a huge misconception that is- that VAR is 'mild' (on the htpa) and won't shut you down. People need to shoot that lie down whenever they see/hear it.

[HawaiiLifr]

Im a 19 year old male. I had taken 25mg of anavar for 8 days, when i realized i shouldn't be doing aas at this age. The var completely shut me down in 8 days. My test levels pre cycle were 817ng/dl, they dropped to 154ng/dl. I took clomid for pct and test levels came back, but as soon as i stopped it my test levels dropped and are at 400ng/dl right now, and its been 2 months. Im probably looking at trt for my whole life at 19, which you seriously dont want. Im not even able to make gains naturally now, whereas my body was blowing up before the var, it was like a natural steroid cycle, and now day by day my gains are shrinking,i messed it all up.Something as mild as anavar did this to me. You please do not make the same mistake.

Hey bro, it's only been two months. Don't think this is permanent, just yet. In fact, I think that would be a rare occurrence for you not to recover. What was your PCT? Ask for help with that, you'll get it here.

[probuild42]

Damn I justed answered a thread just like this. I'm taking a break on this one. My fingers are to pumped up!

[CanadaStrong88]

how old are they now?

your body is not finished development in males till around age 24-26 and i rec you wait till this time. halting or messing up development at this stage can be for life. and much more likely to need test shots the rest of your life to be normal IMO.
I know people that did drugs in school and they seem ok.... doesnt make it smart... doesnt mean they are ok just because they look ok...
be smart

We are all 19-21yrs. Thanks for the reply =]

[Motardpdx]

Form says... too young so wait until your 30's and enjoy the naturl levels in your body and workout like a beast!