Cycling Steroids is pointless
Before I get a bunch of crap on this. Hear me out. I hear of guys on here all of the time saying, "if you do a proper PCT, and eat properly after cycle, and continue to train hard, you can keep 50-75% of your gains. Let me tell you that this is misleading and utter B.S.
I have been training Natty since 16 (27 now) I am well versed in weight training. College courses, college major in athletic training, and personal trainer. After hitting my genetic limit at 5'8 around 175lbs (around 10% Body Fat) I decided to do a cycle of test E (500mg/week) for 12 weeks.
I had amazing gains and went all the way up to 210lbs. benching nearly 400lbs Deadlifting in the 500s and squating in the 400s. After the cycle, I did the standard nolva, clomid PCT and according to BOD POD testing (Ive done these several times over the years) I found that i gained 20lbs of muscle on cycle! I was so excited, I was thinking If i can keep 1/2 of my gains, when i cut down i'll be even more impressive!
Heres what happened....after 6 weeks of PCT i did my bloods, everything came back great! test levels were at 85% of what it was pre cycle. I continued to lift hard and heavy. During PCT I ate EXACTLY how i did on cycle and when PCT stopped I began to cut SLOWLY (.5lbs a week)
After 3 months since PCT Ended i scheduled another BOD POD test to see how much muscle i kept! I was expecting to see about 10bs (50% of my gains from Cycle)...Guess WHat happened? I Managed to gain 4lbs of muscle. After another month off I'll Check the BOD POD again to see if i stay here, but I'M guessing i'll lose even more. After 1 more month I would be ready to cycle again because i read all the time Time on+ester clearence+PCT=Time off.
At this point i'm super mad i cycled in the first place. All that money and health risks that go along with it. To Gain almost 0 Muscle!!!
Keep in mind i am a effing scientist with my nutrition and training principles. I track my macros and calories EVERY SINGLE DAY to a TEE.
I was so excited to start cycling because after hitting my genetic limit for nearly 3 years, I was so excited to start to progress again.. But let me tell you gaining and then losing it all is not progress. I was looking to compete this year but wanted more muscle on my frame but it seems unless i Blast n Cruise its not going to happen.
anyone care to chime in?