
Originally Posted by
BASK8KACE
It's so good to see low-dose cycles and low-dose success stories around.
g style,
No, it's not a good idea to use a lot of steroids on your first cycle.
In general you're never going to gain more than 20 lbs of LEAN body mass (I'm not including water weight or fat) on a cycle. If you go through the tons of posts on this board and others, you'll generally find that people tend to gain 10-25 lbs (on average) on a cycle. This 10-25lbs generally consists of a lot of water weight and fat, not just lean body mass. Anyone who tells you they gained 20-30lbs of lean body mass on a cycle (without fat and without water weight) should be placed on your ignore list (litterally and figuratively)--pemanently.
The trick is to use as little AAS as possible to get great results. If on your first cycle you can gain 20-25 lbs using 250-400mg EW of testosterone and deca each, then why would you want to pump your body with 500mg EV or more of either?
"More steroids will get you bigger quicker than less" is not necessarily a true statement. In more cases than not, it's a false statement. You'll be far better off if you force yourself to perfect your diet, rest and workout intensity before you start using moderate to high doses to "force" growth. (Actually you can flood your system with testosterone and other AAS, but if you don't have the basics down: nutrition, rest and workout intensity, the only thing you'll "force" is possible damage to your health--because you're certainly not going to be able to "force" significant muscle growth without the basics).
Aside from saving money, by using lower doses you'll be decreasing your chances of experiencing bad side effects.
On a first cycle. Stick with low doses (at the maximum, moderate doses).
NOTE: When referring to long lasting esters of steroids such as cypionate, enanthat, EQ and Deca: 200-350mg ew I call low-dose. 400-500 mg EW, I call moderate dose. Greater than 500mg EW, I call high dose.