Is it really THAT big a deal to lift for a while before cycling?

[sircharles]

Just curious what the vets (to steroids that is) think. I know a lot of people preach "take your time" and lift for years before considering doing AS.

I ask simply b/c of a convo I had w/some old buddies and their friends today. The guys went from your basic high school football/baseball players, not even big, just 'in shape', to these guys that look jacked. From what they said, no negative effects, etc.

Im just wondering WHY everyone says wait.

[test-e-junky]

your basic hs football/baseball player lifts weights for years. i know i did. it is important to lift a while before starting any aas. you need to get a decent size naturally first then if you are the proper age and health you can add more with aas. do not think steroids are magic in a bottle. Hard work is the only way to get big.

[BlInDsIdE]

u need a good base or u will have problems in the long run. u wouldn't go out and buy a 12k street bike without ever having ridden a bicycle would u?

[Growingpains]

Most people without proper training will not have the dedication, experience or know-how to perform an AAS cycle effectively or will be able to retain the gains.

True, the anabolic components will be the same but without proper training, diet and PCT everything will be lost and you will most likely end up where you started...
Small and discouraged, and maybe with some gyno.

[perfectbeast2001]

If you have no base and take AS I can forsee a lot of injuries taking place. Strength will go up a lot because of the AS but the body has not had time to strengthen muscles, ligaments and tendons.
A guy at my gym jumped straight on gear when he was first starting. He got bigger quickly and felt very strong. He arm wrestled another guy with his new found muscles and ego and ended up with a snapped arm at the elbow joint. Now he looks like shit.

[Superhuman]

i wrote this in a thread before...

From what I have gathered, Steroids are like the Ace of Spades... if you play your cards right and hit it after you truly plateu naturally then you will see incredible growth! If you do what I did and use AAS too soon, you will only speed up what you could have done naturally and end up plateuing anyway and since you already played your Ace of Spades you will be S.O.L. like me!"