
Originally Posted by
Metalject
I agree that you'll see different things on different boards, but for the most part, the basic things about steroid use seem to hold true regardless of which board you go to. Some boards are simply more "religious" about certain aspects.
When you say that advice comes a responsibility, I'm not sure I agree. I understand if one gives advice they want to give good advice and often that means going overboard with protective measures, but all that does is create unnecessary actions.
Consider these things:
1. Guy doesn't mention HCG as part of his cycle
Result: "Experts" give him hell and tell him he'll be sorry
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Reality: Most people don't use HCG on cycle and haven't for the last 80yrs. Where are the millions upon millions of these sorry men?
My Reality: I hate HCG - I used to use it during a little odd bridge thing I used to do years back and I have used it on my TRT but find it impossible to control E2 when using it. My life is miserable with HCG - if I use HCG I'll be sorry. But how can that be? The king ding dongs of the intergalactic steroid authority have said otherwise?
2. Guy list 12wk cycle plan
Result: "Experts" deem he has no business using steroids because he didn't mention PCT.
Reality: He didn't ask for PCT help. Secondly, not everyone needs to run PCT, sorry, they just don't. Obviously a man on TRT doesn't need to run PCT, what would be the point? If you live a little more of an extreme lifestyle, serious competitor or something like that, which means you're on more than you're off, running a PCT plan would be counterproductive and a complete waste of time. I'd even say unhealthy.
My Reality: I stopped running any type of PCT plan (I can't remember the exact time) but probably around my mid-20's. Gear use started around 19ish.
Have any planets exploded because of this? Have any body parts fallen off? Have I developed any serious health problems? Has anything bad or negative in any way occurred? The answer to all these questions is No. Fine, I am on TRT and will always be if I want to have higher testosterone levels, but I just don't see TRT as a big deal at all, it's hardly more complicated or time consuming than taking a daily vitamin. Actually, vitamins are worse since you actually take them every day. Some would argue I would not be on TRT if I had run proper PCT plans during the period of heavy gear use, I disagree. A decade of gear use that included far more time on than off, periods of on time that were 6-8 months long of high dose use, bridges, etc. I don't care what kind of PCT plan there was, I'd still be on TRT. Could I have taken less gear with longer breaks? Of course, but that would have been counterproductive in terms of what I was trying to do.
3. Guy says he's going to use Tren, it's his 2nd, maybe 3rd or maybe even 4th cycle, doesn't really matter, the response will always be the same.
Results: "Experts" tell him he's not ready, he hasn't cycled enough to introduce Tren. They'll say things about Tren being a far more serious steroid and things about how side effects, negative side effects will absolutely occur.
Reality: Tren can be a harsher steroid for some, but it will not be for most. There is nothing dark and magical about Tren, most who use it don't have any major issues, if they did, most wouldn't be using it. What I've always wanted to ask the experts, when is the guy ready, cycle 6, cycle 9? Or maybe it's not the number of cycles that matters, maybe it has to do with his base of knowledge and muscle...but if that's the case, why do you tell guys that have run 2 or 3 cycles they haven't run enough cycles? See the conundrum? The truth is a grown man will run tren or any steroid when he feels he wants to. Is it an awesome idea for a first time user to use Tren, no of course not, but there isn't some acceptable perfect line.
My Reality: I've used more Tren than perhaps any steroid...testosterone would be close but I think I may have used more Tren than anything else. I have had no issues with it, not the first harsh or bothersome side effect. I have the annoying cough sometimes with Tren, but I've had that from injections with non-Tren items. Any form of AAS, if it gets directly into the blood you're going to cough.
I can continue with examples like the above if it helps, but hopefully those few are enough to help my points be better understood.