staying on year-round

[Timm1704]

I have always cycled with health in mind, particularly HPTA recovery and not wanting to permanently impede natural hormone production.

I see these truly huge guys at expos, contests etc, i know alot of this is down to genetics, but also, i would assume most of these guys keep an elevated hormone level every week of every year, to keep making these kinds of gains.

I just would like to know who on here stays on AAS all year round, as its something i am considering for many reasons. Yes i fully understand the risks, and the effect this will have on my natural hormone production, and i have been giving this alot of thought for awhile now. Its something i intend on doing in the future, like in my mid 30's or 40's regardless.

[WARMachine]

^ Well the most obvious repercussion is having to be on TRT for the rest of your life.

If youre trying to make BB a career, i dont see a lot of guys who arent on crusing year in and year out.

[1bigun11]

My former doctor insited on 10 weeks on testosterone (with tamoxifen), 3 weeks off (with hcg). Then back on for 10 weeks. I felt like a yo-yo.

The opposite extreme is my current doctor, who is letting me stay on testosterone year round, and who did not even prescribe an anti-estrogen (which I am still taking but getting elsewhere). I will eventually come off, but I am in no hurry and know how to do it when I do.

I feel better without the breaks. When I was competing I would do six to 9 month long cycles with no ill effects other than my body definitely shut down its own production after that long. I just found it too frustrating and slow to be on and off all the time.

[Immortal Soldier]

^ Well the most obvious repercussion is having to be on TRT for the rest of your life.

If youre trying to make BB a career, i dont see a lot of guys who arent on crusing year in and year out.

Yeah, alot of them cruise just to maintain proper anabolic state. They have so much muscle that the body is fighting every second to get rid of it because we as humans are evolutionary a lean muscle species we are not made to be these huge bulky muscular beasts because to the body it reduces chance of survival by making the body more visible, slower, heavier, and requires more energy and food to maintain that body.

No one can say for sure how long bodybuilders cruise, they could cruise 2 months than blast for 6 months or whatever, hard to say since they do HGH, IGF, growth peptides, insulin, etc. with everything else they do.

[Immortal Soldier]

My former doctor insited on 10 weeks on testosterone (with tamoxifen), 3 weeks off (with hcg). Then back on for 10 weeks. I felt like a yo-yo.

The opposite extreme is my current doctor, who is letting me stay on testosterone year round, and who did not even prescribe an anti-estrogen (which I am still taking but getting elsewhere). I will eventually come off, but I am in no hurry and know how to do it when I do.

I feel better without the breaks. When I was competing I would do six to 9 month long cycles with no ill effects other than my body definitely shut down its own production after that long. I just found it too frustrating and slow to be on and off all the time.

What doctor do you go to? A endocrinologist? A sports doctor? What type of doctor is more likely to be "liberal" and forth bearing for HRT and not make you do 200mgs of test-e every 2 weeks and make you feel like ****

[WARMachine]

^ lol.

Sports doctors seem to be more "willing" to prescribe imo.

[Immortal Soldier]

^ lol.

Sports doctors seem to be more "willing" to prescribe imo.

I am just saying because a friend of mine will probably be going on HRT by the time he turns 20 and he doesn't know wether to just rely on ordering from sources for his HRT or actually go to a doctor.

He doesn't want to walk in being this big ass dude and say to the doc "I have low test levels", the doctor will be like I wonder how they got that way

[WARMachine]

^ lol.
Reguardless how he got that way, the doctor should prescribe it if he indeed does have low test levels.

[Immortal Soldier]

^ lol.
Reguardless how he got that way, the doctor should prescribe it if he indeed does have low test levels.

Yeah, but dont you have to get bloodwork done every 2weeks to a month? So how would you blast with a doctor checking your levels all the time?

Also he is worried about the "trail and error" process of it, for example first the doctor puts him on 100mg every 2 weeks than looks at bloodwork than 200mg than whatever until he gets the dosage he wants.

[WARMachine]

^ Ah! Gotcha.

Well... Til then, order from sources. lol

[marcus300]

I have always cycled with health in mind, particularly HPTA recovery and not wanting to permanently impede natural hormone production.

I see these truly huge guys at expos, contests etc, i know alot of this is down to genetics, but also, i would assume most of these guys keep an elevated hormone level every week of every year, to keep making these kinds of gains.

I just would like to know who on here stays on AAS all year round, as its something i am considering for many reasons. Yes i fully understand the risks, and the effect this will have on my natural hormone production, and i have been giving this alot of thought for awhile now. Its something i intend on doing in the future, like in my mid 30's or 40's regardless.

Normally competing guys will be on a cruise or bridge to their next cycle, all depends what your goals your trying to achieve are. There are risks and if your willing to take them thats your choice, having BW done will help you keep in a healier state or understand how your body is re-acting to such a state.

Ive been on HRT for 3 yrs now and havent cycle since, i hold decent size and tissue and dont feel the need to go back on, amany other guys are different and feel the need to blast cycles together linked to a hrt dose.

[SilverTest]

i blast and cruise also , much better , and i really dont care if i stay on for life , so its all good to me , JMO.

[Lightsout2184]

the big debate

[1bigun11]

What doctor do you go to? A endocrinologist? A sports doctor? What type of doctor is more likely to be "liberal" and forth bearing for HRT and not make you do 200mgs of test-e every 2 weeks and make you feel like ****

The first doctor (10 weeks on, 3 weeks off) actually worked at a hormone replacement clinic. The second (who doesn't care if I ever come off) is a general practitioner with a sports medicine focus.

[redthob]

Im very interested in this question.(im 40)
my endo doc put me on 125mg week.after yada yada yada for a year(Real Jerk).
He has not asked for blood test for over year 1/2.Most doc ask every 6 months i think is the norm.
Iv been on 200-250 test week for over year.
Plus Now I started on deca 400mg week,200 mast E week. I feel pretty good ,some acne {tanning bed helps that}
I see my GP for reg blood work and all looks pretty well. lipids,rbc, liver enzymes.
I dont plain on using orals or tren.( iv never tried tren.but I have some an gota try it just ONCE,in year or two)
test ,deca, mast and eq. are my plans. and never go over 1000mg total.
I cant afford hgh.

[Polska]

I have always cycled with health in mind, particularly HPTA recovery and not wanting to permanently impede natural hormone production.

I see these truly huge guys at expos, contests etc, i know alot of this is down to genetics, but also, i would assume most of these guys keep an elevated hormone level every week of every year, to keep making these kinds of gains.

I just would like to know who on here stays on AAS all year round, as its something i am considering for many reasons. Yes i fully understand the risks, and the effect this will have on my natural hormone production, and i have been giving this alot of thought for awhile now. Its something i intend on doing in the future, like in my mid 30's or 40's regardless.

How old are you now?

[redthob]

It a real hassle and time consuming to get on doc to prescribed trt. (over a year for me).
but when you have legit script you can travel with it worry free.
keep old vials and fill with what ever steroid.
no ones cop gonna test to see what your caring in the vial.If you carry a doctors script note with you.
Unless your carrying like 200 vials.