First cycle help

[thefreak89]

I'm considering doing my first cycle about 6 months after I turn 20, which will be after my first bodybuilding show. I've been thinking about it for years but I want some advice before I take that step. I've been training for about 7 years now and have built up a good physique. My best lifts are a 340lbs bench and a 415lbs front squat. I would only run test E or C for 10-12 weeks starting at a low dosage and just seeing how my body reacts before I slowly up the dosage. I currently weigh 218 semi lean I cut down to that from a bulked 240 at 5'10". What do you guys think of this and what would you recommend for a pct since I'm only running test, and tell me if you think I'm fucking stupid. thanks

[The Deadlifting Dog]

running a cycle at 20yrs old....
I thinking you're fucking stupid.

[songdog]

Not a very smart idea bro your health is worth more than a trophy.

[charger69]

There is a sticky on steroids and the young. Please read that before you make any decisions. You are producing natural testerone at the highest point in your life and you want to shut it down?
I know that if you are all set on competing that we are not going to talk you out of it, but there are alternatives.
There are natural bodybuilding competitions. At least you could compete until 25 and then re-evaluate if you want to go the AAS route.
I'm almost 51 and have low test, if it sucks for me, I can't imagine being 20 and feeling like this.
It is too risky at your age.

[thefreak89]

This was just a feeler that is why I posted to see what other members think. I'm going to compete naturally and I will see where that takes me. I know there is a lot of risks using at such a young age

[marcus300]

There isn't an exact age were we all stop developing and growing because this is determined by our genes and DNA, we are all genetically programmed individually and we inherit our genes from our parents. To give an exact age we stop growing would be incorrect because everyone's genetic blueprint is different.The main development of our bodies is up to the age of 21yrs of age but this can vary between individuals. There are parts of our bodies what carry on developing and adjusting slowly up until the age of 25yrs old, an example of this is the brain. The Endocrine system is a part of the brain what is very complex and keeps our bodies in a homeostasis state. Our testosterone levels start raising and roughly peak around 25yrs old and then start to slowly decline, so even though some of us may have stopped growing at the age of 21yrs old, others may still be developing up until the age of 25yrs old.

I have recently spoken to my Endo regarding this matter and he tells me that the HPTA is very sensitive and as many pathways how it regulates the human body, he states steroids disrupt the normal balance of hormones in the body which can cause reversible and irreversible changes at any age but risks are far more if you administrate exogenous androgens during development, this will put you in a very unnatural environment at a crucial time and your hormones should be treated with care especially in the early stages of maturity. The adverse effects can be erratic behaviour of the HPTA and potentially therapy when your older.

I did ask him what age he would think would be the safest as far as risk to damages and he said many endocrinologist suggest full maturation is reached by 25 years of age and this would also give the HPTA time to be established with your natural hormone balance and patterns. I personally feel 24-25yrs old would also be ideal starting point to get bloodwrok drawn to see exact what your natural levels are before starting any kind of cycles and waiting till you have reach your testosterone peak would be a good starting point, for me there is to much evidence over the forums and what I've seen personally over the last 25yrs I've been bodybuilding. Obviously it isn't going to be all 19- 21yr old bodybuilders who suffer side effects what are irreversible but I am edging on the side of caution what age I advice to the newbies.
Marcus


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