some common myths and misconceptions regarding AAS use . some of them have some bearing in truth while others are totally misguided.
- the higher the dosage you take the more negative side effects you get -
this is not necessarily always the case. in fact most guys that have genetic pre-dispositions to certain negative side effects will get those side effects at a low minimum effective dose and taking higher doses does not cause more sides.
eg.
if your prone to Maile pattern baldness.. just 200mg of test is going to cause you to lose hair. going up to 800mg is not going to cause you any more hair loss (but it may build more muscle)..
if your prone to prostate issues ,, just 200mg of test can cause issues. you don't have to be at a high dose to get this side effect..
if your estrogen sensitive and aromatize a ton , 90% of your estrogen issues come from the initial low dosing of test. it doesn't necessarily ramp up with the dose. if your taking 200mg of test and your estrogen is at X range, then taking 400mg doesn't double that range at all. it doesn't scale upward like that.
more examples could be given . but often times your negative side effects coming from the initial dosage and increasing your dosage is not necessarily going to make more negative side effects and may actually give you more benefits.
like if you get bloated at 400mg of test. you may actually find your less bloated at 1200mg of test because your androgen load is so much higher at that dosage. again the negative side of the bloat and water retention comes in at the initial low dosage to begin with.
- staying on gear for too long will 'fry your receptors' and gear will stop working -
no it doesn't work that way. if receptor transcription of dna to a cell stopped working due to continual use then testosterone would of stopped working when we were in our teens and our test levels were elevated 24/7 for years. the receptors didn't "down regulate" at all.
same reason how TRT works for men year round for decades. you don't get on TRT and then have to come off and take breaks all the time because receptors magically stop working one day..
same with other medications. you may be on the same blood pressure meds at the same dose daily for 30 years and it always works.
the drugs always work. they don't stop working. your physiological capacity is what slows down.
if your on a heavy cycle for 12 weeks and you put on 25 pounds, and then your gains slow down its not cause the drugs are no longer working. if they suddenly stopped working you would lose all that 25 pounds and your strength in the gym would go to shit. . but the fact your still strong and still holding onto that 25 pounds is proof that the drugs are still working and receptors are still "up regulated"..
things simply slowed down because as a biological creature you have physiological limitations. you can't just keep growing without fail.
people talk about progressive overload in training. how you need to keep putting weight on the bar every week. add 5 pounds to your bench press every week. well if things really scaled linear like this then we would all be bench pressing 2000 pounds by now.
same with drugs .. they didn't stop working. your receptors are not fried. you simply have physiological limitations.
- taking high dosages early on in your career will take away from later potential for growth -
guys think that your best gains come off your first couple of cycles and you should use the lowest dose possible because that will give you the capacity to ramp up the dosage slowly over time and keep getting more gains later on.
not true. its actually the opposite. pushing higher doses earlier on (within reason) is going to cause accelerated satellite cell proliferation and androgen receptor density and thus more 'raw material' for growth later on. the earlier on you can get these 'raw materials' beginning construction the more potential you have later on.
starting your first cycle with only 200mg of test may give you a boost and some cosmetic effects. but its not loading any 'structural dna' per se and building these growth factors to grow later on..
starting your very first cycle with 600mg of test, 400mg primo, 6iu of GH.. is going to give you more for later on.
no at the time of the cycle itself you may not get that much more, but you've got more under the hood sort of speak and built more structure that can be built upon later.
the sooner in your career that you start running things to build more satellite cells and receptor density etc.. the more potential you have for growth later on.
(of course there is a risk to reward here you have to weigh out for yourself)
- Steroid use causes you to age faster -
Then why the heck would they be used in anti aging clinics, rejuvenation clinics, and used in regenerative medicine. they actually do the opposite. they help reverse aging, not speed it up.
Look at Dexter Jackson at 50 , he looks 30 and has been on steroids for 3 decades straight.
thats enough for now. I'll keep adding to the list. feel free to share different misconceptions you've come across over the years
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Originally Posted by SampsonandDelilah
