Legit Newbie/First Cycle Question Concerning Dosages

[OneCrazyM0f0]

My friend, if you think bodybuilders take 500mg of test/wk, you are terribly misinformed. From your profile it says you're 28, so I'll go by that. Most people around here recommend something around 300mg for 1st cycle for the reasons you previously stated. However, my first cycle was dosed at 500mg.

Maybe I should rephrase: Most literature may be aimed at readers who *eventually* want to build a bodybuilder physique and possibly compete. I know pros and even amateurs require quite a bit more than 500mg/week. My understanding is 750mg - 1000mg seems to be more of the norm.

Edit: Any chance you can point me to any sources who recommend the lower dosage? Thx

[Eazy20]

Maybe I should rephrase: Most literature may be aimed at readers who *eventually* want to build a bodybuilder physique and possibly compete. I know pros and even amateurs require quite a bit more than 500mg/week. My understanding is 750mg - 1000mg seems to be more of the norm.

Edit: Any chance you can point me to any sources who recommend the lower dosage? Thx

Well, think about it...The average male body produces roughly 7mg of test per day...That's 35mg of test a week. You're natty and you're going to be putting 300mg of test into your body per week. Nearly 10x the amount your body produces on its own. If you can't grow off of that the first time around, you're doing something wrong.

[OneCrazyM0f0]

My thoughts exactly. So why is the general consensus to start at 400mg - 500mg?

I know there is some (probably alot) misinformation passed around in the AAS community, but I've read articles written by PhDs who recommend at least 400mg. Conveniently none of them (that I've found so far) say why.

I guess what I'm really looking for with this thread is: Has anyone actually completed a cycle at low dosages, and what where the results?

Thanks for the responses guys.