
Originally Posted by
Turkish Juicer
I agree with everything else you said expect for this part.
My intention is not be a nit-picker here; however, I believe dosage & duration of an AAS cycle are amongst most misunderstood notions in the steroid community, which is why I will comment on it.
There are several human studies available to us showing that steroids peak in terms of generating gains in strength & size at around week 6 and they are as good as useless at the end of week 8, as I and others have shared some of these studies here on the forum in the past. This is also where the idea of burst cycles come from.
Some individuals disagree with what is explained above, given their ''contrary experience.'' These individuals, however, often ignore the fact that only because there is a continuum in gains passed weeks 6-8 during an AAS cycle doesn't necessarily mean that they owe it to the exogenous administration of steroids: extended duration of the cycle simply allows one to hold on to his initial cycle gains, and those who manage to adjust their nutritional intake in accordance with the incrementing body weight are also those who can manage to keep adding LBM, thanks to the continuum of exogenous administration of synthetic hormones that allow users to maintain their gains. They key here is nutrition more than the AAS itself. There is indeed a huge difference between what actually happens here and what these juicers claim; that is, maintaining what was initially gained vs. constantly gaining.
PS: Yes, we typically advice newbies and alike to run 12 week beginner cycles with a heavy-ester Testosterone such as Test E as for their first few cycles to get the most out of it; however, considering the fact that it takes approx. 4-6 weeks for this compound to raise and stabilize blood levels and that front-loading is rather an advanced technique and is not the best idea to advice for a beginner, a 12 week cycle makes sense in these regards. On the other hand, I have talked to many juicers who reported that their gains typically peak at around weak 8 with heavy-ester AAS, and I also happen to share the same experience with them, which is why I don't bother with neither heavy-ester compounds or long cycles.