Thinking about a first cycle.

[Times Roman]

Hi Eric,

More to consider than just wanting to get bigger and taking steroids. Ultimately, in your case, I think I could support your decision, but right now, I'm guessing you are probably not ready yet. As we age, tendons and ligiments become brittle and weak. strengthening these connective tissues is a slow process, and can take years. Unless you've dedicated the last two to three years in the gym weightlifting, I'd like to see you hold off.

Taking steroids now is like putting a super charger on a stock 61 TBird. Sure, horsepower will go up significantly, but when you go and put a heavy load on the engine, and really go for it....

....I remember in HighSchool a guy put a very large engine in a ford pinto. he was stop light racing, and next thing he knew, tranny and differential parts all over the street.

You can beef up horsepower, but you also have to make sure the drive train can handle it.

There will be a fairly high risk of injury, and no gains while rehabbing. I was injured 3x in as many years a few years back, and now injury avoidance is my #1 concern.

I'd suggest taking some time and doing this right. Spend the time in the gym and toughen up your tendons. This will take time. And during that time, get your lifting routines right (perfect form, slow and full contractions, focusing on negatives...) and fine tuning your knowledge of nutrition and getting your diet right.

Unless you learn to eat correctly, any gains derived from steroids will not be supported post cycle, and will diminish over time.

With the little bit of info you've given me, this is what I'd suggest.

Let me know if you have any questions?

---Roman

[ezericw]

Thanks Roman,
I guess I really didn't put a lot into that. Just saying bigger is not really all I'm looking for, and I'm not looking at getting Mutant size, I would just like to gain a little more mass, muscle overall. I'm not looking to bench 500lbs or even squat that much either, just looking for that extra Ummph!
Also I'm looking for gradual gaining I don't want to explode overnight, I'm very flexible and my diet is dialed in, like I said earlier I have done the programs like P90X and Body Beast, but I have outgrown my BowFlex 52.5lb dumbbells, using those for Chest Flies and Curls etc. I started 3 yrs ago at 205lbs, 24.7% Body Fat, went to 180lbs 11.5% Body Fat, and now I'm at 196lbs 12% Body Fat.
I was thinking that due to my age, my testosterone levels would naturally be low, and if I increased that, I would see some really nice gains in lean muscle.

[laser]

Roman, thats good advice. I can use advice like that myself....I figured it is best to start out slow...I been out of the scene for a long time. I went shopping yesterday, now working on my diet. Also very lightly for now just doing enough to get my heart rate up.