Successful Competing

[APM]

OK, I watched it. I didn't watch the entire thing, just the parts you pointed out.

His contest cycle, it's a lot of gear, that's an ass load of gear. And it's more than most guys at his level take. I never took that much. I can't give you an exact to the mg amount I took because I can't remember the exact amounts right down to the last mg, but a rough estimate, most ever 5-6g of steroids. That doesn't include thyroid, HGH, AI's, etc.

Is he taking a pro level amount of gear? Sure, plenty of guys take that much and more. His T3 dose seemed pretty low though.

Everything he said about coaches, I agree with 100%. Too many take way too much credit. What he said about Omar and George, I also agree. What he said about Palumbo, I also agree.

Synthol, I don't promote it and don't care for it. Most guys won't admit to using it. Plenty do use it in their arms though.

Cool.. Thank for taking the time to look at it and respond... Lemme ask you this... With the amount of test you would take, what did the blood work results look like?

[Metalject]

Cool.. Thank for taking the time to look at it and respond... Lemme ask you this... With the amount of test you would take, what did the blood work results look like?

I had blood work done about once every 16+wks for years. I was fortunate to have free blood work available anytime I needed. Would I have gotten it done so often if it wasn't free? Probably not. Anyway, I never checked my testosterone levels, seemed kind of pointless. These were all just checkups to see how my health was. In 10+yrs of heavy gear use, here were the results:

*High cholesterol: Never - HDL would run low, as is expected. Never alarming but comments were always made. Current state of health, no cholesterol issues.

*Kidney Issues: Never

*Hematocrit or RBC issues: Never anything alarming

*Cardiac Enzymes: Never

*Liver: Once values got pretty high, alarmingly high. This was when I was 19 and used prohormones for the first time. Actual steroid use, no issues. Levels would go up and come right back down once C17-aa gear use came to an end.

*Thyroid issues: Never, even with stints of T3 use that surpassed 30wks per year. Not 30wks in a row but combined for the year this is a good estimate.

*Prostate: Never

*Blood pressure: Always 120/80 or very close. Currently the same.

Other stuff:

*Gyno: Had a small lump about the size of a nickel that was behind the right nipple to the right/outside. Didn't develop into anything and eventually went away.

*Abscess: Once, right glute. It looked like a volleyball sticking out of my ass. I couldn't walk for 3wks. I couldn't lay on my back or stomach because that caused a weird pressure that was excruciating. I never ran a fever, so I guess you'd call it a sterile abscess. I did not go to the doctor. Should I have gone? Yes.

Long story short, 3 times a day I took an 18g needle and 3cc syringe and drew out the nastiest yellow/green puss you've ever seen and then stood in the shower and let it bleed out. I'd fill up 3cc syringes, so 9cc's of goo. 3 spots was all I could take. It would about make me pass out each time but it gave me good relief for a little while. And yes, the goo smelled like rotten eggs.

Injuries:

*Torn Pec: Left side, outer pec, only about a 1/4" long. Felt like I'd had my pec cut off. Was very painful.

*Twisted vertebra: Two doctors wanted surgery. I declined. Found a chiropractor who said he'd have it fixed in 6-12 months. Went to his office for adjustments 4x/wk for 12wks. During that time took lots of Nandrolone and HGH. 12wks later vertebra was perfectly aligned. Coincidence? I don't know.

*Bone spurs on both shoulders - Not really an injury but they hurt to this day.

*Broken big toe from dropping 45lb plate on it, edge not flat. Lot of blood.

*Once had a muscle get lodged into my shoulder socket to where it was stuck. Physical therapist pulled my shoulder out of socket, reached in and got her hand under the muscle, pulled it up and out, jammed shoulder back in socket and let it loose. Excruciating pain for about 2 seconds but instant relief.

*Currently have a tendon issue in my right shoulder. Have had some corticosteroid shots but go in for an MRI in the next wk or so.