There is anecdotal evidence for both sides of the arguement. I
know that every teen who uses steroids doesn't have the adverse effects that some members here would have you believe are a 100% occurance. Some of these kids run horrible cycles with no pct, and come out fine.
There are also alot of people with stories that support the increased risks of under 25's.
Basically bodybuilding has consumed my life for the last few years, and its restricting me in moving foward. At this point in my life i have made an informed decision that the best thing for me to do is to undertake the
risk of a well thoughtout and comprehensive cycle to get the results i crave.
A cycle is the same as everything else in life. Its a risk vs reward scenario. to me, the equation adds up and reward > risk. So i'm moving foward with what i want. Perhaps if everything goes horribly wrong and i actually experience the detrimental effects - then i will realize that my reasoning wasn't sound. Thats just another risk i'm willing to take.
I would just like to add that i feel that myself using the risk vs reward to make my decision is a bit different to the majority of teens/younger guys that come onto the site talking about their first cycle. The reason for this is i have come close to fully comprehending the risks and the rewards.
Week 2 update
Had my 3rd pin on monday, and decided i wanted to give pinning myself a go and give my glutes a rest. Decided on using the right thigh, watched a few youtube videos and went for it.
Only injected about 1.25" in with a 1.5" on the outer sweep of the quad. Aspirated, no blood, injected slowly. All in all a very clean and painless injection. I may stop doing glutes entirely and use quads. Was a much more enjoyable experience.
I have been checking nipples etc, no obvious signs of bloating. Am still very vascular and can see striations like i normally would. Took my first dose of 0.25 liquidex on monday and will take 0.25 with injections from now on as a precaution.
My training has been going absolutely amazing - great pumps, great agression and ridiculous DOMS. hahaha.
Diet has been on point, i've hit my macro's every day except when i had the possible infection and was bed ridden.
Very pleased with progress so far and if everything continues on like this i should be a happy man.
Not much change in measurements week 1.. an increase in waist size i wasn't happy about. But thats to be expected with the increased calories, i rely quite heavily on milk so that bloats me a bit.
Overall for week 1 i would rate it a 10/10. Loved every second of it.