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Getbig Main Boards => Gossip & Opinions => Topic started by: Cromespyder on September 11, 2008, 02:02:14 PM
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well, after about 21 months of not working out i got a gym membership and started working out again. im 6 feet tall and when i stopped lifting i was 255lbs at around 12%bf, now im at about 200lbs/probably 18% bodyfat, maybe a bit more. i worked out for about 4 years straight before my lay off. do you think my 'muscle memory' is gone and ill have to work my way up like i did before?
last night was my first work out, my max lists were 60lb dumbells on flat bench for 7 1/2 reps, 40lb dumbels on the incline for 8 reps, flys with the 30lb dumbells. they did some tri pushdowns. used to use the 140s on the flat bench for a good reps. when i got home i took a shower and couldnt even lift my arm up to brush my teeth. im going to try and get some pics up on here and update my progress
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it will be back, i took off over 3 years a few years ago, it comes back
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it will be back, i took off over 3 years a few years ago, it comes back
thanks for the reply. how long did it take you to get back to your former self? just curious.
back in early january 07 i stopped working ot cause i was really busy with work..started partying, eating what i want, when i want(not eery three hours) and just devolved and lost all motivation/work ethic. now ive finally gotten fed up with drugs/drinking/looking like dogshit, been clean for 2 months and my motivation is back,ready to get back into the zone and give it 100%. with me its all or nothing
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It will come back, and i bet you'll make better gains than before. My buddy took off close to a year, and he got back quickly. His body responded well after the rest.
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lmao
the muscle memory wont be coming back, this will be your first time experiencing it....
when u train after not training for a good while.......
thats when muscle memory kicks in....u and the muscle remember what it feels like...
and this is an advantage
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well, after about 21 months of not working out i got a gym membership and started working out again. im 6 feet tall and when i stopped lifting i was 255lbs at around 12%bf, now im at about 200lbs/probably 18% bodyfat, maybe a bit more. i worked out for about 4 years straight before my lay off. do you think my 'muscle memory' is gone and ill have to work my way up like i did before?
last night was my first work out, my max lists were 60lb dumbells on flat bench for 7 1/2 reps, 40lb dumbels on the incline for 8 reps, flys with the 30lb dumbells. they did some tri pushdowns. used to use the 140s on the flat bench for a good reps. when i got home i took a shower and couldnt even lift my arm up to brush my teeth. im going to try and get some pics up on here and update my progress
You fucking beast!.....but face facts;
You're a fat piece of shit, and no matter how much or how hard you train you will never amount to jack shit.
Hope this help! ;D
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You fucking beast!.....but face facts;
You're a fat piece of shit, and no matter how much or how hard you train you will never amount to jack shit.
Hope this help! ;D
haha, im not that fat. just some love handles but not to bad, if i pull my boxers over my love handles i look fit sort of. good thing i dont work at wendy's like you, then i might be fat.
my arm right now looks better than you fat midget arm with zero seperation you bloated piece of shit hot dog arm
(http://www.getbig.com/boards/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=217467.0;attach=272096;image)
im gonna post some pics sometime this week so stay tuned.
im training legs tonight.
i plan to update my progress
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lmao
the muscle memory wont be coming back, this will be your first time experiencing it....
when u train after not training for a good while.......
thats when muscle memory kicks in....u and the muscle remember what it feels like...
and this is an advantage
i see, thanks.
id like to hear some personal experiences/results wirth muscle memory after extensive lay offs from the gym.
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haha, im not that fat. just some love handles but not to bad, if i pull my boxers over my love handles i look fit. good thing i dont work at wendy's like you, then i might be fat.
my arm right now looks better than you fat midget arm with zero seperation you bloated piece of shit hot dog arm
im gonna post some pics sometime this week so stay tuned.
im training legs tonight.
i plan to update my progress
;D
PM me, I have a diet to get your BF below 60%, and also add some strength to your sorry ass.
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i see, thanks.
id like to hear some personal experiences/results wirth muscle memory after extensive lay offs from the gym.
I have taken long time between workouts lately. I could take 6 months off and barely be able to bench 225 for 8. Within 3 weeks I was doing 305 for 8. In a couple months I was doing supersets on the bench and incline with 305 for 8 fairly easy. One thing everyone notices is my muscle memory. I am glad it is there cause if I was this weak all the time I probably would never go in the gym.
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muscle memory will always be there...that's how Dara Torres made the Olympic swimming team in her 40's
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i see, thanks.
id like to hear some personal experiences/results wirth muscle memory after extensive lay offs from the gym.
no rpobs...
ive not been training for 6 years and ive been meaning to get back into it the past few months.... but i just have'nt started yet.... :P
i know when i start training solid again i will look a lot better than i ever looked within 3 months
ive taken a couple of before pics.... and im gonna take some after 6 months trainin....
should be good 8)
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;D
PM me, I have a diet to get your BF below 60%, and also add some strength to your sorry ass.
ok, fuck it, heres a pic. this cost me a quarter you piece of shit
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I have taken long time between workouts lately. I could take 6 months off and barely be able to bench 225 for 8. Within 3 weeks I was doing 305 for 8. In a couple months I was doing supersets on the bench and incline with 305 for 8 fairly easy. One thing everyone notices is my muscle memory. I am glad it is there cause if I was this weak all the time I probably would never go in the gym.
cool. i think even if my strength goes up quick, ill limit myself cause i want my joints/tendons to adapt to the weight
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no rpobs...
ive not been training for 6 years and ive been meaning to get back into it the past few months.... but i just have'nt started yet.... :P
i know when i start training solid again i will look a lot better than i ever looked within 3 months
ive taken a couple of before pics.... and im gonna take some after 6 months trainin....
should be good 8)
it took me a while to get up the guts/motivation to go to the gym. moreso the motivation part, over the 21 months lay off i kept telling myself id get back in the gym. but i was just too in the lazy/partying mindset. good luck bro
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i feel like a loser going to the gym and lifting puny weights, im not going to say to people 'yeah i used to be big, i used to lift this and that' cause i assume people will just be rolling their eyes in the back of their head like 'yeah, ok' and think im lying. so im just keeping to myself, lifting, staying consistent, then i can get back the confidence i used to have in the gym.
its eerie though, when i first waked into the gym i was lost, once i started working out i was thinking yeah i remember this and how i used to love it, this is me, lifting heavy, being big. i love the gym and now i cant belive i was away for so long,its all coming back to me, im getting back in the zone.
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ok, fuck it, heres a pic. this cost me a quarter you piece of shit
Is this really you? What's with the hip out like a gay whore pose ???
(http://www.getbig.com/boards/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=233644.0;attach=273330;image)
And why did it cost you a quarter?
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Is this really you? What's with the hip out like a gay whore pose ???
(http://www.getbig.com/boards/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=233644.0;attach=273330;image)
And why did it cost you a quarter?
LOL, gay whore pose? i think one of my feet was ontop of something(messy room), i wasnt twisting my hip or whatever intentionally if thats what you mean.
i dont have free pic sending on my phone so it cost me a quarter to email it to myself.
can you guys estimate my BF% from taht pic?
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It's a fuzzy pic, can't really see any detail so BF%......no, can't help you there.
I can help you with your posture by telling you to clean up your room and get that shit off the floor, you're going to trip and hit your head!
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(http://www.getbig.com/boards/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=233644.0;attach=273330;image)
when i was 18 and natural i could use the 120s on shoulder press, i was doing 315x 6 or so on the bench around the same time i think.
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yes i said that, and it was/is 100% true. look at my first post in the thread, im weak as shit now. i havent been in a gym for almost 2 years! i started working out/eating seriously at 15 years old bro
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id also like to add that ive been on getbig since early 2003. so i am an elder of most of you, please show some respect.
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id also like to add that ive been on getbig since early 2003. so i am an elder of most of you, please show some respect.
LMAO!! ;D
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Is this really you? What's with the hip out like a gay whore pose ???
(http://www.getbig.com/boards/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=233644.0;attach=273330;image)
And why did it cost you a quarter?
Sarcastic used to post as "Big G Man"....so unless you think that big fat black dude was him I doubt this is either.
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Sarcastic used to post as "Big G Man"....so unless you think that big fat black dude was him I doubt this is either.
I don't recall a "Big" G Man..........since ge was black I am assuming the "G" stands for Greeeeeezy.
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chaos talking about and calling people gay yet again. he who shouts loudest. the irony is he talks smack and flames on here but muscle worships on the positive board.
i am being serious, full on muscle worshipping
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Sarcastic used to post as "Big G Man"....so unless you think that big fat black dude was him I doubt this is either.
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This could be a pretty good pwnage had you been able to read the sign! ;D
(http://www.getbig.com/boards/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=233644.0;attach=273346;image)
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I don't recall a "Big" G Man..........since ge was black I am assuming the "G" stands for Greeeeeezy.
i never posted as'big g man'. 619 is pissed because i used to own his faggot ass all over the boards. i humiliated him so badly that he deleted his account. he'll never recover
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i never posted as'big g man'. 619 is pissed because i used to own his faggot ass all over the boards. i humiliated him so badly that he deleted his account. he'll never recover
What was your previous account?
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What was your previous account?
you are obsessed with shit with like this. you must have a wall chart and files on people here
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you are obsessed with shit with like this. you must have a wall chart and files on people here
You're not a very good gimmick and a worse troll. :-\
Maybe you should take up needlepoint, twink.
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I have muscle amnesia. can't ever remember having any.
but yes, it'll come back in 2 months for you.
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i never posted as'big g man'. 619 is pissed because i used to own his faggot ass all over the boards. i humiliated him so badly that he deleted his account. he'll never recover
Oh brother.. I still have your Double Xl account in "Time out" And it aint going anywhere.
BTW, nice photoshop pic......a second grader could do a better job.
Name: Double XL
Posts: 2898 (2.433 per day)
Position: Time Out
Date Registered: June 08, 2005, 10:03:59 AM
Last Active: September 04, 2008, 04:19:11 PM
BOOM!
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Oh brother.. I still have your Double Xl account in "Time out" And it aint going anywhere.
BTW, nice photoshop pic......a second grader could do a better job.
Name: Double XL
Posts: 2898 (2.433 per day)
Position: Time Out
Date Registered: June 08, 2005, 10:03:59 AM
Last Active: September 04, 2008, 04:19:11 PM
BOOM!
who is double xl?
photoshop? lol, you midget jellow arm fucking faggot.
paxilpussy619/wizard of oz/crunchbar/ironanimal=owned like a bitch.
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My advice is to go easy over the next few months. Strength will come back fast -- too fast for your weakened tendons. You'll feel ready to press three plates, but your tendons won't. That's when you get hurt and you're back on the sidelines for a year.
Just take it easy. Rome wasn't built in a day. Show some discipline, progress pound by pound on the lifts in very measurable increments, and you'll find the size again. Rush it, and I'll take a bet you tear something in six months or less. Lots of guys do it, and it's totally preventable.
i definitly plan to follow your advice, it will be hard to hold back though, like i said with me its all or nothing!
i think modest increaes of 2.5-5lbs/workout should be good enough
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I have muscle amnesia. can't ever remember having any.
but yes, it'll come back in 2 months for you.
lol! that was funny. thanks for the comment ciscorob :)
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i never understood this whole "muscle memory" shit.
If u lifted for 3 years in a row - gained 10- 20 lbs of "muscle" and stop working out for 2 years.
Suddenly u go back and achieve to the same level "sooner" than before? I dont think thats necessarily accurate and universal. There are tons of factors that go into play.
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in my experience you will definitely see a major change in about 3 weeks give or take... but yes take it easy at first the tendon soreness is much worse in the beginning compared to actual muscle soreness, and they definitely dont snap back in conditioning the way your muscle tissue does. if you stick to it and your diet and rest is right you can be close to what you were before within 3 months or so...
I am only using myself as an example here, with basically being out of the gym up to a year give or take an occasional workout once in a great while.... I had a slight abdominal tear and gave it plenty of time to heal up and didnt start back in the gym til I saw it was all good after getting a cat scan done.
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in my experience you will definitely see a major change in about 3 weeks give or take... but yes take it easy at first the tendon soreness is much worse in the beginning compared to actual muscle soreness, and they definitely dont snap back in conditioning the way your muscle tissue does. if you stick to it and your diet and rest is right you can be close to what you were before within 3 months or so...
I am only using myself as an example here, with basically being out of the gym up to a year give or take an occasional workout once in a great while.... I had a slight abdominal tear and gave it plenty of time to heal up and didnt start back in the gym til I saw it was all good after getting a cat scan done.
i also forgot, that one of the reasons i quit working out for a bit was sciatic nerve and rotator cuff problems..i figured a little time off would do me some good
now whats wierd is, my pecs look/feel twice as big as they were before my workout yesterday. i wonder whats up with thta, doubt 'muscle' can grow quite that fast.
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now whats wierd is, my pecs look/feel twice as big as they were before my workout yesterday. i wonder whats up with thta, doubt 'muscle' can grow quite that fast.
Your silly cone implants may be acting up again :o
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Your silly cone implants may be acting up again :o
(http://www.sintillate.co.uk/07-08-31nikki/DSC07512.jpg)
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just a update:
im up 8 lbs this week. could it possibly be all muscle?? i dont see how you could gain that fast. i know i definitly didnt put on 8 lbs of fat
did back:
dead lifted 225x10 but it hurt my hands way too much so i had to lighten the weights. never experience such pain in my hands from lifting, i must just not be used to it yet. im going to use straps next time.
i did squats, 205x 12
did shoulder presses, managed to use the 40lb dumbells for 10 reps.
so far so good.
im going to post some new pics once i get noticible progress
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just a update:
im up 8 lbs this week. could it possibly be all muscle?? i dont see how you could gain that fast. i know i definitly didnt put on 8 lbs of fat
did back:
dead lifted 225x10 but it hurt my hands way too much so i had to lighten the weights. never experience such pain in my hands from lifting, i must just not be used to it yet. im going to use straps next time.
i did squats, 205x 12
did shoulder presses, managed to use the 40lb dumbells for 10 reps.
so far so good.
im going to post some new pics once i get noticible progress
yeah i noticed after a layoff the sinewy parts of the body get the most sore.. my hands killed after doing heavy grip exercises
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yeah i noticed after a layoff the sinewy parts of the body get the most sore.. my hands killed after doing heavy grip exercises
how long was your longest layoff, do you have experience with 'muscle memory'?
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Tip:
If you stop training for extended periods of time and eat like shit, you will loose muscle and get fat.
Hope this helps.
P.S. Yes, fortunatly you will gain it all back very quickly. Dont worry about poundages at first. Just get your fat ass back in the gym.
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I think muscle memory comes back very quickly. You really dont have too eat as much to get the size back in comparison to what it took to get there. Muscle fullness comes backvery quickly and then the dense muscle should follow. As far as the strength goes, to me certain things are kind of like riding a bike where there are some lifts you alway stay decent at. These layoffs happen to me now if I get injured or sick and they used to happen for 6-7 months a years when I was still in high school due to wrestling season and summer time. I have never taken 2 years off but I could take 3 - 4 months off and always be able to bench 315 for atleast one rep, I could be 20 pounds lighter but mentaly 315 is always doable and therefore I can always do it. I'm always puzzled by guys who loose it all in 2 months, I find it pointless for them to workout to the extreme cause they can loose it easily due to illness or busy life not maiing it worthwhile to spend so many hours in the gym for something so temporary. If you were really 255 at 12% then you should be able to get to a respectable weight and strength level in no time as you should have good genetics for it. The first few weeks are always a little embarrassing and I always prefer to workout at home during this period. Good luck broskie.
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how long was your longest layoff, do you have experience with 'muscle memory'?
uhhh not really.. my longest layoff was 6 months.. but i definately lost 10-15lbs of muscle, put it all back on in 3~ months + a few more pounds
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just a update:
im up 8 lbs this week. could it possibly be all muscle?? i dont see how you could gain that fast. i know i definitly didnt put on 8 lbs of fat
did back:
dead lifted 225x10 but it hurt my hands way too much so i had to lighten the weights. never experience such pain in my hands from lifting, i must just not be used to it yet. im going to use straps next time.
i did squats, 205x 12
did shoulder presses, managed to use the 40lb dumbells for 10 reps.
so far so good.
a lot of that 8 lb. would be glycogen storage. now that you are using your muscle again it will store more muscle fuel. it is intramuscular and will give you an initial strength boost, not unlike creatine loading.
you should take more protein this first month than ever before as you can gain muscle faster than ever before.
i haven't trained in a year, and think i will start soon, so i'll keep you all posted.
rik
im going to post some new pics once i get noticible progress
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ive been eating about 250g protein per day. hopefully that is enough. im up 10lbs now and my waist has shrunk an inch.ive been eating alot but pretty much clean, i wonder if i should cheat sometimes..i have no desire to.
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I think muscle memory comes back very quickly. You really dont have too eat as much to get the size back in comparison to what it took to get there. Muscle fullness comes backvery quickly and then the dense muscle should follow. As far as the strength goes, to me certain things are kind of like riding a bike where there are some lifts you alway stay decent at. These layoffs happen to me now if I get injured or sick and they used to happen for 6-7 months a years when I was still in high school due to wrestling season and summer time. I have never taken 2 years off but I could take 3 - 4 months off and always be able to bench 315 for atleast one rep, I could be 20 pounds lighter but mentaly 315 is always doable and therefore I can always do it. I'm always puzzled by guys who loose it all in 2 months, I find it pointless for them to workout to the extreme cause they can loose it easily due to illness or busy life not maiing it worthwhile to spend so many hours in the gym for something so temporary. If you were really 255 at 12% then you should be able to get to a respectable weight and strength level in no time as you should have good genetics for it. The first few weeks are always a little embarrassing and I always prefer to workout at home during this period. Good luck broskie.
it took me about 6 months-year to lose most of the muscle ive lost up till now. im definitly more muscular than when i started bbing at 15 years old though, all my gains were natural. i neglected to mention i did a tbol/anavar cycle but that only helped my strength really, which i maintained after i came off.
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it took me about 6 months-year to lose most of the muscle ive lost up till now. im definitly more muscular than when i started bbing at 15 years old though, all my gains were natural. i neglected to mention i did a tbol/anavar cycle but that only helped my strength really, which i maintained after i came off.
I think the cycle you took will aid you even further in reclaiming your former mass. There's a reason you can be called clean but not a natural anymore. You took your physique to a beyond natural point and even though you can not get there again naturaly, muscle memory should be able to take you a little further than what you could as a natty even if just slightly. None of this is based on science just what I have personaly observed at gyms.
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I think the cycle you took will aid you even further in reclaiming your former mass. There's a reason you can be called clean but not a natural anymore. You took your physique to a beyond natural point and even though you can not get there again naturaly, muscle memory should be able to take you a little further than what you could as a natty even if just slightly. None of this is based on science just what I have personaly observed at gyms.
i dont know if i misread your post, but i took that cycle before i stopped working out 2 yrs ago..not recently.im not so sure it would be a good idea to just cycle right off the bat,since i just started working out a month ago. i plan to stay natty for at least 6 months-yr. im considering doing some gh though, just 2-3iu/day.
anyway,ill probably post some pics in a month or so in the pics section.
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i dont know if i misread your post, but i took that cycle before i stopped working out 2 yrs ago..not recently.im not so sure it would be a good idea to just cycle right off the bat,since i just started working out a month ago. i plan to stay natty for at least 6 months-yr. im considering doing some gh though, just 2-3iu/day.
anyway,ill probably post some pics in a month or so in the pics section.
You could take 50 Dbol a day and 100 IU's of GH and slin, and you still wont crack the buck 50 barrier you little twink.
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i dont know if i misread your post, but i took that cycle before i stopped working out 2 yrs ago..not recently.im not so sure it would be a good idea to just cycle right off the bat,since i just started working out a month ago. i plan to stay natty for at least 6 months-yr. im considering doing some gh though, just 2-3iu/day.
anyway,ill probably post some pics in a month or so in the pics section.
No bro I was just saying that the old cycle you took helps your muscle memory gains even further, just cause you went beyond what you were naturaly suposed to...that's all, I was not trying to tell you to juice after being back in the gym a couple of months lol