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Pros/cons?may dip the toe
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nope, never, not at all
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I would have used a.i and not have used as much from the get go
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No bodybuilding supplement's of any kind legal or not.
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Pros/cons?may dip the toe
Why not try looking decent first without them.
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Why not try looking decent first without them.
What recipes have you cooked in the last week?
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i've achieved my physique goals au naturel. married the woman of my dreams who i met in a gym. have a strong, fit, athletic, healthy build that's benefitted me in the various sports that i play and which also certainly was an asset when i was enjoying my "derek jeter" years as a single guy. never ever even contemplated the thought of donning a thong and posing, let alone competing in bodybuilding.
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Why not try looking decent first without them.
Exactly... Pretty happy with my results as natural, there is still plenty of time before jumping on chemicals, maybe when i'm older and didn't respond like now...
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If i knew what i knew now i just would have stayed lean as i could without juicing. I started in my teens so i built good muscle then. Then again i probably still would just smarter LOL.
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If I knew then what I know now, I wouldn't have ever started. At the time, I was so curious and full of delusions, I thought I could make a living as a bodybuilder. LOL!!!
Still, I would have wondered "What if...?" for the rest of my life if I hadn't tried them, so it was probably inevitable. I did have fun, and I did learn a lot about myself while taking them. Considering I managed to escape sans significant side effects, I guess I'll chalk it up to a "learning experience".
If you like to lift and you've been curious for some time, give 'em a try.
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no way,woulda stayed natural.reason being is u r pretty much a slave to it the rest of your life once u been on awhile,your own test levels will most likely be shot so u will have to stay on atleast TRT just to feel normal and have a normal sex drive :P
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In the past a friend (he was taking steroids) gave me 180 tabs Dianabol as a birthday present.
I kept them a few weeks and at least gave them back.
At that time I made some good gains without it and thought I could try it later.
Did never take steroids until today, but have to admit, the older I get, the more I think about it.
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In the past a friend (he was taking steroids) gave me 180 tabs Dianabol as a birthday present.
I kept them a few weeks and at least gave them back.
At that time I made some good gains without it and thought I could try it later.
Did never take steroids until today, but have to admit, the older I get, the more I think about it.
difference is now u r getting older and your test levels r dipping lower,to be honest if u use just low amounts like i do u should stay healthy and have no major side effects. i just hate to see guys 19 yrs old or so drugging it up with huge amounts when they dont really need it,their test levels r good at that age, guys my age(49) have nothing to feel ashamed of doing some TRT,it aint no different than someone taking blood pressure medicine or a diabetic taking medicine also,low testosterone is a MEDICAL CONDITION and needs to be treated if a man wants to live a normal life and feel good and vibrant
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Nope
HRT at 35-40 though, nothing more.
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Nope
HRT at 35-40 though, nothing more.
this for the win
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No
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yea man at my age(49)i dont feel bad about doing TRT,but to b honest,if i didnt have really low test i wouldnt even do the TRT. only reason im doing it is cause the doctor said my test is like a 79 yr old dude :o
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Nope
HRT at 35-40 though, nothing more.
i'm in my mid-40s and still feel good in the gym and maintain a solid physique without taking anything.
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i'm in my mid-40s and still feel good in the gym and maintain a solid physique without taking anything.
u prolly r keeping your levels at a decent range by training and diet, trust me though man i was ok to until i hit 48,thats when i woke up one day it seems like and i was just tired,rundown,couldnt get a pump in the gym and had no sex drive.it almost happened literally overnight
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i'm in my mid-40s and still feel good in the gym and maintain a solid physique without taking anything.
I am close to 50 but same here, feel good, going to gym 5-6 times a week, not taking anything.
I assume test levels are good never checked, might do it now just out of curiosity.
What would be the reason that your levels are so low Gracie, did you talk to your doctor? Or is it some genetic shit?
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If I could go back in time, I would definitely not have started using steroids.
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Like my man gracie says, no regrets really. I jumped on TRT at 26 because my test level was 350. I do wonder how i would look n feel without it tho. Also; the narotic-ness about my health is taxing on the wife...always talking lipid levels; blood test results, now im donating blood to keep rbc down, etc etc. oh and the sperm issue that we havnt gotten to yet, will probably be an issue/argument when im forced to make a child
Other than that....im confident with the life choice. I do want to try coming off cold turkey and seeing how my body does
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I am close to 50 but same here, feel good, going to gym 5-6 times a week, not taking anything.
I assume test levels are good never checked, might do it now just out of curiosity.
What would be the reason that your levels are so low Gracie, did you talk to your doctor? Or is it some genetic shit?
dont know 100%,i did use steroids off and on in my life but ive also taken off 5 yrs in a clip and didnt using anything but some creatine maybe. i used to smoke tons of weed in the 80's so maybe that had something to do with it,my doctor really didnt know what to tell me as far as why its low
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My low test is from using cycles of steroids when i was younger, my levels were always on the low side of average afterwards, my brother who's never used levels are on the high end of average. not conclusive proof but i don't think the difference can be totally disregarded either.
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My low test is from using cycles of steroids when i was younger, my levels were always on the low side of average afterwards, my brother who's never used levels are on the high end of average. not conclusive proof but i don't think the difference can be totally disregarded either.
i did my first dbol cycle when i was 18,it was only a 6 week or so cycle but thats when i entered the dark side of bodybuilding.as they say(once u go stack u never go back)
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steroids shrink the ballz and cum loads thus making sex less enjoyable
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i'm in my mid-40s and still feel good in the gym and maintain a solid physique without taking anything.
Congratulations?
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What recipes have you cooked in the last week?
A lot.
Today I made a Chocolate Eclair Cake, Mexican Spinach Dip and Deep Fried my own corn tortillas.
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yep, so long as nothing bad happens to me in the future
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i did my first dbol cycle when i was 18,it was only a 6 week or so cycle but thats when i entered the dark side of bodybuilding.as they say(once u go stack u never go back)
I lasted a bit longer won a few regional shows in the juniors clean, but hit the nationals and didn't place, something was missing, after briefly retiring as I didn't want to cross to the darkside, I re entered the same show the following year after 1 off season cycle and one contest cycle and won and also placed in the open. the rest they say is history, but I would have liked the opportunity to have competed with a natural federation, not that I think they are non users, but they are definitely not heavy abusers like non natural feds.
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No steroids........no bodybuilding
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No steroids........no bodybuilding
Same with the no bodybuilding. Maybe I would have found something useful to do with my life.
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Congratulations?
just pointing out that when a guy is in his 30s/40s, choosing HRT ain't necessarily a slam dunk decision for every gym enthusiast.
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Nope. When I was 18-19 I was about to, but got good advises from guys like arnold jr, trab, rimbaud etc. The consensus was to wait 10 years, build a base. Glad I held off. I was hesitant about the possible repercussions then and still am. No roids for me.
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Same with the no bodybuilding. Maybe I would have found something useful to do with my life.
No shit huh ?
I wish when I started out that all I did was workout to stasy in shape.
All those years of sacrifice have gotten me jackshit. :(
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No shit huh ?
I wish when I started out that all I did was workout to stasy in shape.
All those years of sacrifice have gotten me jackshit. :(
Sacrifice is something bodybuilders know nothing about. It's called self absorption.
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I lasted a bit longer won a few regional shows in the juniors clean, but hit the nationals and didn't place, something was missing, after briefly retiring as I didn't want to cross to the darkside, I re entered the same show the following year after 1 off season cycle and one contest cycle and won and also placed in the open. the rest they say is history, but I would have liked the opportunity to have competed with a natural federation, not that I think they are non users, but they are definitely not heavy abusers like non natural feds.
just to make it to the nationals being natural is a win by itself,thats impressive man. not many can win a regional show natural,its rough to do natural.what did u use your first off season cycle? also what was your contest prep cycle?
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No shit huh ?
I wish when I started out that all I did was workout to stasy in shape.
All those years of sacrifice have gotten me jackshit. :(
u wouldnt of looked as good if u just trained to stay in shape, u wouldnt of had the muscle and the glory that comes along with looking great every day.some people have cars that they put their pride in,some have sports,we chose bodybuilding and are pride is in our bodies.when u have a sweet car u only have the glory when u r in it,when u have the great body u have it 24/7 ;)
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Did my first cycle at 22. 15mgs of Anavar for 8 weeks. Never took more than 30mgs D'bol a day and 1 cc of Deca every other day. That was only for contests. Never did Test , need to get some now for TRT.
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I would have done them as a teen. Although I was in great shape and was accused of taking when I didn't I would have looked even better. I truly thought hard work and dedication helped. I was litteraly eating tuna straight out of the can for a meal.
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steroids shrink the ballz and cum loads thus making sex less enjoyable
why do you take them then?
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If I could go back I would have NEVER taken them
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Seems to be a fairly unanimous no, don't take them so far
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No steroids........no bodybuilding
that's what Roy Callender said to me when I was a kid
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Absolutely and would have started earlier. But... All the reason more why I need so little to look so fabulous, so eat shit all you newbies who load up on test/tren/masteron after 3 days of training and still look like shit....
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Here is what Mike Matarazzo had to say in this month's FLEX mag...
Here is the official message (although printed once or twice before)
The Message: "I'd have to say that everything that led to my heart problem began the minute I started getting serious about competitive bodybuilding. I have no doubt that the primary cause of my problem was the chemicals. It was the steroids, the growth hormones, the diuretics...I wouldn't in a million years change a lot of the aspects of bodybuilding, but that's the one aspect I'd discontinue if I had a second chance."
When asked: "What should those who still have a second chance do about it?" Mike replied: "Put the drugs away"
Only a handful of men barely make a decent living at bodybuilding. I happened to be one who did for 15 years, but I probably took 20 years off of my life. No amount of money is worth that. I'd rather go back in time and get a nine-to-five job and live to a ripe old-age, like my grandfather. I took the gamble and lost in every way. Physically, I'm completely limited. Financially, I'm pretty close to ruined. Emotionally, it made a guy like me - whose only fear i life was the loss of his mother and father- afraid of every little ache and pain. A "long time" for a human being is NOTHING! It goes by real quick, even quicker when your health is gone and you have nothing to stand on.
I suppose the one thing that would have to be changed is his comment about taking 20 years off of his life, because the fact of the matter is this: It appears to have "taken" his life, to be more precise ~
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I would have done them as a teen. Although I was in great shape and was accused of taking when I didn't I would have looked even better. I truly thought hard work and dedication helped. I was litteraly eating tuna straight out of the can for a meal.
Yeah, if I were to do steroids all over again, I would have started at 19-20. Going through college all juiced-up would have been awesome.
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I started trt and then eq/ deca at 40 yrs old-I would never stop now and wish I started in my early 30s instead of struggling so much my test was prob low then-I think using when I was a teen or 21 might have made me too irritable
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If I knew back then what I do now and knowing I would be going through cancer and polycythemia, FUCK NO. I would never have touched it. But I did and now I accept it.