it doesnt matter.
what the fuck are you delusional, if you go off all steroids, very soon you look like garbage either way.unless maybe all shredded.
there is no maintaining anything off steroids,lol, when the esters are out, the muscle will follow on their way out, ie all will be pissed out.
yah some natural base will be left for who has one but thatll hardly be worth the effort compared to the jacked physique.
ok if one runs small doses and goes off, the difference wont be too bad, but all esle...lol.
there is no maintaining steroid gains.
and they both the base guy and the non base guy can blast into shae again anytime.
thats the reality.
ofc having a base is the smarter overall aproach but your point is flawed
someone who knows how to train naturally can come off steroids and be a really built guy not on drugs. you obviously won't "keep" the gains, but the difference is someone who's never trained without drugs will come off and look like they don't lift at ALL. they'll disintegrate and 6 months later someone natural will look leaps and bounds better than the guy off his cycle, ya dig?
i don't think having a base is smarter if you're going to be competing. no point in waiting and being years behind dudes who started on cycle at 18. but if you're lifting for yourself, going on cycle right out the barrel means you either keep cycling forever or at some point you'll look no better than the day you started.