I never used steroids. Not that I had anything against them. To be honest I spoke ill of them to those that asked for the following reasons. I was able to grow in strength without them. I wanted to see how far I could go without gear. The love of iron for me was the actual discipline of the routine I followed. My commitment to training as hard as possible regardless of how much weight I was able to handle from day to day. I laughed inside at those who used bench shirts to achieve what I could without. To me I thought of my self as a warrior in training who had no tool or drugs, just my own brawn and heart to make the iron my bitch.
I am proud of my strength that I built naturaly, my muscle gains came after the strength. Then my ego soured and the king Kong feelings followed. Great to feel powerfully, it's an awesome feeling. Especially when earned through hard natural training.
So foward some 20 years later mid 40s are setting in. Several injuries, stiff joints, longer recovery time. Longer time to get back into shape. I let myself go with being a father, regular work grind and the dreaded
"No time to train" takes over. Recently I have spent 5 months working harder than I have in years to get into shape. Struggling to get out of bed do to soreness. I love it, it's slow but progress is there. I refuse to give up, I push on with my morning smoothie, eggs with cottage cheese, cup of coffee and go to work sore as ever. My warrior face back on, I'm motivated goal driven, loving every bit of it.
The part here that gets to me now is this. I am tempted now more than ever to try the juice. If only to feel what it's like. To supercharge my recovery,my goals and maybe go beyond. To feel like king Kong again for another decade or so before it's gone for good. My foundation is there,why not? Fear of side effects take over. Could I shoot myself up with a needle? Ignorance on my part for years of never putting any thought into them is my struggle. I admit I am not knowledgeable about them. Good source and quality, do you go to a doctor to screen your blood work. What are you looking for in those tests. Does the doctor know why your needing these tests done? So tempting................ .....
That's the ''side affect" that anabolics cause- they supercharge your recovery.
You can do more sets, higher reps with heavier weight. Guess what happens?
