That goes against everything I have ever read, dos anyone have any studies or articles from well respected experts in the field to prove\disprove this?I have always been led to believe that any drug gains would be lost on ceasing all use of them.
ok, you ask so i tell, even though god himself already confirmed this above.
this is from, like most of the things i learned initially, llewellyn.
Are the gains from stroid use temporary?Yes, and no. Steroids can help you do two basic things with regard to muscle growth. First, they can allow you to more rapidly reach your genetic limits for muscle growth. Provided you continue to train actively, eat properly, and use an effective PCT program, you should be able to maintain at your genetic limit indefinitely. So in this regard, the early gains do not have to be temporary.
Later, steroids can allow you to push well beyond your genetic limits. It is important to emphasize this, as extreme physical development cannot be maintained long-term without the repeat administration of anabolic substances. The body will always revert back towards its normal metabolic limits once AAS are removed. In this context, some of the gains will not be permanent.
Steroids do permanently alter the physiology of your muscles by adding more cellular nuclei. With higher nuclei content, each muscle cell can manage it's volume more efficiently, which allows more rapid expansion. Even after a long period of complete abstinence from training and AAS, the nuclei remain. This may provide a "muscle memory" effect, allowing you to reach your genetic limit (perhaps a slightly extended limit) faster than if you had never used AAS in the past So in this regard, there are lasting benefits beyond the temporary increase in muscle size itself.
