i'll let you know. ive been clean now for 4 weeks. no gh, no anabolics, fat burners etc. prolly the first time i have been without something in my blood for about 6 years? going to start 250mg test blend a wk tomorrow. started to notice today my skin getting 'looser'. dunno how to explain it, but its the first real definitive sign that my body is starting to decline from being anabolic free as my strength is still pretty good.
dunno how long i'll run just 250/wk. and unsure about re-introducing gh. if i do it'll ony be 2iu for anti aging and health benefits.
You can keep a lot of your gains running smaller dosages as long as you don`t let your bodyfat get out of control.
As far as strength goes,for me personally, if I`m doing the 70`s on flyes,when on,I`ll be using the 60`s when clean........no biggie IMO,as I go by the old adage,"If it feels heavy,it is heavy" ..................the body only knows either heavy or light,and cannot add or count numbers.
On bigger lifts,I find I lose a bit more strength.......100 pound db inclines,become 85-90 for the reps I used to get on the 100`s......I don`t care as I`m not powerlifting.
As I said earlier,eat a bit cleaner,do a bit of cardio,especially if you see your bodyfat creeping up on you.
I believe Steve uses what he says he does because as my above post states,once you are there,you can easily maintain most of it, if you do it right on lower dosages.
Even when clean,if I don`t let my diet get out of hand too much,I can still look pretty good as long as I watch my bodyfat and don`t get too lazy in the gym or at the table.
EDIT: Just wanted to add that my cycles are never insanely huge like some of the stupid shit you see posted here....................
so I probably have a lot less to lose that another person who may be running more than I do...........really have no clue how that equals out or if it matters at all actually.
Also,I`ve done any GH so I have no fucking clue!!