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I've been on for probably 8 months straight now and I pretty much plan on staying on year round for the next 5 - 10 years, until I'm ready to give up powerlifting. I'm curious how much success guys have running moderate doses for really long periods of time.
Right now I'm on: 400 test, 400 eq, 200 deca a week. I'm loving it so far. Strength gains continue to climb and I'm not putting on a ton of weight, which is what I want since I compete in the mid-range weight classes. What I'm wondering, is how long doses like that would be effective? I'd assume you would be able to make strength gains almost indefinitely. Sure you get to the point where you're not putting much mass on, but the drugs are still helping with recovery, which improves performance.
I've heard some Elite/Pro level powerlifters claim they don't use much more than HRT level doses. Some will run something like 200 mg test and then add in orals as they get closer to meets.
The longer I've been lifting and using anabolics, the more I can see that drugs are overrated to a certain extent. You can always make gains, even off low doses, as long as you put the work in. I've gone as high as 1 gram of test, and honestly didn't notice much of a difference compared to 500 mg.
What are your guys' thoughts on this?
I have good friends that are on easily twice the amount of gear I'm on, yet I still out-total them Raw, while also being 1 - 2 weight classes lower. They're always egging me on to up my doses, but obviously what I'm doing is working, so why bother?
Right now I'm on: 400 test, 400 eq, 200 deca a week. I'm loving it so far. Strength gains continue to climb and I'm not putting on a ton of weight, which is what I want since I compete in the mid-range weight classes. What I'm wondering, is how long doses like that would be effective? I'd assume you would be able to make strength gains almost indefinitely. Sure you get to the point where you're not putting much mass on, but the drugs are still helping with recovery, which improves performance.
I've heard some Elite/Pro level powerlifters claim they don't use much more than HRT level doses. Some will run something like 200 mg test and then add in orals as they get closer to meets.
The longer I've been lifting and using anabolics, the more I can see that drugs are overrated to a certain extent. You can always make gains, even off low doses, as long as you put the work in. I've gone as high as 1 gram of test, and honestly didn't notice much of a difference compared to 500 mg.
What are your guys' thoughts on this?
I have good friends that are on easily twice the amount of gear I'm on, yet I still out-total them Raw, while also being 1 - 2 weight classes lower. They're always egging me on to up my doses, but obviously what I'm doing is working, so why bother?
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