rethinking this . . .
graybass,
As I recently said in another post, I first “touched” steroids / testosterone (doctor prescribed)
on Tuesday, February 14, 2006. I was born in 1954, so I was over 50.
And to be completely transparent, I gained a bunch of pure muscle mass right off the bat. It
was an absolutely an amazing experience. I changed nothing . . . no dietary changes, no training
routine changes, did not train harder. I just grew. And I got stronger. It was so easy, I could not
believe it. As I bumped up the dosages (again, doctor prescribed) I continued to grow until I
started to feel not so good, was lethargic with the weight gain and simultaneously, some red
flags started to appear in my blood tests. Then we backed off. In total, at my heaviest, I gained
~ 30 lbs. in a very short period of time. Now, at a much lower dosage I would say retained ~ 10 lbs.
of pure muscle on 150 – 200mg of testosterone. Blood tests look good. And where I am at now,
I could stand to lose about 10 lbs. of fat to get below 10% body fat, which at my age (do the
math) has become increasingly difficult to do. I am content now, just attempting to hold back the
hands of time . . .
I was a virgin to PED’s. If you have been ‘experimenting’ with PEDs in the past your mileage will
unavoidably vary. It is not clear to me from your post if you have ever used steroids in the past
or are using now. My opinion, if you haven’t then you may very well duplicate my experience (and I
am what one would call a hard gainer). So, yes, it is still possible to make gains in muscle mass.
If you have been using, are still using now, like Tenny said so well, it will require changing your
whole entire routine in life.
Is it worth it? Only you will know the answer to that.
Like to get some other members feed back. I'll admit to being over 50 (and then some LOL) As I got older I decided to try and be leaner. I competed in power for 22 years. I've really focused on BB type work outs for the last 10 years. I managed to get in the best shape of my life but I'd love to get bigger. Have any of you experience in this. I know all the basics, I work full time as a trainer. Love to hear from some bros who managed to put on 10-15 lbs of muscle later in life, don't know if I can. I also have been lifting for 40 years, so joints are hurting, which is another reason it's hard to gain size. Not afraid of a little blast and cruise either. I also write precontest diets for clients so I know the drill. Still hard to gain size without getting fat though LOL
Sorry for long ramble.
GB