Kind of a basic question here, but this thread had me thinking about it..
Lats, awhile back Mike Arnold wrote an article that kind of go into what I'm asking you now:
http://www.professionalmuscle.com/f...irst-cycle-stance-go-all-out-take-slow-4.html
Also:
AAS use: Diving right in or taking it slow? Part 1 | IronMag Bodybuilding Blog
I know Mike isn't recommending the above approach to anyone directly, but found the above articles interesting and a little different way of looking at this stuff.
Many guys say that "you only get one first cycle" and to not "waste it" by being too conservative.
However, there is the other school of thought that many guys here have talked about over the years where, if you start super high early on, where do you go from there? Even Higher doses?? Obviously not a very good thing..
Lats (and everybody else), would like to get your take on this in regards to how a clean guy would ideally start out in maximizing progress while staying at a reasonable (and hopefully "reasonably safe") dose..
Also, do you guys feel that the first time you use aas is your best "cycle" because of the "virgin receptors" theory or is it more a matter of you being at your smallest before starting aas, and the bigger you get the harder it becomes to gain even more muscle mass?
Or do you think it is a bit of both?