Sorta O/T Born again virgin?

[SqueezePlay]

I was thinking about the term "born again virgin", and on the cusp of my first cycle ever, I'm curious about your thoughts on a "born again natural". Once one does even the smallest cycle, can they ever truly be considered natutral again? I guess, kinda like the virgin thing, it all boils down to what you believe in you own mind. I mention it because for 10+ years I have taken great pride in knowing that my progress is natural, and there's a small piece of me that doesn't want to give that up. Having taken Andro, creatine, and other OTC supps, I guess I'm not even truly natural at this point, the next step is a pretty big one though. Has anyone else gone through a similar thought process before taking the plunge?

 

[DOGMA]

I think you should identify your goals. Are you a " natural competitor" ? If your goals do not reguire you to use AAS's and your happy being natural, I would have to ask then why would you want to use them.

Now for myself I never used AAS until I was 34 years of age, the point is I hit the wall then instead of moving forward I was back sliding with injuries and very little muscular gains and thats when I startes using gear. Up untill that point I really did not see the need for them, I was not going to step on stage or enter a powerlifting comp ect.

I guess my point is dont use them unless you have to to be competitive or you cannot continue making progress without them. That's just my opinion....

I certainly huge respect for someone who's built a great phisique without them.

 

[doug1]

I trained for about 15 years natural with very little progress. I was very concerned about the "stigma" of using, not to mention that I really had no access to them. I sure wasn't gonna walk up to the monster in the gym and say "hey man, can you tell me where I can get some steroids?" Then along came the internet and books and I got educated and decided it was time to take the muscle mass to the next level. I wish I had started after about 5 years, that would have made me 20 years old instead of 30. Anyway, you sound concerned about what people think, screw that!
I don't think you should enter a natural bb contest though, just because someone is clean for a test does not make them natural in my opinion. That brings up a whole other discussion, what is really "natural", just because something is legal does not make a guy natural. There are definite benefits like the stretching of the muscle sheath that the guy who never used gear does not benefit from.

 

[leapfrog]

BEST ADVICE I EVER RECEIVED

train for as long as you can naturally when you plateau,then you consider aas.

leap

without proper diet,training,and rest-juice is pointless!!