Who stays on a light cycle when forced not to not lift after an injury or surgery?

[headtrainer]

I always run a light cycle when I’m recovering from an injury or surgery. Even during long lay-offs from lifting ( e.g., 6 months due to a tendon repair), I’ve been able to maintain a significant amount of muscle mass while not lifting due to the anti-catabolic effects of steroids. Anyone else experience this?

 

[Matsuo Munefusa]

yeah, I mean as much as people like to say its all hard work/dedication its a medically known fact that steroids will increase muscle mass even with no exercise stimulus. Just injecting steroids is literally all you need to increase your muscles (to a certain extent, you're obviously not going to have a great physique just doing steroids without putting in the work training and dieting and sleeping well).

The drugs work!

 

[qbkilla]

I'd assume everyone. Dropping all aas would lead to unnecessary muscle loss. Keeping dosages high when not able to train would probably consttute mental illness. If not able to train correctly cruise or trt.

 

[Tomgrass]

Gear speed up recovery... Connect the dots. I had two hernias repaired. I was on 200 mg test and tb500. 3 weeks I was in the gym.

 

[m314]

I've done this in the past. After my spinal fusion surgery last year, I decided to drop the low dose trest and stay on TRT only. Trest gives me a low level pump all day even if I'm not lifting. Any kind of pump or tension in my upper body would cause pain during the recovery, so I thought low dose test only would be best.

Lost muscle mass comes back quickly once you're recovered and able to lift. It doesn't matter much if you lose size temporarily in the recovery phase.