However, I can see that you are little wary of taking steroids for the reasons that you state which is no bad thing to be fair. But to be honest, to go on for a couple of weeks then off for a week to return for a further 2 weeks is not really worth the while in my opinion.

However I have always been a believer in the careful approach but this could be be a little too careful mate. If you are that scared of the gear, it may not be a good idea to go down this road.

If you are going to do the job then go for it my friend.

Hi Mick,

I recently read Laymen’s I and II and I am wanting some advice on which would be a better stack to start off with for my first cycle. I have done quite a bit of research on different “gears” and I just want to make sure that what I am thinking about using would be a good choice for someone like myself I have been training for about 2 1/2 to 3 years, and I am 5’10″ about 195. I am looking for both size, and definition.

I am considering using a stack of Andriol & Deca or a stack of Dianabol & Deca. Which of these would you suggest, or would you use a different stack? PS- Could I also just use Deca by itself and get the results that I want?

Hey Mike,

I would choose one or the other – size or condition. Best to get the size THEN condition after, that is the norm. I would go for dianabol and deca which would be far better than deca on it’s own.

But self experimentation does not hurt and you could grow quite well – you never know. Just remember to keep your carb levels low to medium and you will not put on as much fat. That is the only real way to gain size and condition but it is a slow process.

Dear Mick,

I am a 17 year old bodybuilder. I have been training for 2 years and now I am seriously thinking about taking steroids. People keep telling me they are dangerous for teenagers. I would like you to tell me just what is the difference between a 17 year old taking steroids and 27 year old taking them. Can you explain because every where I look it tells me taking steroids at 17 is dangerous but no one explains why they are, maybe you can?

Gary C.

Hey Gary,

With pleasure. Not so much dangerous as unwise. You see, up to the age of about 18-19 more or less, your own testosterone levels are working overtime, pumping out more than you will ever need. If you take in more than you will need NOW, then there is a good chance that you could slow or stop your own NATURAL testosterone levels from doing the job that they were designed for.

It is always best to let nature do it’s job, then when your growwing period has basically ended it’s peak, that is the time to seek further therapy IF it is needed. Best advise ever is to keep on training naturally UNTIL you can physically see the gains stop, but make sure that they have stopped, then steroids can be considered. That is the reason why my friend.

Hi Mick,

This is Gary, if you don’t remember me I asked the question about me taking steroids at 17 years old, and also thank you for your reply I am now going to carry on training naturally for a while. I have 2 questions for you, the first one is whenever I train my bicep they don’t seem to get any bigger or hurt the next morning unlike every thing else, is they any exercise which you feel is a good one for hurting them.

My second question is whenever I train a specific muscle like chest or triceps they some times take days to heal and are not heeled in time for my next workout. Is there any supplements or advise on how to heel faster that you can give me.

Thanks for your help

Gary C.

Hi Gary,

It seems to me that your training system is a little imbalanced. Either that or you are simply giving priority to on body part over another. When training you must make sure that you swap things around from time to time.

For instance, if you normally start off with legs and finish with arms; change things around from week to week and start at what would normally be the end of the workout. Make sure also that you are training the WHOLE arm and not just the biceps.

Define the word tricep meaning ‘tri’ = three muscles as opposed to biceps ‘bi’ = two muscles. So it makes sense to hit both the upper and rear parts of the upper arms.

As for making them “hurt”. You don’t necessarily have to be part crippled every time that you train; making sure that you hit each body part as hard as the next will ensure that you are going the right way.

Making mistakes now as in training imbalances, can, in the long run, be detrimental to your outcome in the future unless you correct them now.

Train hard and be strong,

-Mick Hart.

Founder of Mick Hart Training Systems and the No Bull Collection Magazine.

- Layman’s Guides to Steroids I and II
http://www.bodybuildingandsteroids.com/laymans-index.htm-
- Layman’s Guides to Steroids III (new)
http://www.bodybuildingandanabolicsteroids.com/