Dear Mick,
I’m a keen body builder and have been wondering recently whether I should start taking steroids. I have no great desire to compete – I can’t dedicate enough time to my training as it is! But I was wondering how far you can get training naturally. There is a guy at my gym that seems very keen to sell me some gear but I have to say I am more than a little nervous about the idea of taking any drugs… I guess I’m undecided…any thoughts?

Alan,
Via – Web Site

Dear Alan,
You are a keen bodybuilder, that is good. But are you really that keen to start taking steroids? This might seem a little bit contradictive coming from me who is so pro steroid, but you have got to realise that taking steroids WILL NOT make you any more keener especially if time is not on your side. Steroids make the body utilisze protein to it’s maximum enabling growth to take place faster, amongst many other things, but it does not make you get up and go to the gym whether you like it or not. If you cannot dedicate more time to training then personally I would not take steroids simply because you would be wasting your money – and not because they would harm you.

The guy in the gym can see that you are a possible target due to your unsurity and confusion – don’t be! It is hard to gauge how much you can grow without steroids, everyone is different, but I can say that you will only grow and gain to how much you time you can contribute to your training. I would leave the gear for a time, train as you are, don’t feel pushed into it and finally, tell the guy in the gym to g shove his gear up his butt! (excuse the pun). He sounds a bit dodgy anyway, tell him to fuck off basically! Hope that this has helped.

PS – If he is really THAT big, shout it from a distance!!

Dear Mick,
I believe in moderation. 2000mg per week seems mighty excessive to me. Does that mean you have exhausted gains at lower dosages? If not, why increase the risk factor unnecessarily. Where do you go from 2000mg per week…3000….4000?
I do think dosages have generally increased over the last 1-2 years in terms of what people claim to take. I hope Mick gives us his view on the “wiseness” of such a trend.

Steve

Hi Steve,
The dosages have increased over the last few years simply because most of the gear has been absolutely fucking shit – PERIOD!! C’mon let’s be honest about it. That is why they have had to increase the dosages to get anywhere at ALL!! Another point is that those who have not had the brains to listen to people about the POSSIBILITIES of counterfeits (and some still believe that there ain’t any) think that it is quite the in thing to be taking more dosages than that of the average BULL for Christ’s sake!!!

I have said it before and will once again, start off slow and easy, you cannot get it out once it has been put in. OK, so we like to take the gear – well I do – but those big stupid hairy arsed twats that call themselves bodybuilders only push the limits of bodybuilding over the top – period!!

1000mg is about average even for the largest of us bodybuilders and if not, then increasing it by as much as 250mg seems a little better than the large jumps that you ask about. I agree with you with your assumption of dosages and admire you for that. There are “stacks” of stacks in my books especially my latest but I will try and get one of them in referring to TEST in a couple of days mate. Hope that this has helped.

Hi Mick
It is great to have a UK web site like yours now – congratulations! I have a couple of questions for you if you would be so kind :
1. When using Anabol, after about three/four days at dosages of only 15-25mg per day, I get bad lower back pain that makes walking any great distance very uncomfortable. Any ideas what causes this?
2. I note from a lot of the Discussion Boards that the dosages people claim to take has increased significantly over the last year or so. Claims of between 1000mg/1500mg per week are now not uncommon. The rationale given is that to get the full benefit of cycling, you need to go heavy on dosage. What is your view Mick?

A Loyal Fan,
Via – Web site

Hi Mate,
Thanks for your questions by the way. Now then, about the ANABOL. First of all it could be one of many thing starting with the fact that the steroid could be to strong for you – but at the dosages that you state my guess is – no way. This is because the average dosage per day is about (and safely) 50mg. This is even when stacked with other steroids in the stack too. It could be that there is a little liver strain but I think not. Just in case, drinking plenty of water with pure lemon juice will help to eleviate the problem. Also, try taking about 3-4 grams of vitamin C which will also help to cleanse the system.

You could have also slightly strained your lower back during a training session – I have known this with my students in many cases. The reoccurrence is always pointed in the direction of the steroid when in reality it has nothing to do with it. But it is best to play safe.

God Bless,
Mick.

“For anyone considering steroid use” this is a must read…
Layman’s Guides to Steroids I and II

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