Kind of playing devils advocate here, it’s the same advice id give to anyone with not impressive numbers/strength that they shouldn’t go on a cycle yet. However my reasoning is that gear shouldn’t be used as a “shortcut” and that you should build the discipline to train properly naturally before gear. “Paying your dues” comes to mind aswell.
For those of you with more knowledge on the subject than me — is there any physiological reason not to take a complete beginner and just get him on gear (let’s say test 500 12 wks) if he wanted to get as much size as possible as quickly as possible (ie: movie role)?
Same reason you don’t give a kid with a learner’s permit a Lamborghini and why a virgin shouldn’t slide into bed with Tera Patrick. It’s just going to deliver disappointment for everyone involved because they won’t make the most use of what’s available.
Having a little experience before you’re in that situation will lead to a better time. Having even more experience before getting there will make things that much more worthwhile.
A beginner, as in an untrained person, shouldn’t jump right into a cycle because they don’t know how to push themselves to the necessary degree in the gym - volume-wise or intensity-wise. Giving a complete beginner gear is using a sledgehammer to swat a fly.
If anabolics allow a lifter to use higher volume and/or frequency and/or intensity, but the lifter doesn’t know how to actually do any of that, then how productive can those sessions actually be?
Then there’s the issue of: What does the guy do after? PCT and then train as a natural until it’s time for the now-inevitable next cycle?
Probably off-topic, but while I acknowledge that actors have very good incentive to use gear for certain roles, the most significant factors to looking “impressive” on screen have to do with simply being leaner than the average movie-goer (not hard to do at all) and pumping up immediately before shooting a given scene. So I’d say it’s not the best example, but I get where you were going.
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Because it makes no sense to take illegal drugs and manipulate your endocrine system when you could get that same growth naturally.
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Keep in mind that beginner gains are on par with gains you’d get from a 500mg test cycle if you’re a seasoned juicer. Plus you’ll keep 100% of it so make the most of your virgin body
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