I don’t care who takes AAS, or when they start. It’s your life. Plant the seed and wait for the harvest.
It is a little much to expect a 16 year old to have enough muscle to squat 200kg, but there probably are some.
Let’s get to the crux of the matter about competitive bodybuilding. It is much more about genetics than it is about AAS. I would much rather compete against someone using a bunch of AAS, than compete against a guy with great genetics.
In competitive bodybuilding, at the high level, all those guys have great genetics. I was not talking about local shows where some of the guys showing up don’t look like they train.
The whole issue I had was the guy telling him he can’t use drugs until he squats 200kg. That would probably cripple the whole steroid industry.
Here was my approach. This applies to all compound exercises that people use to put on muscle mass (not strength.) I did sets of 5 reps to get stronger, for the sole reason for being able to lift more weight for sets of 10 reps which builds muscle mass (for bodybuilding.) It is about getting stronger.
Now you can say I was doing it wrong. That is your right. It seemed to work for me.
No I don’t think that was wrong. At what point did you squat 200kg and was that done naturally?
I personally have rep ranges that I must hit before the weight goes up. Everyone responds differently.
Decided to go for a squat max since everyone in here was telling me I was low T for not doing so (I never have a spotter). My max is just as I thought it would be 275, but I feel like with a spotter I could get 290-maybe 300.
I was cycling 8 weeks on and 8 weeks off 15mg of Dianabol. So I wasn’t natural. But 200kg squat just isn’t close to what I consider strong. Maybe 10 reps with 200kg. When I was powerlifting the squat was my worst lift and I was good for 220kg. I usually went into the deadlift trailing by about 50kg to get at least 3rd place.
I started lifting weights at 19 years old (in 1968) and began taking Dianabol after I turned 22 years old.