wow, it seems every second topic is an 18 year old cycling, as ironic as it sounds I find this slightly irritating. As to your growth plates being fused, have you had X-rays of your ephysial plates? My bone age was 16 when I was 14, 15 when I was 13 etc. Reading anabolics by William Llwellyn isn’t enough, it’s best to understand how these compounds affect the body on a molecular/cellular level too, I’ve actually never read anabolics or any of the supposed steroid guru books, most of my knowledge comes from clinical data, me having a broad range of knowledge with regards to medicine/pharmacy, a bit of chemistry and biomedical science, knowing simply what something is and the potential side effects isn’t enough, you need to know why these side effects from AAS occur (mechanisms etc) so you can deal with them if they happen. Are you aware it isn’t just muscle tissue that contains androgen receptors, cardiac myocytes contain androgen receptors, as do certain regions of the brain. Brain development finishes in men at roughly age 25, there is some evidence to suggest long term abuse of AAS has neurotoxic effects with a few studies showing white and grey matter abnormalities in long term anabolic steroid users, that being said the average dose being used in this study was 1200mg/ week of something, with the 75th percentile (3rd quarter) being over 7000mg/week, so this is serious, serious abuse. Other studies have shown AAS may impact visuospacial cognitive functioning negatively, the possibility of having negative effects with regards to neurotoxicity and cognitive function is likely heightened by teenage use by the mere fact that our brains haven’t finished developing, you need to seriously think about this, you’re shutting down a perfectly functioning endocrine system, and with the doses you are starting with you may be looking at sub-clinical to serious myocardial dysfunction over time.
Secondly, define mid-range testosterone levels, give me an exact measurement
How tall are you? The one pic you posted has what I call (half-natty light) flatters your physique, I can take a picture in that kind of lighting and look halfway decent too, with a pump I would legitimately look fairly-aesthetic. You have impressive lower back development, I attribute that to your powerlifting style training routine, other than that there’s nothing to seriously write home about, you seem to have good insertions/ nice size with regards to specifically the lateral head of your triceps. lifting stats are pretty good. I suppose you are more focused on PL than bodybuilding though, 600mg of test/wk is a lot more than you need for a first cycle, if you’re going to do it anyway use less, always try get by with the lowest possible amount of drugs, this way you can potentially minimize long term health implications as well, seriously, use the lowest dose possible, get adequate antioxidant/ anti inflammatory supplements, eat a clean diet, make sure to get plenty of aerobic exercise. Do you regularly drink to excess or use recreational drugs (like most 18 year olds I know), if so… stop using them before you cycle.
What’s your PCT?
On a side note: Was T-nation always like this (people coming in stating IM GOING TO CYCLE nothing will stop me etc.) This comes off as arrogant and not many people will want to help you, for powerlifting halo is better than dbol, but I wouldn’t use either on a first cycle. How long have you been lifting for?
