For me I always lost my gains, whereas bridging with just 100mg week test would retain them.
[quote]Arem wrote:
I have seen this go both ways. A friend of mine cycled from a young age for about 3 years using heavy chemicals, his log was actually fairly famous here. He stopped using 6 months ago, he also stopped eating and training, he went from about 230 @ 8% BF to 170 @ 9-10% BF. Literally exactly where he had been 3 and a half years ago. Except he virtually wasted thousands of hours in the gym and tens of thousands of dollars on gear, food, supplements, gym memberships etc.
On the other hand, I have friends who ran light cycles one time and gained 20-25 pounds of good muscle. Cut up post cycle, and then continued to lift heavy, eat hearty, and they’ve retained 80% of their weight gains. As far as strength goes, it definitely drops a bit after a cycle. You just simply cant lift like you can when you’re on cycle. That being said though, I have seen guys who 6 months after a cycle are benching more than they were when they were on cycle.
Eat right, train right, and you’ll keep enough gains to be satisfied a couple years down the road even if you never cycle again. [/quote]
what did your friends consider a “light cycle” ?