Have you ever used steroids, HGH, etc.?

[TheGuardian]

Originally Posted by scott free

An honest question for those of you who've used on some kind of regular basis... how much of the muscle mass that steroids produce are you actually able to keep once you stop using?

If you continue to lift on a good program, can you keep most of it? I ask because i read an Esquire article a long time ago where the author cycled on it several times, rapidly got huge and freakishly strong, but once he stopped the mass melted away no matter what he did to try and keep it... is that pretty much how it goes or have some of you had different results?

Pretty much that would happen yes. You have to remember you are altering your hormones, thus, altering the entire endocrine system. You synthesize protein more efficiently, you heal and recovery faster, everything gets "sped up". Yes, even some bad things if you aren't careful. But you can't go on cycle, come off, and retail anything really. That's why it's best to not come off. That's what it's meant to "blast and cruise". You go a term, say 10-12 weeks at high doses, then come down to low doses. You will retain everything on the low dose, but give your body a break from the higher doses of the androgens and anabolics.

[Easy 6]

Originally Posted by TheGuardian

Pretty much that would happen yes. You have to remember you are altering your hormones, thus, altering the entire endocrine system. You synthesize protein more efficiently, you heal and recovery faster, everything gets "sped up". Yes, even some bad things if you aren't careful. But you can't go on cycle, come off, and retail anything really. That's why it's best to not come off. That's what it's meant to "blast and cruise". You go a term, say 10-12 weeks at high doses, then come down to low doses. You will retain everything on the low dose, but give your body a break from the higher doses of the androgens and anabolics.

Solid info, thanks man