Hello Everyone

[Acadian]

Good to be here. I'm 32, 5'10'' 213 lbs 13%bf. Just completed an 8 week PCT after being "on" for 4 straight years. Going to try the 4wks on/off (Author Rea's method) from now on. Being involved in bodybuilding and enhancement for several years, I hope I can be of help to some of the younger/less experienced members. Thanks for having me.

[vindiesel]

Welcome aboard, Acadian

[Acadian]

Thanks bro

[ryan400]

Welcome to OSBB!

[monkeybizniz]

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[bigredps]

I too am new here and I couldnt help noticeing that you've been "ON" for 4 staight years?????? I would definitly like to hear more about that.....

[ajdos]

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[lawrence]

welcome to osbb..

[Acadian]

Originally Posted by bigredps

I too am new here and I couldnt help noticeing that you've been "ON" for 4 staight years?????? I would definitly like to hear more about that.....

Yeah, I just got addicted. When I was last off, even though I thought my PCT was tight, I got depressed and had a hard time dealing with the loss of muscle mass I experienced and my mental health was affected. This time, in addition to the traditional tools (HCG, Clomid, Nolva), I bridged with a 4 week run of slin and 6 weeks (3x per week) of IGF-1, as well as some hexarelin and later GHRP. So my "off" time is referring strictly to steroids, not chemicals. I was able to actually add a few pounds during the 8 weeks, had no mental health problems, with the only negative being a spike of 3% in bodyfat, mostly put on during the last 4 weeks where I was using the GHRP.

[bigredps]

I often thought about staying on year round but was always afraid that normal test levels wouldnt come back up.... Infact I'm starting to think that my test levels are low right now... I have ZERO sex drive and that concerns me.....I'm 38 and usually do a 6 month cycle followed by a good PCT.... I've done this for the past 10 years....Who knows, maybe I'm just getting old... I know one thing though.... I definitly feel better when I'm ON

[over55]

Welcome To Osbb!!!!

[Chestnut]

Welcome!!!!!

[Acadian]

Originally Posted by bigredps

I often thought about staying on year round but was always afraid that normal test levels wouldnt come back up.... Infact I'm starting to think that my test levels are low right now... I have ZERO sex drive and that concerns me.....I'm 38 and usually do a 6 month cycle followed by a good PCT.... I've done this for the past 10 years....Who knows, maybe I'm just getting old... I know one thing though.... I definitly feel better when I'm ON

If you have no sex drive then you're probably correct that your test levels are low. 38 is still too young to have low libido. As someone who stayed on year round, I can tell you that there are pros and cons. What's good is that you will maintain a high sex drive and perserve your mass. What's bad is that you'll plateau and not make gains in your training, or at least find it difficult to do so. I have naturally low test levels and was being seen as an HRT patient, but I find that when I can come off the juice and let my receptors recover, that the juice works so much better when I go back on. When you are off, what I found helped me are test boosters (containing tongali ali (sp?) and trib), and 5-10 grams of L-Arginine everyday. Taking this will not take your libido to the level it is when you're on, but should keep you functional and give some sex drive.

[bigredps]

Thats some good info and I apprciate it... When I really sit down and think about it, I really havent had much of a libido since I was about 18 or 19 and that was long before I thought about AAS... When I am ON as I said before I'm dfinitly more sexually driven and dont expect to feel so driven when I'm off but I would like to feel something... Its my OFF time that my wife is greatful for....She has little to no libido year round....Anyway I will certainly take your advice and see what happens....I also understand the addiction part.... More of a mental addiction than anything...Not being able to push the heavy stuff,not being as vascular and not haveing everybody looking at me and saying "damn dude".....Well fortunitly I can wear more and baggy clothes this time of year but I sure do look forward to ON time again...

[Acadian]

Originally Posted by bigredps

Thats some good info and I apprciate it... When I really sit down and think about it, I really havent had much of a libido since I was about 18 or 19 and that was long before I thought about AAS... When I am ON as I said before I'm dfinitly more sexually driven and dont expect to feel so driven when I'm off but I would like to feel something... Its my OFF time that my wife is greatful for....She has little to no libido year round....Anyway I will certainly take your advice and see what happens....I also understand the addiction part.... More of a mental addiction than anything...Not being able to push the heavy stuff,not being as vascular and not haveing everybody looking at me and saying "damn dude".....Well fortunitly I can wear more and baggy clothes this time of year but I sure do look forward to ON time again...

Have you thought about using some other things when you're off AAS? You can definitely maintain and perhaps even gain a bit if you bridge with IGF-1, slin, HGH, or the GH releasing peptides. I think I'm going to always bridge with some IGF-1, good stuff...