Giving up Roids, how hard is it really

[f4209211]

I was talking to this good friend of mine yesterday at the gym and exchanging information about his cycle and gains. This guy has been on roids for 3 years now and says he's done atleast 7 or 8 cycles. Quite obviously he's huge. I was asking him about taking time off and he said he cycles 8 weeks on, 4 weeks off.

I was asking him when he intends to give it up and he said, he can't imagine life without them. I'm on my first cycle and as much as i love the effects, i won't be on them for more than 8 weeks. For the experienced veterans. Is it really so hard giving it up.

 

[Canuck4]

I dont think its that hard.
Its not addictive like Crack or Heroin.
I just love beeing on though.

 

[Nelson Montana]

It's not that hard -- about as tough as giving up pussy. If you got laid once you wouldn't need to do it again, would you?

















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[mike1107]

I dont think its that hard.
Its not addictive like Crack or Heroin.
I just love beeing on though.

I'm a victim of this phenomen too...

 

[BigAndy69]

It's not that hard -- about as tough as giving up pussy. If you got laid once you wouldn't need to do it again, would you?

Lol. Yup, nobody ever does 1 cycle.

I think, eventually, if you become satisfied with the way you look, than giving them up becomes easier. Unfortunately, most of us start because we are not satisfied with are size...and some of us will never be satisfied.

Also, I've seen BBers who were pretty confident turn into self conscious bitches once they turn to the dark side.

 

[Baby Gorilla]

Walking away....

A sign of psychological dependency is a feeling that one "needs" something to be complete.

A while back, I got off a cycle, and after the 4th week of returning to being "normal," I honestly just wanted to go right back on. It made me do some serious thinking about if being on was really worth it.

Gains defintely made it worth it (in spite of the many hassles one goes through to do a cycle). However, I realized that I couldn't afford gear to keep doing it, so I decided to take some time away.

The first two months are hard. You loose some strength. You might loose a little mass. You have to adjust your training because you don't recover as fast.

Guess what....

In time, you adjust. You realize you're pretty darn good without the gear, and you use different tactics to regain the strength gear gave you and your mass starts to come back.

Okay, gear is faster and more rewarding in its own way. However, natural gets results too.

Like anything else, it's just staying off long enough to realize that it's not a big deal to live off it.

Oh, you really need more than 4 weeks off between cycles for the psychological factor. In the 4 weeks you're off, you're still running on residual gear in your system (depends on what you used) and it's not unusual for things like Clomid to give you an extra boost as you come off as well.

After you're off ALL the gear, that's when you face what being without is like. It's humbling, but hey, humbling is good for the soul.

 

[deify]

wow baby gorilla dropped the knowledge... That is all true...

 

[genarr3]

Re: Walking away....

A sign of psychological dependency is a feeling that one "needs" something to be complete.

A while back, I got off a cycle, and after the 4th week of returning to being "normal," I honestly just wanted to go right back on. It made me do some serious thinking about if being on was really worth it.

Gains defintely made it worth it (in spite of the many hassles one goes through to do a cycle). However, I realized that I couldn't afford gear to keep doing it, so I decided to take some time away.

The first two months are hard. You loose some strength. You might loose a little mass. You have to adjust your training because you don't recover as fast.

Guess what....

In time, you adjust. You realize you're pretty darn good without the gear, and you use different tactics to regain the strength gear gave you and your mass starts to come back.

Okay, gear is faster and more rewarding in its own way. However, natural gets results too.

Like anything else, it's just staying off long enough to realize that it's not a big deal to live off it.

Oh, you really need more than 4 weeks off between cycles for the psychological factor. In the 4 weeks you're off, you're still running on residual gear in your system (depends on what you used) and it's not unusual for things like Clomid to give you an extra boost as you come off as well.

After you're off ALL the gear, that's when you face what being without is like. It's humbling, but hey, humbling is good for the soul.

Great post.

As far as how hard is is to go off gear?
Low self esteem - Very hard.
High self esteem - No problem.

 

[Nelson Montana]

Very well said Gorilla.

And like any dependancy, the longer you go without it, the easier it gets.

That first few months is a bitch though.












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[SuKY_GeNeTiCs]

I am ready to go back on