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THE STEEL BEAST Pro Bodybuilder (Total posts: 375) |
posted June 14, 2000 04:07 AM
  
WHAT AGE DID YOU GUYS START..AND WHAT AGE DO YOU WISH YOU START...AND WHAT DO YOU THINK IS THE IDEAL AGE? IP: Logged |
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deadlifter Amateur Bodybuilder (Total posts: 64) |
posted June 14, 2000 04:08 AM
22/25/whatever age you reach your maximum potential and exhausted all other options------------------ Dead. [This message has been edited by deadlifter (edited June 14, 2000).] IP: Logged |
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THE STEEL BEAST Pro Bodybuilder (Total posts: 375) |
posted June 14, 2000 04:10 AM
KEEP EM COMING I THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT. IP: Logged |
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Capt'n_Crunch Pro Bodybuilder (Total posts: 886) |
posted June 14, 2000 04:17 AM
In my opinion about early to mid 20's IP: Logged |
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scott825 Pro Bodybuilder (Total posts: 305) |
posted June 14, 2000 04:29 AM
Actually not til 27 for me.I wrestled for 8 years & juice just wouldnt have been a good idea at the time.Since then I had made good gains naturally.So finally after years of research I have decided to use AS & it was a good decision.By that time I feel I had definetly hit my full potential as far as making gains naturally goes. IP: Logged |
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d Impact Amateur Bodybuilder (Total posts: 15) |
posted June 14, 2000 04:56 AM
I waited until I was 27years old and had 10 years of experience before my first cycle. IP: Logged |
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lorenzo Pro Bodybuilder (Total posts: 117) |
posted June 14, 2000 05:18 AM
I don't think it's age necessarily. I think it's how long you have been training and when do you reach a point that you are not making gains anymore. I think you should train for atleast 2-3 years before you start the gear. Then you will have made training part of your life...not just a passing fancy. Then the juice will be used for something more meaningful than wanting to be big to get the chicks. I started training when I was 21, juicing at 23...I'm 27 now but never really went on a heavy cycle until a year and a half ago. IP: Logged |
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AY Pro Bodybuilder (Total posts: 192) |
posted June 14, 2000 06:13 AM
I started at 24. I trained natural for 4 years before that. I have no regrets. AY IP: Logged |
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thiassi Pro Bodybuilder (Total posts: 554) |
posted June 14, 2000 06:33 AM
I got some d-bol when I was 17 didn't know how to take them and didn't get that much out of them. I did Test in college at 22. I did Sus250 last year at 31. I think the ideal age would have been 22. L8R ------------------ IP: Logged |
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Magic11 Amateur Bodybuilder (Total posts: 74) |
posted June 14, 2000 08:43 AM
i agree with lorenzo, its when you hit the plateau... thats what happened to me at age 21. i trained for 7 years and just couldnt do much more naturally. IP: Logged |
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sasben Pro Bodybuilder (Total posts: 142) |
posted June 14, 2000 08:46 AM
I prefer to go with the idea of sexual development (years of being fully developed) and also a huge platue experienced in gaining more bulk. This puts is at around 3-4 years of proper training and this could mean you are 22-25 or so. Then I say, why not. But i never tell people to give it a go, unless I have personally seen them kicking their arse in the gym or their sport for a number of years anyway. IP: Logged |
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Thick dog Pro Bodybuilder (Total posts: 541) |
posted June 14, 2000 08:49 AM
22-27. Definitely after you've reached a plateau. IP: Logged |
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pizza man Amateur Bodybuilder (Total posts: 89) |
posted June 14, 2000 09:35 AM
I was 38 when i started and after 5 1/2 years on and off i went from 6ft 180 to 6ft. 255. IP: Logged |
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ThePitbull Pro Bodybuilder (Total posts: 175) |
posted June 14, 2000 09:47 AM
Def. after age 21 no matter how much lifting exp. I think your natural test is high enough until then. (Just my opinion.) I did a fucked up cycle at age 24, kept nothing. Done my first real good cycle at 28. Pitbull IP: Logged |
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DREXX Amateur Bodybuilder (Total posts: 88) |
posted June 14, 2000 10:48 AM
I think that anyone that meets the following criteria 1) over 18yrs old Considering all of these, the age is usually about 21 since most 18 yr. olds don't have the maturity to handle cycling off roids. [This message has been edited by DREXX (edited June 14, 2000).] IP: Logged |
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roadruler Pro Bodybuilder (Total posts: 132) |
posted June 14, 2000 12:47 PM
I think the ideal age to start is 21. I'm 21 and just started my first cycle. IP: Logged |
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Slopain Pro Bodybuilder (Total posts: 487) |
posted June 14, 2000 12:52 PM
22/22/22 Slopain IP: Logged |
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tray renfro Pro Bodybuilder (Total posts: 571) |
posted June 14, 2000 12:58 PM
i believe if you have the knowlege of AS and your body, then i don't think it matters to much. except i don't think high school students should use at all, there is just no point. But if your 19 or 20 and you have the knowlege of taking care of yourself with these drugs then the hell with it, use. ------------------ IP: Logged |
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Ubermass Amateur Bodybuilder (Total posts: 37) |
posted June 14, 2000 12:59 PM
i say 12 years after you started puberty thats when your hormone levels have dropped enough that you need them ------------------ IP: Logged |
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MakingGains Amateur Bodybuilder (Total posts: 26) |
posted June 14, 2000 01:00 PM
First of off if you just starting training. Don't even think about it. Do alot of research first. What are your goals? Train for a while, after your muscle has developed and reach the maximum then think about trying AS. There is no particular age to start or end. If you are in the teens, I say stay away from it for now because your Test Level are still high. It will decrease when you get older, then you kick in the the crush d-bol protein shakes. LOL ------------------ IP: Logged |
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DubSack Amateur Bodybuilder (Total posts: 36) |
posted June 14, 2000 01:01 PM
MID 20'S IP: Logged |
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studcj Pro Bodybuilder (Total posts: 992) |
posted June 14, 2000 01:08 PM
Im with Tray. If you know what the hell your doing, then 19, cause some people have goals to accomplish. I am one of them. I will be starting next year at Fullback, and I will be going against 240lb linebackers that have been training hard for 4 years more than me. This is gonna help me get to that level of play, and hopefully go above. IP: Logged |
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El_Ess_Dee_25 Amateur Bodybuilder (Total posts: 85) |
posted June 14, 2000 01:43 PM
i started when i was 18 ------------------ IP: Logged |
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deadliftr Amateur Bodybuilder (Total posts: 14) |
posted June 14, 2000 01:52 PM
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WiCKeD STaX Amateur Bodybuilder (Total posts: 4) |
posted June 14, 2000 01:58 PM
quote: I started at 18 and I am now almost 22. I wish I would have waited until I was about 21 even though I had been lifting seriously for 4 years for national martial arts competition, before I was 18. I wish I could've seen my own natural growth and muscle maturity come about and then start juicing because I probably would be seing better gains and better overall muscle maturity, but I have noticed though...when I come off of a cycle, I gain like crazy and still get stretch marks after not being on anything for 4 months! Almost like my body has become accustomed to it, reproducing it's own gear. ------------------ IP: Logged |
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BigCatratcho Pro Bodybuilder (Total posts: 399) |
posted June 14, 2000 03:04 PM
at 25 or so, your body statrs to lose its regenerative powers. I remember reading about some of those really young pros back in the early-mid eighties, and none of them are still around. like teenagers IP: Logged |
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THE STEEL BEAST Pro Bodybuilder (Total posts: 375) |
posted June 14, 2000 07:53 PM
NEED A FEW MORE RESONSES SO ........BUMP YOU GO. ------------------ IP: Logged |
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DocJ Amateur Bodybuilder (Total posts: 27) |
posted June 14, 2000 08:11 PM
Definately not until early 20's, all your growing is done by then (structural and hormonal). ------------------ IP: Logged |
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toby Pro Bodybuilder (Total posts: 116) |
posted June 14, 2000 08:25 PM
I'm 18 and just finished my first cycle. I needed to gain 25 lbs before my next hockey season, definately hit my mark. Would'nt change a thing about it.Might of cheated myself out of a little growth, but I needed the size fast, and that was how to get it. Did alot of research on the topic and also did it with two experienced people. IP: Logged |
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elite hot topic Pro Bodybuilder (Total posts: 129) |
posted June 14, 2000 09:58 PM
I have a question what if you are 18 have been lifting for 3 to 4 years are 6 foot tall 170 pounds. And have been doing resurch for a year. You also are going to be getting your shots from a gym owner that is very experianced. You are happy with your height and want that extra edge like we all do.. Thanx IP: Logged |
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FitnessChick Pro Bodybuilder (Total posts: 764) |
posted June 14, 2000 10:05 PM
I started training at about age 17, by 18 I was extremely serious about it....last year in july or aug.( age 21) was my first cycle....winny orals, very mild cycle, this year I did a real cycle, 9 weeks of winny inj...1 cc eod....again at age 21....I will be 22 in july, & am planning my next cycle for then. IP: Logged |
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Bowflex Amateur Bodybuilder (Total posts: 39) |
posted June 14, 2000 10:06 PM
start 3 weeks ago....20 IP: Logged |
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Mlrtime1 Amateur Bodybuilder (Total posts: 88) |
posted June 14, 2000 10:11 PM
Mid 20's. IP: Logged |
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Steelheart Pro Bodybuilder (Total posts: 409) |
posted June 14, 2000 10:11 PM
I started at 18. No down falls, kept most of my muscles. I think in made a huge difference in the way I now look at weight training. It helped me exell among my peers in buildng my body which gave me a huge boost in confidence that still kept with me. IP: Logged |
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Hercules Amateur Bodybuilder (Total posts: 31) |
posted June 14, 2000 10:23 PM
I would have to say that the age is important but I would base it on your knowledge. For example, how much you know about dieting, training and of course about gear and how to take it. A lot of beginners think that they could just take it and grow, but little do they know that it is only the first step. Also, a lot of them think that if this person takes 1500mg of sustanon each week along with 8 tabs of d-bol and 3 other kinds of steroids and got big off that then imagine what would happen if you did more. No, no, no, no. I know a lot of people that think like that and compare their cycles to the pros. Little do they know is that their dosages are so high because they are always on and it takes high dosages for their bodies to react to it properly. IP: Logged |
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Latimer Pro Bodybuilder (Total posts: 228) |
posted June 14, 2000 10:26 PM
21 maybe even 22. IP: Logged |
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Arnold423 Amateur Bodybuilder (Total posts: 64) |
posted June 14, 2000 10:27 PM
I broke my wrist at the growth-plate when I was 17 and my doctor said I was done growing so I didnt have to get pins placed in it. I started using gear when I was 18 b/c of what the doctor said and I have not recieved any negetive side effects yet. All depends when your done growing I guess. "The only pain you measure is the pain you inflict." IP: Logged |
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Jim Layhoe Pro Bodybuilder (Total posts: 334) |
posted June 14, 2000 10:34 PM
It depends some people like myself are late bloomers, so they should wait longer. but i feel 23 is perfect. IP: Logged |
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Mr. Laredo Pro Bodybuilder (Total posts: 140) |
posted June 14, 2000 10:39 PM
I started at 18,I'm 21 now. I wish I had waited till aroung 22. I stunted my height a little, I'm the shortest in my family at 6'2". IP: Logged |
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Mr. T Pro Bodybuilder (Total posts: 500) |
posted June 14, 2000 10:43 PM
Early 20's if you have enough experience- IP: Logged |
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