oracle said:
Ok so let's say that i've gained alot of muscle during my cycle pushing my body past it's natural limit. During the time off my bodies own natural levels can't maintain gains effectively enough. Won't i lose some of what i gained, therefore once going back on cycle i have to work not only to get back what i lost but to go past that as well? It's like going 1 step forward to go 2 steps back.
im talking about extreme amounts of gains over years not from 1 cycle. for you to hit levels that your body cant maintain without gear constantly in your system, you would need to run quite a few cycles and go many many lbs over your natural weight.
example: i am 5'6" i could probably acheive about 200-220lbs bodyweight at a 5-7% bodyfat tops after many years of lifting. if i use steroids to push well past that limit to say 250+ then once i came off permanently, or even for long periods of time like 12 weeks or more, then i would most definately loose size even with a proper pct. my natural test levels just cant sustain that much extra weight in muscle size.
the other issue is that if you kep eating at the same levels you did while juicing, your body would start to get fat because steroids help increase the amount of protein your body can assimilate(use). because of this you may be able to maintain the weight but you would more than likely convert some areas from muscle through hypertrophy, to fatty deposits.
age also has alot to do with it cause since i am 39 my natural test levels are low anyway so even doing a proper pct that works perfectly, it would still be nearly impossible to maintain a very large muscle mass on me. for a younger guy in his 20's or early 30's he would maintain it easier and longer but even he would eventually start to loose it, till your body adjusts itself to a more managable size naturally.