When I was younger, I fucked up really bad, and as a result, I went to prison for 12 years. Twelve straight years of confinement in a prison where pumping iron was something almost everybody did. I developed quickly and was soon nicknamed "Baby Hulk" and "Little Lou" due to the fact that with my beard, I looked almost identical to Lou Ferrigno in the face (when Lou had his beard), and I had a build that was as good or better than almost anyone in the entire prison of 2500 guys...and I kept that status for my entire stay. During my 12 years there, I saw thousands and thousands of guys come and go--some staying longer than others, and I realized that since nobody was juicing (trust me, it was tough just to score some weed, and back then steroids weren't as prevalent) that I must have had decent genetics. And with an unstoppable hook shot on the basketball court, the brothers always swore that I must have had some black blood in me somewhere down the family tree.
But out here on the "line", I'm not even the best guy in my gym now. We've got 3 guys who are competitive bodybuilders, and although I've got better guns than all three of them, they've got the total package. My delts lag....my upper chest not there yet...I could use bigger forearms.
I don't want to be a bodybuilder---I just want bodybuilders I come across to think that I could kick their ass with a 6 week cutter anytime I wanted. I don't want to be a bodybuilder because I don't WANT to eat chicken and rice and Tilapia 6 times a fucking day, and if I'm going to do something, I'm going to go all the way with it, so as soon as insulin comes into it (and it has to if you're going to win at a high level), then I'm as good as dead, because I don't WANT to count calories and watch my glucose. It's a hassle.
But that doesn't mean I don't want to look like bodybuilder---at least a bodybuilder in "off season". But in the 9 months I've been doing steroids, I am NOT impressed with what steroids are doing for me. And trust me, it's not the gear...it's not my diet---I eat great..and fairly clean, although as I said, I refuse to do a pre-contest diet. It's not my training---Training is one area I consider myself an expert on, even though I seldom write about it here on eroids.
No, the problem is me. After 30 years of training, my body comp is NOT impressed with the puny dosages that most gym rats run. Last fall I was running Test dosages as high as 1200 mg per week with hardly a pimple, and balls that would make Peter North jealous.
So I started doing some research. I wanted to know what the big boys are running, because I want to be a big boy too. And before any of you say..."Goth, if you aren't competing, you don't need to run that much gear...you're gonna fuck yourself up"....let me answer that right away by saying that I am competing. I compete every time I see another 20 year old punk who thinks he's gonna cut in front of me in line at Speedway; I compete every time I'm making eyes at a girl in a club; I compete every time one of our esteemed "bodybuilders" walks into our gym.
Why should the fact that I don't get paid money for my victories make any difference? Jay-fucking-Cutler doesn't want his body anymore than I want mine. In fact, now that he's warm, dry and comfy in his mansion, he may want it less.
The following are my revised dosages for the next 10 weeks. You might say it's a slight increase. But I'm not in this to be average, so there's no sense in an average-dosed cycle.
If you guys want to know where I got my info from, please ask. This is NOT on the pro-level by the way. I spent WEEKS researching that topic, and this is rather tame.
Pros are using 5-6000 mg per week of test ALONE, in addition to all the other compounds, IGF, HGH, insulin, and YES..MOST pros are now using synthol to some degree. If you don't believe it, that's up to you.
GOTHIC'S GRUESOME GEAR GAUNTLET:

Test E.....3000 mg. per week

Deca.......1000mg. per week

Test prop..150 mg. EOD

That may strike you as crazy, but pushing 500 mg into your glute once per week is soooo outdated. If you are young/new this is NOT meant for you. If you are responding well to your current dosages, this is NOT for you. If you wish to know where I got my info, please say so.
All of you know how I feel about sensible AAS use. You KNOW how I feel about Tren and oral-only cycles, and if I run into high BP or crazy sides, then I'll make adjustments. But I've ran 1500 mg test in the past from various labs and hardly flinched. I've NEVER even had to take ancillaries.
THIS POST IS MEANT TO SPARK DISCUSSION AMONG MEMBERS WHO ARE SEEKING SERIOUS BODIES...NOT COLLEGE KIDS AND 20 YEAR-OLD "PLAYAS" LOOKING FOR A PIECE OF ASS THIS SPRING AT THE BEACH.
Let the roast begin.

UPDATE....UPDATE.....UPDATE.....UPDATE......UPDATE.....UPDATE....UPDATE....UPDATE.....UPDATE!!!!!!!

Well, here it is February of 2018---over 6 years since this post was made, and I have to tell you that my views about massive cycles have indeed changed.....or maybe just my body has. But in all honesty, I have found that while I did indeed get results from such cycles, I have also gotten great results from smaller cycles as well, Right now, I'm running about 1 cc of Test E twice per week, along with 1 cc of test prop 3 times per week, and 50mg of Anadrol per day. I only use the Anadrol about 4 weeks, then 8 weeks off. That's it. That's all I run, and it's all I need. No more Tren... no more Mast Prop (well, I might run some of that soon--- I LOVE that stuff!!)... no Deca. I feel great, and my 57th birthday is not far off. and believe it or not, I'm still holding 20" guns and as lean as ever. Don't ask me about the bio-science behind it because frankly, over the years, I've found that there is so much variation in humans, that NOTHING seems to apply to all. That includes training, diet, rest, and gear. We are all different and respond differently. Find what works for you and if possible find something that works with the least amount of AAS intrusion. We are ALL an experiment in progress and in a constant state of learning what works best. Be sensible... be wise... and maybe at least consider what my grandmother used to say--- "Moderation in all things is the key to life"