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*this is just a repost from the general forum but it seems to be very relevant here

Time and time again we all see people wanting to run cycles mostly they fall into two categories ... they want to get lean and "tone" or they want to get BIG. I think what they really want is to look good and feel better about themselves. Unfortunately that doesn't come in a vial or a tablet. That is something that comes from within. But that is another post. What most people don't understand or have knowledge of is that having a base foundation is what allows you to keep all that hard work you put in while on cycle. Time and time again we see posts from people saying "I did my PCT and I lost most of my gains." Well, yes you will if you don't have the base foundation laid, you are building your house on sand. It really doesn't matter what goal you have in mind either,whether you are a woman and want to lose fat and tone up or whether you are a guy wanting to put on size.
For the gals we've probably all seen or experienced it. You diet your ass off lose some fat and then you come off the diet you gain the fat back and some. So you try some clen or T3... diet your ass off and when you come off the weight comes back.
For the guys, you all of the sudden start eating .. a LOT and pinning some test and the weight comes fast and you grow..... but then you come off, and you stop eating so much and your training backs off, you run your pct and voila you've lost most of your gains.
When you have a base foundation, you already have the diet in place and the diet is working, you may even have already altered the diet to keep the progress going. You start training, like you want it badly, and you make even more progress. You start laying the foundation for diet and training. You understand that the body wants to reach equilibrium and will eventually adapt to what you are doing and so you know that to keep progress going you keep changing things as the progress slows down. You continue to see progress, fat loss, strength increases, muscle size and you feel better and you look better. At some point the progress slows and you look for other tools to help you get to where you are going. This is where you do your own research on these tools. You look at the risk to reward ratio. If you are honest with yourself you step away from the quick weight loss tools because if you really do your research you know that they can do quite a bit of damage. You choose your tools wisely knowing that you have a good base to start from. You can move forward confidently because you know that it is not an all or nothing gamble on the compounds you want to use.

kodiakGRRL's picture

bump seems relevant

ironhardempress's picture

i also agree. I worked out lifting (i was formerly a Crossfitter and runner) for a solid year trying to gain muscle and eating to gain before i tried any gear, and that was with trepidation. I was pleased with the results but still know that i have to work hard at the gym and eat right to keep my gains and continue towards my physical goal. People always want a magic pill or potion to do the work for them, and that is not reality.

Goose24's picture

Yes I agree I'm glad you reposted this. Seems like we get a lot of folks around here that think everything comes in a majic bottle. People focus on the outcome of hard work and dedication and chalk it up to the majic potion that person is taking and totally overlook all the hard work time and dedication they put towards their workouts and lifestyle. :/
Good repost!