Alright as I have been researching this AAS stuff as I progress my own way. I have read alot of info from books, posts, online resources etc. Eroids and the vet here I have learned alot from their posts and replies to others. One of the things I know I looked at why add one compound at a time. Well its obvious at first that we can only truly see how our bodies react if we know what compound the body is reacting to. What we all may not truly think of is why this is important.

Viking replied to a post of mine once and talked about how he runs is cycles through the year. I then seen another reply somewhere else where he talked about the compunds used during these cycles. What caught my eye in all of this was his talk of knowing how his body reacts and handles things and he adjusts accordingly.

This is where your at a true level. Its not just the knowledge you gain from research. Although that is a major importance. Once you understand compounds, their half life, and how it effects your HPTA. You can gain a ton of knowledge about compounds, give advice and such. However you don't truly know about the compounds and your cycles till you use them and watch how your body reacts. You got your golden rules for your first few cycles and I truly see why now after starting from scratching and really paying attention to a basic Test cycle.

My 12 week cycle taught me ALOT. I know how my body reacts to Estro when I add high levels of test to it. I know now how AI effects this. at the end of this cycle I could tell when my estro was high or low without having to take a lab every week. I paid attention to how my body reacted. I used this basic first cycle as a research cycle. I gained alot of knowledge this cycle compared to my first couple uninformed cycles. (if you want to call them that)

So as I add compounds and watch how my body reacts over the next few cycles it then can prepare me for creating more advanced cycles based purely on goals needed.

Now so if we are using our cycles and research in the begining how come we can't just jump on strong AAS and see how we react. Well that should be obvious as well.

two big reasons you why this is ill advised.

1) first and foremost your receptors are still open and ready for business. you can get some good gains on just the basics at first. If it gets a little cold and you put on every layer of clothing to keep warm when it gets even colder you have nothing more to add. you have to figure how to make all the layers you have on still work for you. (someone else on here said it good too why down a bottle of jack when you can get drunk off a 12 pack.)

2) IF you start of with easy compounds like a test only cycle. you get some sore nips you jump on your AI and your good to go. The more complex and stronger AAS its not that easy. You screw up a test cycle and its a little more forgiving the screwing up a Deca or Tren cycle. When we started lifting you added one plate at a time you couldnt just jump on an advice training cycle and expect to handle it. You would overtrain right away. So we hold off at overtraiing our Endo/HPTA systems as well. By moving into it slow and deliberate.

I really didnt realize this till I paid close attention to my last cycle. Yes it may take some patience to move from the presumably "boring" test cycles to hopping on that multi compound muscle pumping stacks. But if you just stop and truly put forth the effort on these learning cycles you will grow not only physically but mentally as well. I could easily say I am not worried about shut down cause I am already on TRT due to genetic trait in my family. However after experiencing my ah hah moment I see where Vike and Tread and Papa Swole and those I look up to here truly stand apart. It isnt the amount of gear they take that impresses me but how much they truly understand how their own body reacts. And they are still around to enjoy this knowledge.

So take the basic protocols use them and see how you react. Then you can adjust it work for you. you dont know your allergic to peanuts till you try one. but just try one first no need to eat a whole jar and end up in a hospital to find out. (bad analogy but its all I have at the moment.)

I plan on taking the stage at my 40th birthday. So I have a few years to truly experience AAS and then the time leading up to the stage I can use my experience and the knowledge of others to maximise my training, diet and AAS use to look good when I go on stage and not get laughed off of it lol.