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**hackskii** · 30-06-2008, 07:48 PM

Well, in my posts I do sound pro-gear, which I am not actually, I did want to play some devils advocate really and now I will switch to the other side of the coin. I did play devils advocate as some that are on cycles right now have gotten suggestions to hold off with gear and they fell on deaf ears.

One great thing about training is it is all about stimulus. Once you put a load on the muscle the body adapts to accommodate the added stimulation to the muscle.
What happens?
First of all the muscle becomes stronger due to adaptive response due to stimulation.
Muscle grows pretty fast on its own as far as strength is concerned.
The muscle gets stronger and the tendons and ligaments get stronger to accommodate the added strength in muscle.
The muscle gets stronger, the tendons and ligaments get stronger to accommodate the muscle and the bone gets more dense (marrow) to support the tendons and ligaments.

They did a ultrasound on a professional pitcher and his bone in his pitching arm had twice the density as his non pitching hand.
All about the adaptive response due to stimulation.

Where am I going with this?
It takes years for the tendons and ligaments to be able to carry the big loads of the big lifts.
With the use of steroids muscle can grow many times faster and the tendons and ligaments can not keep up with the growth of the muscle. When this happens you are way more prone to injury, many steroids actually make the connective tissue weaker and this all together is another reason why time off would be a good thing.

I know this to be true from first hand experience, I was 44 years old when I injured my shoulder trying to get my bench up far above my natural limits.
I have lifted for years and once I did a cycle I did not want to hold back so I went for it.
Got an injury and the rest is history, in fact I tore a bicep on gear too, just wanting to power through things.
Lets not forget I have lifted for 30 years, started at 15, did my first cycle at 23, did another one at 28, got pretty strong, then went without till I was 44.
Made good gains all times, never knew about PCT till after the 44 shutdown episode…lol
That and I had numerous injuries from just pushing too hard for my age.

Looking back, I really should have kept the training within my own realm of realism.

30-06-2008, 07:48 PM	#73 (permalink)
hackskii UK-Muscle Moderator Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Sunny Southern California U.S.A. Posts: 24,370	Re: Bodybuilding or the Pursuit of Pharmacology Well, in my posts I do sound pro-gear, which I am not actually, I did want to play some devils advocate really and now I will switch to the other side of the coin. I did play devils advocate as some that are on cycles right now have gotten suggestions to hold off with gear and they fell on deaf ears. One great thing about training is it is all about stimulus. Once you put a load on the muscle the body adapts to accommodate the added stimulation to the muscle. What happens? First of all the muscle becomes stronger due to adaptive response due to stimulation. Muscle grows pretty fast on its own as far as strength is concerned. The muscle gets stronger and the tendons and ligaments get stronger to accommodate the added strength in muscle. The muscle gets stronger, the tendons and ligaments get stronger to accommodate the muscle and the bone gets more dense (marrow) to support the tendons and ligaments. They did a ultrasound on a professional pitcher and his bone in his pitching arm had twice the density as his non pitching hand. All about the adaptive response due to stimulation. Where am I going with this? It takes years for the tendons and ligaments to be able to carry the big loads of the big lifts. With the use of steroids muscle can grow many times faster and the tendons and ligaments can not keep up with the growth of the muscle. When this happens you are way more prone to injury, many steroids actually make the connective tissue weaker and this all together is another reason why time off would be a good thing. I know this to be true from first hand experience, I was 44 years old when I injured my shoulder trying to get my bench up far above my natural limits. I have lifted for years and once I did a cycle I did not want to hold back so I went for it. Got an injury and the rest is history, in fact I tore a bicep on gear too, just wanting to power through things. Lets not forget I have lifted for 30 years, started at 15, did my first cycle at 23, did another one at 28, got pretty strong, then went without till I was 44. Made good gains all times, never knew about PCT till after the 44 shutdown episode…lol That and I had numerous injuries from just pushing too hard for my age. Looking back, I really should have kept the training within my own realm of realism.