
Originally Posted by
millenium girl
Even though steroids are not addictive, your body gets used to their effects. You're stronger, you recover more quickly, your muscles are pumped, you're euphoric, you think that there is no weight too heavy for you to push. Then, at the end of the cycle, you start thinking .. and there come the problems. You don't lose that strength from one day to the other, you are still strong, you can still push heavy but in your mind, it's dfferent.
Let me share my experience with you. I ran a cycle months ago before my holiday in Louisiana: I wanted to look ripped and muscular, in a word, I wanted to be at my best. I trained hard, ate well, focused on every aspect of that cycle but didn't get the results that I had expected. I realized that maybe I didn't need the steroids and when I got back home after 3 weeks without training, I went back to the gym with a new motivation and ... guess what? After a couple of weeks, I was back where I left. I don't take anything and I'm still as strong as I was when on cycle. Nothing has changed.
I'm depressed but only b/c my life is a big mess, not b/c I need those chemicals in my body.
Hang in there, keep working out, you're still just as strong as before and you still look just as great as a few days ago. nothing will change the way you train, the way you look, as long as you keep hitting the iron!

Originally Posted by
StrappingYoungLad
Anytime you lose something you identify with, whether it's being big and strong, or your gf, or whatever... It's tough. Cuz you think that thing is who or what you are. It's like you die a little death in a way. All I can say is to realize that's there's more to life, and to who you are. The main thing to gain from training is discipline, and the challenge of doing your absolute best and pushing beyond your limits. Juice is a tool, but it's not the only one. It's not even really the main one. I consider my Death to be my wisest adviser and when i feel that my life is falling apart, I turn to my Death and ask if this is so. My Death has always answered, "No. Nothing matters outside my touch, and I haven't touched you yet." Helps me put things in their proper perspective.
Some of the best posts I've ever seen. We have a good thing here at IS, and it's the people that make the difference.
I've found that the more strong the androgenicity of a compound, the more depressing it is to come off. AAS DOES directly affect the most primitive parts of the brain, increasing motivation, mental focus and concentration, as well as self confidence. Even tho i've kept most of my gains, I feel weaker regardless. Also confused, and a little tired. I must state however that AAS does not directly affect serotonin, or dopamine in the pleasure centers of the brain, further reinforcing an already addictive personality. But one can certainly go south by abusing AAS.
When I pop my zits, You can smell GSO.