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ozzy69

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okay i want to get honest about why people use gear...

i was watching a show about geeks/nerds being brutalized by jocks/dickheads

i can honestly say i was an athlete and thats why i started using and i needed to rehab an injury thats why i started lifting/bodybuilding

i always ask guys that ask me questions in the gym why they started working out---girls, sports, being bullied--thats not bullshit i always ask that

so what was your reason?
 
I was 135lbs when I was in high school. I didn't start college right away so I signed up at the gym but the guy talked me into a 3 year contract and since the money was coming out of my pocket, I made myself go. Now I do it cause I love it and really enjoy it.
 
Great question.

I always wanted to workout and be big but it took me a while to get it. I got bit by the iron bug in 1997 and loved it and learned to lift right and to eat better and grow.

I kept doing better and better but then I hit the wall. I was in my mid thirties. I am sure I could have kept growing at a slow pace but I had already been hard at it for 8 years. The pysique I wanted wasn't a natural one anyway at least not what nature gave me.

I just wanted to be my best and a version of "big" that suited me. Im there. And I like being this way. Plus I love every aspect of bodybuilding.

Oh yea, I was once 128lbs and I was bullied. But I didn't do this cause of that.

That said...class reunions and other school get togethers are always fun cause of the shock factor.

I use cause it is a help to the sport I love, It keeps me big and I believe because of the way I use...it keeps me healthier than I would be without.
 
willi said:
Great question.

I always wanted to workout and be big but it took me a while to get it. I got bit by the iron bug in 1997 and loved it and learned to lift right and to eat better and grow.

I kept doing better and better but then I hit the wall. I was in my mid thirties. I am sure I could have kept growing at a slow pace but I had already been hard at it for 8 years. The pysique I wanted wasn't a natural one anyway at least not what nature gave me.

I just wanted to be my best and a version of "big" that suited me. Im there. And I like being this way. Plus I love every aspect of bodybuilding.

Oh yea, I was once 128lbs and I was bullied. But I didn't do this cause of that.

That said...class reunions and other school get togethers are always fun cause of the shock factor.

I use cause it is a help to the sport I love, It keeps me big and I believe because of the way I use...it keeps me healthier than I would be without.
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At 45 I hit a wall. i had been off nearly 10 years and was showing signs of age. PED use has kept me in superior condition. Like I've said before, just maintain discipline and it can be a true gift.
 
When I hit 39 in '03, I said fuck it, I wanna see what I would look like if I did gear. I had been pumping iron hardcore natty for 25 years at that point, did a few bb shows in my teens and 20's and did well. I was usually the biggest guy in the gym even natty. I think the catalyst was when my boy - a pro bb since '07 - was always telling me I would be a freak if I ever decided to come to the darkside.lol After hearing that shit for 10 years from him, I FINALLY delved in at 39. Wish I woulda started about 20 years earlier - believe I coulda did some damage on the bb scene! :D
 
Dawgpound_Hank said:
When I hit 39 in '03, I said fuck it, I wanna see what I would look like if I did gear. I had been pumping iron hardcore natty for 25 years at that point, did a few bb shows in my teens and 20's and did well. I was usually the biggest guy in the gym even natty. I think the catalyst was when my boy - a pro bb since '07 - was always telling me I would be a freak if I ever decided to come to the darkside.lol After hearing that shit for 10 years from him, I FINALLY delved in at 39. Wish I woulda started about 20 years earlier - believe I coulda did some damage on the bb scene! :D
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Probably. Probably still could in the masters division. My training partner is a masters pro card guy. JUST DO IT.
 
I was an anorexic kid and you never totally recover from that illness. I never liked my body and working out was my way of trying to accept it.
 
Genetically I am supposed to be built like Kevin Durrant (but shorter) and I didnt want to be.

I seem to still have all the symptoms of Muscle Dismorphia.
 
In college I worked in the weight room.
The previous year, at 26, I placed 5th and 7th in Division II State Swimming Championships. I had my body fat tested in a submersible tank and it was 4%. I was ripped with an 8Pack, and could squat 6x6 with 425.
A guy approached me and asked I direct people in the gym to him to get steriods. Only thing, I didn't know what they were and asked to try them out first.
Did a 2 month cycle of D-bol and deca, continued training 5-6 days/wk, and gained 15 lbs.
I never directed anyone to get them, as I didn't want to be involved, but found they were the only drug I ever tried that actually had a positive benefit for my body.
Still feel that way.
I never did a "big" cycle, just little ones here and there as I had trouble finding juice.
I'm glad I was in really good shape before I ever tried them.
Still trying to "get into shape." Still believe training is good exercise. Still believe that muscle should not be the end-all of existence, but be part of a balance of life.
 
Dawgpound_Hank said:
When I hit 39 in '03, I said fuck it, I wanna see what I would look like if I did gear. I had been pumping iron hardcore natty for 25 years at that point, did a few bb shows in my teens and 20's and did well. I was usually the biggest guy in the gym even natty. I think the catalyst was when my boy - a pro bb since '07 - was always telling me I would be a freak if I ever decided to come to the darkside.lol After hearing that shit for 10 years from him, I FINALLY delved in at 39. Wish I woulda started about 20 years earlier - believe I coulda did some damage on the bb scene! :D
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I wonder if everyone thought you were on when you were really a natty?

Being a natty and being huge=fantastic

Being on and being a freak=priceless
 
I started working to get strong, but always one of my main goals for staying fit has always been women.
 
Sports. I started lifting light when I was 13 for football. During high school it was for football and the girls. In college and after I still had that notion that I would get the hot girl if I kept at it.

I did a prohormone cycle when I was 33 before the ban. My strength went up nicely. When I got my hypogonadism diagnosis and starting shooting Test, the memories of the PH cycles came back and I started to blast and cruise. I will probably do a bump again someday after I get my health back under control. I let myself go. Probably bump the Test up and add Mast. I have some older Epi that needs to go down my throat at some point too. :)
 
willi said:
I wonder if everyone thought you were on when you were really a natty?
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Haha shit bro that goes without sayin'! From the age of 17 until now I've been accused/asked about "taking steroids". When I was young it was trifling, but as I got older it was rather amusing. :)
 
Started because I was put on trt 3 years ago. Never been scared to put ANYTHING in my body, so more juice wasn't a hard choice.
 
This ones easy for me....
I sucked at anything and everything i ever did or tried so punishing myself with weights and eating im good at.
And i wanna look good too.
 
Dawgpound_Hank said:
Haha shit bro that goes without sayin'! From the age of 17 until now I've been accused/asked about "taking steroids". When I was young it was trifling, but as I got older it was rather amusing. :)
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People ask my wife if Im on. I find that very complimetary. My regiment is working.

If anyone ever thought I was natural I would feel the same as the guys who got size medium shirts as christmas gifts.
 
In high school I put on an arm blaster and curled some weight for the first time. It felt like one of the most natural things I had ever done. I was hooked. I worked out a little here and there after high school and marriage. In 1998 I decided to get serious about bodybuilding. In my search to find the many "evils" of steroid use, I found that the large majority of the claims were hype and fear. After 2-3 years of this, I finally decided to do my first cycle. That was 10 years ago. I did it because I wanted to and felt I was educated well enough to do a mild cycle.
 
I worked out for 5 years before touching anything. After a while results start to slow and then it got to the point where I felt I wasnt making any progress anymore. I felt it was time to take my body to the next level and havent looked back since.
 
I was 12 when I started training.
I was extremely fascinated by my comic book heroes and a few old school bb'ers like Steve Reeves, Larry Scott and Sergio.

Was always accused of taking winni and clen (cos my metabolism was so high) until I got in my 30's and decided to take the plunge and never looked back.
 
i was never gonna be tall and short small dudes are shit on in every aspect of life and no respect...so i always wanted to be big and muscular...it's funny cause all the bigger guys that picked on me in school now ask me for advice and to steer in right direction for "supps"...sucks to be them lol
 
Dawgpound_Hank said:
When I hit 39 in '03, I said fuck it, I wanna see what I would look like if I did gear. I had been pumping iron hardcore natty for 25 years at that point, did a few bb shows in my teens and 20's and did well. I was usually the biggest guy in the gym even natty. I think the catalyst was when my boy - a pro bb since '07 - was always telling me I would be a freak if I ever decided to come to the darkside.lol After hearing that shit for 10 years from him, I FINALLY delved in at 39. Wish I woulda started about 20 years earlier - believe I coulda did some damage on the bb scene! :D
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Awesome story. I like that you waited until you had exhausted your natty potential.
 
I started training for real in '84 when I went to prison for the first time. I had some of those Sear's concrete weights as a kid and used to curl 30lb d-bells all day long but never really knew what I was doing. Then I hit prison the first time and lifting was a way to pass the time and keep people from messing with you.
My first time bench pressing I hit 275 at 145lb body weight, the coach saw me and wanted me on his power lifting team. I got to eat a little better, get out of work occassionally and travel to other institutions and break up the monotony of the same old routine.
He trained me in proper technique so at 165 I was hitting 365 and was repping 315 on squats with a 455 max at 165lb bw.
When I got out I got into competitive power lifting, all natty and did OK. But I knew other guys were juicing. I refused to because I felt their strength was just injected and not real.
Fast forward to age 52. I had gotten fat, as many old school power lifters tend to do I decided not to be fat any more. I dieted down from 230ish to 165, got some test prop and built it back up. Then I decided to compete again as an old fart so I ramped up my aas use to competitive levels, adjusted my training and diet and went for it. I've hit two comps in the last two years, would have been three except the flu kept me home from one and have done well. Localy I blow the competition away, but recently in the Pan-American bench contest in Denver I placed like 15th or something.
 
bufbiker said:
I started training for real in '84 when I went to prison for the first time. I had some of those Sear's concrete weights as a kid and used to curl 30lb d-bells all day long but never really knew what I was doing. Then I hit prison the first time and lifting was a way to pass the time and keep people from messing with you.
My first time bench pressing I hit 275 at 145lb body weight, the coach saw me and wanted me on his power lifting team. I got to eat a little better, get out of work occassionally and travel to other institutions and break up the monotony of the same old routine.
He trained me in proper technique so at 165 I was hitting 365 and was repping 315 on squats with a 455 max at 165lb bw.
When I got out I got into competitive power lifting, all natty and did OK. But I knew other guys were juicing. I refused to because I felt their strength was just injected and not real.
Fast forward to age 52. I had gotten fat, as many old school power lifters tend to do I decided not to be fat any more. I dieted down from 230ish to 165, got some test prop and built it back up. Then I decided to compete again as an old fart so I ramped up my aas use to competitive levels, adjusted my training and diet and went for it. I've hit two comps in the last two years, would have been three except the flu kept me home from one and have done well. Localy I blow the competition away, but recently in the Pan-American bench contest in Denver I placed like 15th or something.
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Great story. These guys are all equipped now. It's nuts. Get out of your grove and it can be catastrophic. You're probably a lot better off keeping it real.
 
IntensityX said:
You're all lying sacks of shit. You know you guys shoot the juice for da womeniz :D
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Not me brother like I said I was rehabing a separated shoulder and got hooked on lifting cuz I had a cyclist body before that and I always got pussy when I wanted
 
bufbiker said:
I started training for real in '84 when I went to prison for the first time. I had some of those Sear's concrete weights as a kid and used to curl 30lb d-bells all day long but never really knew what I was doing. Then I hit prison the first time and lifting was a way to pass the time and keep people from messing with you.
My first time bench pressing I hit 275 at 145lb body weight, the coach saw me and wanted me on his power lifting team. I got to eat a little better, get out of work occassionally and travel to other institutions and break up the monotony of the same old routine.
He trained me in proper technique so at 165 I was hitting 365 and was repping 315 on squats with a 455 max at 165lb bw.
When I got out I got into competitive power lifting, all natty and did OK. But I knew other guys were juicing. I refused to because I felt their strength was just injected and not real.
Fast forward to age 52. I had gotten fat, as many old school power lifters tend to do I decided not to be fat any more. I dieted down from 230ish to 165, got some test prop and built it back up. Then I decided to compete again as an old fart so I ramped up my aas use to competitive levels, adjusted my training and diet and went for it. I've hit two comps in the last two years, would have been three except the flu kept me home from one and have done well. Localy I blow the competition away, but recently in the Pan-American bench contest in Denver I placed like 15th or something.
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Awesome story man. Should have got on the juice back when you were in your prime hehe
 
ozzy69 said:
Not me brother like I said I was rehabing a separated shoulder and got hooked on lifting cuz I had a cyclist body before that and I always got pussy when I wanted
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Oh I believe you I was just being a smartass :D

But you'd be surprise that a lot of guys juice because they want to build the right body for pussy.
 
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