First Time Steroid Starter Checklist

If you are considering using steroids for the first time, you need certain information that will go a long way towards getting the results you are looking for. Most people spend a lot of time researching the different steroids and talking to people about what to take, but here are a few things you want to know before you even start that process:

What is your health status?
What you are looking for here are things that contra-indicate steroid use.

Liver problems - if you have liver issues then you need to stay away from the oral steroids that cause liver stress.

High blood pressure and heard problems - steroids increases blood pressure and the high intensity weight training necessary to grow muscle will cause the heart to work a lot harder than normal.

Kidney stones or mineral metabolism problems - Steroids increase mineral absorption that will aggravate things like kindness stones. If you have a problem metabolizing certain minerals then you are also in for a hard time.

What is your body stats?
You need information to compare with while you are taking steroids as well as evaluating what happened after your cycle.

Height and weight etc. - Simple, what is your current height and body weight, your height won’t change but it will help determine your body type. Weight gain is a given so you need to be able to keep track of that. measurement like arms, legs etc will help a lot down the line.

Body Fat % - This is a tricky one, there are many different techniques on getting this number, but the main thing is that you use the same method each time. It dies not matter so much what the number is, as what the change is. Knowing your body fat % is vital in working out how much muscle you gain over your cycle.

Diet - Steroids allow you train harder and burn more energy, all this means that you have to adjust for this in your diet. You have to eat for your target, not your current state. Diet has the biggest effect on the results when using steroids so you need to be on it.

Post cycle - A post cycle treatment to help the body recover its own hormone production is very important, but people overestimate its ability to maintain weight gain on steroids. Steroids supports the muscle but also the system behind the muscle, so it is close to impossible to expect your bodies own hormone level to do what it does on steroids. You will lose weight, size and strength no matter what you do in your post cycle. The main thing to bear in mind here is that your muscles have memory and you can training your way back if you allow the system to develop so it can support the muscles.

Realistic goals - Don’t say you want to look like Ronni Coleman in 10 weeks time. He has been at it 30 years, if you are prepared to do then same, then you’ll most likely look like him - in 30 years time.

Your second cycle - A lot of the information above will help you figure out where to go after your first cycle, but remember that you will never have the same radical gains on subsequent cycles as you do on your first cycle.