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I have made my calves a priority this past year and have seen a good amount of progress in their size. One thing that I changed was my ROM. Before I was just trying to push the most amount of weight they could take but after changing it up and focusing on the movement rather than the weight that's when the little guys started to grow.
We need to ban members that discourage natty folks from doing anything productive. Both natural and unnatural athletes ought to be doing much of the same things, if not just slight adjustments to the routine itself. Diet of course should be identical as well as the exercises.
Enough with the steroid comments. Uneducated responses like this bring to light that you've not actually learned how to be successful in a natty state and it also underscores that you've never experienced unnatural cycles and gains either. So much of these comments are simply false on so many levels.
We need to ban members that discourage natty folks from doing anything productive. Both natural and unnatural athletes ought to be doing much of the same things, if not just slight adjustments to the routine itself. Diet of course should be identical as well as the exercises.
Enough with the steroid comments. Uneducated responses like this bring to light that you've not actually learned how to be successful in a natty state and it also underscores that you've never experienced unnatural cycles and gains either. So much of these comments are simply false on so many levels.
We need to ban members that discourage natty folks from doing anything productive. Both natural and unnatural athletes ought to be doing much of the same things, if not just slight adjustments to the routine itself. Diet of course should be identical as well as the exercises.
Enough with the steroid comments. Uneducated responses like this bring to light that you've not actually learned how to be successful in a natty state and it also underscores that you've never experienced unnatural cycles and gains either. So much of these comments are simply false on so many levels.
You're an idiot if you think training on steroids is no different than training while not taking steroids.
You're an idiot if you think training on steroids is no different than training while not taking steroids.
No, I'm not an idiot. Slow down ur reading and pay closer attention next time before lashing out.
I said the training and diet are not to be different, or should be very little change, perhaps frequency being the biggest change.
The results are different, but honestly, unless you cycle often and for long periods of time, the results are fairly nominal on steroids in many cases. I've seen many, many guys on harsh cycles that didn't eat enough and didn't train with intensity and their results were less than stellar.
In fact, I know MORE enhanced people that fall into this category than those that do it right and get stellar results from steroids.
I guess what I dont like seeing on this forum lately is a bunch of people playing steroid-use as a crutch to never expect much out of yourself in a natty state. You do yourself the biggest disservice in believing that the rules should be different for the two. Biology of a steroid user is the same as a natty user, they both have all the same metabolic functions taking place, only one has a stronger response than the other, bringing about more results and quicker than the natty guys. Ultimately, that natty muscle needs the same stimulus and food as the steroid user to get results. The difference is the results, not the method.
Quit saying natty,,
If you workout like an enhanced athlete when you're not you will NEVER make gains... it's not the same at all
If you train like a steroid user when you aren't you will probably be over training. Obviously you don't really know. Like I've been saying about guys who read stuff vs guys who live it... not just frequency but total volume as well. A natty athlete can't deal with the sheer volume that a enhanced athlete can... just a fact. I know because I've done it.. not read about it somewhere on a forum
If you train like a steroid user when you aren't you will probably be over training. Obviously you don't really know. Like I've been saying about guys who read stuff vs guys who live it... not just frequency but total volume as well. A natty athlete can't deal with the sheer volume that a enhanced athlete can... just a fact. I know because I've done it.. not read about it somewhere on a forum.. 6 years? I got 20..
I have too, Yolked. That's my point.
Volume doesn't have to be high on gear to grow. Just like volume doesn't have to be high for natural guys. That's my other point. I do know. Probably better than most people on this forum as I have made it a point to be very observant in everything I do, going on several years now.
Intensity matters.
Frequency matters.
How often u train and how long u need to rest between workouts is the largest factor of change from natural to enhanced. Which is precisely what I said earlier.
You think steroids automatically mean longer gym performance? Apparently you haven't experienced Tren, as it completely shuts down the cardio ability, crippling the body between sets. It literally feels like your about to have a heart attack. Many guys choose to trade intensity for length and volume while on steroids for this reason - because their blood pressure gets too high and they can breath from all the water weight gain and dramatic increases in hemoglobin count.
You probably haven't experienced SD, where the pumps are so bad you have to quit training because u can't walk or perform a decent range of motion.
If u want to train with longer volumes, just lighten the intensity. Otherwise, increase intensity and train short durations. You don't have to be enhanced to do this.
All that said, u totally miss the forest for the stupid tree blocking ur view. My point is that fundamentally a natural athlete ought to be training and eating similarly as an enhanced athlete. The only thing different is the degree of the results. Steroids cause MORE growth, MORE strength, MORE recovery. But what others were saying is that results happen with steroids but not with natural athletes. That my friend, is bs.
This board used to pride itself in saying that a newcomer must first learn to train right, eat right and find consistency in a natural state before ever considering to do PED's. Its anecdotally accepted that better results from cycles come with those who already train and eat like a pro bb'r. Think about that for a second...
You just get more of the same with steroids. We need to stop the cancerous idea that steroid users have different rules to play by. Last time I checked, the muscle gets stimulated by weights with or without steroids. The harder u work, the more u eat, the better the results.
Overtraining is a really, really hard thing to do. I bet 99% of people in the gym have never experienced it. Ever. I'm done discussing this though because I have repeated myself multiple times. Now I'm just giving u more angles of the same picture hoping the light bulb goes off.
For those that think by being natural u must do less, eat less and expect little to nothing for results - good luck. You might need to be enhanced after all...
Your making the assumption high volume is what works best for everyone.
You're talking about volume per workout but volume is also your total work done over time... as in your volume for the session, week, month or year..and you're mistaken if you think 99% have never experienced over training... back in the day with Muscle and Fitness posting pro BB'S workouts and everyone thought if they did the same they'd be pro BB'S... eat what they eat and train like them and you'll be them.. plenty of guys overtrained and never made gains or minimal if that. So if I eat and train like an enhanced athlete I'll make optimal gains... WRONG who's talking about Tren... you got limited experience? cuz you only familiar with one type of hormone.. a properly enhanced athlete can and should train longer AND harder... with more frequency. And all training is "similar"... you lift you recover you lift again... if you train like an enhanced athlete when you're not b you won't make optimal gains... PERIOD!! You probably haven't experienced Dbol where you pump up so fast you want to stop after first set.. it's pushing past that that separates men from boys.. you're talking about Tren... the worst garbage you can take as well as SD. I've used both. GARBAGE. Tren is only for competition use. Precontest.. not worth the sides during off season... Very few guys who are serious bodybuilders will use that garbage when better is available. You don't lighten the intensity to get more volume. You do more because you can when enhanced... balls out the whole way.. the harder you work the more you eat? Well when you can't process more than a certain amount of protein natural andbif your trained beyond that you're overtrained... you can't process unlimited protein when natural.
No. I just said that's one philosophy.
If you workout like an enhanced athlete when you're not you will NEVER make gains... it's not the same at all
Your making the assumption high volume is what works best for everyone.
No. The fact is an enhanced athlete can still recover and should increase volume to maximize gains... if not you're wasting your money on gear... if you do the same workload as a natural athlete you will not be using the extra recovery the way you should.... may as well be natural...
I suppose never is not accurate. But if you want to make optimal gains and lift like a enhanced athlete can and should... you will be overtrained and will hit plateaus and maybe even stop making gains. Definitely not as good as if it was tailored for a natural athlete. a natural body won't process nutrients at the same capacity and rate as an enhanced... it's just plain and simple. If a natural athlete eat as much as an enhanced athlete the body can't use it for recovery and will actually store it... it's just a fact... you eat more as an enhanced athlete because your body will actually use it.
You keep tossing around the word fact. Where are your data based references for all these facts?
I'm not disagreeing with you, just playing devils advocate.
I believe I'll say it however I want.
20 years of data... just never wrote it down... Whoa someone who agrees? I've seen it in the gym... guys get on a cycle and make gains... they come off and gains almost come to a halt.. and guys ask how you keep making gains if I'm not always on... well you adjust your diet and workload. Not just frequency. If you keep the same caloric intake you will be over eating as you just can't process as much nutrients when natural. Anything over what it can use and it stores it... AS FAT. So do more cardio... well there go your gains.. as it's that much harder the more cardio you're doing... there's a reason protein requirements are not UNLIMITED... for natural humans... More than that and it's waste...
Real world experience. You are just inexperienced if you think a natural athlete can handle the same workload as a enhanced athlete. Just plain and simple. If you train like an enhanced athlete when you're not you won't make optimal gains and may stagnate or even stop making gains. This started because several of you think a natural athlete should use same protocol as a an enhanced athlete only adjusting frequency... if you only adjust frequency you're limiting your enhanced time. While enhanced an athlete should be doing more total work not just more often... because their body can keep up with recovery and should maximize your enhanced time. Very nieve or just think you're know it alls... You just go on thinking that while guys who adapt their program to their recovery capabilities are the ones who will keep making gains...
I'm not reading the page long responses you've written out anyone else like fueled in this thread, cause it's a waste of time.
Now if you have links to support whatever your trying to say, I'll gladly read those research articles.
I don't have time to look up experiments that some pencilneck bookworm has done... it's a fact you can't process as much nutrients when you're natural. Everything else just falls in behind that and only a inexperienced newb would think otherwise. I don't care if you agree. Stay small and skinny.
Holy crap that is funny right there.
You aren't understanding. I've tried and tried, but can't seem to help you understand the difference between anecdotal and data.
I give up!
Back to calf talk.
7 calf raise's for every time the Seahawks score, 15 for every time Panthers score to get your calves huge.
Go Carolina, but we all know the outcome.