[badzee28]

Hey guys, I've been lifting for about three years now, I'm 22 and things are starting to slow down. Now, back when I was in high school I used to struggle with a weight problem. Senior year I joined the wrestling team and I lost about 90 pounds, bringing me down to 145. I did it way to fast though (period od maybe 6 months) and it had left me with alot of over hanging skin. Fast forward to now and I'm at about 205. While alot of things have really firmed up and look really good, I still have some on my stomach, and slightly on my lower chest. It's a bit frustrating knowing that you look like you have a bit of a gut even when you are in the single digit body fat range. I'm thinking I will probably need at least 20 more pounds of lean muscle to positively fill things in. While my strength continues to grow, it's getting increasing more difficult to gain any more mass. My question is would anabolic steroids be a viable option for someone like me who just needs to push a bit farther? Also, would they possibly help tighten skin? Thanks!

[HawaiianPride.]

Welcome! Forget the steroids first off. What's your diet and training like?

[Kevsworld]

I think it is best to train at least 5 years and be at least 25 years old before considering a cycle. Just my two cents.

[PumpDogg]

Using gear wont fill up the void in your abdomen and pec area's bro.. Besides even if it did fill your chest and made it tight, once you cycled off chances are it would be even more loose..

You are still young enough that if you continue to stay lean you may tighten up some more..

[badzee28]

Well, training wise I usually like to cycle my lifts about every three months to keep the muscles guessing. There are a handful of staples I like to stick too though like the standing shoulder press, bench press, dips, and DB press. This is what my workout consists of right now....

day 1
dumbell press 4 sets 8,8,6,5
standing shoulder press 4 sets 8,7,7,5
skull crushers 4 sets 9, 8,7,6
treadmill 7mph for twenty minutes
seated dips 4 sets 10, 9,9,8
tricep extensions 3 sets 7, 6, 5

day 2
dumbell alternating curls 4 sets, 8,6,5,5
dumbells curls 4 sets 10, 10, 10, 10
Incline Dumbbell Curl 4 sets 10, 9, 8, 8
one arm preacher curls 4 set 8, 7,7,5
decline crunches 2 sets, 35, 25
weighted six inches 4 sets, 25 seconds each set
10 chin ups
15 minutes of complexes

day 3
benchpress 6 sets, 10, 8, 7, 5, 4, 3
incline bench 4 sets 10, 8, 7, 5
decline flys 4 sets, 10, 8,8, 7
treadmill 20 minutes at 7 mph
seated shoulder press 7,5,5,5
dips 3 sets, 15, 13, 10, 9
bench machine hammer grip 4 set 10, 8, 7,7

day 4
squats 4 sets, 10, 8, 7,5
leg press, 10, 8,7, 5
leg extensions, 11, 9, 8,7
frontal raises 4 sets 10, ,9,9,8
lateral raises 3 sets 10,8,7
pull up machine 4 sets, 10, 8, 5, 4
bent over rows 4 sets, 10, 10, 10, 10
10 minutes complexes

rinse and repeat
I also like to switch deadlifts, hang cleans, and clean presses every three months instead of squats

As for my diet, I don't have a ton of money to play with being in college, so generally I've pretty much been living off of boneless chicken breasts, eggs, baked potatoes, carrots, and corn, and I'll have maybe a steak a week as a treat

Generally my first meal I''ll mix non fat plain yogurt with fat free carnation instant breakfast and fat free chocolate milk and maybe some scrambled eggs with cheese, this will be pre workout. I'll also supplement L-Arginine, L-Carnitine, fishoil capsules, creatine, magnesium, vitamin C, vitamin B-6, Thiamin, folic acid, vitamin B-12, and glucosamine

After my workout I'll have another yogurt ****tail for a meal

then lunch I'll grill a boneless chicken breast on the GF grill and some carrots and a baked potatoe

supper is chicken again, baked potatoe, and an ear of corn.

I'll also usually snack on a bag of grapes later on and I go through a bag a week.