Mack
YourMuscleShop Rep
Awesome post, ironically when I first started lifting 13 years ago I was VERY anti-steroids and so I did it the right way. Put on about 20 pounds of lean muscle in the first 4-6 months and everyone thought I was on 'roids. Unfortunately it's taken me about 12.5 years to put on another 20 pounds lol! been using AAS off and on for about 4 years.
That honeymoon period when you first start lifting is an incredibly anabolic experience, no roids are needed and people should cherish it. No need to fuck with it with unnecessary side-effects by taking roids.
of course, you are right on target
the first 20 pounds ... almost anybody can do (level 1)
it is not that hard to take the body to level 1
but the next 20 pounds and the next 20 pounds...level 2, level 3
that is where the human body does not want to go
that is what separates a recreational lifter from a guy who would be looked upon as a bodybuilder
that first 20 pounds, and people assume that you 'lift weights'
the second 20 and you are now considered a bodybuilder
the next 20 and now you are turning heads if you walk in to a grocery store to get food in a tank top while still pumped after a workout