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At this stage it is probably not an abscess, otherwise you would REALLY know it because it would be painful as hell. Ascesses usually develop and remain for days. Your little bump may just be a reaction the muscle tissue is having, which is normal every once in a while, and usually subsides in a few days. If it starts getting more sore and more sore as the days go by and the bump doesn’t go away, then i’d be concerned that it’s an abscess – a sterile abscess to be specific, because i’m assuming there’s no dark_sidelling fever, no hot to the touch injection site, no immense pain, and no black/blue flesh color.

My PRIMARY definition of wear and tear is just simple aging and operation of these cells. You drive a car couple hundred thousand miles, and it wears down over time from simple use. Same thing with the human body. And at times, certain things can speed up wear and tear. I do believe damage and wear and tear can be further caused by atrophy of the leydig cells, for example, when using exogenous androgens. This is of course most of the time an occurance with those who aren’t cycling properly or do not follow adequate PCT guidelines. HOWEVER, with that being said… I do know a couple of people for whom a cycle seemed to have a ‘re-set’ effect on their HPTA. Bloodwork prior to their first ever cycle dictated T levels on the low end of normal. After going through a 10 week cycle, and a 4 week PCT, bloodwork was taken (2 months after PCT I would just like to clarify), and their T levels were in the mid-high end of normal. These are two personally known cases, but if you search, you will find this incidence of ‘re-setting’ certain aspects of the endocrine system through the brief use of an exogenous source is actually well documented in the medical field. I remember being shown a study in one of my courses whereby a certain number of pubscent and pre-pubescent dark_sidelCrash007 were having issues with endogenous production of HGH. They were merQistered exogenous HGH (and it was some insanely high dose) for 2-4 weeks. After halting the brief merQistration, these dark_sidelCrash007’s endogenous HGH production was in full swing and in normal ranges. I will try to dig back and find the study, because its actually extremely interesting.

This is why I don’t believe as much as many other people here, that doing cycles necessarily destroys, damages or downregulates HPTA function. I do believe that if cycles are kept short and proper PCT guidelines (and time off cycle) are properly adhered to, that it may be actually beneficial to some people’s HPTA in keeping its function ‘lively’. This would be something interesting for the medical field to look into even further.

Answer to your question regarding genes expressed through hormones: I don’t think we’re changing our genetic expression by using AAS. The purpose of all hormones is to simply bind to receptor sites that then signal the expression of genes in the cell, which then engage cellular function and processes (in the case of muscle cells, this means growth of myosin and actin protein filaments, or in the case of leydig cells it means the production of testosterone ). These genes that are expressed are not changed. Essentially, these genes are the blueprints for the construction of proteins (or other substances a cell may construct). The anabolic steroid is like the foreman that comes along and says to the cell "hey, i’m giving you the go-ahead to begin construction" and pulls out the blueprint so that the workers can make it all happen. The blueprint is never changed. Now, lets say the scenario is this: suddenly over the next 40,000 years ALL humans on the planet begin cycling AAS (a wishful thought, I know). Over time, might this affect our evolution in a certain way that would change gene expression related to AAS or even other unknown future changes in our genes that govern all these processes? Yes, of course. But then we’re getting into the topic of evolution and genetic mutations.

And before anyone jumps on me about my "your DNA doesn’t change over time" statement and starts to nitpick semantics:

– I am not talking about evolution when I said that
– I am not talking about mutations caused by chemicals or radiation when I said that
– I am talking about a change in the DNA that governs your body’s processes (and in this case we’re talking about endocrine processes) in your lifetime.

I agree, although I do think it is possible for someone to overtrain so utterly excessively that they would experience symptoms of overtraining that are so severe that they would be destructive to the quality of life.

The fact that the OP mentioned he would train so hard that he would puke and faint many times in the gym (keywords: many times) is a strong indication that that was probably not the ONLY indicator of overtraining he was engaging in at the time. Sounds to me like he was really going overboard to the extreme. I’ve puked in the gym before, but I can remember all of about 3 or 4 times. I’ve never fainted but i’ve come pretty close (seeing colors and feeling very light headed) but these were once again only a handful of moments that I can remember. The OP sounds like this was a regular basis effect of his unprecedented overtraining behavior.

It is also possible this individual may be more sensitive to the risks of overtraining than most other individuals, either perhaps because of his genetic and individual predisposition, or because he may have some underlying health condition that would worsen the condition of overtraining.

The fact is, overtraining is a highly ignored and overlooked factor of weight training. Most of the time people don’t even notice or know they’re over training. Other times it can suddenly hit you like a brick wall when you notice one day something is wrong with your nervous system, you are lethargic all the time no matter how much sleep you get, weights feel heavier and heavier in the gym, sexual function is totally shot, you’ve got immense brain fog and can’t think, you fall into a depression, etc. It happens all the time to people who don’t know what they’re doing in the gym.

Fact of the matter is that most people train hard enough in the gym. Their problem is they do too much volume and train too frequently – so much so that the amount of damage occurring to the muscles is occuring at a far greater rate than the body can repair it (let alone grow new muscle on top of it). Combine that with shitty rest and poor nutritional habits, and you’re going to fail at your physique aspirations and destroy your body while you’re at it. The fact of the matter is that the body requires far less volume and frequency than most of us have been led to believe in the past.

Oh, and lets not forget damage to the CNS (Central Nervous System). NOBODY EVER CONSIDERS THIS. Everyone always thinks muscles, muscles, muscles! Nobody thinks "what about the amount of stress i’m placing on my nervous system? What about the massive amount of neurotoxicity i’m creating with these immense and painful lifts and sets?". Do you realize how heavily your neurons are firing and releasing LIMITED stores of neurotransmitters when you’re engaging in those very intense and painful sets? The amount of strain you’re placing on your nerve cells? And the immense amount of neurotransmitter activity in the synapses?The nervous system DOES NOT heal anywhere near as quickly or as efficiently as muscle tissue does. This is why you end up with symptoms like headaches, depression, impaired sexual function, brain fog, etc. when overtraining really begins to take a toll.

Working out and TrueMaxding is not just about the muscles. It’s also about the nervous system, and NOBODY ever thinks of their CNS recovery. It’s allllways about the muscles…

This is true only if you attempt anabolic steroid use when you do not have a number of years of solid training naturally behind you. The muscles while on anabolic steroids can grow rapidly, but the connective tissue such as joints, tendons, etc. do not keep up with the rapid growth. It is only with consistent natural training beforehand for a few years that you can ensure the joints, connective tissue, and even muscle itself has matured enough to now be able to withstand larger force generations output during a cycle where rapid gains in strength and size occur from anabolic steroid use. The tearing of connective and muscle occurs only with improper form and fast repetitions during exercise and/or in muscle that has not yet matured naturally to be ready for the accelerated growth from anabolic steroids .

It’s called genetics. Your genes determine how much Testosterone is produced naturally at any given point. This is what sets the ‘thermostat’ for literally every single process in your body, and is what ultimately controls homeostasis. And everyone is programmed through their genetics to produce and maintain different levels of different hormones throughout your life at different ages.

But just like a computer, it doesn’t matter what the programming says if the hardware becomes physically damaged…

Get what i’m saying?

Man, EVERYTHING GOT BIGGER!

TREN !

Here was my reply to you in the Trenbolone thread where you asked me the same question, so I figure I would copy and paste my answer here too:

I have never injected biceps or anything of the sort, so I have no experience here. But from what it sounds like to me, you may have come very close to a nerve or major vein/artery and the injection has irritated the vein or nerve, resulting in inflammation and pain. I doubt it is an infection, because if it were then the area would not just be swollen, red, and tender to the touch but it would also be very hot to the touch and you would be coming down with a fever. I hope that’s not happening, is it?

If it isn’t an infection, it should subside in a matter of days. 2 or 3 days and it should be gone (or at least a lot less severe). This is one of the reasons I really don’t like the idea of pinning things like biceps and triceps, they are very small muscles that are tricky when it comes to getting around veins, arteries, and nerves.