Mike Arnold
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You know, there really isn't a right or wrong way to do it...and personal opinion will naturally play a role in the conclusion one comes to. I grew up in a day when guys would actually build a solid base of muscle tissue BEFORE adding drugs into the equation. This tended to teach guys invaluable lessons that were often missed when making the jump right to drugs.
As far a quick jump to drugs holding back long-term progress, it was at times proposed to be the case, but in reality, there is no evidence available to support that claim....and the more we learn about these drugs and the overall growth process, the less viable this claim seems.
However, for unrelated reasons, I would personally suggest waiting until you at least get back to 175 lbs. After all, that was your starting bodyweight. There is absolutely no need to use drugs to reach a bodyweight that you carried naturally, as your body can already quickly and easily regain that lost bodymass on its own.
Let me tell you a brief story. When I first began training (serious training) at age 22, I weighed 167 lbs at a height of 6'1. Within 12 weeks I reached 208 lbs with very little increase in bodyfat. At LEAST 30+ lbs of the 41 lbs I gained was lean tissue...at least. My strength increased by a massive margin, such as my bench pressing jumping from 245 for reps to 315 for reps...and deadlifts from 245 for reps to 405 for reps, etc. All my lifts went up similarly. I know many guys who don't even gain anywhere close to that amount during their 1st cycle, let alone naturally over a 12 week period, but it does go to show just what the body is capable of when you are doing everything right.
Few people are following an optimal eating & training program and their overall results suffer because of it. I would suggest learning how to eat & train optimally at this moment in time....because if you do, you could regain all that lost bodyweight back faster than many guys who use drugs. Steroids are limited by nutrition. You could take all the steroids in the world, but you will never be able to build muscle at a maximum rate without supplying the required amount of food.
You didn't mention your height, but if you are 5'10 or above, you should EASILY be able to hit 195 lbs without drugs in a just a couple months. Of course, this would require a hard & basic training program centered almost completely around the core exercises, such as squats, deadlifts, flat & incline presses, overhead presses, barbell and/or t-bar rows, chins, etc. At your level of dvelopment, you will only hold yourself back by doing a bunch of different exercises for each bodypart. Also, screw high volume at this point--you don't need it, nor will it serve you best. Train with low-moderate volume while focusing on progressive resistance in the 6-12 rep range for upper-body and 10-15 for lower body. Train to failure on your work-sets, which should not be many. Eat like a horse every day, sleep well each night, train each muscle once every 5-6 days (you don't need to rest 7 days inbetween workouts at this point, as you are not developed enough to require that much recovery time) and the muscle will come on rapidly.
Then, when you introduce Super DMZ 3.0 (the strongest oral steroid combination available), you will be able to rapidly add a bunch of muscle on top of what you already gained. By summer-time you could easily be sitting at around 215 lbs. Again, this is all dependent on your caloric intake and an effective training program. The training programs that the pros use and not the most effective for beginners-intermediates seeking to build mass. People at your level of development should be putting all their focus on getting stronger on the basic mass-builders in the rep ranges mentioned above. Throwing in a bunch of isolation exercises or using high volume will only hold you back.
Always remember, the bigger you get, the more calories your body will need. Muscle requires calories not only to build, but to maintain. Therefore, the bigger you want to get, the more you must eat...and you must continue eating that new amount of calories forever if you want to keep that muscle. You can never again go back to your old way of eating...or you will lose everything you gained. This is why most guys never get big--because they can't deal with the qauntity of food their body needs to get that big. They struggle to eat enough food just to gain 20-30 lbs, let alone 50 lbs, or 100 lbs. Diet is where the real test lies...and to a lesser degree, training. It's certainly not drugs, as drugs take no effort to use.
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Thanks once more for all of your help. Great to have someone like you to consult...
