Testostrone Depot saved my life

[jcswm]

No shit!!!!
About 2 years ago I started "cheating" just to get back in shape quick! I'm a little over 6'3 and started out close to 290 lbs
after a year of.... light use of testostrone depot I was pretty ripped at 260 lbs
Riding my Kawasaki Ninja 1000R home from work at 45 mph on 3/19/13 a girl pulled out in front of me..... RIGHT in front of me..... My skid mark was only 8 feet long!!!! My chest hit the top of her car so hard it blew all the windows out!! I broke both bones in both forearms, broke most of my ribs, collapsed BOTH lungs and more.....
The police outlined me in chalk lying in the street and told the driver of the car that I would not make it to the hospital!!!!
NO QUESTION in my mind..... had i been in the condition i was in before I started "cheating" I would be DEAD!!! My physical condition SAVED MY LIFE!!!!!
One year later.... My wrists don't bend very far, my left forearm is a little crooked, my right arm won't straighten out at the elbow and my chest still hurts!!! But I'm back at work (I'm an auto Mechanic) and I'm still alive!!!!

Now I'm ready to start working out again, But my income is less than I'm used to!!!
once I whip my ass back in shape I can earn more at work but in the mean time I need to find a more affordable alternative!!!
any suggestions will be VERY much appreciated

[THE BOUNCER]

Thats good to hear that your doing good bro but I wouldnt say that test saved your life. I would say that your hard work with your body and determination to live is what saved you. Also, welcome to the board.

[jcswm]

It was that close.... I was out cold for 2 weeks and pretty screwed up for almost 3 months
That little extra edge made the difference for me!!!
Anyway, I'll be around, this is the only "fitness" forum I cared to join after lurking about on a few. Again, Nice site

John

[Breeze]

This thread gives me chills because yesterday was the funeral for a good friend who died in a bike wreck- some punk turned right into him- he was well known in my area not just as a bodybuilder, but as a damn good guy. If muscles could save your life then he would still be with us, because he was one of the biggest, strongest guys around- For those of you who don't ride bikes, please look out for people on bikes and realize that they can't stop when you pull out in front of them or turn into them.
R.I.P., my friend

[Face]

Thata really sad Breeze; yeah, its amazing how many car drivers don't see or pay any attention to motorcyclists. I am always very careful on my bike, but I have had a few accidents, mostly from other people not seeing me. Gotta be hyperalert as a biker!

[the_inkslinger]

sorry to hear that breeze !! my condolensces bro ..

welcome to the board many.. looks like you got a new lease on life, wasnt your time to go... as far as a cheap alternative.. how cheap are we talking ? can you train ? are you on meds ?

[jcswm]

Yes I can Train... NO Meds!!!
I'm ready to get started
I prefer Injectable but if Oral is cheaper I'll start out that way

[ROCKETW19]

i suggest traing natural for awhile get back in shape when you flatin out take the next step.

[ROCKETW19]

sorry to be rude congrats on your recovery take it slow and youll be a beast in no time.

[Primal Instinct]

Welcome to the SM family, JCSWM.

[eaglewrestler27]

Wow bro, I want a bike pretty bad and planned on getting some type of crotch rocket (maybe a ninja), but my dad threatened to cut of my money source for college if i did. He is woried i'd kill myself, definitely makes me think twice. Good luck with the recovery i'm sure u'll be a beast in no time. Also have you hear of muscle memory? it could really help you out.

[jcswm]

Originally posted by eaglewrestler27
Wow bro, I want a bike pretty bad and planned on getting some type of crotch rocket (maybe a ninja), but my dad threatened to cut of my money source for college if i did. He is woried i'd kill myself, definitely makes me think twice. Good luck with the recovery i'm sure u'll be a beast in no time. Also have you hear of muscle memory? it could really help you out.

No I haven't What is muscle memory???

[jcswm]

I'm going to Bump this
I thought that ment you muscles returned to close to there former size on there own???

[Raf]

i have heard a few times of juice allowing the human body to fight through life threatening accidents and i dont think its far fetched...thank god your ok, i've known a few fine people to die on bikes...i want one so bad myself but i'll never get one...i've seen too many horror stories

[Raf]

muscle memory is a connection between your muscles and your mind...for example a good basketball player shooting foul shots can hit them with his eyes closed because his muscles have done the exact movement so many times...when you stop lifting for a while muscle memory helps you get right back into the swing of things and those shrunken muscles will be obliged to grow to their old size much faster than as if you were tearing them apart for the first time

[Raf]

and thats a hot car

[eaglewrestler27]

Here you go bro this is borrowed from yellow jacket:

[eaglewrestler27]

By Bryan Haycock, MS

Anyone who has lifted weights, on and off, for several years is familiar with the concept of "muscle memory". Muscle memory in this context refers to the observation that when a person begins lifting weights after a prolonged lay off, it is much easier to return to their previous levels of size and strength than it was to get there the first time around. Even when significant atrophy (muscle shrinking) has taken place during the layoff, previously hypertrophied muscle returns to its previous size more quickly than usual.

A recent study looking at fiber type conversions during muscle hypertrophy may have uncovered a possible mechanism for this phenomenon. For those of you not crazy about scientific lingo bear with me. Towards the end you will see what I’m getting at with this study. In this study the distribution of myosin heavy chain (MHC) isoforms, fiber type composition, and fiber size of the vastus lateralis muscle were analyzed in a group of adult sedentary men before and after 3 months of resistance training and then again, after 3 months of detraining. Following the period of resistance training, MHC IIX content decreased from just over 9% to 2.0%, with a corresponding increase in MHC IIA (42% to 49%). Following detraining the amount of MHC IIX reached values that were higher than before and during resistance training, over 17%! As expected, significant hypertrophy was observed for the type II fibers after resistance training, and even remained larger than baseline after 3 months of detraining.

Myosin heavy chain isoforms, or MHCs, refer to the types of contractile protein you see in a given muscle fiber. MHCs determine how the muscle fiber functions. MHCs are what make a fiber "fast twitch", "slow twitch", or something in-between. Certain MHCs are known to undergo a change in response to resistance exercise. In this case, fibers that contain MHC IIX are fibers that aren’t really sure what kind of fiber they are until they are called to action. Once recruited, they become MHC IIAs. So, fibers containg MHC IIX proteins serve as a reservoir of sorts for muscle hypertrophy because the can transform themselves into fibers containing MHC IIX which grow easily in response to training.

Like any great study, these researchers found what they expected as well as a little extra that they didn’t. I think this study caught my attention because it showed a long-term alteration in skeletal muscle following resistance training. It has been this long-term change that has been the focus of my own training philosophy, which incorporates what I call "strategic deconditioning". This study showed that resistance training decreases the amount of MHC IIX while reciprocally increasing MHC IIA content. This was expected and has previously observed with changes in fiber type after resistance training. What they didn’t expect was that detraining following heavy-load resistance training seems to cause what they refer to as an "overshoot" or doubling in the percentage of MHC IIX isoforms, significantly higher than that measured at baseline. What does this mean? It could mean that there are more fibers available for hypertrophy (growth) after a lay off from training than there are before you start training. This could very well explain the "muscle memory" effect many of us have experienced ourselves. It may also have implications for natural bodybuilders looking to overcome long-standing plateaus.

There are a few questions that this study did not answer. For instance, they waited until 3 months after they stopped training before they took final measurements. It would have been nice if they had taken measurements regularly so that the optimal period of detraining could be identified corresponding to peak MHC IIX levels. Because it takes 3-4 weeks for these contractile muscle proteins to turn over, it would take longer than one month and probably less time than 6 months (previous research). Still the optimal time remains to be elucidated.

Also, how would these guys respond to the same training regimen after the detraining period? Would their quads grow to their previous trained size, or even further? How long would it take? These questions, if answered, may add a new twist to typical training regimens. It may very well be that extended breaks from training may actually allow greater growth over a 12-month period than if training is uninterrupted. For serious athletes and bodybuilders, this would be important information and could significantly extend their competitive careers.

[acuman]

wtf... less is more? More or less, I guess. Good read.

[jcswm]

The muscle mass in my arms is comming back quickly
my right upper arm looked like a broomstick when i finally got my casts off, now I'm starting to look 1/2 way normal again
The car in That pic is my 1973 Corvette, and has also been my physical theropy!! I've scraped all the old red paint off with razor blades and hand sanded ALOT!!! in that pic is the first of several steps of primer on...... hand sand off!!!
I also use A Body Solid Hardcore Gym and some freeweights.