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When other peoples' successes get you down rather than driving you forward, then there's a problem.
When you see someone better than you, more successful than you, bigger and stronger than you,...

I guess I just haven't reached the point where you stop competing against other guys in your mind, and start enjoying training in and of itself.

Well, you're still fortunate that you started early.

They go away when you stop taking steroids, I know that. But under what other conditions would that occur. Metabolism and food intake can't keep up?

Psychologically ... does that mean not enough...

Man, I wish I'd started bodybuilding in HS like everyone else, so I could be on steroids right now.

The price of success is jealousy and hatred; nothing will change that, not even those vile anti-steroid laws.

Or the distant future's forced breeding programs designed to eliminate genetic...

How tall are you and how long have you been training?

No offense, but second to genetics and steroids are height and time.

If you're a very tall guy, then 250 would certainly be possible.
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Take away the steroids and he wouldn't weigh 290.
Hell, take away his genetics and he probably wouldn't even weigh 250.

OK, find me a genetically gifted steroid user, give me his routine, and...

You forgot to require that potential advice givers be natural and genetically average.

There are plenty of genetically gifted and/or steroid using guys out there who meet your standards, and since...

I'm assuming that they're being used correctly.

If they're not being used correctly, then I agree with you, the user deserves to grow tits and impotent.

Natural gains eventually stop when the trainer reaches their genetic potential.
Either that, or they just get tired of waiting.

And let's not forget those genetically gifted individuals who have...

Give me his height, weight, and BF% and we'll find out if he's natural or not.

I don't think he is, not anymore anyway.

All serious bodybuilders eventually wise up and start taking steroids.

I've heard that so many pounds per inch of height is a basic guideline to follow.

Natural (cut) - 2.5 pounds per inch
Natural (bulked) - 3.0 pounds per inch

Steroids (cut) - 3.5 pounds per...

Could increasing my lifts by 5 pounds per week create problems if I were to do it while cutting?
Or should I focus more on just keeping the muscle/strength that I have?

I agree, dedication is what matters most.

However, dedication will be hard to come by if you aren't able to derive as much satisfaction from the process of lifting and dieting as you do from their...

If you hate tuna so much then why don't you try eating other things?
Bodybuilding foods are far more diverse than tuna (and oats).

If you are smelling of protein and are having gas, then you're...

Neither.

Train for size - about 6-8 reps.

The pump may feel good, but if it doesn't make you bigger, than it's just a waste of your time.
Strength is good, but unless you're a genetic freak on...

I'd have to say it's the face; there are a lot of big, strong guys out there with faces that don't seem to match their bodies: too fat, pussy, etc.
If you look at his face and into his eyes and see...

A perfect man can always get laid.

The question is, how can an imperfect man (beta, ugly, boring, and poor) get laid?

I would think that an ectomorph should keep workout volume low, as exercise will raise your Calorie requirement for the day and because ectomorphs often have less-than-average recovery ability.