My friend and his stupid Steroid obsession...

[The ?]

ok here is the situation...

my friend has been working out for a couple of years now and he is pretty fit...

weights around 170 pounds....5'11....22 years old....

so now, for some reason he keeps on talking about steroids, and i feel that he is serious.....

so i took this matter into my own hands and i would like to ask you guys ....

what steroids are the best?
if steroids are taken, how long is that one cycle...?
what are some things that need to be done b4 its taken?

i am totally against steroids (even if its done right), maybe i feel this way cuz i dont know much about it....

please help me out, because i really dont want my friend to screw up...

thx

[Gohan]

Just say that you are the freind. I'm all for you learing about the substances your body is going to ingest. :thumbup:

[The ?]

haha ok anyways

if you saw me anywhere around the forum, you would see that i constantly post my stats....which are 6'4 220 19 years old

so ummm ya...

it would be nicer if you supplied some info, rather than...........

[B.A.]

Go to the elitefitness.com forums and ask on the anabolic/ steroid section.

- B.A.

[Lee J B]

To have any hope of getting those questions answered on any board, your going to have to be more specific about your friends goals, does he want to build mass, cut down ? Of course, diet plays a very important role in deciding exactly how the drugs help you towards your goal. Let us know what your friend wants to do, and we can help better. He must be grateful to have a mate like you, if I said that to one of my mates they would just let me get on with it

Later

[Jock]

Originally Posted by The ?

i am totally against steroids (even if its done right), maybe i feel this way cuz i dont know much about it....

Don't worry bro we hear a lot of this, most of the anti-steroid members on here don't know jack-sh*t about them either but at least you are mature enough to be honest about it. We all know ignorance breeds contempt.

As Lee said you must be a good mate to be so concerned about his health, but IMO it is his decision to take steroids and therefore it is his responsibility to use them as safely and as effectively as possible.

Knowledge is the key here, your friend must have done his research in order to carry off a successful cycle. This also goes for knowledge regarding nutrition and training, he can take all the roids in the world but if his diet is bad or his training habits are off then his gains will be minimal (I have seen boys taking massive amounts of streroids to make up for poor diets and crappy training habits)

Make sure you friend has some clear goals.

Give these sites to your bro and tell him to read, read and read some more!

www.steroidology.com
www.anabolicreview.com
www.elitefitness.com
www.muscletalk.co.uk
www.uk-muscle.co.uk
www.fitnessgeared.com

A lot of newbies will tell themselves and others that they're 'only gonna do one cycle'; this is bullsh*t, steroids have a psychological addiction that is extremely powerful (only people who've done a good cycle know what I'm on about here).

Urge your friend to stay in control. He will find coming off steroids horrible and will have a nagging feeling to get back on again. Make sure that he does a correct PCT (post-cycle therapy) and lets his natural testosterone levels recover by staying away from gear for at least the length of his first cycle.

After this he can properly evaluate his gains, his goals, and the whether he needs steroids again to help him achieve his objectives.

Tell your friend I wish him the best of luck, Jock :thumbup:

When you are searching for answers on any steroid board, remember that they are populated by people who treat steroid drug use as a recreational activity -- not as a medical means to an end. You will have to wade through a lot of macho posturing to get to any kind of information that will be useful. Most of the dosing/cycling advice goes way over what is really needed to add quality muscle to one's frame. What you are reading on those boards has not been researched scientifically.

Do I seem critical even though I have used steroids? Certainly. I have three close friends who use over a gram week for unreasonable lengths of time, do a bridge, juice again, etc......and they are lucky to put on 5 pounds a year. They are NOT the exception, they are the rule.

One last thing to help gain perspective. Most of the boards have lost a member to some kind of drug overdose. If you think hard about that simple fact it can speak volumes to you.