BOL Round Table

Good post.

i think you have me mistaken for another poster. but to your point, these threads are never started to discuss the risks and benefits of using steroids in a clinical setting. you know that this thread is for one purpose only and that is to discuss the use and abuse of steroids for the purpose of gaining muscle mass and when used like that it is ALWAYS abuse, plane and simple. not flaming you, just explaining that you DO NOT get the results these kids desire when you use a course of steroids as prescribed by a physician. i dont think anyone in this thread is gonna argue that ALL steroid use is bad, but when one of these threads is started you know what type of use is being discussed, yet there is always one person in each of them thats gonna come to the defense of steroids.

I and many friends have taken small dosages (1cc/week) of test my whole life. Test is a great form of youthfulness when used properly. The media perception of many steroids is way out of whack because they don't have a clue because they have never done anything. They just listen to the abusers and the doctors that have treated these rogue abusers and throw everyone in the same category.

You and i both know we arent talking about erectile dysfunction here, and to be honest its just a way of twisting around what im saying. Also, lets not turn this into an online weight lifting contest lol. Any benefit you would have gained to your athletic ability and overall performance from a prescription course of steroids at that point in your life would have been minimal. You can argue all you want, but there are people out there that are a lot smarter than you and i who get paid a lot of money to do research on these things, and it all shows that when kids are using steroids the way the OP is describing theyre abusing them and this same research also shows that later in life they have big problems from it. Major effects of steroid abuse can include liver damage; jaundice; fluid retention; high blood pressure; increases in "bad" cholesterol. Also, males risk shrinking of the testicles, baldness, breast development, and infertility. Females risk growth of facial hair, menstrual changes, male-pattern baldness, and deepened voice. Teens risk permanently stunted height, accelerated puberty changes, and severe acne. All users, but particularly those who inject the drug, risk infectious diseases such as HIV/AIDS and hepatitis.

Doc. Where did you go doc? You were looking forward to discussing. Then nothing.