If you could go back in time, would you have started using steroids?

[juicemachine]

steroids shrink the ballz and cum loads thus making sex less enjoyable

[Mawse]

i'm in my mid-40s and still feel good in the gym and maintain a solid physique without taking anything.

Congratulations?

[The True Adonis]

What recipes have you cooked in the last week?

A lot.

Today I made a Chocolate Eclair Cake, Mexican Spinach Dip and Deep Fried my own corn tortillas.

[Conker]

yep, so long as nothing bad happens to me in the future

[honest]

i did my first dbol cycle when i was 18,it was only a 6 week or so cycle but thats when i entered the dark side of bodybuilding.as they say(once u go stack u never go back)

I lasted a bit longer won a few regional shows in the juniors clean, but hit the nationals and didn't place, something was missing, after briefly retiring as I didn't want to cross to the darkside, I re entered the same show the following year after 1 off season cycle and one contest cycle and won and also placed in the open. the rest they say is history, but I would have liked the opportunity to have competed with a natural federation, not that I think they are non users, but they are definitely not heavy abusers like non natural feds.

[wes]

No steroids........no bodybuilding

[climber]

No steroids........no bodybuilding

Same with the no bodybuilding. Maybe I would have found something useful to do with my life.

[tom joad]

Congratulations?

just pointing out that when a guy is in his 30s/40s, choosing HRT ain't necessarily a slam dunk decision for every gym enthusiast.

[2ND COMING]

Nope. When I was 18-19 I was about to, but got good advises from guys like arnold jr, trab, rimbaud etc. The consensus was to wait 10 years, build a base. Glad I held off. I was hesitant about the possible repercussions then and still am. No roids for me.

[wes]

Same with the no bodybuilding. Maybe I would have found something useful to do with my life.

No shit huh ?

I wish when I started out that all I did was workout to stasy in shape.


All those years of sacrifice have gotten me jackshit.   

[juicemachine]

No shit huh ?

I wish when I started out that all I did was workout to stasy in shape.


All those years of sacrifice have gotten me jackshit.   

Sacrifice is something bodybuilders know nothing about. It's called self absorption.

[gracie bjj]

I lasted a bit longer won a few regional shows in the juniors clean, but hit the nationals and didn't place, something was missing, after briefly retiring as I didn't want to cross to the darkside, I re entered the same show the following year after 1 off season cycle and one contest cycle and won and also placed in the open. the rest they say is history, but I would have liked the opportunity to have competed with a natural federation, not that I think they are non users, but they are definitely not heavy abusers like non natural feds.

just to make it to the nationals being natural is a win by itself,thats impressive man. not many can win a regional show natural,its rough to do natural.what did u use your first off season cycle? also what was your contest prep cycle?

[gracie bjj]

No shit huh ?

I wish when I started out that all I did was workout to stasy in shape.


All those years of sacrifice have gotten me jackshit.   

u wouldnt of looked as good if u just trained to stay in shape, u wouldnt of had the muscle and the glory that comes along with looking great every day.some people have cars that they put their pride in,some have sports,we chose bodybuilding and are pride is in our bodies.when u have a sweet car u only have the glory when u r in it,when u have the great body u have it 24/7

[Ronnie Rep]

Did my first cycle at 22. 15mgs of Anavar for 8 weeks. Never took more than 30mgs D'bol  a day and 1 cc of Deca every other day. That was only for contests. Never did Test , need to get some now for TRT.

[El Diablo Blanco]

I would have done them as a teen.  Although I was in great shape and was accused of taking when I didn't I would have looked even better.  I truly thought hard work and dedication helped.  I was litteraly eating tuna straight out of the can for a meal.

[BigRo]

steroids shrink the ballz and cum loads thus making sex less enjoyable

why do you take them then?

[Rimstinger]

If I could go back I would have NEVER taken them

[Army of One]

Seems to be a fairly unanimous no, don't take them so far

[stavios]

No steroids........no bodybuilding

that's what Roy Callender said to me when I was a kid

[ritch]

Absolutely and would have started earlier. But... All the reason more why I need so little to look so fabulous, so eat shit all you newbies who load up on test/tren/masteron after 3 days of training and still look like shit....

[dyslexic]

Here is what Mike Matarazzo had to say in this month's FLEX mag...

Here is the official message (although printed once or twice before)

The Message: "I'd have to say that everything that led to my heart problem began the minute I started getting serious about competitive bodybuilding. I have no doubt that the primary cause of my problem was the chemicals. It was the steroids, the growth hormones, the diuretics...I wouldn't in a million years change a lot of the aspects of bodybuilding, but that's the one aspect I'd discontinue if I had a second chance."

When asked: "What should those who still have a second chance do about it?" Mike replied: "Put the drugs away"

Only a handful of men barely make a decent living at bodybuilding. I happened to be one who did for 15 years, but I probably took 20 years off of my life. No amount of money is worth that. I'd rather go back in time and get a nine-to-five job and live to a ripe old-age, like my grandfather. I took the gamble and lost in every way. Physically, I'm completely limited. Financially, I'm pretty close to ruined. Emotionally, it made a guy like me - whose only fear i life was the loss of his mother and father- afraid of every little ache and pain. A "long time" for a human being is NOTHING! It goes by real quick, even quicker when your health is gone and you have nothing to stand on.


I suppose the one thing that would have to be changed is his comment about taking 20 years off of his life, because the fact of the matter is this: It appears to have "taken" his life, to be more precise ~

[ProudVirgin69]

I would have done them as a teen.  Although I was in great shape and was accused of taking when I didn't I would have looked even better.  I truly thought hard work and dedication helped.  I was litteraly eating tuna straight out of the can for a meal.

Yeah, if I were to do steroids all over again, I would have started at 19-20.  Going through college all juiced-up would have been awesome.

[CDel19]

I started trt and then eq/ deca at 40 yrs old-I would never stop now and wish I started in my early 30s instead of struggling so much  my test was prob low then-I think using when I was a teen or 21 might have made me too irritable

[gym**rat]

If I knew back then what I do now and knowing I would be going through cancer and polycythemia, FUCK NO. I would never have touched it. But I did and now I accept it.