See the problem with this kid is that he is going to do it no matter what you guys say. ( plus most of you guys are sounding like his parents trying scare tactics like " I had a friend who took gear when he was 18 once and now hes all messed up" ) I would love to hear how it was the steroids that "messed him up". I beleive that when you are a teenager you feel invincible and if he is on here asking he is going to do it anyway. I will not give him advice but I sure wish I would have had things like the internet and access to all the good "real" gear that is around today. I started competing as a bodybuilder when I was a teenager and won my state overall and Heavyweight teenage title when I was 19. I didnt take much gear back then but my first cycle was when I was 17. I took 200mg of the old Steris Test Cyp for 10 weeks. I remember I gained like 15lbs by week 6!!! ( I lost all of it after being off for 5 weeks though LOL) I didnt take anything again until I was 19. I took 50 tabs of Anadrol for 7 weeks and gained another 15-20lbs. ( lost that in like 1 week of being off ) I then took another bottle of Cyp 24 weeks out from the show. I started dieting 14 weeks out and took the following 1 10ml vial Test Cyp, 1 10ml vial Test Prop, 1 30ml vial Winstrol V, 50 tabs Anadrol, 40 Nolvadex tabs and about 5 amps of Sten thrown in because I happen to have them. The thing is I had been lifting hard since I was 13 and trained for years drug free. I came into that show at 5'9" 181lbs at 4% bodyfat and won hands down. ( the show was a national qualifier and very well known ) I also was squating about 405lbs for deep reps of 10 then, Bench Pressing 405lbs for sets of 8-10 and 315lbs for 15reps. Shoudler Dumbbell presses with 120lbs for sets of 10 reps. So I was very strong from years of hard ass training and was surronded by hardcore competitors that gave me good guidance. I dont feel that steroid use in teens if done the way I did is bad. The High School I went to and the friends I hung out with where all very big in BB. My best friend from HS is a Pro BB currently and just competed in the Olympia. So to the kids question it just depends. Most young guys dont have a clue and should never take anything because they are to imature and uninformed.