If I had a friend/brother who wanted to start using steroids and asked for my advice, I'd have to tell him to hold off for a few years as it seems potent side-effect free anti-myostatin drugs are on the way.
However I'd like to hear TheChemistV2's opinion on forgoing GH therapy altogether in favour of simply taking the GH stimulating hormone on its own? That would certainly prevent the problem of desensitisation as naturally produced GH/somatotropin is secreted cyclically, not the receptor numbing drip-drip effect of exogenous GH.
Similarly, I often advise those who ask my advice (there are some) that if they absolutely must use bodybuilding drugs, then an anti-estrogen (Nolvadex) is probably a better first stack than the mega-dose test cycles these newbies insist on.
If you can't manage to grow with suppressed estrogen then you don't know how to build muscle in the first place so you have no place using steroids at all... most of them gain a few pounds on the Nolvadex, lose it when they come off and then think better of using androgens at all. Losing hard fought muscle leaves an embittering aftertaste.
Any thoughts TheChemistV2?
The Luke