Steroids - what will happen to the pros?

[Smokincrazy]

the start of this thread seemed to be about long term health problems with AS.  since we don't seem to be having an epidemic of ironage bodybuilders dying at rates out of the ordinary, it is reasonable to consider that the large doses used in the 1960s and 1970s are not detrimental to your health.

the drugs changed in the 1990s.   GH, Insulin, more diuretics, dnp, synthol, etc.  what is the long term effect of those?  GH is known to accelerate existing cancer.  gh can cause the enlargement of the heart.  insulin is known to increase visceral fat, which certainly is bad for your heart.    We'll just have to wait to see how current bodybuilders age.

Thanks for a smart post in this beat to the ground,played out topic

[Rimbaud]

I think people miss the point on this whiole thing. Sure the "newer" drugs & such play a role (I personally think people underestimate the damaging role diuretics can & do play). Also the fact that we're talking about people who go overboard on AAS (& other drugs for that matter). So naturally there will be some consequences. I think people also tend to forget about the other things involved in the life style - pain killers, rec drugs, etc (only wanting to focus on the "killer steroids"). Now, let's say every now & then I have a few beers watching a ball game - is it that bad for me? No, all should be fine. If it turns into a twelve pack with every game - is it bad? More then likely.

[emn1964]

I think people miss the point on this whiole thing. Sure the "newer" drugs & such play a role (I personally think people underestimate the damaging role diuretics can & do play). Also the fact that we're talking about people who go overboard on AAS (& other drugs for that matter). So naturally there will be some consequences. I think people also tend to forget about the other things involved in the life style - pain killers, rec drugs, etc (only wanting to focus on the "killer steroids"). Now, let's say every now & then I have a few beers watching a ball game - is it that bad for me? No, all should be fine. If it turns into a twelve pack with every game - is it bad? More then likely.

Depends on how many games you're watching.

[Rimbaud]

Depends on how many games you're watching.

Whole baseball season. 

[D-bol]

at the end of the day, there are health risks from using steroids,
but the fact is, if a pro athlete goes down with a health problems - its immediately blamed on steroids, while there are millions of people who die at 50-60 from heart problems related to alcohol, poor diet, stress, smoking, etc, etc....I bet you, it is probably safer to be 250 pounds, 5% bf, than 250 pounds obese hear-attack material eating McD's and fris all the time

[stuntmovie]

Somewhat related question here ....... Doesn't the Government place some sort of limits and control the amount of steroids that can be produced by these chemical labs at any given time? The Feds seem to keep track of everything else, so they must know how much of each controlled substance is required for "legit" medical purposes and prevent any "over-supply" that could get into the hands of professional or non-professional athletes.