Deep down every steroid user knows they won’t look good without it, it’s a personal choice but I don’t want to be dependent on it plus all of it today comes from China. That said if it were the 70s or 80s I’d probably take it.
Many can look good/great w/ out them, but its a mental issue, an addiction, a (small-man) syndrome.
Grew up lifting w/ tons of folks, all natural (all of us) and many had great genetics and looked insane.
Of course we all started very young (pre-puberty), so when Puberty hit, it was like juicing. Hormones cranking...
A long time of gear use (even moderate) can be hazardous to some folks, while others can juice heavily for decades w/out too much damage.
Its a game of genetics one must keep an eye on... (LIke some people can have 1-drink, get sick, all fukked up).
While others can pound Vodka for decades. In the end though, all of it will get ya... Since turning 50 and getting on TRT, I love it.
However, any signs of anything out of whack during any of my quarterly blood-tests, I would have no issue stopping it.
I never gained any muscle or strength from it. (It just keeps me in range)... Best part of it I think is libido, energy, positive outlook.
(Andropause can affect many of those things in a negative manner).