If anabolic steroids were legal, would you take them?

[Safeway]

If steroids were legal for people over the age of 18 (for growth and development reasons), would you take them?

Assume that once steroids have been legalized, you would see a sports medicine doctor for a physical and mental screening prior to receiving a prescription.

Currently, you can go to a doctor and request testosterone ... and get turned away. You cannot simply say you want bigger muscles. You would be turned away. Once they are legalized, however, this would be a perfectly acceptable reason.

Further, once they are legalized, all post-cycle treatments would be heavily documented and available.

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I am in no way advocating their use. They are currently illegal, and will probably stay that way indefinitely. I just watched a documentary on steroid use, so I was interested in what ATOT thought.

I might try them out once some long-term, controlled, and reliable studies were published. Probably not.

 

[TehMac]

No, they fuck your body up, give you a smaller penis, etc.


That said, some people who have a muscle eating disease get regular steroid shots, I believe.

 

[xSauronx]

no, not interested at all

 

[xanis]

Probably not. I'm trying to get more into shape myself, but there are better and healthier (albeit slower) ways to do it, and that's how I'm doing it.

 

[Quiksilver]

Not until they come up with a synthetic version that comes without all those pesky side effects.

 

[Pantlegz]

nope, I have no desire to get 275+ anything less than that can be done naturally, fairly easy and legally (protein supplements and creatine and the such). I'm about 235 currently about 200-210 lean and just started working out again about 6 weeks ago after 3+ years off.

 

[blurredvision]

Side effects significantly outweigh the advantages gained. No way.

 

[MiniDoom]

"if" i was a professional athlete and 10+million depended on it....maybe (for my family). that's a pipe dream...so no. never.

 

[Bateluer]

Not really.

 

[n yusef]

No.

 

[Safeway]

Originally posted by: TehMac
No, they fuck your body up, give you a smaller penis, etc.


That said, some people who have a muscle eating disease get regular steroid shots, I believe.

They do not give you a smaller penis. They make some peoples' balls shrink temporarily. As long as you cycle them correctly, this is a temporary problem. If you stay on steroids for a year straight without cycling, you might develop long-term problems.

 

[miniMUNCH]

Nope. I like my penis the size it is, and so does my wife.

 

[knawlejj]

I'm a solid 210 with around 14% body fat and have been lifting hard for about 2 years now taking the regular supps like creatine and whey. Out of curiosity, I would do one cycle.

 

[Safeway]

Originally posted by: miniMUNCH
Nope. I like my penis the size it is, and so does my wife.

See above, it is amazing how well the steroid fear mongering has worked.

YOUR DICK DOESN'T SHIRNK, YOUR TESTICLES DO TEMPORARILY.

 

[thescreensavers]

Inhibition of Natural Hormones
Liver Damage
Steroids can lower HDL cholesterol and raise LDL cholesterol
Gynocomastia (Development of breast tissue in males)
Acne
Roid Rage
Baldness
Cardiovascular Problems
Virilization (Development of male characteristics in women)
Stunted Growth
Prostate Enlargement
High Blood Pressure
Kidney Problems
Immune System Changes
Sterility in Males and Females

Source

If you want any of the listed things above go right ahead and take your ste-Roids.

 

[DayLaPaul]

Seeing as how I don't use any of the legal performance enhancing drugs now, I don't see myself starting should steroids became legal.

 

[thescreensavers]

Originally posted by: Safeway

Originally posted by: miniMUNCH
Nope. I like my penis the size it is, and so does my wife.

See above, it is amazing how well the steroid fear mongering has worked.

YOUR DICK DOESN'T SHIRNK, YOUR TESTICLES DO TEMPORARILY.

Hey guys its not your dick its the other thing connected to it that does but only TEMPORARILY! SO ITS GOOD!

there is no "SAFEWAY" for roids!

 

[Safeway]

Originally posted by: thescreensavers
Inhibition of Natural Hormones
Liver Damage
Steroids can lower HDL cholesterol and raise LDL cholesterol
Gynocomastia (Development of breast tissue in males)
Acne
Roid Rage
Baldness
Cardiovascular Problems
Virilization (Development of male characteristics in women)
Stunted Growth
Prostate Enlargement
High Blood Pressure
Kidney Problems
Immune System Changes
Sterility in Males and Females

Source

If you want any of the listed things above go right ahead and take your ste-Roids.

Almost all of these side effects are most present in steroid abusers - people that don't cycle.

 

[TehMac]

Originally posted by: Safeway

Originally posted by: miniMUNCH
Nope. I like my penis the size it is, and so does my wife.

See above, it is amazing how well the steroid fear mongering has worked.

YOUR DICK DOESN'T SHIRNK, YOUR TESTICLES DO TEMPORARILY.

I'm pretty sure I've read in several medical articles how certain anabolic steroids end up shrinking your penis.

But maybe not.

What about those medications that enlarge your penis? Are those even real?

 

[Safeway]

Heartburn
nausea
upset stomach.
rash
hives
itching
difficulty breathing
tightness in the chest
swelling of the mouth, face, lips, or tongue
black or bloody stools
confusion
diarrhea
dizziness
drowsiness
hearing loss
ringing in the ears
severe or persistent stomach pain
unusual bruising
vomiting
death

If you want any of the listed things above go right ahead and take your aspirin.

 

[Miramonti]

If they were OTC at walgreens or something, I probably would have tried them in a minor degree at some point in my life, particularly when I was lifting weights everyday. I've also perpetually struggled with low energy thru my life and would have tested them lightly to see if they helped since nothing else was helping.

 

[jhayx7]

FYI there are products out there that are on the fence of being legal/illegal. If taken properly, they do help in gains and mass. I have taken two cycles before, was very careful with my diet and the biggest worry is gyno when doing cycles. It really does help when you have hit a plateau in your training. I will say though, I did experience some lethargy during the end of each cycle.

 

[Safeway]

fast or uneven heart rate;
feeling like you might pass out;
jaundice (yellowing of your skin or eyes); or
seizures (convulsions).
headache;
nervousness;
feeling tired or drowsy;
stomach pain, diarrhea;
dry mouth, sore throat hoarseness;
eye redness, blurred vision;
nosebleed; or
skin rash.

If you want any of the listed things go right ahead and take your Claritin.

(Because everyone knows that you get every side effect possible when you take a drug with side effects, and lots of commonly used drugs include death as a potential side effect.)

 

[thescreensavers]

Yes its true that almost all other meds have side effects but

how healthy is it for your balls to change size? How many more cases of Steroid related problems are there vs Claritin?

I rather have every single side effect from claritin then have one of any side effect from Steroids.

go and talk about your steroids on some steroids forum were they all agree with you.

 

[Safeway]

Originally posted by: thescreensavers
Yes its true that almost all other meds have side effects but

how healthy is it for your balls to change size? How many more cases of Steroid related problems are there vs Claritin?

I rather have every single side effect from claritin then have one of any side effect from Steroids.

go and talk about your steroids on some steroids forum were they all agree with you.

I don't take steroids, or any sort of supplement that is converted into testosterone. Only whey and, occasionally, creatine.