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Steroids: Why They Are Not the Answer
By: 3J
3J's Nutrition | Diet and fitness consulting to get you to the next level.
By: 3J
3J's Nutrition | Diet and fitness consulting to get you to the next level.
Im sure youre looking at the title of this article and wondering what the heck is going on. No, this is not an anti-steroid article. This article is more like a reality check for those trying to get into the aesthetic hormone game. Furthermore, its not an original article since I have written multiple articles covering the same topic over the years. Since my inception on multiple forums as a leading figure head in nutrition and training I have made it a top priority to emphasize the necessity of nutrition over everything else. Let me explain…
This is a steroid forum, that’s a fact. In a perfect world, people would come to this forum to gain the knowledge they needed to hear. Do you understand what I mean by “gaining the knowledge you need to hear?” There is a big difference between what you want to learn and what you need to learn. Some forums out there have become cesspools for validation. It is my strong opinion and embedded in my principles that we, as vets of the forum, have a duty and obligation to give out good advice. There are a bunch of people out there looking for information on how to run a cycle “properly.” What they are really looking for is validation for what they are about to do. The term “educate before you medicate” is something that I hold close to my heart. I cant tell you how many countless times I have seen people who are not ready for the use of anabolics hop on a poorly planned cycle, with a poorly planned nutrition and training program, and poor undeveloped stats looking for the magic pill effect. All they want to hear is “hey you just do this and this an youre good to go.” I find poor advice given out like that to be blasphemous. Youre giving the person a reason to do harm to themselves and end up with nothing to show for it.
What is the magic pill effect? It’s the characteristically and psychologically flawed human condition known as instant gratification; I want what I want, I don’t want to work hard for it, and I want it now. Unhappy with our current aesthetics, thanks mainly to the unrealistic expectations that the mass media pressures upon each and every single one of us, we look for the fastest and easiest way to meet the criteria of a hard body. I mean, who wouldn’t want that? You mean to say all I have to do is take this pill and inject myself a few times a week and ill look like the guy on the cover of muscle and fitness? Of course anyone would want that! But that’s not the case. Youre not going to look like a fitness model with steroids alone. There is no “magic pill.” Im sorry I have to be the one to burst your bubble but those people you strive to become with such haste didn’t do it the way youre planning on doing it. They worked hard for the body that they earned. Earned, not given nor handed to but earned. You want the hard body? You have to put in the work. No one gets that hard body overnight or over one cycle when their stats are disproportionate.
The truth is there is a lot that goes into getting the body you want. The most important aspect of getting your body is not in a magic pill but in the kitchen! We have this whole thing ass backwards. People think they can just go to the gym and work their ass off to get the body they want. In reality, you cant out train a bad diet. I am a firm believer that when all other things are equal 80% of your progress comes from your diet. That means the majority of your efforts should be in the kitchen. So you want to cycle? Youre going to have to meet a list pre-requisites. Age, weight, height, training history, current body fat, nutrition, and your level of education on anabolics will all determine your justified/unjustified use of anabolics. There is a reason why the vets are out there giving you a hard time about wanting to do your first cycle at 18, wanting to do an oral only cycle, wanting to do a cycle when you haven’t touched weights ever/in a long time, or wanting to do a cycle when your bodyfat is at 30% (or anything over 15% realistically). There is cold hard fact behind their reasoning, they aren’t telling you no just to spite you!
So before you pop that bottle open and chew pills or fill that syringe up and inject yourself, ask yourself are you ready? Have you done enough research? Have you proven to yourself that youre committed by developing yourself to your natural potential with a kick ass nutrition and training program over the years? If you haven’t, then stop chasing the magic pill down the rabbit hole and look yourself in the mirror.
Good luck to all of you in your goals
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