Rising Steroid Usage in Young Men

FriedinAlaska · 2023-10-05T18:46:05+00:00

I have never used steroids, but some of my friends have (20s-30s). They are convinced that the only way they can get dates is if they get looks like Arnold Schwarzenegger and look as good as possible. On that front at least, it is working marvelous wonders. They have been doing this for about two years now.

Mort332e · 2023-10-05T20:07:07+00:00

I am 23 and have used and researched steroids extensively since I was 18. I’m not even that jacked anymore because I don’t go to the gym often as I have moved onto running and endurance sports. I simply like the feeling it gives me. Currently on 150mg testosterone per week (TRT dosage).

What a lot of people here seem to be missing is the fact that steroids like testosterone make you feel like a king.

In a world where men are told to be ashamed of their masculinity, I grew up very insecure of my masculinity. This alone drove me and some of my friends to the point of researching steroids and finding out that they basically can make you hypermasculine: More confident, Energetic, Muscular and Motivated.

For a young guy who’s basically swimming through a soup of environmental toxins such as Glyphosate, Estrogens from birth control residue in the drinking water, Phyto estrogens, PFAS, Microplastic, Heavy metals, Polychlorinated Biphenols, Dioxins and BPA that all suppress testosterone production (look it up, it’s fucking scary), and who grew up in a culture which suppressed his masculinity from childhood, I was HOOKED.

I’ve taken most drugs out there, cocaine, amphetamine, cannabis, psychedelics, mdma, nicotine, modafinil, benzos and a bunch of research chemicals.

Nothing, NOTHING came close to getting me as hooked as steroids. “Steroids aren’t addictive.” you may have heard. - Well, take someone who feels as though his masculinity is threatened by society suddenly allowing women to be able to call themselves a man if they want to, and while also suppressing male confidence, assertiveness, strength, sexdrive ect.

Now imagine if you offered such a young man a drug that could make him have all those character traits that never evolved in him due to societal suppression of masculine traits… -suddenly steroids can be extremely addictive.

There’s also this crazy phenomenon which some people call bullshit/placebo. But there are many anecdotes including myself who experience some sort of “pheromone effect”, and report that “women can smell/sense the elevated androgen level” and they experience that more women are sexually atttracted to them.

Although there is no way to prove this, but it is not exactly far fetched when we know from other studies that women are rated as more attractive when they are near ovulation (look it up). Now imagine how easy it is for a young man with no dating succes to gravitate towards such a drug.

Anyway, yeah, it makes fucking sense why young guys are drawn to steroids.

danielm316 · 2023-10-05T21:49:06+00:00

I’m the 90s I thought that bodybuilders were the coolest on the world. I bought a magazine of that theme. Today most of those bodybuilders are dead.

dibberdott · 2023-10-05T19:59:55+00:00

The only bulge a man needs to work on is the one he carries in his back pocket. /s

DrSpitzvogel · 2023-10-05T19:26:25+00:00

Well testo decreased significantly in the past decades as the sperm count. Once more: significantly. Perhaps the newer generations would need additional testo supply? Just an idea.

pilotlet · 2023-10-05T20:05:03+00:00

Intrasexual competition. Simple as that. Just like women put on makeup and show almost their entire body when they go out: intrasexual competition.

Then there's the factor of: "I want people to see me better," which is misleadingly translated as "I want to look better."

And in this case, sex is the supreme value.

Zyzz, self-improvement, all copes. At least, it's time to recognize the why of things, because most people do not understand the abstract nature of "improving for yourself."

Feature_Failure · 2023-10-05T23:09:16+00:00

Ton of societal pressure on a man to look a certain way if he wants attention from the opposite sex.

Steroid usage is a means to an end to achieve that look…pretty simple.

Lot of ppl will tell you misc. reasons why they’re doing them to justify their usage, but most of the reasons all trace back to being more attractive.

I don’t think the question of why men are prone to use them is the one to ask, but rather why is their usage not more heavily scorned for young males.

sharedisaster · 2023-10-05T20:21:02+00:00

Steroids are cheap, and shockingly effective. Yes, they can also be bad for your health if not used correctly.

AaViOnBando · 2023-10-05T23:06:35+00:00

I'm 19, old enough to say my bones will grow no further and sadly I was cursed with a small frame, small enough to have the wrist of a woman. I am considering steroids every other week.

Zingiberk · 2023-10-06T12:14:01+00:00

I think a large problem is the normalisation of steroids.

Bodybuilding over the last 100 years has gone from being a health competition to a all out steroid frenzy. My favourite bodybuilder of all time is Steve Reeves, for one his body is insane and 100% natural, In an interview, Reeves said: "I believe that bodybuilding is a health-oriented sport. Whereas now, it is unhealthy, chemical-induced gains and all that."

Now the younger generations (me included I'm 18) are brought up to idolise influencers at this time being CBUM, Sam Sulek, Tren Twins, etc. 99% are on copious amounts of steroids and have built platforms where they essentially praise steroids. They may say negatives and say don't recommend them, but then praise them at the exact same time.

These influencers platforms are built with steroids and build unrealistic standards for everyone. Its no surprise the number of teens taking steroids is rising. The immaturity of these influencers is insane.

094n094n · 2023-10-05T20:28:43+00:00

Disclaimer: I am a dumbass

NO MATTER WHAT DO NOT TOUCH TRENBOLONE (TREN)

Testosterone is the best and most popular steroid. It feels good. It's addictive. But it could help you improve your life while having some side effects. I recommend reading up on steroid use and how to effectively and safely use them and the drugs to manage their side effects. Really the only good one is testosterone. I think at a certain age, like maybe 40?, the health and mental benefits outweigh the negative effects. I am going to take it around that age.

There are different ways to take them. Some people take doses that put their testosterone levels on the upper levels of normal (this is referred to as a TRT(testosterone replacement therapy) dose), while others take a lot more and use it to make a lot of gains in cycles. The people who take a shit ton don't do it long term, they take.

If you are thinking about taking steroids, I recommend you research the shit out of the "stack" (the several drugs you will probably need to take when you hop on) you plan to do, how to notice and manage side effects. I also recommend you take some time to really learn about diet and exercise and try to learn how to be disciplined enough to stick to a diet and workout plan for at least 3 months without missed days because you have a limited number of steroid cycles you can do in your lifetime and you need to make the most out of them.

Icy-Account-7084 · 2023-10-05T21:47:00+00:00

men are wired to compete + stand out nowadays. All of my friends are on tren, and they are all only 20.

apexpredator689 · 2023-10-05T21:47:36+00:00

I dont do it but tbf guy dl look a bit more girly these days? Like just softer looks on face mainly or a boyish look even in their 30s.

Thats a rabbithole but i think just Doing HRT might actually by pretty good for you. N ot talking about other things like groth hormones

EDIT: DONT do HRT,TRT. If you tryed other ways as you would find that you can get good results from natrual things and shit.

I DONT recomend this as its drugs and just a quick cheap shot to your goals. And i do not want anyway to see drugs as the way. Humans are made almost really well.

Dont do drugs please

und3r-c0v3r · 2023-10-05T22:07:29+00:00

I have used for about 2 years, in that time I've had kids as young as 11 ask me to sell them stuff or where they can buy stuff, It's getting crazy.

fibinachos · 2023-10-05T23:07:46+00:00

Doctor won’t give me TRT. I’m 35, 6’, Caucasian, 195lbs and lift 5-7 days a week… he said he’s never prescribed it before. My test is in range but my trygs are elevated. High bad cholesterol and low good cholesterol as well so trt isn’t a good idea for my I guess until I get my bloods under control.

Greg_W_Allan · 2023-10-06T01:59:05+00:00

does anyone who’s young have any first-hand experience with using steroids?

I gave away a sport in which I'd represented my country BECAUSE I was surrounded by steroid users. Whilst I was pressured to imbibe it would have meant my performance was faked. It needed to be about what I could do rather than what a chemist could do for me.

LionVenom10 · 2023-10-06T17:13:30+00:00

Men’s body dysphoria is criminally ignored, men get body shamed, pressured into a certain physique just as much as women, if not sometimes more, and I’d argue the standards are unhealthy. Even if you’re naturally muscular, for you to have the aesthetic of a bodybuilder, you need to be extremely dehydrated.

ItsTheDevil888666 · 2023-10-05T18:06:58+00:00

Same study would be needed for the phenomena of duck lip botox injections and "phat" asses in girls

solar-garlic1776 · 2023-10-05T20:10:22+00:00

Full disclaimer I've used test and oral anavar and tbol a hand full of times for no more than 8 weeks with at least an 8 week recovery period. Now did do this so chicks would find me hot, honestly no. I primarily did it to add more muscle quicker , faster strength gains and sometimes to bust any plates.

Now as far as guys wanting to big like Arnold or cbum or whoever, women were shown pics of cbum on the Olympia stage and found him LESS attractive than he is in the off season. Off season he wasn't as cut as the Olympia. Now it's women so take what they with a grain of salt.

Personally, I think younger take gear for the other guys in the gym or feel they only way they can get huge is with gear not proper diet and workout plan.

Also EVERYTHING you see around the fitness influencer sphere is all bullshit. Photoshopped lighting different angles it's all fake.

But for any young guys if you really want to do a cycle of TREN

Mobile_Lumpy · 2023-10-06T00:56:45+00:00

Mmmm that sweet sweet roids for horses.

Mormegil_Caledonia · 2023-10-06T09:25:37+00:00

Can anyone hook me up with some test? UK based. Thanks boys love you.

Ugly1998 · 2023-10-06T14:20:15+00:00

I've never taken them but I have been tempted, growing up skinny, high pitch voice etc I feel I needed to up my masculinity. I heard they shrink your testes size but mine are already small so I wouldn't care lmao

Maybe I'll give it a rethink

your_daddy_godfather · 2023-10-06T14:32:45+00:00

as a 18 year old yes I think of going on TRT every day and night. I am at a point I am thinking of it more than anything. More than relationships and sex. More than making money. I find it as a single medicine for all the problems in life. ( really not joking )

Practical-Ad3114 · 2023-10-05T22:09:40+00:00

It makes sense. Aggressiv and dominant looking male Teens are more attractiv to the oppsite sex till women hit the wall.

Impossible-Ad-5650 · 2023-10-06T04:11:05+00:00

Testosterone levels have been decreasing. All men should have them checked then consider TRT therapy.

vrilmaster · 2024-05-14T00:14:51+00:00

Steroids are awesome.

Mountain_Collar_7620 · 2023-10-05T18:29:05+00:00

Whatswrongwithit? (I never did I prioritise my Brain 🧠 but .. no worse than Ducklips , Botox or TitFillets)

herooftheday1986 · 2023-10-06T01:06:30+00:00

Nice try cop.

BigBadBootyDaddy10 · 2023-10-06T11:28:16+00:00

Prob not what you’re interested in, but former wrestler Maven explaining his intake is quite fascinating.

brennynic · 2023-10-06T12:17:36+00:00

As someone who had friends who are currently on and previously used, I can tell 100% it’s to stand out. Steroids give you a quicker way to gain muscle, while also being able to cross muscle gaining limits that aren’t available/hard to obtain through being natural. I WOULD HIGHLY ADVISE that if anyone here has thought of taking them, you shouldn’t. The risks outweigh the benefits and the risks will catch up with you.

Don’t take them.

Title	Rising Steroid Usage in Young Men
Author	ajpp02
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Comments	127
Date	October 5, 2023 5:26 PM UTC (2 years ago)
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