Quote Originally Posted by §treet_§peed View Post
Not all of these products damage you. I used to work out with guys that have been using supplements and different types of steroids and are in perfect shape. They are in their 40's and probably in better shape than your husband. Now some things are bad for you, but that's why you do your homework to weed out the bad ones. Hell technically alcohol is worse than marijuana, but which is legal?
I am sure there are ALOT of ppl in better shape than my husband or I, that is beauty of competition, to make yourself better. I am sure some of these guys 'look' fine on the outside but riods specifically do horrible damage to ligaments/tendons/cartilage not to mention your organs, esp liver/kidneys. I am sure most of them will leave out injuries in their stories.

I have done my HW on this, ALOT of homework on it, with a bachelors and half way to my masters in exercise physiology. I favor more aerobic and endurance based physiology than supp/roid/power stuff. You have to look where you are getting your information from, are you getting it from the manufacturer or are you getting it from a third party, that has tested the product without sway from either end. You also have to take into account that none of these are government regulated and you are subject to having filler or replacement product, ie you are not really getting what you think you are. IMO the best place to get your information is from accredited medical journals such as the ACSM, etc.

And as far as national level athletics, first year qualifying for nationals in swimming was when i was 14, also the first of many training/testing trips to the Olympic training center in Colorado springs was that summer.

Like i stated before, there are many schools of thought on supp/roid use. I am just against it.