I haven't read all this thread (way too many pages lol), so maybe this has been said a hundred times by now. Most people have no idea about the reality of steroids. We all know this. I once talked to a very nice, intelligent person online who I became friends with. We were both bodybuilding fans and I decided to tell him the truth. He responded with this long story about how he took creatine one time and it made him crazy and he lashed out in a rage while on it.... Sigh. Everyone (general public) thinks steroids will make you crazy and an instant pro. But, with college graduates like my aforementioned friend running around scared out of their minds by creatine....
Also, I trained with a pretty big dude. He was totally natural, but even without training had shapely and muscular 16.5 inch arms, blew up to closer to 18 pumped and natural- fucker. Anyhow, he knew I occasionally used and told me he was considering getting some growth hormone. I advised against it and told him that if he was going to take the plunge, just get some testosterone to start with. "What do you mean?" he asked, "Growth hormone IS testosterone!" It took me several minutes to explain the difference to him. UGH!
So, yeah, just say NO! No I don't take them, and don't know anything about them. With bigger guys than me running around totally natural and people freaking out about creatine, what difference is it going to make if I admit to using anything?!
Jacob