posted August 07, 2000 03:21 AM         

"When I used to work at a gym, there were people who did roids (in fact, I've seen roid rage first hand but that's a different story), supposedly you could eat pizza's six days a week and still gaim lean muscle mass. I was tempted but now I know better. What do you think about the whole steroids thing?"

"Why do people want to be giantly muscular. It is not very attractive. I mean I like a little msucle and washboard abs never hurt anybody, but why get so big?"

"I think that for people who use steriods, it's a sign of insecurity. The natural guys like Mr. Universe obviously do it for other reasons. Impowerment I suppose."

"why do people in sports use steroids?"

My personal fave:
"I remember going to the gym when I was a teenager. I would see these guys that were 5'5'' and had arms that would fit someone 6'5''. These guys were all tough looking and would walk around looking in the mirror admiring their manufactured physique. Now, ten years later, I assume they are all dead or in a lot of pain. Steriods are a quick fix for people obsessed with looking the part. Like an anorexic, they can never be too pefect in their own eyes. That's where the addiction lies, in their mind. The side effects are brutal (countless tumors on the liver, heart attacks galore, massive acne, sterility...) but people that take them are living for the moment. They don't look into the future and the possible effects.
I remember another guythat used to do steroids in high school. After he lost some fingers in a firework accident (it happens in every town), all his muscle turned to gross fat.
The main problem is there's little education about it. People make such a big deal about every possible substance except steriods.The people that take them would never realize or face the consequences. They're too busy dying. "

"The problem is denial and the idea that there is a conspiracy by the media and the general population to condemn steriod usage and users. I don't think we can save them (users), just educate young people not to use them. "

posted August 07, 2000 03:29 AM         

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