Where does the government get their information from? this all seems rather alarmist to me!
Well, awhile back there where reports of an absurd percentage of young teenage girls using steroids to stay thin. So, they kind of have their heads up their asses. Still, steroid use in high-school athletics by people who don’t know how to use them and aren’t ready for them is a problem.
Most of these “studies” about teenage usage of steroids are self-report surveys. Keep in mind that the average 15 year old high school student is very likely to believe that whey protein, creatine, and multivitamins are steroids.
[quote]Stronghold wrote:
Most of these “studies” about teenage usage of steroids are self-report surveys. Keep in mind that the average 15 year old high school student is very likely to believe that whey protein, creatine, and multivitamins are steroids.[/quote]
I’m not so sure I agree with that. I had teamnates and knew a reasonable amount of people in highschool who used steroids. Not whey protein, creatine, and multivitamins. I agree that your average schmoe may well think protein powder and creatine are steroids. But your ATHLETES are well-aware of what steroids are. And aren’t. Unfortunately, not as aware as to the risks and proper PCT nearly as often.
I remember taking those surveys in jr high. We all had to fill them out so we made a game of it. Each guy tried to fill out crazier shit than the next. So basically, the data is bullshit. Some 12 yr old trying to be funny.
[quote]jsbrook wrote:
Stronghold wrote:
Most of these “studies” about teenage usage of steroids are self-report surveys. Keep in mind that the average 15 year old high school student is very likely to believe that whey protein, creatine, and multivitamins are steroids.
I’m not so sure I agree with that. I had teamnates and knew a reasonable amount of people in highschool who used steroids. Not whey protein, creatine, and multivitamins. I agree that your average schmoe may well think protein powder and creatine are steroids. But your ATHLETES are well-aware of what steroids are. And aren’t. Unfortunately, not as aware as to the risks and proper PCT nearly as often.[/quote]
There was a track coach at my highschool that used to tell athletes in the weight room not to take creatine because it was a steroid…
I saw a 115 lb 12 year old pull 405 the other day. No lie.
[quote]Wayland wrote:
Where does the government get their information from? this all seems rather alarmist to me![/quote]
Just the first step in your government’s effort to “save” everyone from the dangerous roids. They’ll soon be illegal to use in England too.
[quote]Stronghold wrote:
jsbrook wrote:
Stronghold wrote:
Most of these “studies” about teenage usage of steroids are self-report surveys. Keep in mind that the average 15 year old high school student is very likely to believe that whey protein, creatine, and multivitamins are steroids.
I’m not so sure I agree with that. I had teamnates and knew a reasonable amount of people in highschool who used steroids. Not whey protein, creatine, and multivitamins. I agree that your average schmoe may well think protein powder and creatine are steroids. But your ATHLETES are well-aware of what steroids are. And aren’t. Unfortunately, not as aware as to the risks and proper PCT nearly as often.
There was a track coach at my highschool that used to tell athletes in the weight room not to take creatine because it was a steroid…[/quote]
Sure, you’re always going to have your dumbasses. Even among ‘coaches’ who should know better.
Given the number of people that I have met in college who had athletic backgrounds in high school that thought whey protein or creatine was some sort of steroid, I am going to stick with my original statement. High school kids (generally speaking) are idiots when it comes to supplements and steroids.
I had an arguement with 6 people against me if creatine was a steroid, and if it was bad for you. They got verbally raped, bu had their head way to far up their ass to admit it. Pretty much "anyone can write anything and say it’s scientific. I told them no, mostly just middle aged housewives who have been brainwashed by idiots like you.
Oh yeah and whey protein is bad for you and only builds fake muscles. That’s deffinately why I’m considerably stronger then you, I have legs, and I work them.
zep, how are those traps lookin?
[quote]jsbrook wrote:
I had teamnates and knew a reasonable amount of people in highschool who used steroids. Not whey protein, creatine, and multivitamins. I agree that your average schmoe may well think protein powder and creatine are steroids. But your ATHLETES are well-aware of what steroids are. And aren’t. Unfortunately, not as aware as to the risks and proper PCT nearly as often.[/quote]
I’m currently living in London and have for some time. This may be prevalent in the US or somewhere else in the UK. In the capital, however most kids and young adults simply don’t lift weights apart from the occasional curl session after soccer training.
The only athletes with a significant demographic that I would suspect of being on steroids are some rugby players, and even they don’t usually look conspicuously big like some college football players over there.
It is not a big problem in this country, the government is simply trying to improve its sport-related image ahead of the 2012 Olympics by picking on the steroid straw-man.
[quote]bigmike8832 wrote:
Wayland wrote:
Where does the government get their information from? this all seems rather alarmist to me!
Just the first step in your government’s effort to “save” everyone from the dangerous roids. They’ll soon be illegal to use in England too.[/quote]
It’s sad that it will probably come to this.
Oh shit I better stock up fast
[quote]FlavaDave wrote:
zep, how are those traps lookin?[/quote]
bigger then ever 
now that it sad and histerical in equal measures
[quote]bigmike8832 wrote:
Wayland wrote:
Where does the government get their information from? this all seems rather alarmist to me!
Just the first step in your government’s effort to “save” everyone from the dangerous roids. They’ll soon be illegal to use in England too.[/quote]
Still legal here so I doubt England will yield to US agenda.
Having come from New Zealand where steroids are illegal and the customs are too good at catching stuff you’d get send to from the internet to even bother and then coming to England has been real eye opener. I enjoy the accessibilty I have to various compounds that I can use in an educated way.
Clocks ticking on that time though I can feel it.
Every year the BBC runs some kind of story on steroids but currently it never stays around for too long. Its as one person earlier mentioned its not really a physically active country so it would unlikely to become an epidemic.
Personally I think the UK has more to worry about - the accessibility of cocaine comes to mind, its almost an after dinner drug here. Also the emerging crystal meth culture needs to get stomped into the ground.
By population I’d be surprised if the percentage of steroid users here would even crack 1%
But if a youngster drops dead doing something stupid with gear then it will be reclassified I have no doubt. The press here are rabid if they think they can shock the public. The story “40 year old man dies of heart attack possibly due to years and years of using steroids” is up there with “heart attack caused by smoking”. But I almost think they have template story ready to use to use if a kid dies from misuse of steroids, of course it’ll be the goverments fault.
“Whats the government doing about this”
“How can the government have let this happen?”
“How will we protect the kids?”
And all the other steroid BS that all you americans have had rammed down your throats.
Can’t wait, but I’d seriously suggest stocking up as a slow news day + bloody stupid kid has got to come around eventually.