I know this was mentioned before, and immediately dismissed by hardcorps’ “logic”, but the fact remains that lifting, running, protein powder, Power Drive, steroids, or whatever else fits into that category are all means towards the end of increasing physical appearance and/or perfomance. None of them constitute “cheating” unless you’re doing them in a situation where they’ve been defined as such.
In cases like Caeser’s, where someone thinks that steroids may be unhealthy and chooses not to use them, then that’s reasonable. It’s also reasonable for somebody else to decide that the payoff is worth the risk. But they are illegal, so if somebody doesn’t trust you, there’s no reason for them to tell you about it, or even give an ambiguous “none of your business”. A straight out lie is the only way to ensure the continued virginity of their ass.
In the case of hardcorps, though, there doesn’t seem to be any reason involved. You’ve drawn the line more or less arbitrarily as to what is legit and what isn’t. If a swimmer gets stuck at a certain best time, then shaves his head, legs and chest and beats that mark, is he cheating? He got better without practice, exercise, or any of the things you seem to think are “allowed”. The answer is that of course he isn’t cheating. He just found a better way to work towards his goals.
If somebody is lifting hard and eating right already, then steroids are just a way to improve on the good that comes of these things.
Of course, hardcorps, I know you consider 'roids “artificial”, and you said before that if someone doesn’t understand what you mean by that, you won’t bother to explain it. You’ve regurgitated propaganda for the last several pages of this thread, if you’ve got a reasonable definition of artificial, why is it such a “bother” to let everyone in on it?
Just sayin’ is all.