Steroids Vs. Natural – Where Do You Stand?
Please take a second to answer the poll at the top of the sidebar. (Poll closed 2/1/10) Then share the reasons for your answer in more detail in the comments section below.
This poll is just to get a sense of who's doing what in this community. It's not meant as a judgment either way. Very interested to hear from you on this. Out.
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Steroids today is seen as a common drug to take. People all over the world are experiencing with steroids to see the transformation of their bodies. I would have to put myself on the natural side as opposed to steroids because it takes the challenge away from me. There is no better feeling knowing that you sprinted a certain distance, lifted a massive amount of weight, or even gained a few pounds of muscle without taking any type of enhancing drug. But if some people feel they have to take something that gives them a bigger boost then its their decision alone. I would convince them in trying to derive themselves from anymore drugs and let them know its much more worth it when you realize all the hard work you put in is coming from within you.
the reason i dont take steriods are:
1)can cause health problems even on careful watch
2)my testicles are small enough
3)waste of money if i don’t compete in any sport
4)makes me want to work harder to reach levels that other have reached with aid of steriods
5)ILLEGAL
I don’t take steroids and don’t feel the need to, have had plenty of good natural growth since I started lifting weights (about 50 pounds gained, most being muscle).
I got nothing against steroids though and fully understand people that take them, assuming they know what they’re doing of course.
All the hype about steroids are lethal and they’re only bad for your health and what not have gone way out of hand to be honest, only people that abuse steroids and don’t know how to treat them get bad side effects.
I’m not using steroids cuz I don’t need them now. I’m growing, gaining muscles without it so why I should use them? Sometimes I understand people which are using steroids and maybe I will but only when my body will achieve my natural limit. Now it’s useless for eme.
Well Kevin,
) ) and they need me for a while thaths why i won’t take steroids again in my life.
I took steroids past years,actually my first time was in 2008/03,i didn’t crazy but i did. This year i was more confident and i did i think too much,actually i’ve gain 12 kg in 16 weeks but i felt really bad and i stop.
I’m working out natural as always now and i feel a lot better then before.
I have a good genetic and i’m strong….oh yeah pretty much!
My goal is to compete,i’m 29 years old married with 2 kids(my son is Gabe too
And you know what? You need a lot of knowledge to use steroids,please Kevin You must to say to all this guys how millions dangerous combination are can be possibol with AAS.
I think should be a good thing to talk liberally on this blog about steroids.
Peace Kevin Keep pumping
See you at Vegas?
I don’t use them yet but am curious to the gains that are possible.
I love how easy I recover from intense workouts when taking roids, and the strenght and muscle gains dont hurt either.
I would take them and will if I ever want to make it to the upper echelon of bodybuidling. there are many benefits to steroids if taken intelligently (besides building muscle)such as mood elevation, decreasing the risk of heart disease, quality of life…i’ve just seen to many positives from my experiences when the gear is taken properly…to me the benefits out weigh the over hyped risks.
I have used in the past…very little i might add low dose test and some dball…. I plan on using again but I do not use it as a staple what I mean by that is that I make the gains thenI go natural for a long time and keep them.
My personal oppinion on steroids is that I think they are great if used properly and not abused….
I do a 6 week cycle with a 2 week cruise then 2 more weeks then clean for 3 mths then back on…I use EQ and test a very small dose with great results. I have trained natural and with and would def say I like the gains on, I do not compete with anyone other than myself so basically it has been a personal contest that I get alot of satisfaction from. I have been off for 4 mths rt now and will put a vid up in a few days doing a reverse hack squat ..I will try to beat my best 7plates for 4 when I was on juice , we will see if I can beat that natural! I am pretty new to this so I will expect some beat downs on my form etc..LOL
Am natural so far, but I am honstly considering it. I have lots of my friends (who are almost as big as Kev when he used to compete) and they are all very knowledgable about the subject. I don’t see the problem with using this stuff; specially if you are not a professional athlete in a sport like baseball or basketball etc… Am planning to use it to enhance my physique and performance. Am gonna use it NOT ABUSE IT.
I don’t even know how to get them. If someday a doctor tells me you have to use, cause it reduce probability of prostate cancer…. maybe. But in case of bodybuilding… no.
I don’t say never, cause – never say never
I believe that, a good workout is as good as steroids. For the sake of my health, I wouldn’t go for steroids but I would rather concetrate on improving my workout.
I think there is a missing answer: “I am natural, but I am thinking about using steroid”
I am sure there are a lot of people in that category.
The other missing info is: What does natural mean? If someone is using PH….is he natural?
I have not taken steroids but am also curious to the amount of potential gains that would be possible. I completely disagree with the fact that steroids are illegal since there is no definitive evidence that there are any major health risks as a direct result of taking them. In my opinion, steroids are fine. Although I am natural, I have no problem with people taking them and would possibly consider taking them myself someday.
My personal opinion.. if you are going to compete in bodybuilding or any other fitness sport more or less, then yes steroids are more or less needed. In my personal opinion as someone thats going to compete in Fitness, I would just say yes to steroids, and as long as you know what your getting yourself into.
I mean steroids are helping you to grow muscle mass in increased paste, but its still you that has to do the hard work to get there, they aint gonna do it for you if you just gonna sit home by the computer, that some people seems to think.
quotation Jay Cutler : As long as everyone in the sport is using it (steroids), I dont see why people see it as cheating.
Non-user here. It’s just not something that meshes with my goals. I am continuing to make great strides toward my goals without the use of steroids so I’m not worried about them, though I have researched the subject. I need to also say that I am not against the responsible use of AAS products and feel that much of the hype and hysteria around them is not always 100% accurate.
With all that preamble, and being “older” (36) I have dabbled in available OTC T-boosters and have had success with them also. But I have never gone to all-out AAS and don’t plan to, unless shown that I need to otherwise.
I am a natural before, now, and will always be a natural. True measure of man’s physical potential, it’s the challenge that keeps me going.
People who take steroids in sports piss me off, i.e Athletics, Rugby, AF..at a professional level, as it is not fair
i dont care if bodybuilders take steroids tbh, i dont really see it as an actual sport.. i have nothing against people who take them either, if they want to get bgger and stronger then go for it, why not..lifes short,,but if you’re going to compete in a natural sport then do it naturally…not worth getting caught anyway
i would think about taking them once i’ve reached my natural limit, providing i was not competing at a pro level of sport (not bb) …hmm i wouldnt be too comfortable injecting anyway, it’d make me feel like a junkie
ok kevin after i had Thought i found only thing that if you want a(MR.OLYMPIA)your only way u’ll find it in striods only because it faster than natural and it’s resultes well be the best resultes but if u play to your self you can play natural or striods up to you but i prefer in Championship to take striods and i can say (for each feature ill)….
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I would love to be bigger as i am today.I am training 5 times a week with just little succes for i think 4-5 years now.My nutrition is not perfect but okay in my opinion.
But steroids are not really an answer for my.Im too afraid of side-effects like strokes in the future, heart problems,infetility,acne…..
greetings from germany
I haven’t taken steroids yet, I’m only 21 so I think I still produce enough and I’m still making good gains in strength and size. I will be competing in my first show in November and want to do so naturally. But I’m not opposed to using steroids in a few years if I’m still training competitively. Unless they ban steroids completely from bodybuilding, not using gear is a big handicap.
I think you need to add another option to the pool something like “I would take them if I could get them” or “I would take them if I knew what I was getting was free of contamination and accurately dosed”
Brilliant question kevin!…In short – Steroids all the way for me man!
I am a perfectionist and I am never happy with anything (so far anyway) and I wont be happy until I am a symmetrically shredded 250+lbs with 22+” guns, 32+” quads, a 28″ waist and a 50+” chest and I look like a superhero at my height of 5’10″. Just one year of looking like that and I will die happy. If it never happens so be it but I will die trying and I am willing to sacrifice ‘a lot’ to get achieve it – all or nothing man. Hairloss is the one thing, the only thing that scares me about steroids – I need my hair. Without it I would feel like a lion with no maine. There is a big difference between someone with a shaved head vs a balding head. (Please, no offence to anyone that may be in that boat).
I have never taken steroids yet (and I stress ‘yet’) because I plan to go as far as I can naturally then take them. In the time being, I am educating myself so when the time comes, I will be more prepared. Where I live, nobody does them (and everyone frowns upon them) so I am basically all alone on this one in terms of having a mentor.
While I totally admire professional bodybuilders (You and Dorian being my two equal all time favorites), I don’t want to actually be a competitive bodybuilder myself or anything like that. There is only one person I want to impress and that is me, anyone else is a bonus but not necessary. This is my own personal challenge and a life long dream from way back – age 4.
PS I have no problem with needles either so it’s all good.
I took steroids for about 7 or 8 years and have been clean for about 7 years now. I wanted to go pro in bodybuilding and when I was about 26 or 27 years old, I was sitting in Levrone’s office with him telling him my goal. He had me strip down so he could take a look at me to see if it was a realistic goal or not. He did tell me that he thought I could go pro and he would help me if I moved down to MD. But, I couldn’t find a job so it never happened but I still saw him when he came to NY, like for the NOC and when I went down to MD. I’m now a born again Christian and will never touch the stuff again, and no desire anyway. I ended up in the hospital in the end with some health problems, but praise God, I feel much better being clean!
Lifetime drug-free here. Reasons for NOT taking steroids:
1) Not willing to jeopardize my health for the sake of looking good
2) I can look great without steroids. Sure, I may not be as big as I could but who cares
3) I’m not a chemist
4) Steroids aren’t cheap and I can think of 657 billion other things to spend that money on
5) Steroids are illegal. Getting caught is not worth it.
6) I’ve already won my NGA ntural pro card and that is a great achievement
7) Bodybuilding does not support my family so why bother taking an illegal, unhealthy, risky drug
Dang, I meant to use the email address that generates this avatar.
I cant wait for norweigan to comment on this! =P
I use aas and it have helped improve my life alot, bouth in my personal life and in the gym! I can actually say that steroids saved my life… However I think there should be more acurate information on the subject out there, most health problems with aas is imo due to lack of knowlage.
Even though I am for aas I still think they should be used for the right resons, not by a 17 year old hwo whants to look good on the beach in two mounths time…
regards
Sweden
Lifetime drug-free here. The reasons I don’t take steroids are the following:
1) They are illegal
2) I’ve already won my NGA natural pro card which was an achievement to be proud of
3) Bodybuilding does not support my family so why risk my freedom and my health?
4) Steroids are not cheap and I can think of 657 billion other things to spend that money on
5) I enjoy having good sized balls
6) The benefits do not outweigh the risks/costs
Contra, because some people go crazy when they’re on roids. Like this fella, he acts like a douche after every set:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgDdHo8XTKk
luv u kev’, you’re the best!!
I don’t take them. I’ve only been bb’ing for 2 months, it would be stupid to do so
Although I know some people who start using right away! I also don’t understand why you should take them, why take the risk of messing with your body right that? Some people might say there is no risk or no side-effects, but I just can’t believe that.
ONLY NATURALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I used steroids just for 3 times (only short cycles), the last one was a cutting cycle in May.
Before my fisrt cycle, i read alot of books and information on internet and i talked with more experient guys about steroids. From the begining of the search to the cycle were 2 years.
I prepare everything on my cycles, since the substances to PCT… everything! This is the best way that you have to reduce de sides and increase the gains, because just you know your body and your real goals and genetics that you have.
Twin_Master.
i am Out baby
I think the real problem about steroids is the “tabu”, the absolut ignorance about the subject, ignorance even from the doctors. A good view about it, is the great documentary “bigger, faster stronger”, it will open your eyes. I personally never use until this year, i have 34 years old, and trainning since my 18. “the real man don’t use the easy way”,thats ridiculous, many guys will work out for 20 years or more, and never will be able to brench press 225 pounds. The abuse of anything is bad, and the examples that we have are from some idiots that don’t know how to use.
Our friend Kevin use for many years and it’s here in good health, Stalone, has more than 60 and keep going, and many others examples by the inteligent use of steroids. Genetic rules on the sports, the juice is just a plus, that make freaks like Kevin, even more freak. We all here are fans, but its very childish, to think that Kevin will have 20 inches arms now, if he never took steroids in the past. I used many kinds of trainning and diets over 15 years, and my arms stuck in 15,5 inches natural.
I know it is a big issue to talk about steroids in USA, here is more a tabu (Rio de Janeiro/ Brasil), but it will be great to see Kevin talk all about the steroid world. As you say Kevin “knowledge is the key”, and what kill people is ignorance, the more we know, better we will live.
I’m out baby!
Squeeze!!!!!!
I don’t knock the use of steroids and have a lot of respect for guys who are brave enough to use them. its not easy when trying to compete because its hard to keep track of who uses and who dosen’t, it all comes down to what you as an individual choose to do to win.
I didnt answer the pol because..
I dont take steroids, i dont compete, but theres absolutely nothing wrong with them and i MIGHT start competiting and i MIGHT start taking roids…
But at the moment, no competitions, no roids, but theres DEFINITELY nothing wrong morally nor legally about steroids.
I personally have been on different types of gear for about 4 yr’s now. The only time I wish I didn’t take it was when I was a senior in high school playing football and doing lifting comps a long time ago. I didn’t take much (didn’t know what I was doing either *lack of knowledge*). I was just like everyone else thought you take two shots and your as big as you want to be hahaha. Like you’d gain 20lbs of lean muscle per shot lol. Makes me laugh thinking back on it. But The reason I regret it is the doc always told me I was going to be 6.3, 6.4. I was 6.1 when I took it my senior yr and I today am 6.1. I know this isn’t short but I always ask myself if I would of been 6.3, 6.4 if I would of waited. Trust me my boys that have known me forever laugh at me all the time when I start going on about how I should be 6.3 and stuff lol. So used in the right way (meaning with knowledge) I love the stuff it allows your body to go places and reach goals you might not be able to with out it. The things that piss me off are the dumb sob’s that talk junk about people that take it and know nothing about the subject. (I’ve heard guys talking junk about my boys because they might have a bump on there back or saying stuff like he’s just all roids.) I think everyone on here knows I don’t care if you take 1000mgs a week yr round if you don’t work out hard and eat right and get sleep your not growing.
stephen
RE: Stephen – most males in my family are 6ft and over ..i am 5ft 9…i wish i was taller…like 6ft 2 but 6ft would do me…i grew outwards tho so i cant complain, blessed with good width and shoulders!..i took a natural test booster when i was like 15 didnt really know what it was, just that it said on the front stuff like explosive strength and 20lbs of solid muscle in 4 weeks pmsl.. so i always thought if i never took that would i be taller…or if i never started weights as early as i did would i be taller?
funny that, atleast im not the only person out there who has that thougth playing over in their head..but im 21, i hope i keep on growing *wishing for a late growth spurt!!*
Thanks guys. Like I said, a very interesting topic. Thanks for all your great comments, I’m taking them very seriously.
No poll is perfect. When it’s done I’ll do another that clarifies naturals who may use some day, or plan on using some day, versus naturals who never plan on taking steroids. Please just answer your best choice. If you’re not using now, please answer that you’re a natural who isn’t competing and doesn’t need it right now.
To juice or not to juice is a very personal decision. There are detrimental health effects from taking steroids, but I don’t believe they should be classified as a ‘hardcore drug’ by any means. I voted honestly and am a competitive bodybuilder, I won’t delve into this anymore, but if you choose to use AAS/AS make sure you’re doing them PROPERLY. Ideally, under a doctor’s supervision in HRT. If not, do your research before taking the plunge.
There’s a quote by Tom Prince who said “no amount of steroids will make a pit bull out of a chiwawa”. This rings true. Steroids may give you a slight edge, but they will in no way do the work for you. Ensure that a perfect diet, training, and supplementation regime is in place before even CONSIDERING the use of anabolics.
I’ve always been natural. Anybody see that movie “The Wrestler”?
I dont take roids right now. Although I am accused time and time again I am what you would call a natural bodybuilder. I am looking forward to taking the plunge though. After years of research and differing opinions I believe its something worth while doing “for me that is”. I dont judge the use of and the people who are against it. Just make sure b4 you go completely anti steroids to your research and find a NON biased source of information. Media influenced reports dont count lol
natural… just because i have no intention to compete … eater way i would take them for sure…
Also, i don`t believe to much in supplements.. so if i stuck somewhere on my natural max, i might just try them
Life time natty. I don’t compete so I don’t have a reason to use them. I also have no problem with the people that do decide to use them.
I have taken them in the past years ago when I competed. I haven’t had any health issues. I’m very healthy now. But I had some very knowledgeable people around me including a doctor. They can be taken safely if done right but most don’t. Most people who want to take gear don’t know how to or what a PCT is. Which in my opinion is even more important then the gear itself. The thing is people need to get educated on the subject. Before they decide to use them..
Iam natural for 2 years, been trying to do my best in eating right, training intensely and sleeping for optimum rest. I go 2 uni 5times a week and im there almost 10hrs a day and work on the weekend. But i still manage to get 9hrs sleep and great nutrition.
But the thing about steroids that had me so curious, was…what will it do to my body, how will it better it, after a great deal of research.. i decided to give it a go.
Just yesterday i bought a cycle (testaviron,deca 200, testenatahte and some dbols to kickstart the cycle) and i have never used them before, but with some assistance from my good mate and with lose doeses, we’ll just have to wait and see what happens.
So all in all, at the begining i was afraid of using steroids, but there is soo much BS. in the media with false hyped up info, regarding steroid ABUSE , not steroid use.
Uneek,
and im outtttt baby
I’m currently 19 and have been training for 2 and a half years. I believe that at my age, my hormones are all raging and there’s no need to use any steroids for growth. I know I can achieve naturally so long as I have the believe and work hard and smart towards it.
I’ve got nothing against people who use steroids because they too work just as hard but right now I feel that if you can still grow naturally, why not? I’ll probably use it only when I’m in my 20s and when my gains are slowing down.
Till then, it’s the natural route baby!
I personally have never used steroids but I have no problem with steroids, as long as they’re used in moderation and not abused, because they can be used safely. The only instance I see steroid use as wrong is in professional sports in which they are banned. Or when all the kids with little to no experience with knowing what a PCT is thinking steroids will get them big regardless of good diet and training.
hey i was natural for 5 years, i was working for pennys, i was 200 at 5.10 it got to be frustrating training my ass off, eating so good, and sleeping. and i couldnt put on much more mass, it was taking so dam long, you try to train for 3 years with minimal gains. i got sick of it, so i did my first cycle of steroids. reason i did it, a very good friend i trust gets really good stuff. its super clean, ive had no side effects at all, ive been to the doctor everyhting is ok, besides high cholestrol. which juice does. its been my first cycle, ive been on for 4 months, im off in 3 weeks. just doing test, and tren. im from canada i know states is really bad for it. here ive had no problems, it was easy to get, not too pricey. for 4 months ive spent lil over 1200 bucks. you got to pay to play.
my new goal now is to compete after seeing such low dose and me look good. i look way better then i did before and everyone noticed. i know i got genetics to be a freak like kevin.
one bad thing about it is, my fiance is against steroids, and she really hates it for some reason even though i look good. im still loving and nice, it didnt change my attitude just gave me crazy sex drive lol.
she told me once a year im allowed to do it, and if she wants me to take time off for 1 yr to get her pregnant then i must, i heard it can make it hard to get a girl pregnant when your on.
Being honest, for my body i reacted to it crazy, got insane gains for such a low dose. next year when i compete in summer, ill be doing a much more serious cycle.
One thing ill tell you, i look at the ifbb pros and mr olympians and i give them respect, but to get to ronnie coleman size in prime or jay to me there is no dam way possible you can look like that without gear. i think kevin and people here will agree with me on that.
I respect anyone that bodybuilds, or works out hard, we all do it for same reason to get strong and look good. some of us want to take it to the next step and bring our body to a place it cant be without taking gear. i was totally against steroids, when my bro and all my friends were on it. i seen them look so good and blow up and me i was way in the back working so hard for penny gains. ill be honest now that i did gear, ill do it once a year. some years will be really light it all depends. your way stronger when your on it too, my strength is through the roof.
but honestly for the guys that do it, even kevin when you competed was your girls or wife’s mad, did they hate you doing it. my girl is 21 maybe its her age, and how its portayed into the media, she european and doesnt like people seeing me big says her family gets embarrassed. been together for 5 years, and since ive been on it she argues cuz she hates me on it. Maybe as she grows up she will mature about it and respect my descion.
i was doin 500 mg a week for first 3 months then up to 700 and these last 2 weeks i did 1000, now im lowering it down cuz im coming off, at 1000 mg for those 2 weeks i felt so dam good.
There is no point of taking steroids if you are not competing… if you have the genetics you dont need steroids.. u will still grow but it will take more time.. thats my opinion… if dont have genetics then it sucks for you b.
I’m a 100% natural, always have been… just did a record for me today on leg press, 18 plates… 9 on each side…. I was scared at first, not sure if I could do it…. but went for it anyway… focused in on the intensity level and that 5×5 principle for mass strength training and somehow it worked, got a record for me today… thanx Kevin for the motivation…. I seem to be making gains in strength and size all around…. now if I can only gain weight… I still only weigh 160lbs at 5’9″
Adam….. couldn’t agree more the one thing I totally disagree is for anyone to use when they don’t have there goals, diet, traing and everything else in place. I know tons of guys that don’t lift all year then hits spring time do a cycle try to get big for summer gaining a few pounds only to loose it because they stop lifting right after the cycle is over. Just is so pointless to me…. Most of all stay away from heavy drinking I knew a guy I grew up with that was always on heavy stuff and added over a liter of hard whiskey to it every day. Now the guys in his late 20′s and last I heard is having to get checked out because his liver is already having some pretty bad problems. So not to be the mother goose with story time over here or anything lol just trying to let anyone who doesn’t take them thats thinking about it to really take the time to do some serious thinking about it. It’s a serious matter just like lifting correctly respect it and it’ll treat you good disrespect it and you’ll pay for it sooner or later.
great topic good choice kevin
im natural im 16 but i have one dream in life to become a IFBB proffesional bodybuilder
my opinion on this is that people using the drug in the sport of bodybuilding have aspirations to become proffesional in bodybuilding and have no desire to compete naturally
i have nothing against people who use it im inspired by the proffesionals that use them and the work and dedication and time they ahve put in to get where they have got.
steroid haters should turn away from bodybuilding and leave comments on other sports where its banned and critisize people using it and call them cheaters
im out Zaak from Australia
This is one that i want to put into detail, I`m 43 years old been hitting the gym from 14 years old till Now!!!In that time i did many show from 1985 to 1988 and also did a show in 1999 or 2000 not sure!!! I`m 6’2 and have been up to 265Lbs @ 19 years old i was on the juice that whole year and was mybe 250 BIG ass kid, won alot of shows in NJ yes on the shit… But from 21 to 25 i stayed 100% Natural, did the natural NJ and placed 2nd over all….Why did i do that show just to say…on or off…i still have a good body!!!!If done right i don`t feel that steroids are as bad for you as the TV…would have you believe….(I`M NOT SAYING DO THEM ….AT ALL)…This is what i did!!!From 26-28 i did the juice again more so for my job then…BB, from 20 till 30 as a side nit job i worked as a male stripper…Laugh but pussy was in my house all day..LOL!!! i believe in those years from 27-28 my body was the best on the juice…at 28 i ripped my right pec….bad rip, beaching 405 on my 3ed rep…many times i think of that day…life goes on!!!From that day till now i never did the juice other then 5 years ago i few shots of test in ColombiaSA, because it was 100% REAL!!!, At 30 years old i dieted and trained my ass off from jan1-till aug and that year i feel my body was the best in my whole life…@ 205lbs 100% NATURAL!!! For me in my life now…natural is the way to go…but the juice and natural ARE NIT AND DAY…you need to train different, eat different and know your own body!!! At 38 years old i ripped my left pec…WTF….only beaching 225 on my 12rep…, why??? only gods knows…on that day i stoped lifting for about 4 years till i was trying to make a come back….at a slow place…but then i got on levronereport…and this whole summer i been back at it…i feel great…thank you kev…for this site!!!
My point is you can look good on or off the shit…it is a different look but both have…good and bad points…the only down side i see today is..i believe alot of the shit ppl are taking is FAKE…real juice gets you BIG OVER NIT…i see guys in my gym and there on but change is not that much!!!, back in the days when thing where real…everyone who got on…got big…not everyone can be a BB…,but on real juice everyone can get BIG!!!
BEST OF LUCK TO ALL OF YOU NO MATTER HOW YOU TRAIN, ,As for me i`m going to stay natural!!!
LEX
I don’t use them because I’m a bit scared of the side effects…
I know theres a lot of myths about it… it’s hard to know whats true and whats not…
I know you may be feel not at ease discussing this things here, but you could maybe tell some stuff from your competing days…
cheers!
I compete and I do not use steroids. This year I put on 15 KG (33 pounds) of muscle without resorting to steroids and I’m 52 years old. When not using steroids, you have to train differently and listen to your body. Not using steroids is the way to learn how things work in both the bulking and cutting phases. Guys on steroids will never learn how their bodys work. I don’t think competion is a good argument for taking steroids as there are plenty of natural events. Besides that, it’s a greater challange to build muscle without steroids and they will not go away. People on steroids will have big variations in size and strength between cycles.
I don’t use steroids purely because I think I can attain the results I want, both physique and strength without them. This is my present state of mind, you cant tell what you’ll feel in the future though.
I’m 100% NOT, one of these natural or gtfo preaching fags either. It’s all personal choice. I hold it against nobody if they use substances even if 99.9% of the uneducated and ill-informed world does. I just wish more people who were actually using steroids wern’t 160lbs and clueless about what they are actually doing. These are the idiots who think they can just use them, put in no work and grow over night.
The only time I don’t condone substances is if they are BANNED in a sport. NFL or NBA for example. This is for selfish reasons, I don’t want to go 4 weeks without seeing a star player on a team on the court/field.
You can’t get a suspension for personal training or in the IFBB so it’s all good there.
Oh and this Kurre guy above me, you really are clueless if you think people who use steroids will never know there own body. I mean SERIOUSLY! How did you deduce that?
I’m less than half your age and have already learnt in my short life, not to speak on subjects I know nothing about. It just makes you look foolish. Wise up, old man.
I don’t use steorids, because it doesn’t make sence for me. I’m not competing and I don’t mean to. I’ve been training for such a long time and in the past I used steorids, that was the time when I was dreaming of beeing a professional Bodybuilder, but now I have other goals. Bodybuilding is still an important part in my life but there are other things too.
I think that only people who are competing and who have dreams to become professional should take steorids, the other should enjoy growing naturally and shouldn’t take it so seriously
I have no issues with a grown adult taking steroids if they know what they are doing. The chemophobic stigma created by self-righteous journalists should go away. Sensible use of steroids is less harmful than smoking or drinking. And why is there no stigma against female contraceptives which are basically synthetic hormones? It’s hypocrisy.
I was happy taking Sustanon250 (Tried D-bol and didn’t get much in the way of results). I was getting stronger and felt great. Damn horny all the time which was fine with my wife who is much younger than me.
The turning point came when I tried to get new needles from the pharmacy in my home town and several people were in there who know me and my family. The staff treated me like a junkie and it was very embarassing.
Also I was in there a couple of days later with my baby girl and the lady who served me recognised me from the previous visit and looked at my daughter with complete pity in her eyes. I have never felt so ashamed and frankly, dirty!
I dumped my last few vials of juice and haven’t touched the stuff since.
But, personally I am not against steroids in bodybuilding. Although I have to say I think Kevins results here do prove that pro bodybuilding could exist without them.
It really depends wether Kevin could have gotten these same results if he had never use gear in the first place to get as big as he did.
I’d like to hear his thoughts on that last point.
Hello, I am bodybulding Italian 40 years old my experience with steroids has been positive over the period of negative consequences of competetion but in the end because I lost a lot of mass and strength and motivation to continue being unable to hire any more for health reasons after reading this blog Kevin, I found many reasons to resume training seriously even if it will be very difficult to stay away from roids. KEVIN you tell me a question or advice that taking dietary supplements?
thanks
Roids or no roids, I train to feel good, not to look good. Have I tried them? Yes. Will I do it again? No.
to take steriods is a big responsibility, it takes alot of research before you start, but if done properly with diet etc in check then there is no real issue.
i havent taken them yet, but i plan to when everything is in place.
good luck all what ever road you take.
bif
I dont take steroid and I understand those who takes them. I cant go and say” steroid are for looser” no way,i know too many people that takes them and are so dedicated you just have to respect that. If you juice, you need to make sure everything is perfect,nutrition is top notch and there is no fucking around.
I’m natural and i’m competing in bench pressing.. And i’m proud to be natural
Personally, I couldn’t care less if people want to take steroids. It would be to their benefit to do so with close medical supervision, but hey, people do all sorts of things that aren’t good for them with little to no logic behind it.
There is a place for the responsible use of steroids. It is no different than responsible use of alcohol. Sadly, competitive bodybuilding and other professional sports has come to this. Who is to blame? The audience and crowd who wants bigger, stronger and faster athletes? Or the athletes who what to make or keep their spot on the team, move up, or simply improve their physique?
What does a hopeful athlete do when s/he is faced with the choice of making the team but it requires the use of ‘roids?
Crowds gather at the freak shows. It is like a morbid obsession with deformity. Hypocritically, people criticise when they find out their favourite athlete is “on the juice” yet “the fans” expect more home runs, heavier weight lifts, more touchdowns, faster running times.
Hypocritical and confusing.
Like it or leave it. Every sport requires some sacrifice. To what extent is the sacrifice too much?
Steroids can have some good medicinal uses: healing and recovery, hormone replacement therapy for improved quality of life, AIDS, atrophy. Not all are bad. It becomes a problem when, like anything else, it is abused.
PS have a good weekend K-L aka maryland muscle machine
guys i dont recommend steirod for many reason , one them that its reduce your body immunity
1 year ago … there was some acnes in my forehead and i went to the doctor , he told me are using steroid ??????? i told him yess
he told me well guess what ? u had a kellepsla pnumonia infection , and only comes with patien who HIV cuz thier immune system is very weak
and now im very good in shape without steroid
i eat low to moderat carbs diet and i do cardio in the morning and i take some supplement
guyz im telling you to buy atkinz diet its really helpfull to give you the shape that u want
thanx
waleed
saudi arabia
the problem is..
people is hypocritical…
if you are juiced tell it !, dont try to hide it…
I was very glad to give the same answer as many people did here:
“I’m natural. I don’t compete so what’s the point? I can look good and be strong enough without steroids.”
Thus, I understand that I have many things common with this community.
wow must suck getting side effects, i havent had any, and i got no problems at all. been to doctor. like i sed alot of juice is shit, know what your buying an thats its legit. just being honest i wouldnt buy it off someone i didnt trust and know.
I’ve already used and i’m not against who use it or who wants to use, i just think that if you want to use you need to know what you’re doing. And this is in everything you’ll do in your life. We can’t be stupid to think that in the pro competition they are clean because they’re not, and i don’t think that is cheating….everyone do it and to get on a next level you need to juice, that’s the whole truth.
The side effects happen and that’s the price you pay to get on a next level, like i’ve already said, everyhting in the life that you wanna do to be the best you need to sacrifice something, and the sacrifice here is the side effects that juicing cause in the organism year after year using it.
i’m here just to still learning over and over again about BB, and levrone for me is one of the bests of all time, and this is a great oportunity to follow him in this new way that he decidid to take(get big but not so big as he were without juicing).
Lebyron, how much have you gained without steroids? If you are on steroids you don’t have the same limits for recovery as the guy not using them. You will know a lot about chemistry and how the drugs effect your body, but you will still not know your limits without them. That’s what I mean in knowing your body. If you are using steroids to build your body you will not ever find out how good you would be without them.
I used them for ten years. Now i have been naturell for 5 years, but i started a new one this week.
People have to do what they want. As long as youre nice to other people, do whatever u like for me.
For competing traditionell sport, i dont know. I think drugtesting is ok, because we want to see the best runner, dont the best swallower. But for bodybuilding, strongman and home training, its ok.
In my country its stil legal to use. If it became i crime, well, i would consider the cons. But to me, its gotta end now. Im 38, good health and so on….i dont wont to be a regular drugist when im in my 40s. I finish up this one, them maybe some summercycles, But nothing much. Those days are gone my friend, but with some heavy protein and perfect traing, you can get very far also.
Norway out
I don’t know if this has been answered yet but: since steroids are illegal where would you get them?
acaso los grandes de todos los tiempos no usaron esteroides? arnold,oliva sanz,el gran rony ,jay hasta kev a usado esteroides para mi son muy buenos teniendo cuidado con su uso y no enloqueciendo por sus resultados rapidos hay que tener conducta nada mas
@ Norweigian i must disagree with u about strong man and power lifting
My opinion is that they should be used only in BB coz this sport is all about look and it requires much dedication and work, and we now that without steroids there is no chance that u could be near competative shape…
At least nobody tried it so far..
BB is life style and we all eating, sleeping, training for our own bodies..
BUT, in any other SPORT it should NOT be used including PL WL StMan .. Isn`t it better when u lift 225 * 5 or 315 * 1,2,3 .. with ur own strenght? What is the picture that we sending to kids with world record 1.000 + pounds… and that kid enters the gym and lifts 60-70lb for few days and u know kids, they are very competitive and they wanna be “somebody” in their friends eyes so after few months they figure out that its all fake, they will not lift even 225 for few more years…
Sorry if i bothered you, but i hope u all got the point… BB is much more than steroids… but in sport it should be forbidden!
@ Carl C …. try on the internet
cheers guys! have a nice day!
Lucky out!
i had shoulder problems from a dirtbike injury, did deca/test for 12wks and gained 25lbs, lost about 8lbs 3 months later, and my shoulder problem was gone for another 8 months, then i reinjured it in a nasty accident and just had surgery. Takeing a very small dose of deca now after surgery (100mg every 3 wks) and im healing very quickly. I think steroids can be used responsibly, and there risks are real, but have you heard the potential side effects of ambien lately? If alcohol was invited today, it wouldnt be legal. Say it were available on the black market much like steroids. You heard you could drink three beers and feel care free and it was pretty much safe. SOMEBODY would drink 30, and somebody else would drink it everyday. The same thing happens with steroids, people take crazy doeses and for crazy periods of time, and theres still not enough evidence to say what damage can get done. Its crazy to me they can take a PHO off the shelves and ban steroids and at the same time distribute alcohol and tobacco.
I dont take steriods because i dont think short term i think long term in terms of my training, im not worried about how big i get, at the moment im just focusing on getting past what im lifting now and just increasing the weight as i gain strengh, next week im lifting more on everything, more than the week just gone, and im gonna continue doin it bit by bit hour by hour day by day because i enjoy it, i enjoy the process of training for that hour or how ever long it takes, theres nothing but the weights to think about and hitting the reps. AND I DONT NEED A STERIOD FOR THAT!
Dont take roids, thought about it but unless i was competing wasnt necessary. BB is a part of my life not ‘my life’ so i wont unnecessarly risk my health.
LUCKY
not a wise idea to get roids of the internet. MIKE ASHLEY (think thats his name) competed drug free in the 90s and did well.
Dont agree with steroids being illegal in the USA as taking it is a personal choice that one should have. If you allow two men to get married and raise a family then whats so wrong with roids.
still natural… but interesting about roids. no disrespect for drug’s users. If it works and user can avoid side effects of roids – why not?
Everyone’s different.
I was always a skinny kid and began weightlifting at 16. I got completely hooked. Everything in my life revolved around training.
Train, eat, sleep was all I did, basically. At one point I even quit school because I thought it was interfering with my training. Despite all my effort, I could just couldn’t put on any weight. I started eating ridiculous amounts of protein and used all kinds of crazy supplements that were supposed to make you massive, but all that ever did was cost me a lot of money. I even developed food allergies as a result of over consuming soy protein.
At 24 years old, after training with military discipline for 8 years, I had gained 20 pounds. I was fit, but I was nowhere near where I wanted to be.
I gave in and tried a tiny cycle of d-bol, at a dosage most people would call “ineffective”.
In 5 weeks, I put on 20 pounds and I kept it all. I was stunned – in 5 weeks I had gained just as much as I had in the previous 8 years of blood, sweat and tears. Eight years!!
From that point on, not using is not being serious about training for me. Nobody has the right to judge me for what I’m doing, they have not walked in my shoes.
I do not condemn people which use steroids, it is their way. But they are weak, they are afraid that without them they will achieve nothing. Some speak that “the best who used steroids among same, will be the best among natural, without using them” – but it not so. It is an easy way. And for this reason many do not respect bodybuilding as sports. Because what to win – it is necessary to battle. And what to become the absolute champion – it is necessary to overcome itself in all. Even if all your opponents go on an easy way, and you go on the way, and win, it is the present victory, and all the rest – illusion.
I never will accept steroids. And me by-effects and мненея surrounding people do not worry, to me my relation to is important only. I began without steroids and if I now accept them it will be defeat – my defeat.
All wish that to reach that, but we do not respect people which achieve the object in any way. As and in bodybuilding.
It is your choice. It is my choice.
Sorry for my english,i Come France ,before i try stéroïdes (dbol)sustanon ,déca ,trenbolone,winstrol,but when u stop you Lose everything ,now i préfère be natural.
Norwegian: steroids legal in Norway? haha, You really are funny..
Haha, were do you buy them.. in the supermarket?? haha Or maybe from little Hassan in the streetcorner? He works for the government, you know..
Du är rolig alltså, din gamle ulv. “you´re funny,you cunning old wolf” ( in Nordic speech )
Yo Tommy, but they are legal my friend. Ocourse you cant buy them at the supermarket, and its very illegal to sell or bring some back to Norway from East Europe, but personal use and small dosages keeping are not in conflict with the law….so far.
But i know the rules are different in Sweden. There they are treaten like other drugs.
Og, amerikanerne er verdens mest naive folkeslag, de er som oftest svært late og ganske dumme. Overraskende mange av dem. Har noen kompiser som jobber på anlegg, og de sier dette om amerikanerne…hehehe……( That i wont translate, fellow englishspeaking friends)..lol
Lucky; i didnt say it should be ok in powerlifting. Strongman and BB only. Strongman because its just show and i think the audience are not expecting straight rules, high moral and healthy athlets. Its more like a sircus. You may watch a strongman show to se elephants lift cars and yell like they are tortured. For strongman we dont want to be impressed like watching running, weigth-lifting and swimming. We just want so see a horror-movie and the lifters are too weird to be recognized as heroes for our children.
I’m a natural and don’t compete.
I joined a gym in 2007 and that was really on a casual basis, it wasn’t until I wanted to be stronger that I started to step it up so started researching the net and joining forums etc as a newbie, I read up on steroids but still don’t fully understand them, then I watched a movie called “Bigger Stronger Faster” and that changed my outlook on Steroids, what I’ve come to realize is that Steroids has its place, from Medical to getting that extra edge in Professional Body Building, Steroids is safe so long as its not abused (why would Doctors prescribe them?), so for me its a no as my goal is to be Bigger, Stronger and a little bit faster but I have no goals to compete, anyways, if I was to compete IFBB styles it’ll be as a amateur and amateurs are usually tested in our country (New Zealand) so not ideal. So all in all I have no problems with Steroids and people who use them, I would try them if my goals were different but given the price I’m not so sure.
Norwegian: Now, I know why Norway have better bodybuilders then Sweden, except from Martin Kjällström maybe. The police caught him by the way, some weeks ago with a whole lot of different shit. But he´s still gonna compete in the Olympia, he says. That´s sounds pretty weird? Maybe Sweden have funny laws against it too? I dont know, or maybe the newspapers is full of rumors and shit. Like always.
Det om amerikanarna var bra, hehe.
Ha de kaempe bra Norrmannen ( Take care Norwegian )
Quote from Norweigian;
“Og, amerikanerne er verdens mest naive folkeslag, de er som oftest svært late og ganske dumme. Overraskende mange av dem. Har noen kompiser som jobber på anlegg, og de sier dette om amerikanerne…hehehe……”
Ha ha ha, I totally agree with you Norweigian.
Tommy, yeah, Martin K is a very big man, and it would be a shame if the cops destroyd his prep for the big O.
Nice “agreement”, there rob
Anyway….Guys, u dont wanna believe this. This new shit i bougth last week, holi cow…its just weird. I started last thirsday and my training this morning was unbelievable. First i worked all nigth, then i took my dog for a one hour walk in the forrest, then arriving home death tired. I thought on training after my sleep, but i was so curious. In my head i noticed i kind of “Hulk” feeling inside. Kind of green stuff. I felt it at work also. I couldnt wait. I just had to try the weigths. Its been 5 years since last time. And i went on and on. The pump was crazy already and the weigths felt ligth, even if i was very tired before the first set. I did a full chest/back workout with heavier weigths than last time, and tomorrow i will hit chest and back again, with some other exercices. And all this from Dianabol, 40 mg a day. Some shit made in Germany, Europharma, coming in a grey bag. The russians i used years ago, always came in plates and they were produced decades ago. I guess this new german ones are much more effective. Its just gone 3 fucking days and i almost feel like an olympian. Well guys, i tell what happens.
I’m 19 so my natural testosterone production is high and with the propper nutrition, I get the gains that an older steroid user would get. When my own testosterone production slows down, it’s almost certain that I will start using steroids because I see my self competing in the future and I’ll do what it takes to be the best. Cheers.
Yo!
i’m starting training now after a while off the weights.was in brazil a couple of weeks in august,2 weeks of heavy drinking,and when i came back my immune system was in the basement,and so i got sick,just recently recovered after the flu.
the point is,i lost about 8 kilos, and now i want to gain them back as fast as possible. i don’t want to use drugs;i just have a question to you guys:i read on bodybuilding.com about a new diet, where you focus your diet on proteins and fat during the week,with very little carbs, then during the weekends it’s the opposite, where you increase the carbs intake and decrease the protein intake. this is supposed to boost your growth hormone and testosteron levels,and help you increase mass.
i just thought it sounded a bit strange to eat very little carbs (for example only 15grams of carbs after training) when you train, because evry other article always repeats the importance of huge amounts of carbs after training especially, and also during the day, if you wanna gain mass and so on…..
The bottom line IMHO is this: the whole point of lifting, or training, etc is not to compete on some stage but to compete in the GAME OF LIFE. and that is about maximizing your potential. not artificially enhancing your potential. Is it good to have strong muscles? i think so. is it good to use drugs to make your muscles even stronger? i don’t think so.
UNLESS that is your PROFESSIONAL choice. Models and actors get cosmetic surgery, dental implants, reconstructive surgery, etc. all because they make their living based on how they look. that’s a choice. and at very high levels, i can see the argument for it. But we all have seen those pathetic non-models, non-actors who have taken cosmetic surgery one step too far in the quest for age-defying beauty. that is a tragedy.
So for competitive body builders, are steroids okay? if the point is not to maximize your bodies potential, but artificially enhance, then sure. but it’s much more inspiring to see someone who ha maximized their NATURAL potential.
For example, would i want to see someone dunk a basketball who is wearing some special high-tech new shoe with extreme bounce nano-tech souls that add 30% to your vertical leap? maybe if i was watching the circus. but i wouldn’t be inspired by it.
am i inspired when i see the human body maximized in muscular perfection? yes. would i want to see a hugely artificially enhanced muscle dude? yes, but only as a circus freak oddity
the end
Steve P Yohannsen
Hi Kev, I have a question for you. During your bodybuilding training did you find it dangerous taking steroids; were you follow by a doctor?
I use them. I make detailed plans when and how much i have to consum on each day. I have cycles for at least 6 months, followed by 3 clean months and i am growing very good. After years of stagnation, i found that roids are a good way to regain success.
Martin, it’s been called the anobolic diet. I use it and have written about it in the forum. You gotta get to know your own body and see what works. I’m older and my metabolism is slower now then when I was in my 20′s. Back then I could eat anything all day long and never gain weight. The diet works for me. I can drop the body fat while keeping muscle and even gain muscle. If I want to gain weight, I just gradually add back the carbs.
Jon Pall Sigmarsson was a rolemodel in my eyes, Roids or not…
God bless his soul…
Rick,
i guess my question is: will this anabolic diet sacrifice some muscle growth for the sake of shedding fat; or is this diet too good to be true and gives you the maximum amount of muscle growth at the same time as shedding fat.
take me as an example: i’m satisfied with my bodyfat level,and is only concerned with increasing muscle growth to the max. is this diet for me, or will i benefit more from a higher-carb diet?
thanks man
Haha Norwegian,
it seems like “made in Germany” is a label even in terms of roids, lol
However i hope you stay healthy and achieve what you want to gain. Good luck bro!
“would i want to see someone dunk a basketball who is wearing some special high-tech new shoe with extreme bounce nano-tech souls that add 30% to your vertical leap? maybe if i was watching the circus. but i wouldn’t be inspired by it.”
That is how I feel. kevin you should ddicate your time to those of us getting as far as humanley possible naturally. we need all the help we can get. i take it by your recent actions you agree that true spirit of sport and more embodied in the legal and pure activity of natural bodybuilding than in the illegal hippocrates running, judging and profting from the the Olympia games an d the gorillas competing in it.
Martin, I don’t know if it will give you the maximum amount of muscle growth but I do know that once I initially lost a large amount of body fat, I noticed my weight began to increase again slowly and I wasn’t eating more in terms of daily intake. I believe that is lean muscle since my strength and size increased in all the right places like my shoulders and legs instead of my gut and butt.
I can’t tell you what’s best for you. I’ve tried a lot of different things in my life. I just happened to “stumble” across this diet and tried it and it works for me. When I add larger amounts of carbs for all my meals, my body adds fat and I can’t see the muscles as much. I don’t believe you lose muscle, they just “deflate” until the weekend when you carb up again. Your not cutting carbs indefinitely on that diet, your just timing when you take them.
If your interested then try it for a few weeks and see what it does. Or make a video and ask Kevin.
Hope that helps
imo kevin can just take what he want i’d respect him the same but i’d love him more since his size is like the old days, and that’s what everyone is talking about and why kevin is famous in the first place
i take steroids simply because im not patient enough to train naturally!
i just prefer the short road! but im very impressed by the people that do have the dedication and patience to do it without drugs:)
life’s to short! shure you can train for 10 years and look really good but you can also do it with steroids for 2-3 years and look great
@ Norweigian Probably right about strongman, yes, its show, but people still compete… that one could be interesting to discuss
Most people agree that it should be forbidden in actual sports but still it should not be illegal… BB life is all about choices…
And i was kidding about internet stores, ofc its not proper way. I personally could get it from people who are long time in bb…
OUT
In venezuela it is legal to buy some juice even from Pharmacies or Drugstores, Although you may not find all the stuff you need, still there are many of those that will be helpful for bodybuilders in their growing road.
I really would like to see how levrone’s legs look like with no juice, Are they still pretty big and cut??????????????
Nice writing to you.
Andreas sweden is right about the shortcut by using juice, but let me tell you that there are side effects after using the stuff such as blury vision, less disire for sex and many others, specially when using high doses such as bodybuilders use.
I used some before, now tryed to stay off and gain my old results natural- its hard, very hard to stay away from injuries in the begining. And to stay motivated. But it works.
Rick,
thanks man.i think i will try it out for a while.it’ll be worth a try if it works.
i aint got no camera, so i can’t do that. besides, my spoken english is horrible, so i will spare you the agony of listening to me trying to studder a question to Kevin in front of the camera,hehe
i just competed in a natural show yesterday and even tho i only placed 5th it makes me wanna work harder and come back better naturally!
Should be another category.
I’m a natural. It’s a tough road. I don’t compete. But I feel I have to work harder than those who take steroids.
All this natural work harder crap is retarded….I mean seriously do you think you train harder just because you are clean? I train hard all the time on or off ,it has no say in my drive and determination that is up too me…I think alot of guys that say it’s the easy way out are strokin their own egos ..I have broken my body to bits over the years ..broke back 3 times neck 2times both arms both legs 1 femur and all my ribs and I have to say I have less pain when im on but all in all this sport we love dosent feel good ,smell good ,taste good and is always hard ..I have to hear all the older guys whine about sore this and that ..I never complain I keep my mouth shut and my head down because I have a goal I want and juice def helps me train more not harder…If I see a brother thats hittin it hard I dont care what he is on because it dosent matter to me ,I know he busted his ass in the gym to have those gains natural or not…I have RESPECT for all of us in the weight room!…OUT
I see nothing wrong with taking Steroids. If anything you have to train harder and eat bigger. Not everyone has God given genetics to put on the mass that they want. So if you have to reach into the pharmaceutical bag for some help, then so be it. But for all you out there that are natural good for you.
certainly most definately PRO steroid!!!! im a none user that doesnt compete or plan on competing but hell yes i would use if i had the money and education on them. there is other drugs used for worse things in this life. and the steroid doesnt make a champ. hard work makes the champ. take any average joe and a pro in any given sport and train them for x amount of time giving them the same formula the pro will most likely still be the better player. its just the work you put in. like kevin himself said it, its the “the fruit of your labor”. what you take jst makes things that much better. so go head users, enjoy the fruit of your labor. and as far as a health risk factor, we’re all gonna get there anyway so lets make the most of it while we’re still here.
My first two years I gained 25 kg (55 pounds) of muscle and I did not use any steroids. You can gain a lot without using steroids, but you have to train smart. You need to sleep well, eat good, train with high intensity and rest a lot. Forget all this high volume training that people on steroids are doing. Only people with exceptional good genetics or on steroids, will make good progress with high volume training.
Ive used steriods and wasn’t that impressed about the results afterwards. It’s basically impossible to keep the mass you’ve put on during that time you used steroids anyway? And I’m not competing and don’t want to do it either. And Im not interested in using steriods for the rest of my life.
So why bother if you’re not competing? I’m choosing the natural way since it seems to last.
yes GERARDO RIVAS there is definetely side effects when you use steroids. many side effects can also be avoided if you educate yourself! blury vision comes with clomid therapy and also with sarms s-4 (selective androgen receptor modulator) as far as i know! and those are not anabolic steroids. so please tell me which steroids cause blury vision!?
I do natural bodybuilding since 9 years.
My body was 70kg and now is 90kg.
But I want more muscle mass, more muscle quality…
So this years I decided to take oral steroids.
I tested Dianabol with a light cycle but I hadn’t any progress.
Soon, I’ll go to do another cycle of Dianabol and I’ll see if I have an evolution on my physique.
I know that steroids injection are more “powerfull” but it’s make me fear…
(sorry for my english mistakes)
hi geoffrey! sorry for m english but attention with dianabol its very dangerous for your liver and you not have good quality muscle just many water!injection is better. just primobolan tablet not dangerous for liver with not too much side effect.by!!
In the end there is always going to be some people out there who are going to experiment with this drug, especially athletes so that they can achieve great performance. In regards to those who have blessed genetics, I would not even bother with steroids. The genes you carry are all you need.
I think a good box to check would have been….I have used AAS in the past but not at the moment. I have nothing against those who choose to take AAS.
hm so much people say steroids build muscles but the bad bad side effects…. so i took testosteron wit dianabol i was training hard and got real good results i was partying and drinking too and the only sid effects i got where a little bitch tits which can be fixed easily. i also got my liver tested regularly and the results where always good i think it depends on genetics too . natural i was stronger then the boss of my studio who took lots of steroids and his only results where bloody pimples on his back but no muscles. for a lot people steroids are no good but for me and many others ther are no big deal and bring lots of benefits.
Hi Andreas, By that time I was taking Winst… D….up to 9 little bottles a week and when I got to that maximum dose, all of a sudden I started not seeing clearly, I do not know what really happened to me, so if you have an idea, please let me know, problably it did not come from that, but anyways I am suspicius.
hi gerado i think you got high blood pressure… thats why you got blury. blood pressure inreases when you got high dosages and youre body wheigt is high. when you have higher blood pressure before you use steroids its bad for you..
steriods are not as bad as people would like them to be. for bodybuilders they allow your body to obsorb more protein insted of most of it going in the toilet. even if people were to take and anabolics or something similar you still have to put in the hard work and thats the amazing part when someone takes them and has the mindset of a true champion and know tha reasons why he is taking them. and they do it the rite way and work out to get the semetry and proportions not just a big chest and big arms.
i use steriods just to improve in the gym..i use two cycels a year..been doing this for about ten years now..doing bloodwoork before and after.
Please Kevin can you talk a little about what you did when you where preparing for shows?
take care/H
Dudes,
Seriously, steroids and performance enhanching drugs has been with the Pro bodybuilding and top lever sports from day 1. Thats a fact. Whoever does not think it exist in pro athletes including NFL, MLB, MMA, Athletics just to mention a couple lives in lala land.
I am 95 kg 5.11 cut with a powerlifting backround. I can hold my own against most trainers. And I do have some experience of roids.
Helps bigtime with recovery and strenght. But if u dont eat , train or sleep right no drug in the world will help. I can make good gains without roids. Huge protein intake, vitamins and creatine actually works for me. I am not competing in bodybuilding or anything so I dont find any big reason to gear up much anymore. I Just want to look and feel good. Everyone can do what they want its their body, but some juicers makes me laugh. Its not cool to juice. If u gonna do it, at least have a purpose with it. If not leave the gear alone.
I think most would agree. Btw, u r the man Kevin. keep it up
out
Steroids. Why the big fuss? Over hyped by the media, banned but some countries and for what? People trying to better themselves? Ban cigaretts or alchahol which are far worse for you. You wanna use them go ahead, its not going to make you a pro bodybuilder. Eating, training, sleeping and dedication will put you in the right direction but genetics plays a huge part as well. Each to their own, judge yourself not others.
Kev, I pray you set on stage again, for too long have the bloated unasthetic freaks taken the top spot and finally its changed. Who wants to see Bb’s with 40inch waist? I can go to macdonalds if i wanna see that. Bring it on Kev get the one and only title your missing… now if only Flex could give you some competition for it, ah well, brings back some golden memories…
Thanks modred!
in Italy steroids are illegal,some years ago they were legal but i never bought it, always been natural, i’m a big bones guy (5’10”x245) so always I have trained hard (rest pause sets, just two sets) and results make me happy, i’m big and strong enough, really never liked overdone somatonorm guys, if you take roids then you have to take it for all your life?
i very seldom take medicines when I am sick why have to take it when i’m healty (10 yeas without flue
if you can look at old pix of Steve Reeves and company (PRE steroids era) you have bodies of evidence that you can growth up without roids or aminoacids,of course your personal sense of beauty plays a big roll, being (proudly) italian I like the harmony so if I never liked 1 lb silicone chest implants in women why I have to become 300 lb heavy, larger than loner, and shorten my life?
personally I like very much more Kevin Body now than when he was competing at Olympia , if Nature would have made us so big She would made………..
Nature don’t like the overdones as they are useless, can’t fight longer, needs too much foods etc, etc
i never took steroids and i never will cuz im not looking forward to compete in any contests and i look good without it so why take it?
Personally I agree with Slayer. Just because you take steroids it does not mean you don’t work just as hard. Of course there’s always the “half dedicated” crowds who chose steroids for fast gains because they’re lazy..but I’m talking about the dedicated ones, the ones who leave their all in the gym, steroids or not they are just as dedicated. I’m a natural bodybuilder but have friends on steroids who also compete. Not once have I ever looked down upon them becase they are on steroids, it’s there choice..not mine. If your so jealous of there gains then join the steroids club dudes. I mean seriously grow up, I know us naturals are at a disadvantage, but it’s your choice to stay natural as it is mine. Personally I love the way my progress is going, yeah alot of my friends have surpassed me in size, but the fact that I’ve gained as much as I have makes me feel better than if I had gotten it with steroids. My point is to each his or her own. I personally believe years down the road I will be a beast of a bodybuilder, competing among others clean or on steroids..I could care less about my competition I just care about my progress. And I know there’s people saying you’re ignorant if you believe you’ll beat those on cycles blah blah blah..listen you want something bad enough you’ll get it period. Just have to put the time, dedication and of course your all. Along with faith you’ll be surprised at what you can achieve as a human being. All I say is..steroids or not just train hard dudes..I’m out.
in Dominican Republic steroid are no that ilegal you can get it even in the Grocery store. However I think that it only help you in the recovery part still your eating, your motivation and the professional way that you do your exercise is what make your grow. I lot people used steroid because they going to heavy or they do no rest enought to let the muscle to recovery and health.
I think that dividing your exercise by phases: warmed, muscle grow,muscle endurance and the cutting face will help you to get result fast and with out any injury. the same thing with the eating habits should go by phases, depend on the phase that your are you increase or decreases proteins and carbohydrate.
steroid definitely help you 20% because you healing fast but the other 80% is about eating,exercise correctly and taking your time to work in your genes weak area. IF we go natural and we make sure that we approach 80 by good habits and then the other 5% using any shake then your are good , you don’t need steroid.
Hi im from the hilipines & have been into bodybuilding for 6 years,in this country i find that steroid users are those that like to take the shortcut or either do not have adequate knowledge on how to train & feed their muscles right .Kevin is a gifted individual,to obtain a physique like that naturally involves deep discipline & determination with the right know how.Ive thought about taking Steroids but am afraid of some organ failing.Yes,it does take long naturally to get big,thats a fact but you reap the rewards in the longrun as you become older,thats a fact to.
godbless you kevin for the inspiration you give all of us everyday
Hi there,
I didnt vote on the poll as none of the options applied to me. Im natural, and havent taken steroids as I realize that im no-where near my genetic limit for size and strength gains. Steroids are not a short cut, and the most important thing is getting your training and nutriton right first and foremost.
I think a lot of average gym goers forget that its hard work and proper nutrition that lead to size gains, not steroids. I think you said it best, Kevin, in one of your newsletters that you were massive and ripped in your first bodybuilding contest as a natural.
Steroids are good for people who already have years of expierence, they don’t work really good for imptatient people. If you stop them (and you don’t have years of training) you lose everything, you look like that you have never trained. The answer (for me) is push yourself, eat good, rest and the good things will come. I got 2 place in a free contest (I’m natural) and 1 place the week after. This sport is based a lot on genetic, and i think steroids should be used only for big levels.
I’ve seen a lot of people spending tons of money on them and they didn’t win anything. WORK HARD AND EAT GOOD! Thank you Kevin for all the things that you do.
I’m sure that if Kevin would use steroids can go to the Olympia because he has trained natural and he is already in a good shape. I would show you my picture of this year I’m just turned 20 Years old and I’ ve been training for 5 years.
yo kevin i would take them if i had the money i really would in order to compete in the Arnold or mr. o u gotta step up if u really want it thats y i need to work so hopfuly i can compete in thoes
Steroids don´t change a single thing of what is necessary, and needed to build muscle or power or strength the clean way. All that is changeing is niveau. If you are not dedicated or talented or consequent without steroids you wont be an outstanding athlete while on steroid. In that sense – the discussion about steroids is not the point. Its mainly the know how of beeing disciplined, motivated and consequent with the proper nutrition and training strategies for 20,30,40 or even more years. Or in other words – its love and dedication to the iron for life that makes an athlete exeptional. I take steroids and I love them. Low dosage for years without a break. Why I do so? I love my sport. If you love a woman, you want to fuck her. If you love the iron you gonna be on steroids sooner or later – naturally. Steroids potentiate the iron game. More strength, more power, more muscle – makes you feel alive. Yeah!
I started to train naturally since I was 15 years old… I ate good… cheese & milk from the cow, meat from the chicken and i had time to rest after a good workout
Now i have 17 years old naturally I am trainer at a gym I have 41 cm arms, 58 cm legs whitout doing legs! 32 cm forearms, 41 cm calves, 110 cm chest, 40 cm neck, 1,75 cm height at 80 kg weight. My workout is about 6 times a week…. so i hope i have a potential for bodybuilding doing naturally. I have guys in the gym at 27 years old who are taking steroids, got no power & are training very bad… they bench press 100 kg at 27 years old and I bench press 140 kg at 17 years old… Hope you can tell me what proteins are good for me to take… My genetics are good so i think i will train harder for more gains just doing naturally without steroids. Forgot to say your my favourite bodybuilder:D with very nice genetics i have a problem with the shoulders they don’t wanna get big so if you can tell me how i can train better to get bigger shoulders 
Hi Kevin,
Although I voted with the majority on this one I will say this – I’m 43 yrs old (started at 15yrs of age) and still managing to continually improve and have plenty of energy BUT I know this will change in the future it’s then that I intend to start using steroids but only injectables and small doseages for six weeks on eight off.
I did the natural thing for 4 years eating chicken breast x 5 and 3 protein drinks. I read the magazines trying to build strength. Then Creatine came out then prohormones. I am not knocking being natural but it was expensive. Then I ran my first cycle of Deca, Dbol, and Sustanon and gained 30lbs in 6 weeks. I have taken the minimal safe doses as suggested on the different sites. I found myself plateau at 225lb. After speaking with an old school bodybuilder it was determined that I needed to increase my doses and incorporate HGH and IGF-1r3. I am 250lbs and enjoying it. I wish Kevin would share some of his protocals while bulking and cutting. I will contine to take gear and mainly eat healthy. In the near future I will begin taking Myostatin Peptides.
Always remember no mater what your goals or what you do EAT!!!!!!!!!!! and TRAIN HARD.
I’ve been in the weight room for 8 of the past 10 years, and I do not really understand why they’re illegal. I do not use them personally, but it seems to me that there are many more harmfull substances that are much more readily available that aren’t illegal. Granted, these are not strength-building substances, but the priciple remains the same. It’s my body; as long as it harms nobody else, I should be able to do what I want with it. As I said, I do not use steriods personally, but by the same token I do not see why it’s anybody else’s business if I do. Used with education, I think they could be helpfull and perhaps even healthy to a degree… used in ignorance is just asking for trouble.
Здравствуй УВАЖАЕМЫЙ КЕВИН !!! Меня зовут Алексей, мне 27 лет и я из России.Уважаю тебя как спортсмена и человека. В свое время именно ты дал мне стимул к тренировкам, за что тебе отдельное спасибо!!! О такой фигуре как у тебя мечтают многие и я,- не исключение.
Принимал стероиды несколько раз, в основном это комбинация Метендростенолон+дека дураболин. В течении курса ощущается огромный прилив сил и энергии, а как следствие рост рабочих отягощений и антропометрических показателей. Мое мнение таково, что альтернативы “химическому” тренингу нет, неоднократно проверял сам!!! Это выбор каждого человека в отдельности.
Был рад оставить небольшой коментарий у тебя на страничке. Удачи тебе, успехов, крепкого здоровья и знай, что в России у тебя много почитателей.
my question is: is kevin on steroid in this transformation??? please aswer me because he have an amazing and quick transformation…thaks guys
I don’t use steroids, but I have nothing against them besides the fact that many people use them before they are ready, such as beginners and those under the age of 21. The main thing that keeps me from taking them is that I continue to see gains naturally through my training and continue to improve without the need of performance enhancing products. I am determined to prove that by eating a high protein diet and busting your ass in every workout, you can reach your genetic potential (if there even is a limit to what you can do naturally) and maybe then you can look into other alternatives.
Hi,
Just new to here, just want to say hellow to every one.
Kelvin is a true star. Great inspiration. Keep it up
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To the guy asking if someone using a PH was natural:
No.
I would say no on AI or testosterone booster to.
Though of course there would be differences in risks and advantage.
I’ve trained for 8 years. I did use steroids in 2002, but it was only once.
I went to the doc and I asked to him: “If I take a steroids I’ll have some problem?” and he said me: ” If you use only once, you wont have problem”
Well I bought some steroids but my body doesn’t accepted. Then I’ve gone to a hospital.
after that, i’ve never used this kind of medicine…
Today I workout very much and get muscle with diets…
Congratulation levrone. you are come back!!! I wacht yours videos when I workout.
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Tiago, Brazil.
hi everybody what can i say from my self i was a weightifter when i was 16 – 21 of age i have started from 100 kg in bench press but as we all now this even 8 years ago was not very much ive started to take steroids like testosterone omnadren , dianabol , superanabolon , decadurabolin , test. prolongatum and propinicum , and few others that i dont recall well after few years i ve achived 240 kg with 94,5 kg .
And that was when i was 19 years of age on the contest i did 200 with a special shirt because of stress and lack of technique the thing is that there are as a fact two ways the clean way without and with steroids .
Question is is it worth it well if your young you dont have a family you dont think about consequences and you think it is what ever the sport bodybuilding , weightlifting what ever but belive me there are consequences heart desises , kidney problems eye sight is not that great but you will now that after few years not for everybody but for most.
The thing is if you want to achive something in pro sport you will have to do it because it takes you to the level of competition that means that you can be very good with help of chemicals … but if it worth it this question is up to you .
With regards to Kevin Levrone and all of you people Konrad.
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So happy to digest such a insightful post that does not depend on base posturing to get the topic fulfilled. Thanks for a great read.
I consider being natural a waste of money, testosterone forever
Enjoy reading your post about hair loss.
I am glad I see a lot of responses streaming from both angles.
We live in days where our technology has infused tremendous available resources, for both the better and the worst.
I have been training for 14-16 years now, most of those years I have gone on and off anabolics. I have worked from a 120lbs weaklling body to an amazing 250lbs.
I have done every single compound, every single combination out there.
What I DO advise to those who may be considering the usage of: is to study your hearts out, prior to injecting a compound into your body.
KNOW what it does, how it does it. I am not saying become a scientist, I am saying KNOW WHAT YOU’RE INJECTING.
Knowledge is power fellas!!!!
Do your research on all levels!
Good luck and stay healthy.!!
Blue Angel
–Staying above, with cutting edge technology—BB4L
Steroids are at least here in the UK.
I’ve yet to meet anyone in person that has gotten sick from taking steroids. Even on the forums the reports of health issues are very very low % wise.
I’ve done it steriod free all the way. I was tempted to try it just to see what it would do for me. But I decided against it reason being is that I believe in the natural state of things.
I’ve competed in natural bodybuilding and have done well. I hope to continue doing so.
Im natrual, But have no proplen with gear, I have many friends that use. The reason I dont is that I dont believe that I have reached my genitic maximum.
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With a proper Training Diet Rest and PCT I think Steroids a a valuble tool to enhance the phisique Of a healthy adult that has reached his plato,
I have never used but I like the look of Sustanon 250 and Anavar.
If I needed the extra muscle for a movie part or major event Id quite happily do a course of gear.
Very nice point.
Hi
I do not compete, or do any training , but I take steroids because I
enjoy the side effect.
Forget about the steroid issue; listen to this guy’s musicianship!! Burning Bridges is the Shizznizzle!! I can name ten celebrities that play in bands that absolutely suck, but Kevin’s is top shelf. If I never knew he was a Hall of Fame bodybuilder, I’d think he was a musician by trade. I’ve always heard how good this guy was with sick children, and I’ve seen him being really cool with BB fans, now I find out he’s an awesome freaking musician. WTF? Where do guys like him come from?
Thank you very much for the great post!
Many guys always wonder why they cannot lose weight or get a better shape. The point is people finding for a magic bullet which brings them what they really want in a very short time while all they need to do is reading helpful posts like this and implement the training.
She needs to be doing more than ninety days in prison, anything much less and I think would be to total slap in the face to the legal system. She is already getting off scot-free just because she’s a movie star. It entirely sends an incorrect message, specially towards the yougsters that look up to her as a role model. I’m reading now that she will almost certainly only end up serving 14 days of her ninety day time period. I guess driving although DUI isn’t really so bad after all- the things these the famous people get away with is so unfair.
Wonder what is Kevin view on steroids?
If you want to swing on this big muscles, without chemistry can not do, because steroids are hormones, namely hormones and are responsible for the mass in the body. Protein is just a building material, and the cause of growth hormones. Steroids are not evil, it is generally medicine. If you take them, take them to competently and timely. The main thing to understand what you want from bodybuilding as you want to look like. Do you want to be slightly let us down, or swing on the present and have huge amounts.
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