Just read a study that compared beginner lifters on the same

Because you fuck up your hormone system potentially for your entire life

>>42045661
Because I drink heavily 6 days a week and deprive myself of sleep frequently but still look pretty joocy.

>>42045661
Well steriods have downsides too, where as natty lifting really doesn't

>>42045667
>implying a couple hours of reading doesn't 99% negate that risk

>>42045667
thats what big pharma is here to save

>>42045661
Reminds me of the study Blahino cites a lot. They took a bunch a bunch of college aged males who had all been training consistently for at least a year. Gave them huge doses of test and had them completely stop exercising for 3 months. The average change in body composition? +18 pounds of muscle, -2 pounds of fat.

>>42045661
just do it its the 21st century they can fix everything steroids might break.

>>42045675
Like what?

If you get injured while on gear you'll also recover faster

Realize that those gains won't take you further than consistent natty training. Obviously roiding is fucking amazing in terms of gains, especially if done properly. The point of lifting natty is that you can still make good progress, let alone for normie standards. Try doing that, keep an open ming, and don't get frustrated, because you also have the option to roid. I experienced the same before, I was highly mad and asking the same question, but there's no need to. Further down the road evaluate your situation and decide if going to the next level is worth the possible negatives. Good luck anon.

>>42045661
Yeah test is pretty much magic.
There shouldn't be such a stigma around it, but still, the average early 20s lifter probably shouldn't do it.
And everyone, even in the categories below should first get their lifestyle into order before taking drugs.

You should seriously consider it if
>You hit your natty limit (i.e. lifting for over a decade and no gains the last year)
>You have low test (Look up the symptoms, get checked, find a a sympathetic doctor to prescribe it)
>Your test is dropping because you're old (~35+, regularly check your T levels once you pass 30)