Bro's, my 17 year old cousin is thinkin of using AAS or IGF. Give input on this!
I have a younger cousin who is very active in High school sports. He has been on Varsity teams since he was a freshman. He naturally has good genetics. Unfortunately it seems like nothing is ever good enough these days for kids. I would have done almost anything to have the genetics/ability of my cousin, but for him this isn't enough.
When I was visiting him, I used his computer to check my email and also checked the history of his IE log. I saw that he had been going to a few different boards. I asked him if he was doing steroids. He would have told me if he was, he is like a brother, we talk about everything. He said that he wasn't but was considering it. I was like Fuck, here we go....
I ended up having a 2 hour conversation with him about it telling him about all the reasons to wait. His responses were that he had to do something to be competitive because his team mates were using juice. In high school I was in a similar situation. I never knew if team mates were on but had suspicions. He knows for a fact because he has been offered by team mates.
All of us know (or should know) why you shouldn't use AAS before you are fully grown and have hit your genetic max. This is anywhere from 22-27 years old. I am TOTALLY against AAS in HS sports. I'm not one for telling on team mates but these kids could be doing serious damage to themselves. As for coaches that look the other way, I think they sh0uld lose thier jobs. Unfortunately, there is no easy way to handle this. Telling the coach, puts the coach, the user, the person telling, and the team in a very bad situation. What are your suggestion on this. I'm talking about kids who are looking at their pick of just about any school in the nation. So, there is a lot of pressure on them for preformance, and there is a lot of local/regional media coverage on them.
(As I write this post, I'm watching the eagles game, so I apologize if it jumps around a littel)
My cousin knows the reaons that he shouldn't use AAS but it doesn't seem to really effect him. He is already good size, 6'3" 220. He said he was looking into alternatives like Growth and IGF, and asked me what those would do to him. I said that he was best to stay away from all of it. i took him to a local supplement store and bought him 2 10lb tubs of protein. I told him to start eating more (clean) protein and then make a decision. I figures this would buy some time.
Anyway guys, Please give me some input on this. I know there are a lot of Ex-high school athletes here and know how my cousin feels. What would have kept you from using AAS? I think letting his parents know is actually a decent option. Maybe the parent of the team mates using.?.
-Supplements to take for size, strenght?
(Protien, BCAA's, Creatine, NOx, what else?)
-Effects of GH and IGF on younger athletes?
Thanks for any help guys, I just don't want to seemy cousin hurt himself or his chances of a college scholarship if there is testing, as there are a fair amount of team mates "on".
Thanks for your input and time.