Why do you think people hate steroids?

**Danbrooks2k** · 09-16-2006, 08:57 PM

Like in general the media bashes them, people always believe they shrink your penis... and seem to really hate steroids in general...

I think its envy personally...

Its hard for an average guy walking with his girlfriend to see a huge muscular guy walk by, expecially when his GF takes a long look...

of course to cover her ass she says "eww gross" and he immediatley says yeah hes on steroids, I bet his dick is shrunk down to nothing...

I have a good frind of 25 years, he says it bothers him to see buff guys, weather they are on juice or not... he says he knows he is lazy and likes to eat at wendys and no amount of steroids will ever help him look good,,, so it bothers him...

I am curious as I am writing a little article for a website ...

**chest6** · 09-16-2006, 09:12 PM

I really dont know. I wanna know why all this hate started. It seems more hated than any other drug.

**24labor** · 09-16-2006, 09:16 PM

people either fear or dislike what they don't know

**bishop23** · 09-16-2006, 09:17 PM

Steroids get a bad name for many reasons. Some are good reasons since there are uneducated people who abuse them, and some are from naivity.

People envision needles, children, tempers, acne, heart attacks, liver problems, cancer, tumors, tanned up and shaven bald-headed knuckleheads with g-strings on in auditoriums with shit-eating griins, shrunken genitals, and Lyle Alzedo. Are they right - most of the time.

Much of the press lately has actually been PRO-HRT (60 Minutes, Bob Costas HBO special on Test / Growth). I should revise that: the tone is more or less - many people who are healthy, successful normal people are using hormone replacement therapy for testosterone / GH replenishment for life extension and to enhance their "life experiences." There are many Dr's who still are extremely anti-GH/TEST therapy.

Remember, most people don't live in the culture we do. They don't go to the gym and research these materials. They only hear 3% and form an opinion. The information made available in publically acceptable media revolves around the negativity I outlined above. No one wants their children turning to drugs to gain an edge. To be honest, my employment commands this edge and 99% of us in our industry are using supplements to enhance performance. The year is long...it really is. I won't continue to use anything but small amt's of test and GH when I retire and wouldn't now. One thing I don't really understand is why some people take so many steroids when they don't need to.

And your points about girls...most girls don't care - at least the ones you would want. Sure, strippers and broads who think that BIGGER BICEPS EQUALS QUALITY GUYS or if you just need to tell yourself : I can bench 500 pounds OR your friends think it is cool because you have retard-strength - that is your choice. But believe me, I love GH and small amounts of test. The other stuff (including test/GH) will have long-term affects. Desires will change as life moves forward. Children, careers, etc. will become more important if you wish to move beyond mediocrity. That is the truth.

**one8nine** · 09-16-2006, 09:18 PM

people are jealous i think. they want an excuse for why they are not big. oh that guy is a loser he uses steroids thats why hes big but **** steroids. its just an excuse.

and some people just repeat what they have heard .. parrot haha

**LatinoPR** · 09-16-2006, 09:43 PM

cuz some ppl can't $$ pay $$ for them...

LPR ...dermatology.

**THE_DOME** · 09-16-2006, 09:52 PM

becuase people are idots and belive everything the media puts infront of them. media protrays them as dirty and a gateway drug, yea right.

**I_AM_HE** · 09-16-2006, 10:01 PM

they r haters

**I_AM_HE** · 09-16-2006, 10:01 PM

dan brooks dude could u get me in porno man

**Danbrooks2k** · 09-16-2006, 10:03 PM

oh sorry I posted this in the wrong forum, I havent been around for a while...

all good answers I think...

I guess its ignorance ( listening to the media )

and then Jealousy... weather you juice or not, if you are drinking protien and creatine and hitting the gym and tanning you generally just look better, you feel better and your clothes fit nicley showing of a wide back and chest instead of hanging off of you or only showing your gut...

I guess when insecure people see a healthy muscular energetic self confident person they have to talk shit and make the small penis comments...

**Carlos_E** · 09-16-2006, 10:07 PM

This is the correct forum.

**chest6** · 09-16-2006, 10:39 PM

Originally Posted by I_AM_HE

dan brooks dude could u get me in porno man

read it wrong

**Danbrooks2k** · 09-16-2006, 10:42 PM

email some pics to sineplex and see if they are interested...

I only appear in porn for my own websites or videos now... too many bad experiences with working for shitty companies...

**Joey2ness** · 09-16-2006, 10:56 PM

> Why do you think people hate steroids ?

The media talks bad about anabolic steroids to make us scared.

Most people are scared of the possible side effects itself (instant death sudden heart attack).

People believe if you use steroids you will have roid rage and go berzerk on everyone around you

People still believe steroids cause penile shrinkage, alot of guys and girls will talk behind your back if they found out you were on the juice.

People generally have nothing against a muscular person if they believe he got those muscles naturally. Most people will probably give him more respect too

**Beefyman** · 09-16-2006, 11:05 PM

Gear is cheap

**Evil Predator** · 09-16-2006, 11:09 PM

I dont know why they hate them, and I dont know why their so adamant about hating them. My mom is totally anti-steroid . Hates it. Cant change her mind, she wont listen, media and politicians say its bad, so its bad.

My dad on the other hand, understands and is willing to listen when talked to him about the benefits, risks, side effects, and why I do what I do. It may be because he's male, and like other men, would love to have the body of a arnold in the day or any number of celebrities/bodybuilders.

I drag my dad to the gym, 4x a week, he's diaetic and out of shape. Ive taken 30 pounts off of him in the last 3 months, and he's starting to enjoy the gy,. Pretty soon im going to mention HGH to him and the benefit running a low dose could have on his life. I want to see my old man live happy and healthy.

Most of the public is terrified of steroids , they have all these wierd beliefs that it turns you into a stark, raving lunatic who runs around beating up women and men smaller than them to prove themselves and make up for small balls and male pattern baldness. The media portrays that, and the people believe it. Couple that with all the ways they tell you it can kill you/destroy your body (they dont mention the extreme rarity of these cases), and there you are, firm anti-steroid activist..

**cfiler** · 09-16-2006, 11:55 PM

People hate it because they are affraid. The media has protrayed aas as being something extreamly dangerous, and makes men angry, grow tits, and have their penis shrink. While women grow beards, and become manly looking.

**Kärnfysikern** · 09-17-2006, 04:24 AM

what I find wierdest is if someone is on drugs everyone feels sorry for the dude, if someone is on steroides they flat out hate the person. Steroids seems to be way worse than crack or heroine in the mind of the avarage douche.

Ohh well I hate fat people so maby the hatred evens out in the end.

***perfectbeast2001*** · 09-17-2006, 05:04 AM

normal members of the public can look down upon rec drug users and pity them. it makes people feel good about themselves to think that others are hopeless addicts living in squalor. However when they see a 250lb ripped guy they get confused and jealous.

**NotSmall** · 09-17-2006, 05:17 AM

I think mainly cos of Greg Valentino!

(jk)

I think most peoples anti-steroid view point comes from either:

Jealousy.

The idea that injecting yourself is dirty and seedy.

Media portrayal of "Roid Rage ".

Cheating in competitive sports.

**Kärnfysikern** · 09-17-2006, 06:34 AM

Originally Posted by perfectbeast2001

normal members of the public can look down upon rec drug users and pity them. it makes people feel good about themselves to think that others are hopeless addicts living in squalor. However when they see a 250lb ripped guy they get confused and jealous.

good point. They cant pity someone that looks better and achieve more than themself so then they have to hate us instead.

**badonkadonk** · 09-17-2006, 11:09 PM

from mostly everyone i talk to...they say it is cheating...i believe that jealousy goes right along with it...if you can lift more than someone and you take roids they will get jealous and attack you bout taking steroids and call it cheating...this is my opinion of all the guys i have talked to...they r mostly collegiate athletes so keep that in mind...haha and all the girls just say "Arent they dangerous?"

**chest6** · 09-17-2006, 11:30 PM

Originally Posted by johan

what I find wierdest is if someone is on drugs everyone feels sorry for the dude, if someone is on steroides they flat out hate the person. Steroids seems to be way worse than crack or heroine in the mind of the avarage douche.

Ohh well I hate fat people so maby the hatred evens out in the end.

I hate fat people too!

**drdeath613** · 09-18-2006, 12:08 AM

it all comes down to the fact peoples kids have died at a young age from doing roids cuz they didnt know what they were doing

so now its (bad) cuz of it even tho it was them who did it without knowing what they were doing i mean ill drin a full bottle of nyqil if i die will they say that its bad too no they would say im a dumb retard

**CoreyTampa09** · 09-18-2006, 01:09 AM

I think there are two answers one of which has to do with the general public and the other has to do with the 20% of the population who actually try to stay in shape.

The general public dislikes steroids becuase of what the media has turned them into. Since the governemt really cant profit off of them since there illegal to obtain OTC they bring out every negative about them.(Same deal with marijuana. For the old baseball fans they dont like how they tarnished the game which factors in more percent and the rest is what everybody else posted above me.

The other 20% of people who try to stay in shape dislike steroids becuase they feel they kick there asses 150% and still dont look or perform the way someone on gear looks when he has more room to slack than the dedicated natural lifter. I know when your on gear you still have to keep a very strict diet, but at the same token we have all seen or known people who do a cycle and there diet is maybe 50% clean and the results are unbelievable, im sure there are a few people on this board that can vouch for that.

**AnabolicAndre** · 09-18-2006, 01:10 AM

Bc of its abuse.

People use it wrong, suffer sonsequences, and AAS get a bad rep.

**IronFreakX** · 09-18-2006, 01:11 AM

Because theyre stupid.

**Mizfit** · 09-18-2006, 02:45 AM

It because a lot of society doesn't understand them and all they r exposed to is roid raging dumbasses -

If society did some homework and actually took the time to learn and investigate, then the hating would'nt be so excessive.

But just like so many issues and things - society loves to remain ignorant!

**usualsuspect** · 09-18-2006, 05:23 AM

the thinking goes, if its iilegal then it must be bad for you.

**mavsluva** · 09-18-2006, 06:53 AM

I don't use steroids , but at the same time, I do not hate them nor do I hate the people that use them. What I do not care for is when people approach me and accuse me of using them. It happens a few times a week.

This past Saturday, I had the opportunity to work out at a public gym (I normally work out at home). There were 3 young 20 year old on-site trainers at this place and they ganged up on me. One of them asked me what I was taking. I said, "What do you mean?". One them said, "What are you taking to look the way you do?". I said, "Ohhhhh, I'm on this hardcore cycle right now." One of them then said, "Dude, tell us." So I said,

"Yeah, I'm taking this stuff called H2O and then stacking it with these hardcore vitamins. And to polish it all off, this clean dieting technique is working wonders."

I walked away from the gym that day with those 3 guys still assuming that I use roids.

**JohnboyF** · 09-18-2006, 07:13 AM

Plus they think it "cheating"

**DarKOmeN** · 09-18-2006, 07:27 AM

Originally Posted by FaizakaFez

Plus they think it "cheating"

agree with that but come on who really thinks ther cheating wen u cycle do you push your self to the limit till your sick do you watch others stuff ther face with big Macs while u sit ther n eat healthy. most of the public see it 2 be a miracle cure n dont see the real blood sweat n tears you put yourself thru to get to wot you want to look like now come on can you call that cheating HELL NO. steroids are not a mirracle cure they are a Tool.

**JohnboyF** · 09-18-2006, 07:32 AM

agreed. But the genreal public.. think oh if i take steriods im super man or i will look like arnold. My parents (mom) when she found out she saw a pic of arnold in my room and she is like are you going to look like that when your done.. I just rolled my eyes..

**outofthebox** · 09-18-2006, 07:33 AM

no such thing as cheating...its called a competitive advantage...i take that stand no matter what im doing...lol

**Carlos_E** · 09-18-2006, 07:40 AM

Originally Posted by DarKOmeN

agree with that but come on who really thinks ther cheating wen u cycle do you push your self to the limit till your sick do you watch others stuff ther face with big Macs while u sit ther n eat healthy. most of the public see it 2 be a miracle cure n dont see the real blood sweat n tears you put yourself thru to get to wot you want to look like now come on can you call that cheating HELL NO. steroids are not a mirracle cure they are a Tool.

I had to read this 3 times to understand what you were saying.

**novastepp** · 09-18-2006, 07:47 AM

because most people dont know there is an intelligent way to use them. MOST of the people who use steroids know what they're doing, and people always surround themselves with controversy. therefore, they only are intrigued by the "mishaps of steroids " and never think that for every 1 ****up there are 300 people who are using them intelligently and correctly.

**DarKOmeN** · 09-18-2006, 07:48 AM

Originally Posted by Carlos_E

I had to read this 3 times to understand what you were saying.

yeh my english was never my best subject wen i was at skool

**Ufa** · 09-18-2006, 08:34 AM

The public only sees aas abuse on TV. They know nothing.

**DSM4Life** · 09-18-2006, 11:17 AM

It all comes down to envy, i know because i been there.

Key word being that i have been there and now know both sides of the coin. I feel like i can now make an educated decision on what i want to do.

**Flagg** · 09-19-2006, 04:04 AM

I don't think people are envious of steroids .

I think the reason the general public "hate" steroids is out of sheer ignorance. The amount of people, SMART people that have said to me that steroids shrink your cock is unbelievable. It's the whole stigma that "injecting" is a huge taboo as well.