Is the young & steroids overstated on this forum
So basically I am 22 going on 23 and am hungry to learn. I have read all the stickies and have a few questions.
Firstly, having read all of the threads in the 'steroids gone wrong for the young' sticky I could only find one whereby the guy did a proper PCT and came out with problems. In all of the other threads no PCT was done or it was completely half arsed. This led me to conclude that the reason these guys suffered tremendous sides were BECAUSE they failed to implement a proper PCT (and also happened to take some crazy cycles for their first cycles often not even cycling off them) not because of their age. Sure they were young but when trying to ascertain 'cycles going wrong for the young' surely you would put age as the only variable in the equation. It seems these guys cycled recklessly and THIS is why they suffered sides. Its a given that anyone who doesnt do a PCT is going to end up with their endocrine system screwed up so I didnt find any of this too convincing.
The second basis and most convincing one I read about in the stickies was that your endocrine system may not be fully developed. After research it seems it has generally developed by 21 but can develop as late as 25. As such, many err on the side of caution and refuse to give advice to the young just incase they havent yet fully developed. Cant i just see an endocrinologist and see if mine is fully developed before gear?
Thirdly, people often seem to be saying that the young should utilise their high test levels and apparently can build muscle without gear. I did some research and the average test of a 25 yr old is 700 ng/dl wheras by 45 its only 600 ng/dl average (is a well known 1996 study on this that you can find with a quick google search) + on cycle its anywhere from 2000-4000? So basically the difference between a middle aged man and a young man is minimal. So it seems to be that the muscle building properties of youth are overstated or am i missing something?
The other information I read about having solid training/nutrition under your belt doesnt apply to me so leaving that out (trained 5+ years and have solid knowledge of nutrition).
Sorry if I am coming across as arrogant or unwilling to learn; I just fail to understand the reasons against the young cycling and feel they are being overstated; so basically asking as candidly as possible - are you guys overstating them?