Attention All UK Members!

[Information]

The BBC is researching a piece on anabolic steroid use in the UK, and we'd like to help them out. Our senior editor Anthony Roberts spoke with them earlier today, and some additional information from the membership here would be appreciated. All answers will be treated confidentially. What we need to know from our members living in the UK is the following.

1. Where do you typically purchase Anabolic Steroids (i.e. the gym, the internet, etc..)

2. Where do you think most people buy them from?

3. Do you think your experience with them is typical?

4. What kind of results would you say you've had?

5. What kind of side effects would you say you've experienced?

6. Do you feel that their use in the UK is growing or on the decline?

7. Why do you use them?

8. How long have you been taking them for?

9. Is there anything else you'd like to add?

If you do not feel comfortable posting your responses here please email Anthony Roberts at [email protected].


Thank you!

[Merc..]

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Merc.

[perfectbeast2001]

The BBC is researching a piece on anabolic steroid use in the UK, and we'd like to help them out. Our senior editor Anthony Roberts spoke with them earlier today, and some additional information from the membership here would be appreciated. All answers will be treated confidentially. What we need to know from our members living in the UK is the following.

1. Where do you typically purchase Anabolic Steroids (i.e. the gym, the internet, etc..) Direct from manufacturer or from international sources.

2. Where do you think most people buy them from? a guy in the gym

3. Do you think your experience with them is typical? no

4. What kind of results would you say you've had? I would say they have helped but not as much as most people would think.

5. What kind of side effects would you say you've experienced? Mood swings, water retention, CTS (from GH)

6. Do you feel that their use in the UK is growing or on the decline? growing

7. Why do you use them? Because they aid my performance in the gym, they help me to attain a certain look, I enjoy the feeling i get while on them (increased libido and energy)

8. How long have you been taking them for? For the last 4 years but not all the time

9. Is there anything else you'd like to add?

I would be happy to aid the BBC in anyway possible as i think it would be great to have an unbiased and realistic view on AS use in the UK. It would be great to shater some of the myths that the general public firmly believe (small dick, roid rage, fat turning to muscle, AS muscle is "not real" ect ect...)

[Crest]

The BBC is researching a piece on anabolic steroid use in the UK, and we'd like to help them out. Our senior editor Anthony Roberts spoke with them earlier today, and some additional information from the membership here would be appreciated. All answers will be treated confidentially. What we need to know from our members living in the UK is the following.

1. Where do you typically purchase Anabolic Steroids (i.e. the gym, the internet, etc..) internet

2. Where do you think most people buy them from?friends/gym

3. Do you think your experience with them is typical?no, due to the researchi have been doing

4. What kind of results would you say you've had?positive

5. What kind of side effects would you say you've experienced?acne

6. Do you feel that their use in the UK is growing or on the decline?only been in the game a year but im seeing more people i know or know of, doing aas

7. Why do you use them?quicker to reach my goals

8. How long have you been taking them for?18 months, total of about 20 weeks 'on'

9. Is there anything else you'd like to add?

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[nowdenlid]

i would be happy to aid the bbc in this matter .....

i live in liverpool and it is unreal the ammount of steroids people are useing without knowing anythink about them.

i have seen kids as youngs as 15 useing ass and i feel that the people who are selling them are realy putting peoples lives in danger all for a profit....

i was only thinking last week about going to local gyms and filming some of this fotage the create a a small film on the use and abuse of aas in the area were i live ....

please do not hesatate to contact me if anyone if intrested .

also the use of alcohol and rec drugs whilst useing aas is a massive problem here .....

[celticd]

so whats gona be the end result?
is the bbc documentary to be on tv or radio? any idea if this is planned for airing in the near future
its great to think responsible AAS users will get to show the real side of BB and hopefully disspell the b/s rumours of roid rage etc
are u convinced this is what the bbc are going to do..!!
i just dont trust reporters in general and id hate for it to turn into another public hanging for aas users
tanx

[nowdenlid]

anthony pm me i would like to persue this matter if possable...

[Merc..]

Thanks for the feedback guys ...

BUMP for more input ??



Merc.

[Merc..]

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[nowdenlid]

i have emailed the bbc about this matter and i am waiting for a reply.

i hope i can make a short film with some good fotage about the use/abuse in the steroid world...

[Crest]

or just answer the questions

[SlammiN]

1. Where do you typically purchase Anabolic Steroids (i.e. the gym, the internet, etc..) THROUGH A FRIEND

2. Where do you think most people buy them from? THROUGH A FRIEND

3. Do you think your experience with them is typical? NO, MOST PEOPLE DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT THEYRE DOING AND THINK THEY ARE SOME SORT OF MIRACLE

4. What kind of results would you say you've had? BRILLIANT, BEST THING I'VE EVER DONE

5. What kind of side effects would you say you've experienced? A COUPLE OF SPOTS

6. Do you feel that their use in the UK is growing or on the decline? I WOULD SAY GROWING HERE WHERE I LIVE

7. Why do you use them? TO GET A GREAT BODY

8. How long have you been taking them for? ONLY FOR 4 MONTHS

9. Is there anything else you'd like to add?

[davedizzle]

1. Where do you typically purchase Anabolic Steroids (i.e. the gym, the internet, etc..) Univeristy classmate, internet

2. Where do you think most people buy them from? Gym members

3. Do you think your experience with them is typical? I guess so

4. What kind of results would you say you've had? I had good results, but didn't maintain them. I wouldn't take them again as bodybuilding isn't a lifestyle for me. Steroids are no quick fix.

5. What kind of side effects would you say you've experienced? Letheric, lumpy nips required reversal with using Letro

6. Do you feel that their use in the UK is growing or on the decline? Couldn't give you an accurate judgement.. probably increasing

7. Why do you use them? When you bodybuild you look at everything to aid your muscle growth.. obviously steroids are a possibility

8. How long have you been taking them for? 2 years

9. Is there anything else you'd like to add?

[dorota]

Hi

I am the BBC researcher working on a programme about steroids, it would be great if you could get in tocuh with me, my e-mail: [email protected]

[Booz]

Hi

I am the BBC researcher working on a programme about steroids, it would be great if you could get in tocuh with me, my e-mail: [email protected]

Booze-

I've deleted your comments. As a staff member, it's fine if you do not want to participate, but as a site we have made the decision to help the BBC out. It's fine to not participate, but openly opposing a news organization that we have decided to help is not. Members, naturally, are not bound by managament decisions to help news organizations, but we'd hope that they would. We'd love our UK based members to participate in this.

Again, staff may feel free to participate or not, but as a member of staff, openly opposing our decision and encouraging others to do the same is not appropriate.


We WANT to work with the media, and Dorota has spoken to me and given me no reason to think that she is going to portray steroids in anything but a truthful light. We aren't here to portray steroids positively nor are we here to portray them negatively, but rather, we wish to portray them TRUTHFULLY.



~Anthony

[Booz]

how is this actually going to be perseeved mate?
is this going to be the truth or just twisted as it usually is in the eyes of the media?

[shifty_git]

how is this actually going to be perseeved mate?
is this going to be the truth or just twisted as it usually is in the eyes of the media?

very good point booz!

it would be nice if it actually looked into everything and not just any negative sides!

and the fact most of us monitor our health, blood pressure, blood profiles, and general well being more than MR Average.

[shifty_git]

This is for Dorota....

Please join in with this discussion and dont be afraid to actually talk to us rather than basing things on what are said in a nine point questionaire...

Theres no need to worry, we stopped using reporters as a good source of protein back in the 90's.

[graeme87]

This is for Dorota....

Please join in with this discussion and dont be afraid to actually talk to us rather than basing things on what are said in a nine point questionaire...

Theres no need to worry, we stopped using reporters as a good source of protein back in the 90's.

Muwhahahaha!

[goose]

My dad was in the media,now retired so I would so my gasp of this path is an fairly educated one. Our freedoms in the UK are declining like the states. The one thing we are advanced in and flourish in the state and law with AAS.I would hate to put this at any risk,producing an interesting documentary its all about the viewing numbers,even the BBC will want to enhance and manpulate facts to boost rating,we do live in a capitalist enviroment. Lets keep things the way we like our laws,just like the film fight club.Rule number one dont grass.....Now I would blow up the BBC if HGH could not be shipped to the UK from this show....

[shifty_git]

My dad was in the media,now retired so I would so my gasp of this path is an fairly educated one. Our freedoms in the UK are declining like the states. The one thing we are advanced in and flourish in the state and law with AAS.I would hate to put this at any risk,producing an interesting documentary its all about the viewing numbers,even the BBC will want to enhance and manpulate facts to boost rating,we do live in a capitalist enviroment. Lets keep things the way we like our laws,just like the film fight club.Rule number one dont grass.....Now I would blow up the BBC if HGH could not be shipped to the UK from this show....

Valid point goose! Is all about the ratings hey!

And even if they did put 50% of the program in a positive light, the general public who are not educated on such matters will already have a tainted opinion and see them as 'evil'... otherwise what would be the point of the documentary?!? To actually point out something positive?? never!

But it looks like they are going to make this program anyway.. so at least we can try our hardest (without endangering the AAS scene) to put across the fact when strict rules, guidelines and information are followed AAS can be a handy tool in bodybuilding, and in life in general (HRT)

[goose]

true shifty.Look at the states,why do they have a bad rap with AAS..THE MEDIA!!

Dude they cant even get powders or HGH shipped to the states.AAS in the states is a class one in our laws.Do we want this,no.Who cares about the UK public.

[paulzane]

I do not for one minute believe that they would put a positive slant on their documentary on the use of anabolic steroids. The last documentary I saw a few years back was very anti and showed bouncers getting juiced up and fighting with the punters. DO NOT BELIEVE WHAT THE MEDIA TELL YOU UNLESS YOU CAN CONTROL THE FINAL EDITING!!

[shifty_git]

true shifty.Look at the states,why do they have a bad rap with AAS..THE MEDIA!!

Dude they cant even get powders or HGH shipped to the states.AAS in the states is a class one in our laws.Do we want this,no.Who cares about the UK public.

Very annoying they put us in this situation...

On the one hand giving us the chance to put across our point, but then knowing the possibility of the final edit will not look good on us (AAS users)...

I would never say anything to put in danger our rights, ways and indentitys.. but also think its worth trying to have an input that maybe helps direct there research in the correct direction...

Then we know we are correct if they betray our trust and screen what ever they fancy to get the ratings.

[paulzane]

I know where you are coming from shifty but I just don't trust the fcukers

[shifty_git]

I know where you are coming from shifty but I just don't trust the fcukers

Language! remember there’s a female researcher reading this.. don’t want to offend! ;-) ha ha

Well I can see why you don’t trust the media.. but a research team for a program is likely to be a younger crowd these days.. so MIGHT actually have an open view...

If they then go against all the info they are given by people who actually are EDUCATED, rather than bias Docs / politicians that have a personal opinion or a grudge to bear, then so be it. This program is going to be made regardless of if people want to have a potential input.

But without that educated voice, there’s no chance. As the only voice they will get to hear is the uneducated one.

[borntobeblue]

they cant be trusted for the simple reason that the shock factor grabs peoples attention they will edit it to look like the biggest baddest thing since hitler no good will come of this. i wont take part in it

[shifty_git]

Well then the people who want to see an uneducated bias documentary have already won..

Its not like anyone’s name would be used.. they just want input.

And as it will be made regardless if we take part, and due to the fact they will already have opposition lined up expect negative consequences (like re-grading of aas, tighter customs etc) as no one even tried to put across (as Anthony has stated in this thread) a TRUTHFULL side to aas.

[borntobeblue]

you may find that things will change after the docs been shown anyway, all it takes is a few closed minded individuals to kick up a fuss about the shocking prog they just watched and it will snowball. for the record i hope im wrong

[shifty_git]

you may find that things will change after the docs been shown anyway, all it takes is a few closed minded individuals to kick up a fuss about the shocking prog they just watched and it will snowball. for the record i hope im wrong

Very true...

But we dont have the power to stop the program going out..

We do have the power to try and influence the theme of the program though..

*Edit - I do agree that it will probably be bias cr@p, but is worth trying to do the best we can to avoid that if possible.

[borntobeblue]

agreed. but it will make it harder to swallow the more effort/work you put into this if they do edit it to make the whole scene look seedy. think about it, how will it look with words used like UNDERGROUND LABS, ROID RAGE, NEEDLES, SYRINGES, DEALERS the list is endless poor old ethel and bert watching from some seaside retirement cottage will be mortified

[paulzane]

It more than likely to be a "Roger Cook" sensationalistic documentry ..... so no input from me!

[borntobeblue]

of course it will be.

[borntobeblue]

its a bit naive to to think the media will show anything from a neutral stand point and let people make up their own minds

[shifty_git]

agreed. but it will make it harder to swallow the more effort/work you put into this if they do edit it to make the whole scene look seedy. think about it, how will it look with words used like UNDERGROUND LABS, ROID RAGE, NEEDLES, SYRINGES, DEALERS the list is endless poor old ethel and bert watching from some seaside retirement cottage will be mortified

ha ha - yeah there probably will be a few heart attacks in places like Bournemouth and skeggy!!!

Well words like needles, syringes, dealers, ugl's will be used anyway.. its trying to put them into context of whether there used in a negative fashion or as a simple part of the process.

Obviously its a hard mix of trying not to glamorise aas, but also not group it in with 'rec drugs'

Is more about trying to open the researcher’s eyes to the fact there is more than sticking yourself with a needle and getting big over night.. (or even eating junk food and doing nothing and getting big, as the national geo docu said!)

PCT, bloodwork, health checks, EDUCATION AND RESEARCH, healthy diet, training and self discipline are just a few things that should all be covered 2.

And also a mention about prescribed HRT users.. the benefits its had on there lives, well being and even sexual performance and the effect that’s had on there marriages.

At the end of the day there researchers... and they can only research what info they are presented.. I just feel its worth us trying to point them in the direction of truthful knowledge rather than just pre-existing media hyped up BS.

[boxer08]

Well all i have to say is if there could be money earned on aas and hormones like fags and drink they would legalise them. Compare the harm that steroids can cause to fags and alchohol. Do steroids cause violence like alchohol "no". The program will just be used to diss them. Peraps if they legalise them people wont have to put fake stuff in them and have have side effects of which it aint steroids that they are putting in them.

[shifty_git]

its a bit naive to to think the media will show anything from a neutral stand point and let people make up their own minds

its not being naive, but it is putting hope and trust into others.

the only people who have any chance of convincing the researchers to take a neutral standpoint are people like you an I.

if we fail we fail, if we succeed then brilliant.

but i cant see the bbc asking steroid.com to help with there research if there wasnt the chance of a neutral standpoint.. they would just recycle other media cr@p like all the others did.

[graeme87]

If you want a documentary on steroids watch this:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=z0LEj8IPHGU

[scaramouche]

I would be happy to aid the BBC in anyway possible as i think it would be great to have an unbiased and realistic view on AS use in the UK. It would be great to shater some of the myths that the general public firmly believe (small dick, roid rage, fat turning to muscle, AS muscle is "not real" ect ect...)

r u nuts mate, stay the fk away from the media, we dont have a problem with negative or positive perception of aas in the uk media, it is pretty much swept under the carpet as u well know, responsible and educated aas use will make a very boring story, the media will twist things as usual, besides those questions will give plod info should the classification ever change

[scaramouche]

its not being naive, but it is putting hope and trust into others.

the only people who have any chance of convincing the researchers to take a neutral standpoint are people like you an I.

if we fail we fail, if we succeed then brilliant.

but i cant see the bbc asking steroid.com to help with there research if there wasnt the chance of a neutral standpoint.. they would just recycle other media cr@p like all the others did.

wake up and smell the coffee shifty... who owns the bbc... and how much do u trust them, nobody really cares about steroids in the uk lets keep it that way