What makes AR so popular??

**Matt** · 02-10-2011, 09:57 AM

I often flick through the net looking at other bbing/aas sites, theres many of them. Most of them have between 2 and 30 regular members posting and those that are posting usually just chat about anything but bbing or aas...

The majority of them fail after a year or 18 months, so what makes this site different. Why are we so popular with such a loyal hard core family???????

It would be interesting to here why you guy's love this place so much????

**SlimmerMe** · 02-10-2011, 10:08 AM

education combined with comical relief

plus the avys are much more colorful and larger instead of a stamp and the layout is easier to scroll visually with a cleaner look not cluttered with a bunch of stuff which is the first impression

plus some of the sites force registration after a few views which does not welcome anyone to keep lurking and since this site allows the lurker to keep reading, then once registered, the newbie is primed for joining in as they already know the cast of characters....

And then once someone knows the cast of characters they start to feel like they have a cyberspace family which brings them back time and time again......

**carp123** · 02-10-2011, 10:10 AM

the advice here seems to be so much better than other forums ,ther eis a large uk forum (ukm) and its full of compleat w+*nkers

**MACHINE5150** · 02-10-2011, 10:15 AM

Originally Posted by carp123

the advice here seems to be so much better than other forums ,ther eis a large uk forum (ukm) and its full of compleat w+*nkers

^^^Thats because they are British.. haha JK

i think this forum is popular because when you google "Steroid forum" this is the first one to pop up. That and most the other ones are just advertising gimmicks/traps.. no names mentioned but some sites are "bought" by guys there where they are all pushing one site whether it be for juice or TRT.. and as slimmer said the layout on this is good.

I actually joined this site 9 years ago and said i was older than i was and got my info from here.. don't remember my screen name back then though, probably something similar.. but i definitley remember it being Anabolic Review or something like that back then.

**HitIt** · 02-10-2011, 10:23 AM

add to above -good rules (no flame,ect) and enforement thereof, more mature people as regulars, more experienced mods/vets, more accurate/up to date info in the forums

**Kawigirl** · 02-10-2011, 10:28 AM

I agree with Slimmerme...comic relief and education!

And...not many of us types out in the world; so finding others with same/similar values tends to create a distinctive community where others relate.

Especially for us woman....

**RaZr** · 02-10-2011, 10:29 AM

Its def matts avatar

**Matt** · 02-10-2011, 10:34 AM

Agree with all of the above, especially the layout.. Its so easy on the eye and this makes you want to come back as its so easy to understand....

Education is also a biggy imo as mentioned, i mean who wants to join as site where the most senior staff members haven't got the first clue what their doing or where they just copy and paste articles regarding bbing and aas because they have no personal experience..

So a solid senior staff base is so so important, i mean i was looking at some of these sites the other day and noticed they had inexperienced kids running them or guy's that just love to stroke each others ego's and have very little or no bbing/aas experience....

Machine your right this site does appear at the top of a google search but we manage to keep those same people coming back which means they enjoy being here and i also agree, most others have an agenda whether it be personal or not....

Don't get me wrong I'm not trying to bash other sites, after all we all have to start some where but most are a joke...

I no what your talking about carp, that British site is dangerous and this is the problem with these little sites too, their advice is sometimes unbelievable....

**Standby** · 02-10-2011, 10:42 AM

lots of information for lurkers i lurked for 2 months before joining. what makes me keep posting is my lounge friends

i feel like i dont really know anything about aas even tho im confident i could pull off a simple- medium cycle so i refuse to try and be helpful which makes me posting in the aas section or even diet useless

**Matt** · 02-10-2011, 10:49 AM

Originally Posted by Standby

lots of information for lurkers i lurked for 2 months before joining. what makes me keep posting is my lounge friends

i feel like i dont really know anything about aas even tho im confident i could pull off a simple- medium cycle so i refuse to try and be helpful which makes me posting in the aas section or even diet useless

Yeah but at least you know your limits bro and by your above statement your honest...

Theres many guy's here that spend most of their time in the lounge but there still important members of the AR family....

**Matt** · 02-10-2011, 10:50 AM

Originally Posted by HitIt

add to above -good rules (no flame,ect) and enforement thereof, more mature people as regulars, more experienced mods/vets, more accurate/up to date info in the forums

In a nutshell.............

**Matt** · 02-10-2011, 10:51 AM

Originally Posted by RaZr

Its def matts avatar

Lmao, you do know thats my uncle Jim???

**RaZr** · 02-10-2011, 10:54 AM

Originally Posted by Matt

Lmao, you do know thats my uncle Jim???

Hey! I'm Gay! ... apparently

**Standby** · 02-10-2011, 11:00 AM

Originally Posted by RaZr

Hey! I'm Gay! ... apparently

x2..

**Matt** · 02-10-2011, 11:01 AM

Originally Posted by Kawigirl

I agree with Slimmerme...comic relief and education!

And...not many of us types out in the world; so finding others with same/similar values tends to create a distinctive community where others relate.

Especially for us woman....

I think having girls like yourself and Slimmer makes a big difference, it helps to attract other females and gives them the confidence to join and post...

Originally Posted by RaZr

Hey! I'm Gay! ... apparently

Don't worry, i wont tell anyone...

**Standby** · 02-10-2011, 11:03 AM

Originally Posted by Matt

Yeah but at least you know your limits bro and by your above statement your honest...

Theres many guy's here that spend most of their time in the lounge but there still important members of the AR family....

i also know i came her at 19 y/o looking for info on dbols

now i probably wont ever touch them because i have bad enough bacne

ive learnt alot here and it has saved me from cause much harm and many problems to myself

**baseline_9** · 02-10-2011, 11:07 AM

Its all the free GH marcus gives out once you hit 3000 posts

**Matt** · 02-10-2011, 11:09 AM

Originally Posted by Standby

i also know i came her at 19 y/o looking for info on dbols

now i probably wont ever touch them because i have bad enough bacne

ive learnt alot here and it has saved me from cause much harm and many problems to myself

This is one of the things im getting at bro, were all here to learn.. Else where in a desperate attempt to keep you as an active member you'd have been told to run them regardless of your health....

**JohnnyVegas** · 02-10-2011, 11:10 AM

I have been a member since 2003 and lurked for a while before that. Even after I joined I didn't post much...I just did searches on things I was interested in. I think the depth of knowledge is the main reason people will continue coming back. Being a part of the community wasn't something I was interested in until I actually started on TRT...and now it is more than just an encyclopedia, it is a place I visit several times a day. Love this place.

**Standby** · 02-10-2011, 11:15 AM

Originally Posted by Matt

This is one of the things im getting at bro, were all here to learn.. Else where in a desperate attempt to keep you as an active member you'd have been told to run them regardless of your health....

this is a good point, anything to keep members

**songdog** · 02-10-2011, 11:16 AM

Well I just like talking and learning.I am old school and I learned quick those days and ways are gone.Boy did I feel dumb.Just started visiting the lounge.Boy wat I was missin

I like the no flame.I think its a good idea.Other forums are dull.I think you really got a family atmoshere here.With you Marcus Haz Dsm something and Slimmer to name a few.Yall really keep this place rocking.

**D3m3nt3d** · 02-10-2011, 11:18 AM

You mean besides me?

**baseline_9** · 02-10-2011, 11:18 AM

Its the fact that we have a good balance here

There are lads up for a laff in the lounge, kp, sby, rex, all thise jerks

There are guys with lots of experience, marcus etc..

And then u have clever guys that love to educate themselves like swifto, mr rose, bonaparte etc...

And then you have a great bunch of guys in the diet section that spend a lot of time working with people, GB, twist, dameion etc...

And of corse fireguy is just the competition master...

I never go without an answer on this board..

I only really ever need to ask 3 people,

Marcus - for experience
Swifto - for anything about anything really
Fireguy - for anything about bodybuilding, competition etc...

**RaZr** · 02-10-2011, 11:19 AM

On a serious note I first came here wanting to run a Dbol only cycle for 10 weeks because some guy told me too, needless to say I realized that wasn't a great idea and decided the advice here was better then his. Then I discovered the lounge where I have seem some of the most ridiculous and funny things ever so if I'm bored I can just hang out here and if I have questions there's a place for that. Also, everyone here has a sense of humor and can let the sarcasm roll of their backs and if they can't, well they just get banned for flipping out

**Kawigirl** · 02-10-2011, 11:19 AM

Originally Posted by baseline_9

Its the fact that we have a good balance here

There are lads up for a laff in the lounge, kp, sby, rex, all thise jerks

There are guys with lots of experience, marcus etc..

And then u have clever guys that love to educate themselves like swifto, mr rose, bonaparte etc...

And then you have a great bunch of guys in the diet section that spend a lot of time working with people, GB, twist, dameion etc...

And of corse fireguy is just the competition master...

I never go without an answer on this board..

I only really ever need to ask 3 people,

Marcus - for experience
Swifto - for anything about anything really
Fireguy - for anything about bodybuilding, competition etc...

I absolutely agree....

**JohnnyVegas** · 02-10-2011, 11:21 AM

Originally Posted by RaZr

On a serious note I first came here wanting to run a Dbol only cycle for 10 weeks because some guy told me too, needless to say I realized that wasn't a great idea and decided the advice here was better then his.

You know who we need to get in here? That "some guy" that keeps telling people bad info. Actually, I bet many of them have come here, and possibly stopped damaging the health of others.

**baseline_9** · 02-10-2011, 11:22 AM

And i forgot to mention the wonderfull female members

**Matt** · 02-10-2011, 11:22 AM

Originally Posted by baseline_9

Its the fact that we have a good balance here

There are lads up for a laff in the lounge, kp, sby, rex, all thise jerks

There are guys with lots of experience, marcus etc..

And then u have clever guys that love to educate themselves like swifto, mr rose, bonaparte etc...

And then you have a great bunch of guys in the diet section that spend a lot of time working with people, GB, twist, dameion etc...

And of corse fireguy is just the competition master...

I never go without an answer on this board..

I only really ever need to ask 3 people,

Marcus - for experience
Swifto - for anything about anything really
Fireguy - for anything about bodybuilding, competition etc...

You won't go wrong listening to these three but there are many more and its guy's like these three that really do make this board.....

**baseline_9** · 02-10-2011, 11:28 AM

I think that the Anabolic Review Remote Trainer Challenge really make this site different

It shows a real comunity here, people are actually comunicating on a personal level with each other

I see other boards where one size fits all...

Noobs advising noobs with no one to actually step in and say shut the fuk up!

**Standby** · 02-10-2011, 11:29 AM

i miss big he always had some kind of funny asshole thing to say

**Matt** · 02-10-2011, 11:29 AM

^^^ Thats because its noobs running the boards...

**stack_it** · 02-10-2011, 11:30 AM

With the vast amount of info on this site we pop up on any google search even remotely related to bodybuilding. Hell I've googled things that were no where near bodybuilding or aas and seen links to this site on the first page.

**RaZr** · 02-10-2011, 11:34 AM

So is this site Anabolic review or steroid.com? Sorry I joined in Dec

**baseline_9** · 02-10-2011, 11:44 AM

Originally Posted by RaZr

So is this site Anabolic review or steroid.com? Sorry I joined in Dec

AR is the forum for steroid.com

**Swifto** · 02-10-2011, 12:12 PM

Originally Posted by baseline_9

Its the fact that we have a good balance here

There are lads up for a laff in the lounge, kp, sby, rex, all thise jerks

There are guys with lots of experience, marcus etc..

And then u have clever guys that love to educate themselves like swifto, mr rose, bonaparte etc...

And then you have a great bunch of guys in the diet section that spend a lot of time working with people, GB, twist, dameion etc...

And of corse fireguy is just the competition master...

I never go without an answer on this board..

I only really ever need to ask 3 people,

Marcus - for experience
Swifto - for anything about anything really
Fireguy - for anything about bodybuilding, competition etc...

Originally Posted by Matt

You won't go wrong listening to these three but there are many more and its guy's like these three that really do make this board.....

Thank-you. I'm glad I can help people.

If I can save someone from erectile dysfunction, acne, gyno, or any side effects short or long term, I'm happy.

In regards to the OP...

I'm a member of a lot of other boards, but this has always been my home. Best board bar none and I have watched it evolve into what it is now over the years.

**DSM4Life** · 02-10-2011, 12:25 PM

This can all be answered with one word: Zyzz

**scorpion62** · 02-10-2011, 01:36 PM

This was the first site I found Iam glad since being here I have had great advice,great place to be

**tramar** · 02-10-2011, 01:44 PM

good layout, good info, somewhat welcoming

**songdog** · 02-10-2011, 02:01 PM

Hey i am only here for the beer

**RaZr** · 02-10-2011, 02:02 PM

Originally Posted by tramar

good layout, good info, somewhat welcoming

Its welcoming when peoples ego and self proclaimed expertise doesn't impair their judgment

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