
Originally Posted by
Metalject
That wasn't the point. While you're right, an 18yr old shouldn't be using steroids, giving answers to young guys all the time like "you're too young" or "come back when you're older" is counterproductive IMO. I understand answers are given like that to push young guys away from steroids, but guess what, it almost never works. Most people are going to do what they want once they've made their mind up about it if they think they can beat the odds of negative effects whether it's actually in their favor or not. As that's the case, it's better to give real answers, explain to them what's going on, not just the bad but the good and the bad. Hopefully for their sake if they are too young they'll listen and hopefully they'll learn something about steroids and be a little more prepared once they're older. If they don't listen, that's not your fault, everyone is responsible for their own actions.
Also, your story in regards to your own experience when you were younger, that's why most young guys shouldn't take steroids, I agree with this too. Even so, that's not always the outcome. I used my first steroids at the age of 20 and nothing happened. How about Arnold, he was using at 16.
Now before you or anyone says I'm condoning young steroid use, again, I'm not. I'm just painting the larger picture and always will with all my responses because it's not always as black and white as people tend to make it.