How do you overcome the temptation of steroids?

Honestly assess the situation by considering the risk and the rewards. Drinking causes liver cirrhosis but people do it anyways. Do all of them just die or drop dead? Smoking causes lung cancer as benzpyrene is a carcinogen. Does every guy who has smoked have lung cancer? No. Everything in moderation is ok.

The thing is most people who use gear have personalities prone to abuse and temptation.

16,17,18 year old kids or hell even 25 yr old adults who have been training for 6-10 months and feel they look like shit compared to the dude who's been busting his balls natty for 5-6-8-10 years. Of course you're going to look like shit if you compare your chapter 1 to someone else's chapter 10. Doesn't mean you should hop on when your body hasn't even developed properly.

I'd say go for it IF

1) Training 5+ years properly (periodized training, proper diet and knowledge about programming)

2) Maxed out your natural potential (yes, everyone says they have but they really haven't)

3) You are not a weak willed dude who is prone to addiction and abuse of substances. You'll never cycle off and keep blasting for life. Or you'll start running grams and grams of compounds. Not good at all.

4) Financially independent

5) At least 21

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