Steroids are a crutch, just like bench shirts. I don't care what anybody says, or what kind of PCT you use, you are going to lose your gains once you come off the juice. I personally know at least 5 guys who shrunk as fast as Mario after getting hit by Bowser. Does it always happen that fast? No. You may hold on to them for a minute, but you won't for long.
Unless you are pro bodybuilder, in the WWE, or the NFL. 'roids are pretty much a waste of your time. You aren't going to get back any of the money you shelled out for them, and you aren't going to keep what you got from them. What cracks me up is all the 'Roidboys, 50 or 60 lbs heavier than me, using the same or less weight than I am, and I don't even take a protein supplement right now. I just keep a well-balanced diet, with a little extra protein.
It is pretty silly to try and get ppl to believe that you can become a shredded-up 245 lb. behemoth without drugs. A personal choice it may be, like music, but listening to your music versus someone else's doesn't give you a bigass advantage over them. As for BB'ing, yeah, a few of them look distinctive but many starting to run together, just like the fitness models. "Skinny chic with implants #1, # 2 or #3?"
As for side effeects, well that depends. If you can afford the best stuff, you won't have as many to deal with, and counteracting them won't be a problem. Unless you can't stick yourself and decide to pickle your liver with orals. The physical stuff won't be too bad, but I have heard of some pros who now have so much scar tissue they can barely walk(no names mentioned there). But the ex-users I know say that the worst part is the psychological effect of being a sliver of what they were on the drugs.
