The young and Steroids

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    marcus300
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    Due to the recent number of PM’s ive been receiving regarding age and steroids I thought i’d write this thread to try and help some of our younger members. Ive also been having a conversation with my Endocrinologist who may give a more profession opinion on the subject:

    There isn’t an exact age were we all stop developing and growing because this is determined by our genes and DNA, we are all genetically programmed individually and we inherit our genes from our parents. To give an exact age we stop growing would be incorrect because everyone’s genetic blueprint is different.The main development of our bodies is up to the age of 21yrs of age but this can vary between individuals. There are parts of our bodies what carry on developing and adjusting slowly up until the age of 25yrs old, an example of this is the brain. The Endocrine system is a part of the brain what is very complex and keeps our bodies in a homeostasis state. Our testosterone levels start raising and roughly peak around 25yrs old and then start to slowly decline, so even though some of us may have stopped growing at the age of 21yrs old, others may still be developing up until the age of 25yrs old.

    I have recently spoken to my Endo regarding this matter and he tells me that the HPTA is very sensitive and as many pathways how it regulates the human body, he states steroids disrupt the normal balance of hormones in the body which can cause reversible and irreversible changes at any age but risks are far more if you administrate exogenous androgens during development, this will put you in a very unnatural environment at a crucial time and your hormones should be treated with care especially in the early stages of maturity. The adverse effects can be erratic behaviour of the HPTA and potentially therapy when your older.

    I did ask him what age he would think would be the safest as far as risk to damages and he said many endocrinologist suggest full maturation is reached by 25 years of age and this would also give the HPTA time to be established with your natural hormone balance and patterns. I personally feel 24-25yrs old would also be ideal starting point to get bloodwrok drawn to see exact what your natural levels are before starting any kind of cycles and waiting till you have reach your testosterone peak would be a good starting point, for me there is to much evidence over the forums and what I’ve seen personally over the last 25yrs I’ve been bodybuilding. Obviously it isn’t going to be all 19- 21yr old bodybuilders who suffer side effects what are irreversible but I am edging on the side of caution what age I advice to the newbies.
    Marcus

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    voidofRoids
    Member
    Great read; nice combination of a theoretical knowledge and practical experience.
    RMN
    Member
    Thanks Marcus.
    MACHINE5150
    Member
    great read.. im gonna copy and paste this every time a youngin asks what cycle he should do
    new_chance
    Member
    Very good post, defiantly makes you have a think
    LittleMan
    Member
    great post as always marcus….
    Rizdizzle
    Member
    great post Marcus /bump to the top
    biggy
    Member
    Great post
    marcus300
    Member
    Thank-you, I hope the newbies take note and have a better understanding.
    dec11
    Member
    sound post, listen up young men!!
    SlimmerMe
    Member
    thanks Marcus! good talking points!
    M.Chef
    Member
    Agreed, looking back at when I was young and using, It was the quick fix aspect, which is probably the key of getting younger people to listen to.
    lovbyts
    Member
    Great read but to get it through to some of these guys I think we need to shorten it, summarize it a bit because you know the attention-span of most kids is about 15 seconds or 2 sentences. LOL
    tembe
    Member
    good post marcus
    sigman roid
    Member
    Great read old man.lol
    Gari2231249
    Member
    Great post, Marcus.
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