5 Common Myths About Steroids

1. Steroids Will Give You a Body Like Arnold Easily

 

The secret to building a lean muscular body is actually not a secret at all: it takes regular workouts, a balanced diet, and adequate sleep. 

 

While steroids can increase your strength and improve endurance while performing your workouts to help speed up the muscle building process, they are not magic or a quick fix. They are not a magical compound that transforms the way you look. 

 

It takes consistency and hard work to build muscle, even for those who choose to use steroids. In fact, if you ask athletes or bodybuilders who openly use steroids, they will tell you that they have increased the intensity of their training after they chose to use steroids.

 

2. “Roid Rage” Isn’t Real

 

Researchers are still split on this one due to lack of research studies, especially because all evidence has been anecdotal or relied on self-reporting. However a lot of science is in favor of associating steroids with increased aggression. Studies have shown an association between testosterone and aggression. When you take steroids, the circuits in your brain which are responsible for impulses control develop at a very high rate. Thus, by taking steroids, you’re affecting the development of the system that inhibits your aggressive response, which can then predispose you to violent outbursts.

 

Roid rage has been associated with professional athletes, in some cases even leading to deaths of themselves and others, however the roid rage as a cause of aggression or as a motivator has not been proven. 

 

Some steroids have a higher percentage of users claiming side effects like roid rage, particularly tren. Tren, or trenbolone is even known as the monster steroid, not only because it is so strong, but also because its side effects can seem worse.

 

All things considered, most people who report having increased aggression while taking steroids have also said that it is manageable, especially when you first acknowledge that it’s happening. Once you become aware that you are susceptible to increased aggression, it’s much easier to be in more control over how you present yourself and act.