After reading through all of this,
What I am seeing here mentioned as a repeating common thread & perhaps the backbone of this whole situation, is the desire to get muscular & strong, fit, lean or whatever else pertains to our chosen sports.
This I'm almost certain is what we most share in common

I've been around in this game for a very long time now, probably longer than a lot of you have been alive

I've seen everyday gym bro's, amateur's & Pro's come & go.
We all share the desire to become something more

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In this desire a lot of us will turn to the world of PED's (Performance enhancing drugs)
It's in our instinct & in our nature to find things to better us & our own human race.
Things like plants, herbs, medicines & supplements.
There is a curiosity & science that exists in all of this.
Science is an experiment & with those experiments can come triumphs, cures & failures.
There is an element of risk & failure that is inevitably always involved.
I've seen examples of Champions

that were healthy in their pursuits & still are to this day.
Something I see as an unfortunately more common occurrence is young bodybuilders, I'm going to say strength athletes here as the broader term which means all facets including powerlifters strongmen & women & now fitness influences,
That some of have either become sick or have unfortunately passed away at a very young age.
With taking any type of Ped's or medicines there are always some types of risks involved.
There exists genetic variance, dietary & lifestyle risk factors in all of this.
The increases in sickness & deaths as of this later era most likely have to do with the increased popularity in our sports through the influences of social media.
When we see (more openly now than back in the day) how our physical or strength idols have become how they are, a vast majority will recognise in their own minds & opinions that he or she became that way solely because of Ped's.
I'm telling you all now that when it comes to muscles, unless you know how to train enough & train properly in the first place (stimulate muscle growth) almost nothing will happen.
No spark

️ no fire
There are always going to be those amongst us that want it all & want it now.
There is an increasing market in our society & culture were we have been taught that we can buy a product or service & have that almost instant gratification from it.
Such is the way of our modern era.
Rome wasn't built in a day my brothers & sisters.
If we only set our eyes on that end goal without being educated & learning the risks that are involved, if we decide to take every performance enhancing drug that is available now at doses far beyond what is considered reasonable or safe, we will be playing a game of chance.
A game of hit & miss that with it can come some very real risks & dangers to ourselves.
Here on EF as a whole we condone only the safe use of Ped's to better ourselves & to achieve our goals.
Let's stay strong

together as a community

a community that exists as a thriving unit helping ourselves & helping each other in our chosen pursuits & not take advantage of anyone else to better only just ourselves.
Let's all stay safe happy & healthy & enjoy life with each new educated & insightful step along the way





