[quote]Grumpy_Bob wrote:
Well, this ain’t good.
I had him read the SDI article, this thread, and WideGuy’s PM response, and he is still convinced that this is the way to go since “all the guys at school took this exact stuff last year and it worked for them.” I’d confiscate them if I could find them, but then he’d just buy more. I can advise him, talk to him, even lecture him, but he’s still got to make his own decisions.
Since he is going to continue taking them, are there any early warning signs that I can watch for? My wife feels strongly that his personality has changed in the last few days and he got in a wreck on his way to school this morning. He apparently was speeding and cut somebody off, and they couldn’t stop in time.
This may be a dumb question, but I hear that acne can come from improper use, but how long does it take to show up? What about the man-boobs thing? He has no anti-estrogen, so if he takes it for a month and then stops, what should we watch for?
Sorry for all the questions, it’s that damn paternal instinct again…[/quote]
The best advice I’ve read here is to gently push him to this site and point out all the hardcore (yes, its hardcore b/c here you’ll get the truth and not necessarily some politically correct crap) information available for his perusal should he decide upon this course. In fact, tell him, if he intends to do something like this, he should at least do it correctly…don’t get the impression I’m advocating his using, I’m advocating his education and if you push, he’ll pull.
And also, I’d point out that ANY kind of training for an 18 year old is going to elicit results. Just b/c his buddies took something and lifted doesn’t mean the results were due to what they took - but it has everything to do with their training and 18 year old hormones!
Bottom line, as well intentioned as you are, you are ill equippped to argue and/or inform him so just tell him about this great site where he can get all the information he needs if this is what he chooses - the folks here are more than qualified to school him thereafter - and as an added bonues, he’ll get steroid users here telling him there is no need to start now at age 18 - you won’t get some “father” who has never smelled a steroid telling him no, he’ll get his own contemporaries telling him no.
Just my two cents. And remember, you and the wife push, the the strong willed will pull. I know, I was, and remain “strong willed”…
Good luck and get him over here.
Steve