I was an idiot when I first started using AAS. The details are mundane; you've heard them all before. The nice thing is that I had a healthy fear of roids and I kept my dosages so small that I didn't hurt myself (didn't help me at all either).
That was about 12 years ago. I was in my mid-20s. Nobody I knew admitted to using AAS. So, of course, another young fella and me did about an hour of research, if you can call it that, and put in an order from a website based in Turkey that, believe it or not, is still running to this day. We didn't know what we were doing. We thought hitting up 50mgs of Deca once a week was going to give us some gains. lmao.
I learned a few things during the ensuing years, grew to about 230 lbs. and then stopped the cycles. I continued to lift every day, and I worked hard to improve my diet. Fundamentals. Stayed full natty for a few years, and then started to get old and had to watch my bench slip from 395 to 385 to 365 to 345. And then one day I realized I weighed a measly 195. Yikes.
Figured I'd better do something to get it back before it's too late. So, I started looking around online again and ran into Eroids. At first, I just used the site to track the SRCs to make sure I knew what was up with my orders. Stayed quiet, didn't interact. So, I guess I was a troll. But at least I kept my mouth shut, for the most part.
I started out on an SI that is considered pretty rowdy. Hollywood makes frequent appearances, if you get what I'm saying. Met some great people, though, who introduced me to what Eroids is about: It's a community of people learning from each other how to improve their lives through AAS and stay safe in the meantime. The more time I spend on here, the more respect I have for my fellow members. There are some good people around here, and they've definitely helped me understand the finer points of a great cycle. A few a-holes, too, but what do you expect?
Now I'm all over the place, checking out a bunch of different sources and meeting a whole bunch of new people. It's addicting. And I'm getting back into prime shape. Not there yet, but it's coming along a lot more quickly now that I know what I'm doing and have a few more knowledgeable friends watching my back.
It's been a great ride so far. Can't wait to get to know the rest of you. And, if everything goes right, I'll be back pushing 405 again in no time. Thanks, Eroids. You've got one more lifetime member here.