Should You Take Legal Steroids?

The only truly legal steroids are those prescribed by a doctor. If you don’t have a doctor’s prescription then there is no way to obtain and take steroids legally. That’s just fact.

On the other hand, there are a huge number of over the counter anabolic supplements that are often referred to as legal steroids because they mimic the effects of real steroids. Are these anabolics truly legal steroids as some claim?

Many of the recent anabolic supplements such as Superdrol, Phera Plex and others were created to be similar to controlled anabolic steroids such as Masteron. While it is illegal under the Anabolic Steroid Control Act of 2004 to sell substances that are chemically similar to banned steroids, many of the supplements coming to market in the past several years are still analogs of anabolic steroids, in effect legal steroids.

One major problem with the creation of this new class of legal steroids is that they are often methylated compounds, meaning they use a methyl bond in the chemical structure to increase the absorption of the compound. While this may be great for your results and mass gains it is horrible for your health, especially that of your liver. The methyls in these compounds cause your liver to work way to hard to cleanse the body and can result in permanent liver damage if you believe some sources.

I have my doubts that the short cycles most guys use with these legal steroids can cause permanent liver damage. It is always pointed out that liver enzyme levels rise when taking methylated anabolics, but I would expect that your liver enzymes would be elevated while the liver is working so hard to clear the compounds out of your system. This does not mean that damage is being done in my opinion.

Another problem with the new class of legal steroids is their easy availability. While I believe you can safely take both these compounds and actual anabolic steroids safely, I also believe that to do so properly requires a certain amount of knowledge of physiology in general and your own bodies reactions in particular. I would be willing to guess that many of the guys taking these anabolics have no idea what they do to the body, how to counteract the negative effects and how to re-balance their hormones when coming off the legal steroids.

If you feel that it is necessary for you to take legal steroids to reach your bodybuilding goals then by all means do, but please do so safely. Take the time to learn about the compounds you’re planning on taking and how they affect your body. Learn what warning signs to look out for and what to do if you run into problems. And be sure to learn how to use post cycle therapy properly when discontinuing the use of legal steroids. This will help you to bring your hormones back into balance and will also help you keep the gains you made while taking the legal steroid.

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