SARMs: The Disturbing Rise of 'Legal Steroids' 

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Great video. Id like to add that the fake natties like the rock chris hemsworth liar king mike ohearn make it worse as it gives people false expectations on what you can achieve naturally, and so when people train and don’t get even 1/10 of the progress, the assume that they have to use steroids because they’re chasing physique that simply not realistic.

Honored to be a part of this video! Stay natty folks. Your 80 year old self will thank you

The sad part of this is that earning gains through discipline and hard work becomes an avenue that helps you in every walk of life. Those lessons I learned denying myself cheap pleasures, sticking to a routine, pushing myself: they have all helped when it comes to working hard, studying, not drinking too much, time management, stress management, long-term financial planning. All of these skills were developed through and alongside working hard in the gym and sticking to a balanced diet. SARMS and the appetite for a quick fix will never develop that.

I know this is a serious topic but the term "SARMs Goblin" makes me chuckle every single time I hear it

Absolutely love that you take so long to edit these. It clearly pays off with the quality

"I don't wanna wait, I'm impatient, sooorryyyy😘🖕🏻" The 0.5kg tumor growing in her liver in 10 years: "Sooorryyyy🤷🏻‍♂️💀"

Josh puts out so little content, yet he’s already made a name for himself amongst the reputable gymtubers

I took SARMS and put on great lean muscle mass with no body fat........4 days after i finished my drops my liver messed up really bad. I turned yellow all over, I became fatigued, my vision became blurred, constant reflux, and extremely itchy. Everyone thought I was going to die. It took a long time to recover. DO NOT TAKE SARMS - just work harder.

Thanks again Josh for another insightful look at the, "fitness influencer industry". It's sad to think about the depth people will sink to for fame and fortune. We need voices like yours to hopefully reach some of these kids before they harm themselves.

As a 40+ year old woman that started fitness in my thirties and MIGHTILY struggling to put on muscle mass naturally, I have considered getting “help”.. thank you for making this videos to make me stay the natty course

I did a cycle of sarms at 28 for 3 months. Got insanely chiseled and strong but my lower back and tendons were always in pain, I also had a ton of headaches. About 2 weeks after I got off of them my retina detached and I had to go see an optometrist. I was pretty ripped though

"I don't want to make it on borrowed strength" was, is, and always will be my motto when it comes to PEDs. I never understood the desire to have everything quick and easy, Nothing in life worth doing is easy. No pain, no glory.

We definitely live in the microwave era where a lot of us seem to want instant gratification. It's ashame because as an older adult, I realized that the lesson most times is in the journey and not necessarily reaching the destination.

I remember having a “Sarm stack” sold to me when I just starting weight lifting. Later the military banned it and I learned about the negative effects.

Derek yelling micropenises caught me off guard

I'm not sure how I came across this video, but I subscribed to your channel because of it. As a new father I think it might be important to find all this stuff out so as much kid grows I can warn them properly of things like this. I grew up in a time without social media and now seeing the effects of social media and youth parents have to more than ever before be informed and have good communication with their kids. Thanks!

Josh, your understanding of the industry at 15 was me at 30 before I found your channel. You keep making these high quality videos and I'll keep learning, it's as simple as that. Thank you for all the hard work.

It’s so easy to just not use it. I got on sarms at 17 to 21. I experienced amazing gains, and felt incredible. I think the only side effect was start of gyno during a rad 140 and yk11 cycle. I stopped this cycle immediately and started a pct. I felt like an absolute god during the cycles and hated coming off. I did 8 weeks on 8 weeks off. After realizing these compounds were dangerous I stopped and haven’t touched them since. This is where the biggest issues came in. I was obsessed with the gym and loved it while I was on it. Now the gym is a chore. I have completely plateaued due to being close to my natural potential. I still workout 6 days a week and probably every 3 days the devil on my shoulder tells me to do another cycle. Develop a natural love of the gym and keep it sustainable. No matter what you read sarms are not sustainable long term!

Love how you showed all the GOAT RU-vidrs at the end. Mario tomic , my boy Sean Nal, Igor from Vitruvian Physique.🖤🖤 all love

I revisited your channel the other day and was afraid that you'd stopped making videos. What a treat this is!

And Josh comes in with another banger. It's awesome to see you shout out naturals like Geoffrey in that last part, although Natural Hypertrophy is sorely missing from the selection. He may have an extreme view but his perspective is definitely needed in the natural lifting community.

I think it's very important to spread this message. Most young people have no idea what they are getting into. The market is saturated and not with the correct information. Thank you for trying to spread the word.

Great video, thank you

Love the video, Josh. The information is always top notch and you encourage the use of something that not a lot of people seem to have...common sense. Well done👍

There are no short cuts in life that are ever worth taking, & that’s especially true with fitness. There’s no replacement for putting in consistent hard work & getting educated on how to do things the right way. 💪

I was a gymrat all through highschool with the same exact stringbean body these kids have… and I bet if I could’ve gotten my hands on SARMs I would’ve too. 130lbs at 6’2”, my buddies who hit the gym with me gained muscle and strength 10x faster than me, and started with way more too- I literally started benching at the 45lb bar and worked up to 115lbs after 2 years. Anyone thinking a legal drug can help them catch up to their buddies or look ripped faster, it’s just common sense to a kid to try. This is straight up almost exploitation of undeveloped brains, the likes of in-game gambling mechanisms in kid’s videogames- and vapes. Like really hooking kids into “legal” ways to get them stuck on something terrible for them, and they don’t have the knowledge or impulse control to know better.

Patience has always been a key factor for building muscle. Thank god I came across this video.

I worked at a GNc for about half a year. It wasnt uncommon to get a group of 5 or 6 hockey kids, middle school aged, genuinely asking if we carried SARMs. Thats on top of these 13-year olds already buying some high-grade preworkout.

This video was so well made I’m genuinely impressed with this man. Earned my subscription.

Thank you!

But what if I just really like how Mexico is portrayed in Hollywood movies and I want to experience the same effect everywhere I go?

i get excited every time a new video of yours comes out. keep spreading the good word of fitness!

Hey man, I recognise effort and hardwork when I see it. Subbed.

I used in the past clomiphene for medical reasons (low LH and testosterone) but it made me feel pretty bad, full of headaches, feeling down and zero libido. Now i am in a TRT and feeling way better.

Amazing video! It was just what I needed. I was thinking of maybe give it a shot but after watching the video I guess you're right. No shortcuts and just grind!! Thank you very much.

Great video, agree with it all. I myself contemplated taking sarms a few years ago when they were first hitting socials. Beyond grateful I never made that decision

My favorite performance enhancer is this crazy drug called music

You always have the highest quality educational content on these topics.

Josh I’m very amazed and impressed on how much research you do for very interesting and informative information about these crazy drugs and how it’s affecting people but awesome job and keep doing research on these fitness topics in your extraordinary videos!

As a teenager heavily engaged in gym culture, I've been constantly tempted by different sketchy stuff. Thank God I was too suspicious about everything and watched dozens of videos and blogs before deciding on my training plan and nutrition. Luckily, the heaviest stuff I used to take was creatine :D

Thank you for the video, Josh. I have a question I hope you can answer, or at least point me in the right direction for who to ask. I am a 60 year old man, still fit and active, my wife and I work out regularly during the week, and stair climb on weekends. The issue for me is that even though I am doing the same thing I have been for years, staying active and trying different workouts to at least maintain my fitness, I am noticing that I'm getting softer around the middle and I don't have the same energy for my workouts. My wife started estrogen replacement last year, and at the beginning of this year, she asked if I wanted to look into HRT. I did some research on the options, with the two most popular being TRT or GH replacement. I came to the conclusion I did NOT want to be injecting myself every week, and then have to continue using one of these methods pretty much for ever. During my research, I saw information on SARMS as well as Peptides. One surprise for me was that insulin, the drug used every day for diabetics, is a Peptide that was discovered through this research. So it seems not every Peptide is going to fall into the "dangerous" category. But I also found another substance called MK-677. Several knowledgeable individuals (former and current steroid users) have claimed MK-677 is NOT a Peptide (or a SARM), but it is usually listed together with Peptides. This is a pill you take daily, and it is said to increase your body's production of Growth Hormone. So, you are not injecting GH, you are getting your body to produce GH on its own. Sorry, wasn't planning on such a long message. So, two questions, if you don't mind; Have heard of MK-677 in your research, and what have you heard / learned about it if you have? If not, do you know who a reputable person would be to contact to get the real information about the substance? Thank you , again, Josh.

Little anecdote from my side: When i was 17 i had a friend who loved going to gym like me, but he started taking steroids and hgh, he blew me away in any discipline and was super sad because i looked faaar worse then him. 4 years later i worked out consistent all natural, look very buff, more buff than him at his juicing times, while he got fat, has hair loss at 21 and his joints are destroyed to a point of no return, he couldnt walk for like a year because the where so inflamated Stay natural, its a far more rewarding way of living and has litterly no downsides

I tried SARMS, didn’t really get the results I wanted and made the decision to just stay natty from now on. I came to the conclusion lifting is a life long journey and there’s no need rush the process but just enjoy the journey.

I've been writing ads for over a decade. I've worked for brands like Ford, Coca-Cola, Nestle, P&G...bla bla. Your quality of work is astounding. The writing, pacing, editing, iconography, design, narration, stock footage selection...etc. are all impeccable. You're a teenager that puts our current senior visual developer to shame. Well done my man. Absolutely well done.

Great video mate, doing more for the community than you think.

Thanks very much for making this video 🙏🏼 more people need to be aware that there will be always a price to pay if you wanna get something. There's no, easy way out !

Glad to see Mario and Igor getting their flowers. Both guys are OGs in the fitness space and deserve much more recognition

Thank you for the video

The crazy thing is, the more successful these drugs are, the less they actually mean. If everyone could walk around shredded with little effort and a pill a day, it wouldn't even be impressive/desirable etc, you'd be just like everybody else. Like tattoos that were once quite rare, now every man and his dog has them to the point where you are actually more unique and individual in not having them.

Thank you for addressing this topic. People really should understand that being fit does not necessarily mean you are healthy.

Yet another great video Josh! I appreciate the subtle nods you make to some of the more reputable and honest fitness authorities in a world of so much misinformation and hype. I've noticed you don't pump out a ton of content but it's always quality stuff when you release a new video.

Well researched and exactly what I have been saying for years. Great info.

Not natty here. SARMs worked for me but also wasn't using crazy doses. Most I would dose was 20mg daily. Mk67+rad140=greatness for me. 20mg each daily 5 days a week.

great work once again! i love that you implemented natural fitness influencers and their opinion

Have not yet seen a sarm transformation that impressed me

These things f’d up my hormones. I had no idea they they required cycles. I went through depression and the worst back acne I could have ever imagined. I had to get on accutane for 6 months to clear it up. I was 28. It was one of the MK ones

this has been a very long and sleepless night, wallowing in my own misery and reading and watching review after review of sarms. ive been lifting for 2 years, and my dysmorphia and ribcage birth defect have been such drags on my mental health. but after hovering over the purchase button on a research chemical website and debating putting my overall health at stake just to make myself look better, ive decided that its not worth the risk, and THIS VIDEO IS THE NAIL IN THE COFFIN.

What so many people don't understand is that your body is a huge and delicate network of processes all linking to each other and all depending on each other to work. If you drastically alter one of these processes artificially then it will have knock on effects into other areas. It's impossible to have a change without side effects. The whole point of working out naturally is that you push yourself within the limit that your body can manage naturally. Anything more and it's not you. It's the drug using your body as a vessel.

I’m really hoping one day people will pivot to seeing how far they can go being 100% natural. I would love to be bigger and leaner but I take a lot of pride knowing that all the gains I’ve made are completely mine. Thank you for helping spread awareness!

Hard work and dedication is what you need, if your having trouble putting on mass, or can't get passed the goal you set don't take short cuts, reevaluate yourself and move forward. Don't compare yourself to others. Stay clean and it will work out for you, when your old and playing with your grandchildren, remember this video saved your life.

Thanks for posting this video, back in the Marines (when sarms first came out) my buddy told me to buy them, they’ve been sitting in my old military bag for years, discovered them going through my old bags, and didn’t know if I should just take them or not. Been lifting for 16 years (started when I was 12, im 28 now) and a life time natty, will definitely be throwing them out.

Another great video brother. Keep exposing these lairs 🔥 Influencer marketing is so messed up. Tiktok is just weird and so many people in power are liars. Good job Josh. Kindly upload more often.

Growing up, I was afraid that taking creatine was potentially dodgy territory... I really feel for this new generation being exposed to these highly questionable supplements.

1:33 I'm impressed that you got the parrot from Aladdin to appear in this documentary!

Great video man!. Thanks for making!. 💙💪🏼🐺

A nice informative video, but can we take a minute to appreciate the editing and visuals it includes? I myself edit a video too from time to time and including this many animations, transitions and effects must have taken so many hours. But i have to say: It was totally worth it. Very entertaining

Feels like im watching a very high quality documentary i love this dudes vid, less uploads but when he does its a banger

Same thing that happened with prohormones back in the day, most people do them unsafely

these social platforms need to be held accountable for what is posted on their platforms. Everyone think they are an expert and need to be heard nowadays. have peopel starting podcast and talking about nothing for an hour just to try and become an influence and not have to learn any real skills or work a real job

Thank you! I’m definitely trying sarms now!

It's tough knowing that you can have the physice of you dreams in like 8 months of lifting, while you convince yourself you just popping "supplements" and probably won't have side effects. Combine that with the shallow emphasis on looks in teen/20s and I see why so many people my age do it.

When I first heard about SARMs, I was already skeptical. The same results as steroids without the side effects? As people say, if it's too good to be true, it probably is.

Just stay off insta and tiktok and focus on yourself

I am blind, and have been getting back into weight, lifting, and strength training for like the past year. i’m not against people using supplements to help them in the gym. But I could never take lethal steroids. Whatever I gain I want to keep it and I don’t want it to go away simply because I stopped taking something.

Great video Josh. Am a teenager myself and this video has absolutely cleared any ideas I had about taking SARMs originally. Personally, I do see myself taking these PEDs in the future, but only after training at least another 7-8 years as well as researching them before even touching them.

Stay away from SARMS. They really mess you up. My friend who I've known since he was a child started to take them when we were 24 to improve his physique. That was a year ago. TBH, he has gotten some muscle and his strength has gone up but he told me that he likes men now??? No cap, I will never touch SARMS.

You are the definition of Quality Content, great video, well done!

I did rad140 cycle ones. I had only one side effect on the end. I had blurred vision. But doing a test would not result in a problem. What was kind of weird. It resolved itself in the end. Did about 6 weeks few years ago.

I have not heard of sarms before youtube recommended this video , now im looking where to buy some.

Alot of the heart related issues regarding SARMs is because of the Estrogen crash that occurs with the heavier suppressing SARMs like RAD 140 , S23 , etc . Estrogen protects the heart.

Everybody wants superhero physique, nobody wants superhero fatigue

Gotta love when youve watched almost ever source video during SARM research. Decideded strongly against it. (Aside from mk which isn't one, with glucose monitoring obvi)

That’s crazy, I never experienced any negative side effects

I see so many people that I know is on this stuff at my gym! I ha e been consistently working out since 2018 and made a nice transformation doing it natural! I fell in love with the process. I try and talk to this younger generation about get quick result drugs out there that are legal and how bad it is for them. They don't listen, I tell them to do their own research but they won't. They will more than realize too late and I feel sorry for them for sure. Great video!

I have MS and I've done really well for 28 yrs. without using any meds at all except modafinil, but now at 60 it's really starting to hurt me. I was considering that SARMs crap. Thanks for this. I'm gonna pass and focus on diet and exercise 🙏🏻

#Fact´s #Truth #Preach #Respect

5:47 Good thing I'm always very skeptical about these things. I absolutely didn't trust work out formulas because of the stuff they put it, but now its there

I've noticed my local gym has become flooded with

Quite interesting that you would make a video disavowing SARMs. Perhaps you will make a video about the dangers of the COVID-19 experimental injection? Is the mRNA safe and effective?

I have a weight gaining problem but for 15 years I resisted juicing, I gained the weight in the end naturally and by just trying and trying and doing the work to know my body..brothers don't poison yourself, learn your body and then apply..it's a double win in the end for mind and body

The more I learn about steroids, the scarier they become. Good video as always Josh

While I wish you had more content, if it hurts the quality then I’ll take what I can get. Great work.

It's scary to think how sarms can be casually talked about in many conversations related to weight lifting these days.

The amount of 18 and 19 year young guys know having to go to trt is crazy due to sarms destroying their natural testosterone production

i’ve taken them before yea i looked kinda crazy but right when i got off them i stoped going to the gym cus the motivation wasn’t there and lost eveything i gained and had some sides, not too bad but still sides that effected me. 3/4 years later with 1 year of going to the gym i would say i caught up and mabye even more to where i was back then but naturally this time. it does feel way better

The Hulk Pills had me dying laughing. As someone who is natural, it is 100% possible to get great gains with consistency and nutrition. These poor kids are going to have a multitude of problems later in life and cost them more in the long run. Thank you for making this Josh..... people need to know the truth of what they're putting into their body.

I took RAD140s for a couple of months, they definately work, but I started having seizures a couple months later - we’ll never know if it was a direct cause or not

does anyone know the risk to taking sarms for a while vs just a cycle or two? i have a cousin who did sarms and said “i’m just doing 2 cycles” and i haven’t much of it since

When I was 20-22 I started lifting weights. I worked with my dad an we would get out pretty early so I would be at the gym with the highschool kids across the street. Became cool with some of them, after about a year of us working out they were all on sarms/roids. It’s legit crazy asf to even think about it, why are all these teens so fixated on quick results?