Why Do/Don't You Use Steroids? ft. Mark Bell, Silent Mike, and MEG SQUATS! 

Alan was in deep thought throughout this video, contemplating the universe, and steroids, and all the steroids in the universe.

Who's the pretty lady in the the back? The one with the beard not the cap.

Best looking heavy metal band I've ever seen.

This is weird, different folks with different opinions and they respect each other and each other's opinions.

honestly it's just refreshing to see and hear guys just be honest about steroids. it's about time.

I love how Mark is so straight up and open about taking steroids, makes me respect him a shit ton more than if he lied like all these other assholes you see on the internet claiming to be "100% natural athletes" Great video guys

Respect for admitting it Mark.

love mark bells honesty

It was fun shooting these videos with Mike, Meg and Alan. And my message is always the same with steroids they are a drug, they are illegal and they are dangerous. Put your focus on training smart and working hard and allow yourself time for a lot of natural growth.

2:24 Alan realizes Meg is a woman...

I think Alan's answer was the most take home one, To many people do it to quickly, I am 26 years old, been training 5 years and i have decent strength but I know I have so much more in me naturally and come a time when I feel as if I am close to or at my natural potential that's when I will make a decision weather to take them or not, that to me is the most sensible way weather you want to gain strength or build muscle, always build a big foundation.

Silent Mike: "Mine's a little more similar with Meg. I value my femininity"

I love how Mark is open about the subject.

Amusing and honest responses all around. I don't take steroids, but I agree that they should be legalized so people can be more transparent and use them in a safer manner.

I'm so close to benching 225! Fuck Alan said that was weak. :(

Just take you're multivitamins and say you're prayers kids

sterrrrooiiidddsss

Honestly when someone just comes forward and say I use steroids I think you'll find nobody minds /cares etc. it's when someone who uses says they don't I get severely annoyed and I think others do to. nothing but respect for Mr. Bell's honesty.

Maybe this is immature on my part, but I don't want to give anyone any reason to dump on my accomplishments, so I avoid taking any help from anyone of any kind at all costs. If I took steroids and added 50 pounds to my bench, there would be a great big asterisk next to that goal in my mind and in everyone else's. That being said, even with 50 pounds added to my current bench, no one is going to be impressed enough to care either way, but at least I know that everything I have accomplished was done so by struggle and sweat.

God dammit Alan, you're so fucking majestic.

My thought process is that unless you have a LEGIT chance to get into one of the big sports leagues (NBA, NFL, NHL, MLB) steroids are pointless. It makes sense that pro athletes use steroids because big money is on the line. But if your just some recreational lifter, or your sport doesn't pay well, wtf is the point? The risk/reward ratio isn't worth it unless you legit have the potential to make real money.

Hey, the real talk is greatly appreciated. Too many people refuse to discuss it in a open forum and the conversation needs to be had. Fantastic video.

Your lifts are meaningless if you can't grow a beard like Alan.

At least Mark Bell is honest. I believe in letting nature play its course. Just lift heavy and eat whole foods and you'll get where you want to be.

I would take them but I don't know where to get them and I'd have some serious trust issues with buying something from some bro science guy at the gym.

I like how Mark is the oldest, and is the only one without a phone.

for me I won't take them because , I feel a sense of accomplishment in being natty , for me it feels like cheating myself , no hate for those who do though , love these type of vids alan : )

4:59 is a pretty shot. 1 Steroid user looks stage left, 3 nattys look stage right. smelly bell is so alone........

Alan Thrall has the best intro of any RU-vid fitness channel, facts.

What's up with the "you fucking liar" at 5:02?

When Alan's hair is better than the girl's

Alan's just dying inside when meg claims that she's natural.

personnaly i would love to take steroids but I dont know how to use them properly so i shit in my pants concerning sides effects

It's great to here people be honest about this subject. Keep it up! Mark and Alan talk straight up. Plus their individual videos can help any body get stronger, even a middle aged dirt bike rider like me.

did anyone hear alan thrall say "you f*** liar" when silent mike was talking or was it just me? :D. time: 5:00

I don't take steroids because first, as they say, it's illegal so you can't really know what you're taking and secondly, I think that I love the process more than the results so I don't think I would enjoy lifting more with steroids than without, so for me it's useless. But again, I agree with the fact that they should legalize them and more importantly control them so people don't take some shit they know nothing about.

lol Alan underestimating the power of gear..

Marks honesty here is pretty respectable. Too many instagram and you tube fitness "icons" who are bull shitting the ignorant new comers out there. Learn for yourself. Do your own research. Don't buy into the gimmicks and have fun with the process

first steroid talk like this ive ever heard from mark bell. this is NUTS! great video, alan

awesome vid. We need more people talking openly honestly like these guys and gals about why/why not. Sheds more light on important topic that most of us are in the dark about. .

I've been training a long time and like any guy who trains, I've thought about taking steroids. At this point in my life, IMO the risks don't justify the rewards. I'm decently strong right now and feel like I have a lot more room to get stronger. I wouldn't recommend younger guys taking them (anyone under 40) and just train your ass off. However, when I get older and my natural testosterone levels start to drop I will DEFINITELY consider taking them.

It is great to hear people openly talking about steroids and not bashing one another for taking or not taking it. You guys are an inspiration. As athletes as well as individual persons. Thank you guys so much!

Good on the first dude being honest. Alan's answer isn't as honest though, severely underplaying the effects of anabolic steroids would have. Also no one mentions the obvious, steroids will fuck up your health.

Thanks for the honesty. It should be legalized and monitored by healthcare professionals to keep the people who are going to use it anyway safe.

I'm really intrigued by the "you fucking liar" by you after silent Mike said "not that it's ridin off". Were you implying that you didn't believe he was natural after saying that. What did you mean by saying that? I really wanna know. I always thought silent mike was natty.

So damn refreshing to hear youtube lifters be honest about their personal history/views on steroid use, massive props to you all!

wow i learnd alot from thsi video.. and dont mean from what they said.. i mean look at the faces and body language of the other 3 as one talks we see 4 very different OUT LOOKS here, I can see as one talks the other 3 are having a very hard time not to say "YOU WRONG!!!!!!!!!!". Instead i see nervous laughter( humor can hide irritation), nervous itching ( a way to stop yourself saying something), shifty eyes ( a sign of impatience ie they hearing something that irks them). meg has judged mark bell or more likely she shocked he so honest ( her body language tended both ways but i think its more likely she shocked he so honest, something she and mike could NEVER do) Alan quite literally has too cover his mouth to stop him making judgement when meg was talking rofl.. no idea what his judgement was of meg but he was making some. could be he thinks her knowledge is poor or more likely I think meg was lying to us. She has tried steroids, i think alan was responding to the deceit subconsciously. just a snippet of what their body langauge showed me. There were times when mark showed irritation to meg ( but quickly regained his patience)he genuinely respected others decision not to do roids or lie about it( from his body langauge). Silent mike body language says he dont wanna be here talking about this shit hes closed of and absent minded. This could be cause he fancies MEG and cant deal with that feeling or its a sign hes hiding something from us and realizes this whole thing is pointless s he aint gonna tell us truth.. Mark was more forgiving of that deceit. Alan seems really annoyed at the deciet. The fact ALAN wrote her name in all caps, is very telling, everyone else name is regular . This shows he noticed something different about meg ( not just that she a woman) Look at meg when alan talks, her body langauge is now contradicting everything she just said, she is really irked and butt hurt that alan is basically saying he hates steroids and thinsk they cheating yourself. Meg takes anavar every now and again its clear to me now. Silent mike....... marks face just told me he was lying ( his face went from relaxed to serious, and very anxious a sign of anger that little chest itch he did was him telling himself to calm down and forgive.. its his life).. . Him saying "i am like meg " , means he has an image of full natty brah that he needs to maintain for his business, but realizes steroids give hims such an edge its stupid not to do it.

Such a breath of fresh air that not only does Mark Bell say he juices, but also fucking loves it. Looks like I'll be subscribing to supertraining06 now.

If you want to sacrifice your organs among other things for a temporary look or strength.. That should be to the individual. I for one though would rather be healthy.. call me crazy but I workout for health

My family has a history of heart disease. I used to smoke and drink heavily. I'm 27 and already have high blood pressure (not that I need to take medication for it, but it is abnormally high for my age). The reward does not outweigh the risk of stroke or heart attack for me. I'm also blessed with decent genetics in that I can put on muscle pretty damn fast.

To each their own. I made a choice to be a natty old dude when I started lifting at 51. I have no reason to take them, hell I am 55 years old. I figure I will just work harder and get there on my own. I love to compete against people who do take them. I choose not to but am determined to get as strong as I can get on my protein shakes and hard work. I would much prefer honest to BS. My 2 cents. LOL!!!

I love the way you guys are just so straight up and down. Thanks for the honesty, the do's, don'ts and maybes

Alan Thrall! You said it. A true Apex maniac

Dude I can’t stop looking at Alan, that hair and beard combo is absolutely majestic

5:26 - 5:30 that was almost an awkward silence LOL

I really appreciate Mark's honesty on the topic. I'd love to see more educational content on steroid use and the in's and out's with his experience!!

the left guy looks like lincoln burrows from prison break

Mark with the honesty! We need more honesty about this topic in the industry

they look like a HEAVY METAL BAND LOL.

I don't use them because I feel whatever I achieve on them is drastically diminished in terms of how it reflects real accomplishment. Anyone can get big and strong on gear. Not everyone can get over a 25 ffmi naturally. And to do that I'd feel I'd accomplished more than getting a ffmi of 28 or something on steroids.

I'd like to keep my hair and my natural T production for as long as possible. I'm not going to even risk losing those attributes for a 30-50 pound gain that will take me longer to reach, but I'll reach it eventually.

Muuuch respect to Mark Bell. Finally somebody open and honest! Seriously, kudos!

4:54 I would why Alan called him a liar after that 🤔

Massive respect for the honest answers. It's good to see and honest and unbiased talk on them

Severely downplaying the effectiveness of AAS here. Alan, taking roids would take you much further than a 45 pound increase on your bench. Most people experience a lean mass gain of 10-20 pounds on their first cycle, and that's just using around 500mg of test and maybe some dbol. You'd probably be benching closer to 405 after your first cycle. And Mike is like "it doesn't help me achieve my goals" when he said that his goals were "lifting" hahahaha in what world does that make any logical sense?

I like mark a whole lot more for his honesty. respect.

lmao why is mike staring like that at 3:32

Very candid. Not the answers I thought I was going to get. Kinda refreshing.

Love videos like this where people are just open. Who the hell cares if people use them or not but man im sick of the fake natty bullshit. Just be open about it. Think that's why i like Mark so much.......could also be his smell

I feel like the reason I’ll never take steroids just comes from the fact that, in a heart to heart conversation with my conscious, I won’t feel successful if I have to take a supplement to get a certain bench press goal or squat a certain amount. I’m very strict on that. I don’t use any supplements besides protein shakes and I haven’t used a belt or knee sleeves or wraps in nearly 2 years. Granted, I’m not into the super heavy weight category for any of those yet. I think it stems from my stubbornness, which is a good and a bad in certain terms. It’s good, cause I won’t ever need the help of steroids but, it might kill my lifts in the long run if I don’t know how to get over it. But, with time comes experience.

Love their honesty! Let people choose what is best for themselves.

GREAT VIDEO and I respect the honesty on this topic. I actually agree with all of them. Nothing regulated so I would not know what I'm putting in my body so I personally don't use anything at all, not even GNC crap. if stuff could be legal, regulated and labeled then great. Each person should have there on freedom of choice to do whatever they want as long as it doesn't harm others. I look up to Thrall and Rippetoe to show me correct ways to try to prevent injury. I'm older than most to start really working out at 41. Thanks

For myself, I think it is more impressive to see what the human body can do in its natural state with the hormones nature gave you and proper training and diet. Steroids just make it lame. You aren't even human anymore in the sense your body can recover faster and train harder/longer than nature would have normally allowed. It's like squat suits and bench shirts. I'd rather see a guy bench 495 raw than 800 with a shirt on. Just show me what your normal human body can do. Of course, it is impressive to see these already genetic freaks go into overdrive mode with hormones, but it becomes almost a novelty. Lastly, though longevity is not guaranteed to anyone, I hope to live to a ripe old age and healthy at that. Why mess with that? So you can have a bigger bench? Who cares. In 100 years no one will even care that you existed let alone how much weight you could lift or how big your stupid biceps were. I'd rather be fit and healthy at 85 at the park with my great grandchildren.

0:41 That moment when everyone went HOLY MOSES this is epic - Much respect given all at once to Mark!!!

*I don't / won't take steroids because I'm not a competitive athlete, and my goals at the ripe old age of 41 are to be lean, healthy, energetic and relatively strong, with optimal overall hormone levels.* The hormone system in our bodies is FAR more complex than, "Take these 2-3 compounds for gains, take these 1-2 compounds to control estrogen, and take these 1-2 compounds so that your balls don't shrivel up and disappear. Also, you'll need keep taking that shit for the REST OF YOUR LIFE...and by the way, here's something to make sure you can still get a boner." There are so many natural, healthy ways to boost test, including getting sunshine on your balls, that aren't being widely explored because it *SEEMS* easier to just take roids. But everything has a price, and losing healthy HPA axis function is too heavy of a price for me to pay just to be bigger and stronger when I'm pretty much "big enough" and far stronger than the average male my age and weight.

My sister wants to know that if she takes moderate doses of gear and mainly sticks to avavar like Meg does, will she start to develop manly features and jawline similar to Meg's? Thanks.

with mark on this

RU-vid weight training dream team right here. Love all these folks!

this is the youngest brother from Bigger Stronger Faster right?

So Mark had lifted well over 10 years before starting to use them, and now we have guys all over gym who starts after a 1 year in gym.

Natural is best. Don't miss with nature. Having said that, I have seen some good people who didn't take any shits; they have decent size of body. Promoting steroids for real !

Loved the brutal honesty of Mark. I'm gonna go subscribe to his channel now, just because of that.

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I like the honest approach to STDS topic . I love watching this channel keep up the good work live strong..

no longer do I think Mike is natty

happy to see the honesty here

Silent mike, why u ly'n

I love your content Alan and I liked your answer. I do feel like everyone else in the video tempered down their answer because the first dude is down with the juice. I personally am totally cool with saying that I don't take steroids and never would because I like seeing and experiencing the results of my own labor. When my lifts are big and my physique is on point it's all me. I have always been sparing in supplement use as well because I just don't feel that it's necessary and I don't like taking a lot of stuff. Steroids go against my personal code and it has nothing to do with legality. I lift for fun, health and longevity; and just like you said I know that I still have natural gains to make.

The Candle That Burns Twice As Bright Burns Half As Long

I honestly feel like I'm making so much progress naturally. If I reach what I feel is what the body may be capable of naturally then I can honestly consider the "next level". We'll see.

"Why don't you take steroids?" "Don't want a peepee" Well alrighty then.

many powerlifters take it. they clearly admit they couldn't repair their body, from the stress they put on themselves in their workouts, without it. basically as long as it's not abused, ppl are not being damaged as far as I know.

No matter the situation, a girl has a phone in her hand :D

need some help why do I lose strength in my squats I was at 315 now 225 is difficult but my bench press has gone up and deadlifts it's frustrating as hell any help is appreciated thx sir

"I'm don't want to write off anything. That's why I'm not going to write off meth......someday I might dabble in it." Jk Mike! You're awesome!

Love the honesty from everyone here. Really nice

They should definitely make the use and possession of steroids legal. Wouldn't want big pharma to be selling them to anybody and everybody though.

I'm glad this video exists.

Mark Bell..."No one regulates supplements or cares what they put in them.." "They ban them all the time because they put illegal stuff in them"...logic +10

I'm 148 lbs and my max is 275 ish on the bench and i don't touch steroids or pre workout or any crap. i know that's not a whole lot of weight but its what i can naturally do when i push myself. i think that's what Alan meant, if you are not big and heavy you shouldn't expect yourself to go up and beyond your capability and get hurt