The Demise of Prohormones Part IV

4) Misuse or abuse?

I have zero evidence to back the following statistic up, but I’m willing to bet the house that I’m within 5% points of the actual figure. 98% of prohormone users have no business using prohormones. I know that maybe hard to swallow for you, but it’s true. And that includes me.

I had no business using 1-AD. My diet was pathetic. I had not a clue as to how many calories I was consuming a day. My training, if you could call it training, consisted of unlimited sets of the bench press and barbell curls. I was clueless.. But I wanted results NOW. Gyno be damned, I wanted to bench 275 pounds, and 1-AD was my ticket. Idiot!

And every day, I see myself 10 years ago over, and over, and over again.

I’m by no means an expert in fitness. I’m not certified by any personal training or strength training association. Everything I know, I’ve learned from Siff, Zatsiorsky, Thibadeau, Poliquin, Boyle, and Defranco. And of course, 10 years of experimentation on my own body. But I’d be willing to say 99.9% of the trainers and coaches in the fitness industry would agree with the following two statements regarding fitness:

1) Progressive overload is the key to mass and strength gains.

2) There are no shortcuts when it comes to the iron.

I have a simple 3 question survey to determine if you’re ready for prohormones. If you can answer the following 3 questions with certainty, you’re ready to dive into the dark side

1) Can you tell me exactly how many calories you’ve consumed every day during the last 2 months, including the macronutrient breakdown? By the way, you’ll also need to know your RMR.

2) Can you show me every workout you’ve done in the last year?

3) Are you already taking protein, creatine, beta alanine, and fish oil?

If you know the answers to those questions, you’re definitely on the right track. In fact, you know more than 98% of the rest of the weightliftng community.

Remember, prohormones are a band-aid, and a poor one at that. They never definitively answer the true problem. They’re a short-term fix for a long-term problem. And in the end, they’ll do more harm than good….