Sounds like he was trying to make a quick buck with no concerns about yours or probably anyone else's health/safety.
Then again he could not know what he is doing at all and was turned on to it by someone else.
Very harsh drug to be the first thing you ever jump into.
Yes, BUT...
It depends on one's perspective. Even a "safe" drug like testosterone is LOADED with side effects that a LOT of lifters don't want, such as hair loss, acne, gyno, water retention, etc. The reason steroids were even created (after testosterone was first synthesized) in the first place was because testosterone has so many androgenic and estrogenic side effects...and while its estrogenic component can be managed with the proper ancillaries, its androgenic side effects cannot. It also needs to be injected, which carries with it its own set of risks, particularly when using UGL preparations. As for the other injectable steroids, the user may have to contend with progestagenic side effects as well, in addition to androgenic and estrogenic ones.
On the other hand, a drug like Superdrol has MINIMAL androgenic side effects (most people notice none), no estrogenic side effects (outside of possible post-cycle estrogen rebound), and no progestagenic side effects. This means that the individual doesn't have to worry about on-cycle hair loss (very rare with SD), water retention (never happens with SD) , gyno (possible only afterward, but can be managed easily), acne (also very rare with SD), sexual dysfunction, etc. Of course, there is no need for injection either....and recovery is much easier (especially when taking 12.5 mg only once per day).
This means that the user can basically run an SD cycle without having to worry about much of anything. Of course, this doesn't apply to long-term users, who need to consider cardiovascular and liver complications, but first time or infrequent users who are young in age really don't need to concern themselves with those issues. All they have to do is take one pill per day and that's it. No ancillary treatment is required and the type of gains SD provides (hard and dry) is desired by the vast majority of first-time steroid users...unlike the water retention caused by drugs such as testosterone or d-bol.
My point here is not to say you are wrong, but that when it comes to someone's first cycle, there is no right or wrong way (when it comes to drug selection). Since organ health isn't a concern with first time users (assuming they aren't running super high doses, which no beginner should be doing anyway), drug selection should be determined by the individual's desires and goals...not what might be best for an aspiring competitive bodybuilder.
In my opinion, I think beginners should use those drugs which have the LEAST amount of external side effects...so they can gain experience and make decisions regarding their long-term goals BEFORE subjecting themselves to external, irreversible side effects.
This point of view is actually much more in line with what bodybuilders used to preach back in the 1980's, as it has only been within the last 15 years or so that bodybuilders have started suggesting that all first-time users employ testosterone. That approach may be ideal for someone who already knows they are going to seriously pursue bodybuilding for the long haul, but I do not think it is ideal for someone who has no serious intentions of putting on massive amounts of muscle and will only use the drugs a handful of times.
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