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Just thought that I would share my what I learn from Rick's book as I plow through it. So far I'm about 40 pages in and here's what I think:
* Book starts with a good prefaces by John Romano and Rick on describing the need for this book and setting the stage for telling it like it is.
* Opening chapter gives a good historical summary and account of how AAS came to be schedule III. The political battles by suits who knew nothing about steroids, the experts who saw no justification for scheduling, and ultimately the passing of legislation that only the politicians wanted. They need a burning platform to further their careers and AAS was it. There is also a good description of the subsequent demonization of steroids by the popular press. Rick describes the popular press very well in this, they have one mantra "keep it simple, and keep it negative", "they think you're an idiot". Simple as that is, it very well captures the what has plagued the steroid using community, the press will NEVER tell the truth about AAS (i.e. that they work and can be used safely), there's no money or sensationalism in telling the truth.
* Next chapter gets into steroid basics. For anyone who has been on the boards for 6 months or more, and who has done some reading on their own, most of this information will not be new. Rick does a good job of describing the drugs, basic cycle philosophy, ancillaries and how to avoid side effects. Orals vs. injectibles, effects on women, and even a good standard profile of your typical user: mid-twenties to forty years old, male, employed, probably training for sometime and decides he needs something more to make further improvements to his body. Clearly Rick is addressing the bulk of recreation steroids users here and I think he is dead on.
Thus far I like what I've read; some new, some not, but I'm very much looking forward to getting into the legal parts - not quite there yet.
As a side note, I noticed that a "Mike" was thanked by Rick in his acknowledgments, and I of course assumed that this is our one and only MikeS! Congrats on the that, but I'm sure you would have preferred to meet Rick under different circumstances.
Well, I'll post more as I read on.
DrG
* Book starts with a good prefaces by John Romano and Rick on describing the need for this book and setting the stage for telling it like it is.
* Opening chapter gives a good historical summary and account of how AAS came to be schedule III. The political battles by suits who knew nothing about steroids, the experts who saw no justification for scheduling, and ultimately the passing of legislation that only the politicians wanted. They need a burning platform to further their careers and AAS was it. There is also a good description of the subsequent demonization of steroids by the popular press. Rick describes the popular press very well in this, they have one mantra "keep it simple, and keep it negative", "they think you're an idiot". Simple as that is, it very well captures the what has plagued the steroid using community, the press will NEVER tell the truth about AAS (i.e. that they work and can be used safely), there's no money or sensationalism in telling the truth.
* Next chapter gets into steroid basics. For anyone who has been on the boards for 6 months or more, and who has done some reading on their own, most of this information will not be new. Rick does a good job of describing the drugs, basic cycle philosophy, ancillaries and how to avoid side effects. Orals vs. injectibles, effects on women, and even a good standard profile of your typical user: mid-twenties to forty years old, male, employed, probably training for sometime and decides he needs something more to make further improvements to his body. Clearly Rick is addressing the bulk of recreation steroids users here and I think he is dead on.
Thus far I like what I've read; some new, some not, but I'm very much looking forward to getting into the legal parts - not quite there yet.
As a side note, I noticed that a "Mike" was thanked by Rick in his acknowledgments, and I of course assumed that this is our one and only MikeS! Congrats on the that, but I'm sure you would have preferred to meet Rick under different circumstances.
Well, I'll post more as I read on.
DrG
