Why bodybuilder deaths are increasing and how to fix this

AlwaysGrowing · Jan 19, 2026

M@NU said:
i am currently undergoing the process of turning 180° or at least trying..
since December 2024 i didnt go below 1g of gear until end of december. Most of the time between 1,5g and 2,2g
ive trained close to every day (probably 340 days out of the year), no matter how ive felt. I was obsessed with getting bigger and had the "more is more" mentality.
i didnt do bloodwork since January 2025 - not because it was too expensive or i had no time but because i was afraid of the result and "well, i better not know it than know it"..
since december, i didnt feel well anymore. My long walks that ive enjoyed became more and more exhausting, training stagnated due to smaller injuries, inflamed joints etc. I just didnt feel healthy anymore.
i dont compete, i dont earn money here. i have a great job, great family etc.
then end of december ive draw the conclusion to drop the gear - but i still didnt drop it enough. I was still on 300/300/140 test/primo/npp, no for many here a blast.
Then ive decided its time to do bloodwork and the bloodwork gave me enough reason to drop again. since Monday, ive reduced to 350 test / 140 primo - still not TRT level but close enough to really give my body a break from the times of 1,5g+.
i have to change. I can not blast a year straight on with many months of orals. I dont want to that reckless anymore - never again.
i will now stay on this dosage for atleast 20 weeks and i wont go over 1g anymore and blasts of a maximum of 16 weeks. I dont have the genetics to get to elite level and i dont want to die before reaching retirement.
Right now i am convinced i will stick to the plan and i hope i will also be mentally strong enough when the bodyweight and the training weight drops..

May I ask what was showing on your bloodword that made you want to drop dosages even more??