There is a study of nandrolone taking place in a developing country. They have not even gathered data yet.
That's like me thinking I have found a gold mine just because I'm planning to look in my back yard!
In the original study they used a dose of 800 mg on a very ill group. I hope there is a follow up at different dosages on healthy people.
Or look at the impact on longevity of the people who have taken the drug for years for other purposes like with some of the early metformin research.
As I said, NOT.... repeat.... NOT case closed. But rather people are beginning to look in this direction. All I said is there is more than 1 study, and there are other researchers who suspect androgens positively effect telomeres.
Also....
I thought it was common knowledge that you don't go onto anabolic steroids indefinitely. Never, ever, ever, should someone go on steroids indefinitely. That's why bodybuilders do what is called cycling. 12-14 weeks on, then many months off while the body recuperates. Not to mention getting blood tests at least every 8 weeks to see what is up with RBC.... RBC rises significantly on large doses of testosterone and rises significantly on even small doses of other more powerful substances. That's why some BBers donate blood routinely to lower RBC.
The longevity of people who cycle steroids SMARTLY is no different than people who don't. The media is replete with story after story of dead bodybuilders, but when you look into it, these are the guys who lived on roids 24/7 without breaks. They probably never got blood work done to see what was happening to lipids either.
Some people also are just not cut out for steroids. My skinny coworker has a total cholesterol of something like 220 and is practically a vegetarian. Mine hovers around 160 total and I eat 200 grams of protein daily in the form of meat, eggs, and whey. People with bad cholesterol to begin with should avoid roids unless it's a low dose for TRT.
I have successfully used certain chemicals to heal a injury that my sports medicine doctor said never heals and the best my only option was periodic cortisone injections and to give up lifting. They're not all bad, esp when used correctly.
Edited by Rocket, 29 August 2016 - 05:51 PM.