text: steroid use? benefits wow the uneducated answers keep on flowing....  first i do not condone anyone under 23 using. a male up to and around this age has enough testosterone pumping through his body that with a great diet and proper weight lifting program he can have exceptional results.  as for older people i say really do your homework. dont just take some gymrats advice. learn the science behind what your going to do. just as anything else some people give steroids a bad connotation. in my opinion as well as many others with far more credentials after their name than me, a responsible person can run effective cycles of anabolic steroids with no lasting side effects.   doctors prescribe anabolic steroids every day to men even in their 30's.... and no one screams and yells about how its going to kill them..... because when a doc does it its called testosterone therapy.   well i could go on an on with my lil rant but i wont .  my biggest point to give is.  do your home work!!!!!   dont start putting stuff in your body without knowing what your doing. dont be the guy that just adds to the negative stereotype.