to the OP,
i know this may not be what you want to hear, but i don't think it's sad at all that you're too young for steroids. in my opinion, everyone is too young for steroids. i would suggest stopping looking for a substitute for steroids and instead asking yourself why it is that you want to get bigger faster. wanting to get bigger faster is something of an unattainable goal because no matter how big you are or how fast you get there, you'll still want more faster. i used to lift hard too - I was a pole vaulter and I always wanted more strength and mass, more power and speed to give me more of an edge, and that led me to spend hella money on supplements, train way to hard, and ultimately cause permanent damage to my knees and low back from overtraining and one vault injury.
my recommendation is this: cultivate patience! you'll get there. what's the rush, really? focus on your most basic needs: eat well with lots of vegetables, fruit, protein, and omega oils (hemp seed oil is my favorite, great taste, optimal omega balance, pretty cheap), give the same focus to your sleep regimen that you give to your lifting regimen, and take the proper time to rest, recover, relax, and destress. and focus on the big, compound lifts, like the olympic lifts. these activate more muscles at once, generate more useful strength, and cause your body to naturally elevate its testosterone levels to compensate for the hard work (if I recall correctly). it's worth it to go slower without relying on supplemental aids, because then you'll have real gains, you won't damage your heart and liver like you would with HGH or steroids, you'll get to keep your balls, and you won't grow tits and need to go on hormone replacement therapy when you finally come off the juice because your body stopped producing its own hormones when it got dependent on steroids. this will also save you an absurd amount of cash on supplements which are really pricey. and if you go a bit slower and lift safely with proper technique, you can avoid a whole host of injuries. that is the most worthwhile part in my opinion. i've had chronic knee and back pain for the last six years from my bad training habits earlier in life, and i probably will for the rest of my life. and i'm only 23, so that's probably going to be a while. i really believe that it's very worthwhile to examine your desire to get bigger faster, and then step it back a bit. i wish i had.
sorry if you or someone else brought this up earlier, i didn't read all of the posts. fascinating information in here though!
peace, and best of luck in achieving your goals, whatever they may be
i know this may not be what you want to hear, but i don't think it's sad at all that you're too young for steroids. in my opinion, everyone is too young for steroids. i would suggest stopping looking for a substitute for steroids and instead asking yourself why it is that you want to get bigger faster. wanting to get bigger faster is something of an unattainable goal because no matter how big you are or how fast you get there, you'll still want more faster. i used to lift hard too - I was a pole vaulter and I always wanted more strength and mass, more power and speed to give me more of an edge, and that led me to spend hella money on supplements, train way to hard, and ultimately cause permanent damage to my knees and low back from overtraining and one vault injury.
my recommendation is this: cultivate patience! you'll get there. what's the rush, really? focus on your most basic needs: eat well with lots of vegetables, fruit, protein, and omega oils (hemp seed oil is my favorite, great taste, optimal omega balance, pretty cheap), give the same focus to your sleep regimen that you give to your lifting regimen, and take the proper time to rest, recover, relax, and destress. and focus on the big, compound lifts, like the olympic lifts. these activate more muscles at once, generate more useful strength, and cause your body to naturally elevate its testosterone levels to compensate for the hard work (if I recall correctly). it's worth it to go slower without relying on supplemental aids, because then you'll have real gains, you won't damage your heart and liver like you would with HGH or steroids, you'll get to keep your balls, and you won't grow tits and need to go on hormone replacement therapy when you finally come off the juice because your body stopped producing its own hormones when it got dependent on steroids. this will also save you an absurd amount of cash on supplements which are really pricey. and if you go a bit slower and lift safely with proper technique, you can avoid a whole host of injuries. that is the most worthwhile part in my opinion. i've had chronic knee and back pain for the last six years from my bad training habits earlier in life, and i probably will for the rest of my life. and i'm only 23, so that's probably going to be a while. i really believe that it's very worthwhile to examine your desire to get bigger faster, and then step it back a bit. i wish i had.
sorry if you or someone else brought this up earlier, i didn't read all of the posts. fascinating information in here though!
peace, and best of luck in achieving your goals, whatever they may be
