How do steroids affect your muscles- and the rest of your body? - Anees Bahji

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  • Dig into the science of how anabolic steroids and their recreational use can affect your body, organs and brain.
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    Steroids. They’ve caused global scandals. They’re banned in most athletic competitions. Yet the same properties that help elite athletes and bodybuilders improve performance also make steroids valuable for treating many illnesses and injuries, such as AIDS and cancer. So if steroids are used as medicine, they must be safe to use recreationally, right? Anees Bahji explores the effects of steroids.
    Lesson by Anees Bahji, directed by Cris Wiegandt.
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  • @blueeye2281
    @blueeye2281 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8256

    The animators had real fun animating this.

    • @nutpeg6915
      @nutpeg6915 3 ปีที่แล้ว +55

      Indeed.

    • @zack7122
      @zack7122 3 ปีที่แล้ว +162

      i never thought i'd see a broccoli with a bulge but i'm not mad at it

    • @Yes-dc2gm
      @Yes-dc2gm 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      I see what ya did there

    • @tallymark2417
      @tallymark2417 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I gave you like #666

    • @paritoshjha28
      @paritoshjha28 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@tallymark2417 you look so cute ❤️

  • @sketchyskies8531
    @sketchyskies8531 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9403

    I'd never thought I'd be seeing broccoli with a beard,but here I am.

  • @Alchemist168
    @Alchemist168 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2021

    Was really hoping the narrator was going to start with "Hey guys, its Derek from More Plates More Dates"

    • @chandrahermawan9184
      @chandrahermawan9184 3 ปีที่แล้ว +64

      for extra superphysioligical algo

    • @grunge-mb9sb
      @grunge-mb9sb 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      figured he would do a review of this if it was misinformation

    • @Pink-vh9hf
      @Pink-vh9hf 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Saw the video and he popped in my mind

    • @hyperactivecorpse1695
      @hyperactivecorpse1695 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      coach greg entered the chat

    • @godsdrunkestdriver5088
      @godsdrunkestdriver5088 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      He just posted an analysis today

  • @mropgg2773
    @mropgg2773 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2957

    "Promotes deepening of the voice" I never knew Ronnie Coleman was natty

    • @Statutum
      @Statutum 3 ปีที่แล้ว +205

      Pfft, Lightweight.

    • @shootermcgavin991
      @shootermcgavin991 3 ปีที่แล้ว +214

      Lightweight baby!!!

    • @Jaschka15
      @Jaschka15 3 ปีที่แล้ว +73

      @Doctor Squidman men too. Ever Heard a superheavyweight powerlifter. Larrry Wheels and Luke Stoltman is callin

    • @viktoripad
      @viktoripad 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It causes on teenagers

    • @yusufonepiece
      @yusufonepiece 3 ปีที่แล้ว +85

      @@Jaschka15 Not a compelling argument when there are plenty of natural guys with naturally deep voices too. Correlation is not causation.

  • @JustADioWhosAHeroForFun
    @JustADioWhosAHeroForFun 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6576

    "I don't like a-steorids" - Dinosaurs

  • @adamnorlen8532
    @adamnorlen8532 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2186

    Actually a pretty good video compared of most "educational" videos on the subject, but one correction. The testicles shrinking isn't mainly due to feminizing effects, but due to the suppression of the HPTA that testosterone causes. In short, exogenous testosterone will cause the testicles to stop producing their own testosterone, which causes them to shrink.

    • @nintendez6821
      @nintendez6821 2 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      Sneaky bit of Hcg keeps the testes in order

    • @LilSushiVertt
      @LilSushiVertt 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@nintendez6821 hcg on cycle or for pct?

    • @nintendez6821
      @nintendez6821 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @@LilSushiVertt Can run it both ways mate. 30iu daily on cycle will keep everything running properly.

    • @kenmore01
      @kenmore01 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      broccoli nuts? Priceless!

    • @stephenbriggs1736
      @stephenbriggs1736 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      I mean yes, excess test means increased estrogen….small dose of femara…problem solved. I think they missed the mark a bit as “steroid” use in older males can be HUGELY beneficial.

  • @bargestchannel
    @bargestchannel 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1088

    "This can lead to shrinking testicles"
    I think this one alone is frightening enough for me

    • @adrianhalvorsen7013
      @adrianhalvorsen7013 3 ปีที่แล้ว +101

      Thats reversible and temporary, and depends om which type and what dosage you use. Dont worry

    • @BJGally
      @BJGally 3 ปีที่แล้ว +402

      smaller potatoes make the steak look larger

    • @dacianbonta2840
      @dacianbonta2840 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      4:12

    • @philippscholl2400
      @philippscholl2400 2 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      This is actually due to the fact, that you expose your body to external testosterone or other steroids binding to androgen receptor and so your body (testicles) will stop producing natural testosterone and thus be shrinking. This is in most cases reversible.

    • @philippscholl2400
      @philippscholl2400 2 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      Has actually nothing to do with increased estrogen levels like the video implies.

  • @ahmetziyaaktas9179
    @ahmetziyaaktas9179 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1223

    “Learn what makes your muscles grow naturally.” What a meaningful sentence. Thank you for this informative video!

    • @lorenzopadova9749
      @lorenzopadova9749 3 ปีที่แล้ว +54

      Only plants grow naturally. ROIDS BABY

    • @Harsha-il8vw
      @Harsha-il8vw 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      @@lorenzopadova9749 pathetic

    • @SWard-oe8oj
      @SWard-oe8oj 3 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      @@Harsha-il8vw natural growth is only possible to a degree, i can see why people use them

    • @everychannel1025
      @everychannel1025 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @Glutes Love it don't worry he is the same guy that is blackout drunk every weekend and doesn't see a problem with it

    • @imcoleyourenot8391
      @imcoleyourenot8391 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Gotta break the plateau

  • @shalmali-379
    @shalmali-379 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1356

    muscular broccoli is what i live for, thanks for instilling that image Ted.

    • @IT_RUN1
      @IT_RUN1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      🤣🤣🤣

    • @Nujabesme
      @Nujabesme 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      I love how it is muscular, green and wears purple shorts. Like someone else, who is green, muscular and wears purple shorts...

    • @_heather4
      @_heather4 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@Nujabesme I see what you did there

    • @mr.knight8967
      @mr.knight8967 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      MATH QUESTION
      Integral problem
      th-cam.com/video/siQm5qH7QdI/w-d-xo.html
      See for fun

    • @bluetube364
      @bluetube364 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      If you liked this video I’d suggest watching the Shrek series

  • @Ara_Ara2
    @Ara_Ara2 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1552

    Video: It can lead to mania and psychosis
    Me: hehe cute brocolli

    • @dooobodoo7980
      @dooobodoo7980 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Same😂

    • @calebp1423
      @calebp1423 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      He was so scared lol

    • @xxballinalldayxx
      @xxballinalldayxx 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      apeh u take roids?

    • @snip_king428
      @snip_king428 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lol, way exaggerated, but still funny.

    • @mk11fan87
      @mk11fan87 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Steroids don’t make you crazy that’s bs in that case all roid heads should be psychotic murderers

  • @boi_mayor
    @boi_mayor 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1337

    Long term anabolic steroid user here. This is a pretty decent video. One thing it misses is that a lot of the side effects you hear about (anger, hair loss, liver problems, etc.) are not general to steroids as a whole, but unique to certain steroids specifically. Your liver really isn't at risk from any injectable steroid, it's oral steroids that harm your liver. The anger issue is really only present in stronger drugs like trenbolone, nandralone, or halotestin. I think the general populace tends to generalize all anabolics as just "steroids" but there is a world of difference between different compounds.

    • @arandomwarlock7414
      @arandomwarlock7414 2 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      Wow, didn't know about that, I'm more inclined to think that injectable steroids are more dangerous, but this is justy though without any back up, is there a reason to use injectable over oral besides the liver problem?

    • @paulnolan6866
      @paulnolan6866 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Nandrolone/deca causes anger? You wot bro lol. It doesn't in the slightest.
      I'm with you on the tren and halo though.. Also anadrol

    • @boi_mayor
      @boi_mayor 2 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      @@paulnolan6866 see I have never personally experienced the anger with deca, but it's chemically similar to tren so I could see it. I've never experienced any psychological issues with Halo or anadrol though. A lot of it is so extremely person-dependent too.

    • @boi_mayor
      @boi_mayor 2 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      @@arandomwarlock7414 I would actually say that on the whole, I injectables are significantly safer for the Gen pop. The main concern is that their longer half-life means that if side-effects do present, the compound will be in your body much longer.

    • @sesh3066
      @sesh3066 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      I've been thinking of taking steroids for awhile now because i have been working out for well over 2 years and my body has not changed much except for a few kilos being added. I wanted to ask if a person were to take steroids in a small amount just to get fit and then stop and keeps working out without them, would that effect a person? and if so, in what way.

  • @enantiomer2000
    @enantiomer2000 2 ปีที่แล้ว +336

    My bro was diagnosed with low T and elected to get on TRT. He is now at a normal testosterone range and says he feels great. There's a lot of people that take testosterone who it really helps. Doing it right means your under the guidance of a doctor with regular blood checks.

    • @BlackMamba-lt8oe
      @BlackMamba-lt8oe 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      like rich piano

    • @justicedemocrat9357
      @justicedemocrat9357 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Is he super jacked?

    • @enantiomer2000
      @enantiomer2000 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@justicedemocrat9357 He's really gotten into weightlifting and he's pretty muscular now. I don't know that you would call him super strong. He's got a 255 bench press now which is better than me. TRT will not magically make you look like Arnold Schwarzenegger in his prime. It just puts you into the high level of normal testosterone.

    • @letsmakeit110
      @letsmakeit110 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      i think people are missing the important context that testosterone levels have dropped in half since your grandfather's generation. Many reasons for this, and some of them are hard for an individual to control, like microplastics in animal feed or hormones in the water supply absorbed in-utero. So the decision isn't 'TRT vs natural state', it's 'TRT vs low-t' which also comes with its own physical and mental health problems, especially in men.

    • @walsh9354
      @walsh9354 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Transgenders seeking vanity of masculinity
      But when a real man does too
      It’s usually a crime

  • @avyreddy7492
    @avyreddy7492 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2642

    Everyone who is on steroids: *im going to pretend i didnt see that*

    • @godsdrunkestdriver5088
      @godsdrunkestdriver5088 3 ปีที่แล้ว +332

      This video is just small people propaganda

    • @hamdy-man2237
      @hamdy-man2237 3 ปีที่แล้ว +182

      Not a steroid user, but the video lowered how risky I perceive steroids
      I mean I could totally see why someone would use them and not judge them much

    • @jackywang6208
      @jackywang6208 3 ปีที่แล้ว +249

      Almost everyone on steroids has done intensive research and know far beyond what this video is telling you. Not to say this video isn’t informative- it is. But the assumption that steroid users don’t know this is definitely inaccurate.

    • @ss-yu3mt
      @ss-yu3mt 3 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      This video is misinformative

    • @shashanktripathi6277
      @shashanktripathi6277 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      👁️👁️👀

  • @Alonsos305
    @Alonsos305 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2462

    Next TED-Ed video: "How No Nut November affects your body."

    • @sabashoshiashvili5020
      @sabashoshiashvili5020 3 ปีที่แล้ว +123

      I'd really like to see that

    • @malachite-6172
      @malachite-6172 3 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      yeah me too

    • @start2957
      @start2957 3 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      @Koen 145 more testosterone

    • @billyfox6368
      @billyfox6368 3 ปีที่แล้ว +48

      I would legitimately be interested to know what the effects of, er, shall we say, keeping it inside for long periods of time are.

    • @start2957
      @start2957 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@billyfox6368 keeping what inside?

  • @meghdaniellama1604
    @meghdaniellama1604 3 ปีที่แล้ว +309

    Coach (Dr)Greg should react to this

  • @SwasthyaNeer
    @SwasthyaNeer 2 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    I rarely comment on videos but just wanted to say that this guy is providing quality science based information with a world renowned researcher, excellent demonstrations and absolutely no filler content.

  • @higgloman7321
    @higgloman7321 3 ปีที่แล้ว +385

    The way you animate those athletes though 😂

  • @jungleforeva
    @jungleforeva 3 ปีที่แล้ว +672

    I’m on 6 different steroids and have been for years. Sometimes I am on more. I have a terminal illness and they keep me alive. The side effects are horrible and too many to name.

    • @lusciouslucius
      @lusciouslucius 3 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      could u tell me about that cindition and list those effects?

    • @MaxMustermann-bm7qt
      @MaxMustermann-bm7qt 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Best of luck to you. Keep going @UCQpdMUimkd5pwPJkYkkUIVg!

    • @jungleforeva
      @jungleforeva 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @Prince Zack Kelvin RH Mobile Yes

    • @jungleforeva
      @jungleforeva 3 ปีที่แล้ว +77

      @@lusciouslucius I will get back to that question in a bit. I don’t have them all in front of me and my memory is is terrible due to the meds I’m on and I’m only 44.

    • @khrismaturker1378
      @khrismaturker1378 3 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      Hope ure doing betterbro 👍🏽

  • @dinoflagella4185
    @dinoflagella4185 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    A kid at my highschool died from a heart attack. I thought that it was weird. We later found out that he was taking steroids. He really wanted to be a pro baseball player so he got on steroids and I guess it enlarged his heart. He dropped dead during baseball practice.

  • @JoshuaChang-sl5cf
    @JoshuaChang-sl5cf ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This actually helped more than my health teacher on drug abuse teaching!

  • @Nominals75
    @Nominals75 3 ปีที่แล้ว +214

    That laughing pill in the beginning reminded me of SpongeBob's Plankton (mwah ha ha)

  • @heinaghost411
    @heinaghost411 3 ปีที่แล้ว +64

    The animation ohhhh I LOVE IT

  • @CONOCIENDOCONOSCAR
    @CONOCIENDOCONOSCAR 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Excellent explanation!!!👍

  • @stynkanator
    @stynkanator 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The changing of the voices was beautiful.

  • @LivingTar
    @LivingTar 3 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    Its always wonderful seeing the variety of animators Ted-Ed finds, such a delightful variation of creators and yet they always do a brilliant job of portraying whats being said

  • @sarunasj1463
    @sarunasj1463 3 ปีที่แล้ว +170

    "Chicken broccoli rice" meme is strong in this one XD

    • @Goingpopcatmode
      @Goingpopcatmode 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Pfff you got a reply from a bot ✌️😭

    • @dwijnapal4615
      @dwijnapal4615 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Goingpopcatmode you just got recked by ​ @Who am I? Sophisticated guessing!

    • @Goingpopcatmode
      @Goingpopcatmode 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@dwijnapal4615 🤚😞

    • @dwijnapal4615
      @dwijnapal4615 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Goingpopcatmode f

  • @nobodynowhere8061
    @nobodynowhere8061 3 ปีที่แล้ว +83

    Man: uses steroids to appear more masculine
    His body: *uno reverse card*

    • @mateonikolic6984
      @mateonikolic6984 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Most of the information in this video is incomplete and some even false.
      I never used steroids but I'm a endocrinologist. There are certain medicine that can limit the feminization effect in males also called AI.

    • @seanissomething
      @seanissomething 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@mateonikolic6984 I hear Aromatase Inhibitors can have psychological side effects?

    • @Pink-vh9hf
      @Pink-vh9hf 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@seanissomething depends on how much u are aromatizing. If u aromatize to much to the point where it causes ur hormones to be unbalanced psychological effects.

  • @MeloKing
    @MeloKing ปีที่แล้ว +3

    That quote at the beginning hit hard

  • @nachiketsharma4507
    @nachiketsharma4507 3 ปีที่แล้ว +366

    Say yes to muscle growth, but no to processed hormones and steroids. Health is wealth

    • @OneRichMofo
      @OneRichMofo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Health isn't wealth, not for professional bodybuilders. Also TRT and whatnot peopel use to that end as well.

    • @jjmmccnerd1691
      @jjmmccnerd1691 3 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      @@OneRichMofo no more natty card for you

    • @alexcr4345
      @alexcr4345 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@jjmmccnerd1691 now he's gonna start claiming natty and stuff

    • @QueenToKingOfSpades
      @QueenToKingOfSpades 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Yes! Finally someone said it! Only use free range organic tren! Not that processed stuff.

    • @jermainebeetstra3825
      @jermainebeetstra3825 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Did you even watch the video, you simpleton?

  • @RockerGo24
    @RockerGo24 3 ปีที่แล้ว +193

    Finally Ted-Ed answering a question I have always wanted to know. THANKS TED-Ed!!!

    • @abduttaiyebjawad
      @abduttaiyebjawad 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      true indeed

    • @Bussiness_account
      @Bussiness_account 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Yes...
      But have you ever heard of a search engine?!

    • @godsdrunkestdriver5088
      @godsdrunkestdriver5088 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Juice and get big. Don’t buy this small people propaganda

    • @zin.nesis1
      @zin.nesis1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@godsdrunkestdriver5088 Lightweight babyyyyyy!!

    • @godsdrunkestdriver5088
      @godsdrunkestdriver5088 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@zin.nesis1 yeah buddy! time to bleeeeed!

  • @brucewillis4604
    @brucewillis4604 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Actually a huge amount of information about side effects, and how to mitigate them through there being such widespread recreational use for so long

  • @shockysaket810
    @shockysaket810 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    ONE OF THE BEST VIDEOS EVER FROM TED ED

  • @unaccountedcivilian4504
    @unaccountedcivilian4504 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Amazing video as always! Good animation, and helpful and vital information! Thank you

  • @MattyD209
    @MattyD209 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    You guys did a very good job on this one.

  • @marthakulujili9744
    @marthakulujili9744 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I'll forever love ted ed for making learning fun 😂❤

  • @roolshool
    @roolshool 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Mr. Broccoli's anger at 3:13 cracked me up lol

  • @jinwoo2038
    @jinwoo2038 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Ted Ed animations are always beautiful 🥺

  • @Vicariously...I
    @Vicariously...I 3 ปีที่แล้ว +129

    I know a few guys that were "recreational" users just trying to get bigger and bigger in the gym. The first problem is that no matter how big they got (and they did get a lot bigger) it was never enough and they just kept using more and more. A couple of them were even good about trying to off-cycle and do it as safely as possible. Unfortunately a couple of them are also now experiencing health problems with their liver and kidneys about 10 years later. Moral of the story,... it's not worth it because you'll likely never feel satisfied with the gains you get from them anyway (even though you will get significant muscle growth), you will lose most of those gains rapidly when you do decide to stop taking them, and you will very likely do yourself a lot of harm in the process. Absolutely not worth it unless you want to devote you're entire life to professional powerlifting or something similar.

    • @christophegroulx7816
      @christophegroulx7816 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      You keep a lot of the muscle gains of steroids even after going off cycle.

  • @WoodenWeaponry
    @WoodenWeaponry 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Thanks, TED-Ed, for providing free, visually pleasing, interesting and well researched educational content!

  • @Eric-yj5xg
    @Eric-yj5xg 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    you forgot to mention that people take PCT (post-cycle therapy) to make sure your body goes back to normal working states after roid use. also taking anti estrogen when noticing some side effects of it and i believe one reason for cancer is because of higher estrogen level not controlled.

  • @koesliftsingles9069
    @koesliftsingles9069 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thanks Derek.

  • @zachbaugher421
    @zachbaugher421 3 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    I'd like to take a min to thank this channel because although I'm a Junior in college this is the only way I'm learning about the body/ health science in any way just because of how sqeamish I get even when looking at medical photos 😂 so seeing muscle broccoli man was much appreciated

  • @Utrustyourself
    @Utrustyourself 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Good explanation it's very helpful for me to understand thanks👍

  • @GioMars
    @GioMars 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    The people that did the animation deserve an Oscar for best picture

  • @Blue-gp3vn
    @Blue-gp3vn 3 ปีที่แล้ว +105

    Watching this while on T and finally understanding why my patches are so heavily regulated

    • @waterproof4403
      @waterproof4403 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      What if I take Tren for a week or a month and stop?

    • @Starkilly2k
      @Starkilly2k 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@waterproof4403 PCT

    • @ConnorDawkins
      @ConnorDawkins 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@waterproof4403 tren and it’s metabolites are highly suppressive as a result of being progesterone based, so even single injections can suppress or shut you down for upwards of a year before all the tren and it’s metabolites and the metabolites metabolites are excreted

    • @jaymobambino
      @jaymobambino 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@waterproof4403 you have to take testosterone with trenbolone as it shuts you down hard!

  • @zagros24
    @zagros24 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    If the steroids used properly it won't have much side effects, one of which DO NOT TOUCH IT IF YOU'RE IN YOUR 20S.

    • @Brandon-wz7ss
      @Brandon-wz7ss 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Only use when you reached your body's natural genetic limit.

  • @doublebanana-de3dt
    @doublebanana-de3dt 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Excellent explainer - clear factual and funny. Thanms Ted Ed!

  • @georgekumakanga717
    @georgekumakanga717 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for the info

  • @ashu-tosh
    @ashu-tosh 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Your voice rings in my ears even after watching the vid.. ❤️
    😌

  • @joey3354
    @joey3354 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Liver and kidney damage are the most important risk factors to me...

  • @FullmetalGambler
    @FullmetalGambler 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    these videos deserve more views

  • @ss327827
    @ss327827 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Those brick animations are very intuitive and creative!

  • @zeryphex
    @zeryphex 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Do a video on myostatin inhibitors or blockers.

  • @shinyagumon7015
    @shinyagumon7015 3 ปีที่แล้ว +76

    Don't mess with artificial hormones kids!
    If you need them, see a professional and never use more then the prescribed dosage.

    • @EverettBurger
      @EverettBurger 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      But, I want my kid to get a football scholarship!

    • @shinyagumon7015
      @shinyagumon7015 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@EverettBurger Abuse the mentally like in the good old days!

    • @deepslates
      @deepslates 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Idk if this is joke or it isn’t :/

    • @SWard-oe8oj
      @SWard-oe8oj 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@deepslates its a joke, why would anyone bother to go the doctor when you can get the laced ones illegally smh

    • @deepslates
      @deepslates 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      That was the jk...

  • @hardikyadav2204
    @hardikyadav2204 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great video 👌

  • @danilasad
    @danilasad 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very educational!

  • @emeraldpotato3050
    @emeraldpotato3050 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    When he was naming all those positives I was like “wow this sounds pretty good” but then the negatives came and I thought “never mind I’m fine”

    • @notmenotme614
      @notmenotme614 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      What blew my mind about the negatives was when I read elsewhere about professional cyclists dying of heart attack in their 20s, because of performance enhancing drugs. Another example is Lance Armstrong, he was pumping his body with a cocktail of different drugs, how did his body react... cancer.

    • @coreyjohns2511
      @coreyjohns2511 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I've been using AAS for years and most users will keep getting their bloods done every few months. This way you can see your cholesterol, liver function, kidney function and many other things. Testosterone aromatises into E, but you can keep this in check with AA medication. The side effects are not as bad/common as this video makes out but they are certainly there and you can't go into this expecting you wont be experiencing any of these.

    • @tekilja8046
      @tekilja8046 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I used them in the past and i feel really guilty about using them. If i could go back in time, i would've never used them. Now i lift without them and i can still enjoy working out alot and make strength gains (but it goes really slow).

  • @zinj2618
    @zinj2618 3 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    The animations are why i keep coming back, lol.

  • @webdiver9601
    @webdiver9601 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Saw this video on the way to my first TRT injection.

  • @javoywhyte6005
    @javoywhyte6005 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Yes I needed to know this

  • @rushc5
    @rushc5 3 ปีที่แล้ว +174

    Question: Whenever I see videos similar to this, I always wonder what the baseline intake the science is referring to for each type of steroid. For example, those same bodybuilders in the 50s-70s never had a lot of these issues. At that point it was still experimental. Doses were lower. Nowadays, the bodybuilders are bigger and one of the main reasons is using higher doses. In that same time we have seen these newer and younger athletes pass away due to issues and complications.
    So, what I’m asking is if there is a place where you can see the amounts that these studies refer to? Because there is a big difference in the intake for bodybuilders of the past and bodybuilders of today.

    • @nomobobby
      @nomobobby 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      IDK, that answer's probably buried in medical papers somewhere, and may or may not be accessible online. Also if the dependency issue is true, then wouldn't those bodybuilders still run into those issues over the long haul? Especially as they got older and it got harder to maintain the muscle growth?

    • @Kakyyoin
      @Kakyyoin 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      Purely anecdotal evidence, but I’d say why you see bodybuilders look more freaky and have health complications are likely due to a these few reasons; one, the use of HGH and insulin. Abusing these two can lead to enlarged organs. This is where the bubble gut likely comes from. In the 50s-60 bodybuilders likely just ran test and maybe nothing else. Trenbolone wasn’t even invented until 1963. Second, more people are doing bodybuilding now. This leads to a larger group, which leads to more people on the extreme end of the spectrum and also increases competition. More competition leads to people taking more drastic measures.

    • @rushc5
      @rushc5 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      As for the medical records, that’s why I’m hoping the video publisher answers. They may or may not have a clearer picture on it.

    • @jungpunk
      @jungpunk 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Just the sheer amount they take these days… When Arnold and the boys took 100cc, doctor-administered, a week of Test, today they take 500cc a day, if not more. Also, as mentioned, the variety available. Back in the day there was only Test, maybe one or two more, but nowhere near the volume of today!

    • @bobbo857
      @bobbo857 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Bodybuilders of the past used to take literally insane amounts of anabolic steroids, some even stating they were in the realm of 5000-10000mg per DAY. That would be considered by today's standard very high for a week, let alone every day. The main difference between then and now is the introduction of other components like HGH, IGF-1, insulin, etc. Bodybuilders are dying so frequently today because of insulin and diuretics. Both are extremely dangerous and extremely effective. The problem is unlike steroids, where you can be pretty flexible with your dosage for short periods of time and "push the limits" so to speak every now and again, with insulin, miscalculate your dose/carb ratio even a little bit and you can go into an instant coma/die. As for diuretics, every time you hear of a bodybuilder miss a show because they got the "flu" the day before, what they're really saying is they overdid the diuretics and are cramping so bad that their heart might stop... No bueno.

  • @luisdg6232
    @luisdg6232 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Just watched this in my health class was literally holding my laughter in the whole time 🤣

  • @chemist7908
    @chemist7908 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    this was needed

  • @RahulVerma-sm4ge
    @RahulVerma-sm4ge 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    starting quotes are lit👌👌 Never stop putting them 😊😊 please

  • @cristhiangarcia7532
    @cristhiangarcia7532 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I never thought I've never seen a broccoli with a beard, but it was awesome.

  • @marcuscasagrande7596
    @marcuscasagrande7596 3 ปีที่แล้ว +64

    There`s a cool shirt that says: "Education is important, but big muscles is importanter"

    • @agent99._.53
      @agent99._.53 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      That shirt sounds cool

    • @muhammadaregbesola2632
      @muhammadaregbesola2632 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      however the person who made the shirt didn't prioritize education or else they would have better grammar

    • @gabevietor3685
      @gabevietor3685 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@muhammadaregbesola2632 that's the joke

    • @bobuboi4643
      @bobuboi4643 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Big muscles, from steroids or not. ARE generally BAD for your health. The person who made the shirt should also really try to learn grammar.

    • @gabevietor3685
      @gabevietor3685 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@bobuboi4643 That's... The joke. The bad grammar... Is the joke. It is because he took muscles more seriously than education. That's the whole point. You should get a butterfly net, what with how much stuff goes over your head.

  • @vishalmore5441
    @vishalmore5441 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for information 👍👍

  • @aalphaxjouer5962
    @aalphaxjouer5962 ปีที่แล้ว

    This video is really good

  • @carnosinehobs7759
    @carnosinehobs7759 3 ปีที่แล้ว +75

    Summary: The associated risks of steroid use can very easily outweigh the potential benefits.

    • @sheedy9
      @sheedy9 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      No, it's about what and how much you use. And for what purpose.

    • @thereasonabletroll68
      @thereasonabletroll68 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Real summary: we don't know the true health effects because there haven't been many studies focused on these use cases.
      All the extreme side effect are collected from a population that takes so much in quantity and variety of drugs that you can't determine what is causing what or at what dosages these effects arise.

    • @zoniannitrate2905
      @zoniannitrate2905 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@thereasonabletroll68 we absolutely do know the health effects of anabolic steroids, both test derivatives and dht derivatives, it is best to use low doses between 1.5-2x the natural production of the high end population. so maybed 250-400. anything more than that risks your health after extended use and also has diminishing returns.

    • @krane15
      @krane15 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@zoniannitrate2905 OK, but can't you say that about aspirin too?

    • @zoniannitrate2905
      @zoniannitrate2905 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@krane15 wouldnt know, im not a pharmacist. I feel like your parents have addiction problems, alcoholic father and pill addicted mother?

  • @VAP0R99
    @VAP0R99 2 ปีที่แล้ว +100

    bless the narrator who thinks athletes no longer use steroids.

    • @magnusberg3528
      @magnusberg3528 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      He did not say that, he said the majority of people that use AAS are regular gym goers. Which is true. Most athletes still use them.

    • @CiDK
      @CiDK 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Except he doesn't say that at all

    • @eustacebagge3869
      @eustacebagge3869 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Most of them just use GH nowadays, as it clears the body quickly. And other peptides etc.

    • @danielhenderson762
      @danielhenderson762 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@eustacebagge3869 not true. They all use anabolic compounds as well. Don't be ridiculous

  • @RohitSingh-rv3co
    @RohitSingh-rv3co 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    For long I have been wanting to search a video like this but there wasn't any reliable sources thank you TEDEd for making this video I will share this with my friends and family

  • @amulljot17
    @amulljot17 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Thanks for the video, I was on medically prescribed steroids for about a year in 2012 due to a neck injury, and i haven't had any steroids in the last 8 years; I was still skeptical about their effect, but this video helps.

  • @theslyfox8525
    @theslyfox8525 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    That was scarily informative. What about protein powders?

    • @williamdavis3590
      @williamdavis3590 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      protein powders will make your balls fall off and turn your hair into pasta noodles.

  • @ofelianichols4053
    @ofelianichols4053 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice jobs,thanks share

  • @mlady3856
    @mlady3856 3 ปีที่แล้ว +60

    "Most steroid users are not competitive athletes, but people seeking a particular appearance". But almost all athletes take some form of steroids, Testosterone being mandatory.

    • @kookiecastro8452
      @kookiecastro8452 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      what is that form?

    • @pwenkojammy2894
      @pwenkojammy2894 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      "some form of steroids, Testosterone being mandatory"
      Proves you have no idea what you are talking about. Anabolic steroids, growth hormones, SARMs, and testosterone are all completely different things. It isn't a "form" of steroids.
      "Almost all athletes" lmao citation needed

    • @Pink-vh9hf
      @Pink-vh9hf 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Testosterone is where every single anabolic steroid comes from 😂

    • @mlady3856
      @mlady3856 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@Pink-vh9hf Real cute of you. You know I'm speaking about synthetic Testosterone, crazy amounts as well (a gram plus). It is considered a form of steroid amongst many. You're the one who hasn't a clue and if you truly believe that professional athletes aren't on large amounts of synthetic Test for the recovery benefits alone, I can't help your delusions.

    • @Motorata661
      @Motorata661 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      They are talking about quantity.
      There are way more roided out guys in the world than profesional athletes

  • @MustafaAuto
    @MustafaAuto 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Today, most of steroids users are actually not competitive athletes
    Big rami: i’m a joke to you ?

    • @QueenToKingOfSpades
      @QueenToKingOfSpades 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Eh... what? Like, I'm seriously wondering what you're trying to say here. Do you even understand what "Today, most of steroids users are actually not competitive athlete" means?

    • @QueenToKingOfSpades
      @QueenToKingOfSpades 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @крест Лапотников And? That's like saying "Percentage wise, olympic swimmers tend to spend more time in the water than the average person". Like yeah, and? I wasn't making an argument, I just didn't get the point he was trying to make at all, because he doesn't seem to understand what was said.

    • @QueenToKingOfSpades
      @QueenToKingOfSpades 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @крест Лапотников No, that is a statement, and it is completely unrelated to the statement: Today, most of steroids users are actually not competitive athletes. Both are true. They are not opposites. Why would Ramy be a joke, and why is he relevant here? Yes he is a competitive athlete, yes he obviously puts d-bol on his cereal, but the statement: Today, most of steroids users are actually not competitive athletes, is still true, no matter how much gear Ramy takes and how much he wins. You are arguing nobody, because what you are saying is true, but nobody has said any different. The original comment just doesn't make sense, that's all I'm saying.

  • @perspectiveflip
    @perspectiveflip 2 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    Your hair may fall out much quicker if you're prone to that genetically, and it may also be a pretty life altering decision when it shuts down your natural testosterone.

    • @whatsinaname5384
      @whatsinaname5384 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      And the fact all male are somewhere prone to hairloss. Just to varying degress

    • @paulmilon757
      @paulmilon757 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Spot on.. but your body "should" kick in again when you stop (buy many abusers are now on TRT).

    • @thesmellycatjazz
      @thesmellycatjazz 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      You can PCT once enough clears from your system to get mostly back to baseline

    • @sixtus9559
      @sixtus9559 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@whatsinaname5384 all humans are prone to it, women just haven't that much of the hormones responsible for it in the blood.

    • @peteypete8180
      @peteypete8180 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I regretted it
      I’m off 3 months now and stopped cold turkey
      Side effects are terrible
      Still not all the way over it..

  • @Robiulislam-fp7yb
    @Robiulislam-fp7yb 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Could you be kind enough to make a video on supplements like whey , creatine etc...?

  • @tonyzong4185
    @tonyzong4185 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    thanks teded for giving us relevant information on steroid use!

  • @nonenone8201
    @nonenone8201 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Steroids should be legal for recreational use while under care of a professional who knows how to administer them properly.

  • @ibrahimdms5718
    @ibrahimdms5718 3 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    True experience with TRT
    I feel my mood changed to be more quiet and less nervous or angry . I feel more like leader and successful . I also start feel less frightened from the things that makes me afraid . And also more intelligent .

    • @modernwarrior24
      @modernwarrior24 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      K.

    • @abidbeecroft6820
      @abidbeecroft6820 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      This 100% when used correct there are no downsides only good

    • @ibrahimdms5718
      @ibrahimdms5718 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@abidbeecroft6820 yes it's doctor prescribed I was on clomid and tamoxifen and hcg before he decided to put me on testosterone .

    • @petertomic5446
      @petertomic5446 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ibrahimdms5718 What is your dose and how long until you started feeling like you have described ?

    • @ibrahimdms5718
      @ibrahimdms5718 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@petertomic5446 250mg every two weeks

  • @innatecharisma
    @innatecharisma 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Most audibally pleasing channel

  • @rajiv4753
    @rajiv4753 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good information i have to lission two or 3 times .... excerise is nothing start any day ... just start basic ...

  • @Underhills
    @Underhills 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    The question could also be: How does loss of testosterone affect your muscles, bones, brain, internal organs and mental health. It's a mystery how anyone in the medical field could ban TRT like many nations have done.

  • @JonatasAdoM
    @JonatasAdoM 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    The bigger question is: Why it is so dangerous to mess with the balance of your hormones.

  • @baljitballi6575
    @baljitballi6575 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I would love to get information about depression please

  • @ashleyladner7620
    @ashleyladner7620 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What about equipoise with the estrogen blocker with the least harmful side effects and a ton of omega 3's? Can you do an episode on that specificaly?

  • @djimaaoi3178
    @djimaaoi3178 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    4:12 It had me alright.

  • @Opalivian
    @Opalivian 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    "Im natural", says any TH-cam influencer. "I eat chicken and brocolli" says every movie actor. On and on and on.

  • @anamfarooqy3756
    @anamfarooqy3756 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Please do one on PCOS

  • @SHARDK2
    @SHARDK2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I read the thumbnail as "How to asteroids affect your body?" and I'm like "Uh, badly, probably."

  • @GaryduPlessis
    @GaryduPlessis 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    I heard that steroids were not banned for their harmful effects but because they give athletes an unfair advantage in sports. The law was a blanket law which then included recreational use of steroids. Doctors very often prescribe steroids to improve the health of their patients, especially when natural levels decrease with age.

  • @9Glaedr0
    @9Glaedr0 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Man, my body is giving me all those side effects. And I swear I have never tried steroids.

  • @swarajmahanag3901
    @swarajmahanag3901 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Ngl animation was smooth 👌🏾😳

  • @chainjail4834
    @chainjail4834 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    3:13 never heard that term

  • @trynaman8323
    @trynaman8323 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    So I'm legit curious: can micro dosing steroids promote muscle growth with minimal detriments? It's stated that for rec use people usually exceed medically prescribed amounts... But what if you go less than the prescribed amount?

    • @bobbyhynds
      @bobbyhynds 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      You would affect your natural testosterone production which could be detrimental over a long period of time. It wouldn't be beneficial and instead just negative to health

    • @BradPwnsU
      @BradPwnsU 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Not worth it. Gonna shut down your endogenous or your natural Test production yet not reap the benefits of the steroids.

    • @thememegang5395
      @thememegang5395 ปีที่แล้ว

      Look up testosterone replacement therapy. Basically answer to your question is that it is used in “micro” doses compared to what bodybuilders cycle forever can make you just in the upper range of normal for test and this can be good. An actual micro dose less than that would literally do nothing. Remember it’s not a binary of do you have steroid in your body or not, test is the main natural anabolic steroid and any dose that doesn’t really increase over your natural amount much will have no muscle building effect. It may have a bag effect since if your body detects exogenous testosterone then it may produce less of its own to compensate and when you are using so little it is a problem of actually reducing how much anabolic steroid is actually in your blood.

    • @larryjohnson8704
      @larryjohnson8704 ปีที่แล้ว

      Need roids or GH?
      Check out *U S D O M E S T I C S U P P L Y TO*
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  • @sharissasterling3720
    @sharissasterling3720 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    TED ED IS THE BEST
    IVE BEEN WONDERING ABOUT STEROIDS
    LIKE THEY READ MINDS OR SUMN

    • @charankarthik7064
      @charankarthik7064 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      For people who didn't understand what SUMN is, it's actually "something$.

    • @sharissasterling3720
      @sharissasterling3720 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@charankarthik7064 thanks man

  • @luuson7094
    @luuson7094 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks 💐

  • @robanderson4137
    @robanderson4137 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    So this video is clearly against steroids...I use test because my body doesn't produce it anymore...and I like to live so ya I take testosterone....best decision of my life...and ya I'm jacked and very happy to share with anyone my success with testorsterone

  • @arpitraj4544
    @arpitraj4544 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I had a question whether high testosterone (natural) levels cause pre maturation of growth plates and stop growth??? So i wanna say can high T-levels stunt growth???