Thank you for your input and words of support. I don’t know if I beat myself up but I do have regrets (but don’t we all). I started using in the late 80s/early 90s. There was an abundance of legit pharmaceutical gear. It was a crazy time. I used a lot and to be honest, my level of understanding was minimal. Then Ben Johnson got busted, then the Dubin inquiry shut down the legit gear market. Mexican “vet” labs stepped in quickly and the supply was unlimited. Operation Gear Grinder shut down the mex labs and it’s been UG since. I did a few ug cycles. After a few health scares I called it quits. I still consider TRT on ocassion but I doubt I’ll go down that road. That ship has sailed. Thanks for your input. You’re enviously Knowledgeable on the subject
Yeah the Mexican lab out of Tijuana called the Milano Lab if I recall. I remember the Sustanon preloads that were 18 gage. It was like a harpoon. There was Sten tabs and Sten injectible. All were somewhat reliable.
After that there was the European invasion. All the injectables came in ampules with a little saw. There was Testoviron from Schering, Sustanon from Organon, Stanozolol from Zambon in Spain, Oxytosana I think the name was which was oxymetholone from Syntex.... Once everybody started popping on the Tour De France that was pretty much the end of that.
The Dubin inquiry ended the vet stuff being available in Canada. Everything had to be accounted for and licenses and careers were at stake. I remember Univet in Milton got broken into an obscene amount of times one year. Winstrol V, Unibol and Testosterone suspension were always the target. Winthrop stopped maked Winstrol V because they didn't want to associated with the product.
Then there was the counterfeit underground pre internet that was completely bogus. That was a thing for a while. A whole lotta fake Dianabol that did diddly squat. Some Deca Durabolin and A50's as well.
Some ingenious people figured out they could make Trenbolone Acetate from Finaplix pellets. It worked great that's for sure.
Wasn't too hard to get the pellets if knew the right farmer. Of course we now know just how potent this one is but nobody knew back then. Although the first Tren from Negma Labs called Parabolin has been around for about a decade or so. But most of it was fake. Kids don't do Trenbolone it's scary stuff.
Thanks to the interweb the underground labs were born. Information was much easily obtained. Dan Duchaine's underground steroid handbook was now obsolete. The Bill Phillips Anabolic Reference guide era came and went as did his magazine Muscle Media 2000. Yes all those lifters graduating with their chemistry degrees could put them to work and pay off those college loans. Raw materials could be purchased along with bottles and labels from the world's factory that doesn't ask many questions China. Just gotta figure out how to buy a dehydrating machine and pill press. where there is a will there is generally a way though.
TRT has been a saviour for some guys. The sub Q injections two or three times weekly seem to be all the rage now. Guys are feeling like teenagers again. There's FB forum's with thousands of members which discuss this topic daily. Some really smart dudes on there. Nelson Vergel has a site called Excelmale.com. He's in my opinion the top expert in TRT at the moment. He would never say that though. Very humble guy. He's helped a lot of people navigate through hormone replacement. Unfortunately the average GP, endocrinologist, urologist in Canada and the U.S. is surprise surprise years behind on what the proper protocols are.
Anyways my message as always is stay natural. Think long term and not short term. Don't compare yourself against others.
