As I parked my car at the gym yesterday I noticed a bunch of disposed needles and syringes, it looked really outrageous. I’m seeing very young guys taking steroids everyday like they’re taking food at the gym unaware of the dangers and harm they’re doing to themselves on the long run and despite that I’m seeing more and more guys abusing steroids and its becoming like a trend or should I call it “Steroids mania” in Kuwait.
If I have to list down the steroids side-effects I’ll end up writing whole day long, even some pharmacies are now selling steroids for insanely high prices (I’m talking 100-400 KD range) and the young naive bodybuilders are paying that high just to get that over-sized muscles look.
Another problem is that some well-known personal trainers who own gyms in Kuwait and charge ridiculously high are in fact steroids users and are fooling people by claiming that they have achieved their fitness naturally. My advice for every beginner body builder, do not be tempted with over-sized muscles and focus on achieveing natural results (It takes time, efforts, and dedication) and I know how frustrating it is to see how some guys in the gym get big so fast but you’re the winner at the end.
Note: I’ve nothing to do with image below, I just found it when googled steroids Kuwait.
LOL at the final pic.
Yeah this is in Kuwait I think Jelai’a
From a girls perspective… the guys in the pic look DISGUSTING. Major turn off.
Have no clue why people want to do that to themselves
GUYS listen up!
why would u think that we care about girls opinion ? its a sport that we like we do that for ourselves , challenge our selves not to get girl’s attention .. and btw those are Philippine bodybuilders and its their job to look like this . its actually funny when most of the guys comment that they hate our look but they stop us in the streets begging for info
It was MY opinion. I’m entitled to it just as you are entitled to yours.
You like your body like that kuddos to you
ilnas athwaq
They’re not Philippine bodybuilders bro, I blurred the faces.
Yeah, ms. anonymous, why would he care about our perspective on this? Mr. Nabil, glad you’ve finally come out of the closet. Kudos! I know that took you a lot of courage!
i bet your GPA was high !
this is a sport , it’s not to get girls attention , and article writer my bad i got confused with another pic , those guys are Kuwaiti and egyptions , and the kuwaiti ones are actually representing kuwait now in IFBB yet they don’t get any recognition because of some fat 300 pounds girl or a guy knows nothing but being an ***** …
Nabil, could you please give me more details on the Kuwaitis participating in IFBB, like pictures or information so I could support them. Thanks
these needles and hormons are able to change the shape of ur body within 2 weeks only but there is an old saying; easy come, easy go!
I don’t know what’s the point to have big muscels risking with my life through these dangerous stuff which diffenetly have bad side effects but it appears in the future..
I hope these young men listen to doctors advises and recommends before taking such thing which might lead to serious problems to kidney and necessary organs in the body.
Well said, indeed I’ve seen guys go big in 2 weeks and start showing off even in the way they walk !
Man I agree with samoul comment above these guys inflate so fast but also their muscles deflate so fast too
Real courage lies in your heart, not on your out. This is a way to hide away from your true reality.
There is no real mechanism of education in this country which is the result of lack of respect, lack of knowledge and lack of driving skills/behaving.
No one understands actual fitness which is the key to sustaining long and healthy life unless ofcourse God decided to see you soon.
At the end of the day we could just pray for a better system. more open minded and understanding ‘humans’ in the goverment. That’s all
Well said AMalik.
I started taking steriods at age 18 on/off till age 21. My cousin owned a gym and easily got me them(plus very easy to get them just need cash). I can say i regreat it big time at the time i was a kid i can say. There were numerous sideeffects and thank God i stopped. But i got to say taking steriods will not do the job .Plus people have major misconceptions about protien shakes and hormone. Finally i say people should watch out cause i got temepted and always becareful from the people who offer you stuff at the gym.
Thanks for sharing your story Ahmad, very inspiring. I hope other young guys read and understand.
Dude, i myself a fitness trainer, all of what i have to say that: be real, u will have the real.
Unfortunitly the reason for this issue is that most new beginners to working out and fitness have no obvious goal or vision on what they really looking for.
It will be easier for uncertified trainers to play with their minds and make quik money out of it.
I always advice new guys to make sure to follow a fitness plan that can help them as beginner to reach their goals gradually
I urge everyone to watch an interesting documentary called Bigger Stronger Faster. It was released in 2008 and was about the steroid culture. Athletes who take steroids are ruining their lives and damage their bodies beyond repair.
+1, Excellent documentary.
Thanks Bu Jwais for the very useful documentary.
استغفر الله ، جنهم درامات واقفه مو اوادم
i have read some of the most hilarious comments in my life , as Egyptians say “ارجوك ماتفتيش
for all those guys taking steroids and think its fine here’s a little bit of information to start your day with :
steroids will shrink your balls and make you sterile. you could get liver failure and mood swings and by mood swings i mean you’ll be a bitch while your taking them and a sissy when you’re off them.
good day
uh-oh
I wish I would have seen this article when it was posted. I won’t say that I disagree with the idea of building a physique naturally but most of you anti-steroid readers posting on this topic no little to nothing on the subject. If you want to have a real discussion lets talk about how many people have negative side affects from smoking. How many people die from smoking. How many young people are lured into smoking because they think it’s cool. Far more negative side affects from smoking than AAS (Steroids). If you want to look at the percentages you will find a very small percentage of steroid users suffer all the side affects many of you mentioned above. The majority of those that suffer negative side affects are steroid abusers as apposed to steroid users. I’m not promoting the use of AAS but I really wish many of you would become more educated on the subject before voicing your opinion.
By the way, the bodybuilding scene in Kuwait is one of the top in the region and we have some of the best amateur bodybuilders in the world. The Kuwait National Team, even though they have only been back together for a few years, have already made their mark on the sport and will continue to improve and dominate regional and International competitions. If you want to know more about bodybuilding in Kuwait and throughout the region check out my Facebook page Kuwaitbodybuilding.com. “We Are Bodybuilders!”
Patrick Turner
pat@kuwaitbodybuilding.com