Roids Are All The Rage (GQ)

RapAdmin · 2024-06-05T20:05:28.053Z

“Someone in your life is using performance-enhancing drugs. I feel comfortable making that bet because I recently discovered how many people in my life are using performance-enhancing drugs. Maybe your dad scored human growth hormone at an ‘anti-aging’ clinic. Maybe the woman you met on Hinge just ordered her first ‘peptide stack.’ It’s definitely the middle-aged white dude at work who calls you brother, who takes beta blockers before presentations—the same guy who texted you about T, testosterone, a.k.a. test, because he copped a vial off a friend and bro , things were wild , he felt crazy , like he could reply to a thousand emails while running through a wall. Brother, you need to check this shit out asap .” The always-excellent Rosecrans Baldwin in GQ :

GQ – 5 Jun 24

Why Is Everyone on Steroids Now?

Across the internet and in gyms everywhere, body-modifying drug use has become ubiquitous, effective and... normal. Can this really be a good thing?

Joseph_Lavelle · 2024-06-05T22:10:03.268Z

It’s a slippery slope. Even without doping, when your ego is based on physical performance, it’s hard to avoid suboptimizing for NOW.

Barnabas · 2024-06-05T22:58:43.753Z

Even just deciding how hard to push in the gym or on the trail has this dimension. You want to max out, but you also remind yourself an injury will set you back more than that final 1% of exertion will move you ahead.