1507: Everything You Need to Know About Steroids With John Romano

Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth

Sal Di Stefano, Adam Schafer, Justin Andrews, Doug Egge

Health & Fitness, Fitness

4.8 • 12.6K Ratings

🗓️ 11 March 2021

⏱️ 89 minutes

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Summary

In this episode Sal speaks with bodybuilding journalist and steroid expert, John Romano about steroids. The interview is followed up by a discussion with Sal, Adam and Justin.

How did he get into the supplement space? (2:35)
When did athletes start experimenting with steroids? (4:50)
The popularity in the United States. (7:27)
What is the difference between testosterone and other anabolic steroids? (9:29)
The pros/cons of androgenic and anabolic steroids. (11:25)
What is the difference in feel? (13:31)
Why he believes most steroid stacks should start with testosterone. (15:23)
Why you must determine your goals and realistic expectations first. (18:25)
The starter stack for a young male in his late 20s to increase performance. (20:00)
How to determine your dose duration? (25:00)
Once off a cycle, how does one get back to baseline? (26:44)
Should women stay clear of anabolic steroids? (28:33)
What is clenbuterol and what is it used for? (32:40)
What is albuterol? (33:48)
How growth hormone stimulates other things to happen. (34:44)
What are Selective Androgen Receptor Modulators (SARMs), why am I able to buy them on the internet, and what do they do? (38:57)
How did athletes beat drug tests back in the day? (46:13)
Is there a genetic component to how you respond to these drugs? (52:25)
Why recovery and nutrition are the keys to preserving muscle, NOT drugs. (53:51)
Why he believes there are only two genders and addressing the controversy surrounding transgender athletes. (55:21)
Are testosterone cycles becoming more acceptable and mainstream? (1:04:00)
How has the response been to his podcast? (1:07:25)
A Mind Pump follow-up conversation on the comments made by John. (1:11:39)

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Transcript

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0:00.0	If you want to pump your body and expand your mind, there's only one place to go.
0:06.0	MIND, MIND, MIND, MIND, MIND, MIND, with your hosts.
0:09.0	Salda Stefano, Adam Schaefer, and Justin Andrews.
0:13.0	You are listening to the world's number one fitness health and entertainment podcast.
0:17.0	This is Mind Pump.
0:18.0	Okay, today we have a controversial episode for you.
0:23.0	I interviewed my good friend, John Romano.
0:26.0	He is an icon in the bodybuilding world.
0:30.0	He's been around for a long time.
0:31.0	He's written articles and bodybuilding magazines.
0:34.0	He's talked about hormones and steroids and fat burners and the crazy side of bodybuilding
0:41.0	and fat loss and muscle building for decades.
0:43.0	I actually grew up reading this guy's articles.
0:46.0	One thing I love about John is he's blunt.
0:50.0	He'll just say what he feels.
0:51.0	There is no filter and you'll hear that in this episode.
0:55.0	This episode is not for the faint of heart.
0:57.0	He goes into depth about a lot of stuff that can trigger a lot of people.
1:01.0	So there's your trigger warning.
1:02.0	So if you get upset, don't say I didn't warn you.
1:05.0	But in this episode, we talk mostly about everything you need to know about
1:09.0	antibiotics, steroids, and that black market stuff that can cause people to build muscle
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