So, guys, Derek, moral plates, smart aids.com.

Today we're going to be talking about gear.

Indeed, the good old Sazool we are reacting to.

Don't use steroids, exclamation mark.

But if you do, start with orals only by Renaissance periodization.

Don't be stupid in the thumbnail.

So Mike is a very well respected individual in the fitness industry for his insight

on periodization, training modalities, you know, anything in all things to do with like actual

programming essentially. However, when it comes to anabolic, he has pretty reserved content or opinions.

Like he doesn't talk about it very often, but expectedly he's asked for his opinion a lot because he has a respected, I don't know, information provider in this industry and deals with a lot of enhanced, you know, bodybuilders and whatnot and being one himself.

So sometimes he does touch on it.

And this one was a pretty controversial one, apparently.

He literally, like the title itself, pretty fucking hectic.

Don't use gear.

If you do, literally do this exact thing in this video.

So, like, not vague, not trying to, you know, give a general idea of anything, like straight up,

do exactly this. And I was tagged in this a shit ton of times. So let's react to it. I might jump

around a little bit. Hey, folks, Dr. Mike here for Anasance periodization. The topic of today was

something I mentioned in another earlier video about steroids, and this is the recommendation

that your first cycle should be orals only for just a few weeks to test the waters, and here I will explain my idea of why that is the right idea in many cases.

Dipping your toe in is, I think, in this case, a very great expression

for this specific instance of trying steroids because dipping the toe in the pool, right? You don't

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