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Originally Posted by deepblack 18x
In my recruiting station there is a recruiter with a selection date and I suspect he is on steroids. I have never used steroids, I was however exposed to a community where steroids were used a lot. I played a season of baseball in the Dominican Summer League, where freshly signed free agents play in a development league. Many of the players were on steroid cycles or used them to recover from injury.
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First - many times a guy is on steroids, he may be great at short bursts (2 mi or even a 12miler). But usually the long term endurance is pretty bad. When I went to selection, there were some guys who showed up (I believe they were juicing) that were complete studs. It should have been a breeze for them. A week and a half later, they VW'd and left a nice pile of moleskin, motrin, and foot powder. They didn't have the juice to keep going.
In some DA centered units there are guys who "openly" used steroids. I don't know if they were tested or how they pissed clean if they were tested. A long range patrol is not great for a guy like this. Their body will suffer after day 3/4, by day 10 he's dead weight. A guy on my team was like this - He'd sling weights around like feathers, but he was pretty much worthless after a few days in the field.
Another thing about using steroids for injury recovery. From my very limited medical knowledge, steroids help with reduction of inflammation and swelling. This makes things feel better but doesn't help it in the long run. An "Operator"
doesn't have an off-season to recover from seasonal injuries.
I think you'll find steroids everywhere you go. But IMO, it's not any more used in SF than any other military unit.