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Makes one wonder...why dont we perfect steroids and then make them prevalent for everyone? Seems like a great way to fight father time.
Athletes would be the perfect test subjects for steroids studies. They push themselves to the max and the results both positive and negative are fairly easy to measure.
Because people usually pay the price later in life, e.g. heart problems and fucked up joints and ligaments. There's a reason body builders and show wrestlers have a shorter than average lifespan. The light that burns twice as bright, and so on.
In theory small doses of exogenous hormones etc. could improve the quality of life for older people. But that's not quite the same as having a six-pack in your fifties. Also, athletes would be the absolute worst test subjects. These are people that are willing to push their bodies way past what is healthy for short-term gains. Even a natural fighter might end up with messed up kidneys, bum knees, and CTE – seeing it all as a reasonable price to pay for success in the sport. With PEDs, the toll on the body is even greater.