Mike Israetel is a Ph.D. in sports physiology and the owner of the Renaissance Periodization YouTube channel. He is also training a nutrition expert and is interested in Brazilian Jujitsu. The bodybuilder is not only a scholar but also a coach who has trained numerous athletes in his industry. In his pursuit to educate his audience, he evaluated statements made by fellow health and fitness influencers.

He always gives valuable information on his YouTube channel about various things related to bodybuilding and fitness. He recently did a video on the Tren Twins and examined their advice on steroids.

Mike Israetel on steroids

The Tren Twins are a pair of fitness influencers who are in their 20s and have taken social media by storm with their hardcore workouts and ideas about steroid usage. People have several questions about who they are and how they got so big. They are based in of United States and initially gained prominence in 2022 when they started with a chest exercise video to maximise the strength and gains.

The 22-year-olds have named themselves Tren Twins because it is a play on the anabolic steroid Trenbolone or Tren. They have not hidden the fact that they do take steroids and Greg Doucette also deciphered that in his own YouTube channel. This time Dr Mike talked about the Twins and their advice on steroids.

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He said, “They are also I assume about 20 years old and that’s in my skin about five years too young to be doing steroids.” In a joking manner, he continued, “Public service announcement if you are in your teens or 20s in your early 20s don’t do steroids you have got a lot of natural gains up ahead. There are also all kinds of really crazy downsides of steroids. That will probably make you less intelligent over time that’s fun.” The Tren twins did say that patience is key when using steroids and they work slowly which Dr. Israetel agreed to. He also appreciated that the duo admitted to the downsides of steroids as well as the good sides. But he is still not condoning steroids.

Dr. Mike hates steroids

There is a misconception that bodybuilders who use steroids can freely consume junk food but this is potentially harmful. Dr Israetel disagrees with this and explains that taking steroids is already damaging the body so it is extremely important to eat healthy and keep a clean diet as well as a good sleeping schedule.

“If you’re gonna literally poison your body with insanely bad-for-you drugs, don’t use them as crutches, use them as optimalities,” said Dr. Israetel. Taking steroids as well as eating junk food is not going to give the best results and it’s going to be extremely harmful for the body.

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The bodybuilding scholar always makes sure to share his own experiences and knowledge with the audience without sugar-booting anything. What do you think about his advice? Tell us in the comments below.