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March 9, 2025 144 mins

Truth about steroids - The largest convicted steroid dealer in US history. Ryan is a biochemist, who tailored his degree, and the last 20 years of his life, to understanding and studying these compounds with over two decades of experience in the hormone industry. He discusses his story, problems with UGL and how steroids and the industry have changed in the last decade.

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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro  
03:19 Biggest Fear of a Solo Podcaster  
08:22 Ryan's Steroid Empire  
08:50 Ryan Guiding People  
10:00 Ryan's Early Life & Struggles  
15:35 How Ryan Got into Studying Steroids  
17:22 Ryan's First Source  
19:33 Were Steroids Better Back Then?  
22:52 How Ryan Got into Online Selling  
29:54 Ryan's Business Model Back Then  
33:27 Ryan's Routine When the Empire Was Rising  
36:38 Helping People  
38:49 Growing The Business  
46:00 Reviews that Ryan Got  
49:09 The Hardest Compound to Make  
53:10 Making His Own Stuff  
55:33 How Ryan Got Caught First  
1:00:06 Operation Cyber Juice  
1:07:55 Prison And People  
1:12:42 Government's View on Substances Then vs Now  
1:17:52 Politics Behind Steroids  
1:26:46 Big Pharma, Lobbyists & Hidden Agendas  
1:28:43 Testosterone is a Cure?  
1:35:43 How Bad Science Shaped Public Perception  
1:40:10 Different People, Different Results  
1:42:58 Self-Centricity  
1:49:34 Faking is Not Needed Anymore  
1:53:49 Would Ryan Do It Again?  
2:00:52 Keep it Simple  
2:04:02 Do Lot of People Secretly Take PEDs? Ryan's View  
2:05:43 Most Selling Compound After Test  
2:07:15 Higher Doses, For Longer Time = Issues?  
2:11:14 Heart Murmurs and Compounds  
2:12:52 Preventing Hypogonadism  
2:17:05 Prison Life  
2:17:37 The Problem with The Justice System  
2:20:33 Benzyl and Solvents in UGL Gear  
2:23:40 The Final Question  
2:25:17 The End  

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