“Literally a Joke to the Gym Community”: Enraged Fitness World Disparages 20-Year-Old Who Ruined His Body After Taking Steroids

With the rise of steroid usage in today’s generation of bodybuilding youth, alarming stories are emerging to center stage, leaving the community in distress. The influence has affected individuals as young as 20-year-old TikTok influencer, Jonathan Joshua James. The gym-goer started steroid cycles on his foremost day at the gym, with the intention of building a shredded physique within no time. 

As a result, he is suffering through intense side effects, which he even glorified in some of his videos on the platform. However, a recent update on Instagram last week piqued the fitness community’s attention. James posted a picture of his affected back, overridden by conspicuous acne. Naturally, fans were terrified for him and shared their advice and suggestions in the comments section. 

TikTok influencer’s disturbing experience with steroids

As revealed by the post, the young influencer shared a glimpse of his current unfortunate state, daunted by red acne and its marks on his back, while he posed attempting to flex his muscles. This matter was also highlighted by IFBB pro, Greg Doucette recently, on his YouTube channel, claiming it was permanent damage. 

Therefore, James wrote in the post’s caption, “4 months on 💉 my back is becoming Irreparable.” He even added a hashtag for the above-mentioned athlete. However, the purpose of the post is quite unclear, if it’s a call for help or he is simply creating awareness about his condition.

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Regardless, the community couldn’t hold back their feelings after catching a glimpse of his distressed back and shared a plethora of insights. There were a lot of elaborate and descriptive comments, users disclosing that they have been through the same, and how he can help it. Others were displeased and reprimanded the influencer for his ignorance. 

Fitness world concerned over TikTok influencer’s poor state

Even though the post didn’t gather a lot of likes, it sure did compel the netizens to share their thoughts in the comments. One follower condemned his actions and wrote, “You are literally a joke to the gym community” whereas another discussed the consequences of using steroids amid dire times of the sport’s domain. “One of many consequences for being influenced by the steroid and drug infested bodybuilding community……..” it read, further adding that James has lost his “integrity, confidence in his own natural abilities, and now his health”  A “SAD STORY” as per the user. 

A stressed-out user iterated his expressions with an overwhelming number of exclamation marks and wrote, “It’s doing that to your skin for a reason !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! If it’s doing that on the outside imagine what it’s doing inside! Stop immediately !!!!!!” while another suggested him to visit the hospital immediately. Another follower urged him to stop using the drugs and stated, “Just stop then please dude”

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It is essential that such stories are called attention to, in order to illustrate the grave consequences of using steroids for a temporary benefit, to today’s youth. Don’t you agree? Tell us in the comments.