Author L. Rea said:
Please forgive me for my interjection here, but perhaps it may have some use or value.
I am Author L. Rea. Some of you may know me as my nick names "Scott" (I almost have no accent these days...almost) or "Coach", but all that do know me are aware that I always do and say what I feel is honest and best
...and really do not care if someone wants to coin the term "shady" when I do so just because it hinders their shady goals. I don't need the money. I just love the industry...still, and the people we do it for...you.
WAY to much fun to be part of something so inventive and diverse to retire yet!
As a whole the industry is seeing an end to an era, sadly so and as a mistake of perceived outcome, but a fact nonetheless. No doubt the black market will be rather happy once the legit companies are out.
ALRI opted to end our involvement in the so-called PH industry last year due to an obvious distaste for such items by the media and the US government as a whole. (Seems counter-productive to invite bad ideas or false perceptions)
When the media is involved the politicians follow as a means of being in the media. Whether for marketing, votes or for personal beliefs made known, it does not change the outcome. As a result the three letter lads and ladies have to respond in direct proportion. In this case it can get rather ugly and destructive, or it can end before it begins.
I have no doubt, nor do our legal advisors and connections, that if there are ANY synthetic androgens (PH's/prosteroids etc) on the US supplement market being sold by sites or stores in 90 days, at most, then the really ugly stuff will come. The FDA can be Pandora's box or totally supportive and they are very well informed.
FDA letters are a costly (to the receiver) but nice way to say "Please stop and clean it up before we bring all of our friends (DEA/IRSci/FTC) to take your life and make an example out of you for the politicians, media and anyone else that maybe thinking about it...last chance!"
The FDA is doing their job. Time to listen seems an understatement.
As a whole the industry has to realize that we are able to shape perceptions by our actions and as examples. PH's are not our only effective tool to shape our bodies and performance capacity, though it seems that the media and mainstream want to think that they are...perhaps to ease or justify the way they look or perform?
Be a perfect example of what most only dream of.
Author L. Rea