DEA agents storm Iron Addicts Gym in Miami

WPLG, ABC Local 10, Fort Lauderdale ^ | 5:27 PM, February 22, 2017 | Peter Burke, Amanda Batchelor

[Olog-hai]

Patrons at the Iron Addicts Gym in Miami said they were disrupted from their morning workouts Wednesday by DEA agents who raided the facility.

Ten people were arrested on warrants for selling anabolic steroids, including Richard Rodriguez, a part-owner of the business.

Several gym patrons posted about their experiences on Facebook and Instagram, sharing photos of DEA agents in the gym.

One man wrote on Facebook that “there is a hormone club for prescription upstairs.” …

[suthener]

I’m sorry, but I’ve been around steroid users for the better part of 30 years. This is a myth. What I have seen, though, is people who have a much higher confidence level due to their size and srength and will be more aggressive than they otherwise would have been. It’s a psychological, not physical side effect.

[suthener]

Sorry about the triple post. Don’t know what happened there.

[trebb]

I’m sorry, but I’ve been around steroid users for the better part of 30 years. This is a myth. What I have seen, though, is people who have a much higher confidence level due to their size and srength and will be more aggressive than they otherwise would have been. It’s a psychological, not physical side effect.

There's always the exception - I have met a couple of them. Happy as a lark one moment and in a rage the next.