The quick and dirty route to gaining strength is to take some kind of anabolic steroid. These drugs actually trick the body into building up muscle mass and endurance — but they can also age you far beyond your years.
Anabolic steroids work because they masquerade as one of the body’s basic hormones: testosterone.
Source: How Anabolic Steroids Make You Stronger – And How They Destroy You
Live fast, die young.
I remember a body builder visiting our school to speak about taking steroids. He won a car at one point, but couldn’t drive it – he was too big to fit in it. Most live long enough to regret the decision to use steroids.