I think you should post up your diet. You are 17---have you really mastered tailoring your diet to your training and body type/chemistry? Likely not. I don't mean that as a dig....it takes YEARS to develop understanding of how to encorporate your own personal "magic ratios", meal timing, overall calorie consumption and food choice to YOUR body and YOUR athletic goals. I am 28 and I am a national level fitness competitor, I've experimented a LOT with nutrition. I still hire a diet coach and it never ceases to truly amazes me how some small dieting changes can massively change my physique. I have spent most of my twenties learning about nutrition (and trying to apply it) and there is still so many untapped experiments and resources i have yet to play with.
Secondly, your natural test levels are likely at their highest at your age anyway. I also subscribe to the philosophy that younger people should NOT dabble into anabolics.
Thirdly, again, you are 17 and do not have the muscle maturity that one ideally "should" have before even considering anabolics.
Forthly, your friend may not have told you this (ALWAYS ALWAYS do your own research), your estrogen levels will also increase...you may need to consider using an anti-E like when you come off your AAS of choice. YOu could get gyno (man boobs!). So now you have to factor in yet another consequence (and there are many more).
Reason number 5... gains made on AAS at your level of inexperience (not to discredit your training, but it's not like you have 20 years of weight training under your belt) are not that great. Once you're 'off cycle' starts, it is very difficult to maintain those gains. You are up & down-ing a lot in weight, size and strength. Slow and steady gains are better and you keep those. Once you get 'caught up' in anabolic use, it is very rare that you ever stop. The psychological impact of being off them is difficult for many men. Now suddenly you aren't as big and can't lift as strong. It's similar to how a woman feels when whe loses a bunch of bodyfat and then proceeds to re-gain it.
Reason numero 6... can you really afford it? The stuff aint cheap on TOP of the cost of food and other OTC suppliments, and the general cost of living, as you will soon find out ;-P
I have no problems with educated and experienced athletes (who are FULLY aware of the consequences and have FULLY considered the cost-benifit ratio) who use anabolics. I just feel that in your situation, it's not such a wise route to follow at this particular point in your life and training.
Just my 0.02 ;-P
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