Fitness influencer Clavicular, whose real name is Braden Eric Peters, has said on Sean Hannity's podcast that he began taking testosterone at 14 and gave up natural weightlifting, describing training without performance-enhancing drugs as "a complete waste of time." His comments have drawn attention because they promote steroid use to a young, impressionable online following, raising concerns among health professionals about the normalisation of performance-enhancing drug use among teenagers pursuing fitness and appearance goals.

Peters made the remarks during Tuesday's episode of "Hang Out with Sean Hannity," discussing his focus on "looksmaxxing," a trend centred on maximising facial and physical appearance. He told Hannity his interest in fitness began in his family's basement gym in Hoboken, New Jersey, before he later turned to testosterone use as a teenager rather than continuing to train naturally.