The whole ripped and huge muscles thing isn't my primary goal. I'm 40 and started taking them for general well being and getting my hormone levels back to "normal" levels. And, I noticed an instant mood improvement with the test (well, not instant since the ester was E, but like three weeks later I noticed motivation back and some slight anti-depressant effects).
And the needles are literally zero problem. You draw with an 18g, you pin with a 25g or 23g and you don't feel anything. I mean that, you don't feel anything. And I take Test E so I only pin twice a week. The GH is not IM so you shoot into your stomach fat, which doesn't hurt at all.
All that being said, if you take even moderate amounts of each, you'll notice body composition improvements. And, if you take care to change up your diet a bit, lift a bit, you notice dramatic improvements.
I waited until I was 40 to do my first cycle. I wish I didn't wait this long, tbh. I should have started when I was 30.