"LIFE'S TOO SHORT TO BE SMALL !!"
The main objective of all the Professional Bodybuilding Organizations is to make a profit. How is this done you ask? Easy. The unobtainable goal. The unobtainable goal is a goal that will never be reached and in this case it's massive freaky size. Oh you can make great gains in muscle mass but you will never be Dorian Yates. This is how it works. First you must know that the profit motivated Professional Bodybuilding Organizations run all the major contests (AKA Mr. Universe), own all major bodybuilding publications, has a hand in the monstrous market of supplements, and all the top bodybuilders are contracted (anotherwards they are paid). The bodybuilders are juiced, they use more steroids and more pharmaceuticals than most small hospitals. So, the amateur bodybuilder watches the contests, buys all the magazines, follows all the workouts, spends a small fortune on supplements, and still makes only modest gains. The unassuming bodybuilder thinks something's wrong but believe me there's not. You CAN get big just not freaky like Dorian Yates or Ronnie Coleman. That way Professional Bodybuilding has everyone chasing the unobtainable goal as the Franchise sits on a big pile of cold hard cash.
First time bodybuilding’s world met anabolic steroids in the 1960s (called by some the ‘Dianabol decade’), make anyone, not just those who gifted with good genetic only, could become muscular and cut if they took enough steroids. Those who lacked the natural inclination to muscularity and the personal resolve to use steroids to increase their muscularity fell by the wayside. Those who used steroids were rewarded with major bodybuilding titles and the fame and fortune that went with them. That’s the true fact for today’s bodybuilding world. Those who choose not to use steroids won’t be able to win the overall major bodybuilding titles, and only able to find themselves at winning ‘Most Muscular’ or ‘Best Bodypart’ or ‘Natural Competition’ awards. Let’s face the fact that today, bodybuilding went in a new direction to freakiness, especially when true genetic freak such as Arnold Schwarzenegger appeared on the scene. Today, physique was more regarded by the media than strength. Physique (bodybuilders) got more media coverage than strength (weightlifters).
Today, win at any cost became the battle cry of bodybuilders the world over. “It matters not whether you win or lose, but how you play the game,” became a quaint out-of-time phrase. Being a good loser was no longer fashionable, and playing fairly by the “gentleman’s code of conduct” was passe. Show me a good loser and I’ll show you a loser !!
Today, unlike 1960s, a myriad of new steroids had become readily available – growth hormone, clenbuterol, thyroid, to name a few – that enabled virtually anyone to become ripped. Why do people automatically assume that taking steroids puts someone at risk? Why do they think steroids were invented in the first place? It was to help sick people, especially those suffering from starvation and anemia, wasting diseases such as Crohn's and Colitis, and burn and accident victims. Steroids are great healers of injuries and they help people to recover from surgery and the trauma of accidents. AIDS victims are living greatly enhanced lifestyles, and are being made healthier. As usual, the bodybuilders are far ahead of their time. Bodybuilders have been - and always will be - pioneers in the use of supplements and drugs.
STEROID USE AMONG THE ATHLETES
In the October 1998 issue of MuscleMedia, page 29, Bill Philips stated that, “In the old days nutrition was often overlooked because of the rampant use of perfomance-enhancing drugs. Today things are different, I (Bill Phillips) don’t know of a single pro football player who uses anabolic steroids.” Is this true? Personally, I think Phillips has been smelling too much ink on the money he gets from EAS. That would be a lot of ink, for sure. To give Bill the benefit of the doubt, though, let’s assume he doesn’t know too many pro football players, even if he does have the whole Denver Broncos taking EAS supplements. I’m sure Bill speaks with a lot of guys on the Broncos who say one thing and do another.
Let’s just look at facts. Back in the ‘50s and early ‘60s linemen averaged under 250 pounds. Today they average over 300 pounds and many are over 350 pounds. The linebackers of today are faster than the running backs and wide receivers of old. You can’t just attribute this to better nutrition. Estimates from people in the know say that more NFL players than not are on steroids – and still more are on painkillers, anti-inflammatories, upper, and other drugs. It’s a fact of life.
I know many who would like to believe that football players are just taking supplements. I personally know NFL players who tell me they use steroids. In fact, according to them, roids are often passed around like candy by the trainers back in the ‘80s. This is common knowledge. I have personally injected pro football players who admitted they couldn’t even play through their injuries without steroids. It would be physically impossible. These guys get so busted up on a week-to-week basis that it would be impossible to recover without the healing and anticatabolic properties of roids. A few quarterbacks and kickers may not take roids, but some running backs, linemen and linebackers feel they need them as much as they need air. That’s not to say they aren’t also into state-of-the-art supplements such as creatine, glutamine, whey protein and BCAAs. The pro athletes of today eat better food, train more seriously, and do anything and everyhing (I repeat, anything and everything) to improve athletic perfomance. If you have a better chance of renewing your 20 million dollar contract by taking steroids, you probably will. And yes, for many that means taking steroids.
CAN I WIN MR.OLYMPIA STEROID FREE?
Honestly? Slim to none. Zero, really, on a scale of 1 to 10. There are a few pro bodybuilders who still claim to be non steroid users but I know of none who claim to be 100 percent drug free. You can say you don't use steroids and still use growth hormone, IGF-1, Clenbuterol, Nolvadex, HCG, Clomid, Thyroid, Diuretics, and a myriad of other perfomance-enhancing drugs (aside from the practice of injecting Synthol into weak bodyparts). To be honest with you, I do not believe any pro who says he is either steroid free or drug free. Guys like that piss me off because they insult our intelligence. It's as if they are saying, "Ah, these people are so dumb they'll believe anything I tell them." Many of these frauds have developed an almost psychotic ability to lie convincingly.
I'm not trying to pour water on your fire, buddy. You can still build an amazing physique without steroids - especially with the kind of supplements available to bodybuilders these days. But no one can build the kind of mass, size, freaky cuts and muscularity it take to win pro shows these days without steroid enhancement. Even the most genetically gifted natural bodybuilder cannot get that superstriated look and retain enough muscle mass without the help of drugs - at least as long as he wants to be competitive with the guys who do use them.
Keep in mind that there is building a great looking physique, and then showing it in competition. Those are two very different endeavors. The real advantage the steroid user has over the natural bodybuilder in competitive situations is that the steroid user can maintain higher level of muscle mass as he diets down. He doesn't lose as much as muscle as he rids his bodyfat. He can burn more fat and get rid of more water and get that superthin skin look. No matter how great a natural bodybuilder's physique is in the off-season, he will always lose too much mass and size as he diets down for contest. If he tries to maintain his bodyweight, he will hold too much fat and water and come in too smooth. If he loses all the fat and water he needs to be competitive, he will be too small. It's a lose/lose proposition for the natural competitive bodybuilder. Many bodybuilders who claim to be steroid free except for contests are often lying too. Many are on steroids year round, either large doses when peaking for a contest or maintenance doses in the off-season. For some of them, being off means taking 20mg a day. Being on means taking 200 to 500mg a day.
Again I remind you that it is possible to build an incredible physique without steroids. Look at what Steve Reeves, John Grimek, Clancy Ross, George Eiferman, Jack Delinger, Johnh Farbotnik, Reg Park, and Bill Pearl did back in the 1940s and early 1950s with unsophisticated equipment, crude supplements, and little knowledge about contest dieting and preparation. Using today's advanced training knowledge and state-of-the-art supplements and equipment, a bodybuider with natural shape, size, and symmetry can accomplish incredible things. But he cannot win Mr.Olympia.
