Todays bodybuilders look like anabolic freeks, dont understand why someone want to look like that. Big claim to make, but I think todays bodybuilders use higher dose of steroids. Yeah I know Arnold used steroids, but I think its a reason todays bodybuilders are much bigger, because Arnold trained like a mad man.
It actually goes a bitmore beyond that. These guys like Jay Cutler, Live, Eat, Breathe, and sleep Bodybuilding. They've gone way beyond Steriods and are taking Human Growth Hormones.
To give you a comparison. Jay Cutler is 36 Years old, 5'9" tall and at this years Mr. Olympia (Which he won), he weighed in at 270lbs, with less than 3% body fat. I am 36 years old, 5'9" tall and if I were down to 3% body fat, I'd weigh in at about 170lbs. Now picture 100lbs of Steak and that is the body difference between him and I.
Arnold, Franco, Lou, Sergio and others of Pre-Mid 80's BBing took enough Steriods that they had Acne on the soles of their feet. I can't remember where I read that quote so it may be Urban Myth. But you'll see on the Documentary "Pumping Iron", Lou Ferrigno taking mouthfuls of pills.
As a Natural Competitor (Most Natural Comps will Polygraph and Urine Test) the upper limits of the Human body are around 190-200lbs at Stage Presence Level.
Here's another comparison. In the past (just less than) Year that I've been training, I've put on 7lbs of Muscle. That's Seven. I train hard and intensely, and my diet is right on the money. Both my Nutritionist and my Coach have been impressed with that. I've done very well. I'm not bragging, as when you first start, its easier to put on muscle and drop fat. Every Year gets harder to add more muscle. Look at Pako, He's ben training heavy and hard for years, but at his heaviest (as far as I could find) he was at 240 (Or so) lbs. And he wasn't in "Stage Presence" shape
. What would he have to do to add 30lbs of muscle to get to IFBB Pro? He's already doing shrugs with Small cars.
So... Where was I going..? Don't know I kinda lost track.
Ahhh... Steriods and BBing, Then vs Now. Or stated differently, Why Isn't Lou Ferrigno Dead? If you look at him in the 70's and then in the late 80's when he came back for the masters, you'll see an incredible difference. You have to wonder, why is he still alive. With all this discussion about how damaging and dangerous Steriods are.
Frank Zane was Symmetrical, Rich Gaspari was Ripped, and Then Haney and Dorian Yates ushered in the "Massive" stage.
Yep, these guys nowadays are absolute Monsters that are (In my opinion) living a death sentence. Willing to go so far and with such risks to attain an unbelieveable size and shape, to be the Pinnacle of their Profession. I could never be that size, or want to, but I certainly admire the single minded determination to put
everything else aside and focus so intently to attain that goal.
