Originally Posted by Smooth99
That is not true. Surely it takes far moretime, most certainly you will be leaner (I’d never want that over-the-top bodybuilder look), possibly you need the right genetic makeup… but with time and dedication and the right nutrition, yes, you can be completely natural, and it feels awesome. It’s not even worth cheating with hGH (handle with care as u get older, cancer cells love that stuff).
I have often been accused of taking steroids - I have never ever touched them (and in fact it most likely cost me competitiveness in track and field because everybody else was doing them). Mind you, I don’t think eating 5 lean chicken breasts a day or drinking a gallon of milk is “natural” (I don’t do that anymore) but hey.
I was referring to a competitive bodybuilding. In my opinion a natural approach is not bodybuilding, is just hobby exercising. If you are going to race cars and you wanna win with a stock honda civic, good luck. Everybody will be replacing engines, pistons, suspension, brakes, tires, etc. If it is available, why not.
In the same way in bodybuilding, competitive athletes do exactly what a natural enthusiast do, times 10, with a sacrifice, dedication and animal strength times 10. I have been involved in the fitness industry for many years and there is not a single competitive bodybuilder “natural”. There are some “natural” shows, but that is not natural, is just semantics and loopholes. In every single sport, hollywood actors/actresses, every single celebrity, politicians, many are using anabolic steroids wether is the so called “trt” or “hrt” which is just other loopholes. The popular add of “hydroxycut” in magazines where they tell people take this supplement and look like this, there is a little secret they forgot to mention. ALL those models without exception are on anabolic steroids. An average human “natural” will never look like any of those models in the add.
“Natural” will give size, but NOBODY will ever look like Arnold by being “natural” Quite frankly I never understood that unjustifiable pride in being “natural”. Its like crossing a lake swimming instead of taking a boat just for pride LOL.
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