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Title: Imagine a world without steroids
Post by: Gargamel on December 26, 2014, 09:15:44 AM
Bodybuilding would be a multi billion dollar industry if steroids never existed. It would be a sport for everyone instead of a freak show. It would be on par with football.
Title: Re: Imagine a world without steroids
Post by: da_vinci on December 26, 2014, 09:28:34 AM
Or.... it wouldn't exist  ::)
Title: Re: Imagine a world without steroids
Post by: FermiDirac on December 26, 2014, 09:31:50 AM
Or.... it wouldn't exist  ::)

There are some pretty insane natural physiques out there, Mike O'Hearn and Kali comes to mind.
Title: Re: Imagine a world without steroids
Post by: local hero on December 26, 2014, 09:38:04 AM
There are some pretty insane natural physiques out there, Mike O'Hearn and Kali comes to mind.

They would be less insane, more mundane....
Title: Re: Imagine a world without steroids
Post by: _bruce_ on December 26, 2014, 09:43:15 AM
No modern bodybuilding without steroids.
Arnold and Co. wouldn't have been possible... terrifying thought.
Title: Re: Imagine a world without steroids
Post by: SuperTed on December 26, 2014, 09:45:30 AM
Would be interesting to see what the records in weightlifting/powerlifting would look like.
Title: Re: Imagine a world without steroids
Post by: Julio Ceasar on December 26, 2014, 09:48:58 AM
Ronnie Coleman couldent do drugs, he was a police officer! :)
Title: Re: Imagine a world without steroids
Post by: local hero on December 26, 2014, 09:50:20 AM
Would be Interesting to see what the 100m sprint record would be too
Title: Re: Imagine a world without steroids
Post by: tommywishbone on December 26, 2014, 09:53:35 AM
And a great sadness fell across the land.
Title: Re: Imagine a world without steroids
Post by: evandatp on December 26, 2014, 09:59:17 AM
Stop the scaremongering!  >:(

This nightmare scenario would threaten the whole BB-schmoe ecosystem.

 
Title: Re: Imagine a world without steroids
Post by: loco on December 26, 2014, 10:01:29 AM
(http://perlbal.hi-pi.com/blog-images/201226/gd/13277476562/1920-Bodybuilding-Wrestling-ou-Lutte-avec-le-Grand-Champion-Gustave-Fristensky.jpg)
Title: Re: Imagine a world without steroids
Post by: Wiggs on December 26, 2014, 10:02:01 AM
And a great sadness fell across the land.

 :D
Title: Re: Imagine a world without steroids
Post by: Teutonic Knight on December 26, 2014, 12:00:35 PM
(http://perlbal.hi-pi.com/blog-images/201226/gd/13277476562/1920-Bodybuilding-Wrestling-ou-Lutte-avec-le-Grand-Champion-Gustave-Fristensky.jpg)

Nice metal medals, time before plastic & recycled Vince Basils mr.olympia '80 trophy  :D
Title: Re: Imagine a world without steroids
Post by: da_vinci on December 26, 2014, 12:10:48 PM
(http://perlbal.hi-pi.com/blog-images/201226/gd/13277476562/1920-Bodybuilding-Wrestling-ou-Lutte-avec-le-Grand-Champion-Gustave-Fristensky.jpg)

So.. gays looked like gays even 100years ago...
Title: Re: Imagine a world without steroids
Post by: Batfreak on December 26, 2014, 12:41:01 PM
There are some pretty insane natural physiques out there, Mike O'Hearn and Kali comes to mind.

For reals???
Title: Re: Imagine a world without steroids
Post by: funk51 on December 26, 2014, 12:47:26 PM
 ;D approved by all these guys....... ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D
Title: Re: Imagine a world without steroids
Post by: Devon97 on December 26, 2014, 12:54:56 PM
Joey Donnelly would be the greatest bodybuilder in the universe!
(http://nattyornot.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Joe-Donnelly-anabolic-steroids.jpg)
Title: Re: Imagine a world without steroids
Post by: funk51 on December 26, 2014, 01:02:45 PM
 ;D
Title: Re: Imagine a world without steroids
Post by: Kwon_2 on December 26, 2014, 01:07:00 PM
(https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRymkzy0RpwXtQVR8QZ-7qQssGd4f_SO0ztcplvydZak3s8m-jW)

(http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y256/honigga/Picture541fronslat.jpg)


Best Video ever seen (http://s7.photobucket.com/user/honigga/media/Mobile%20Uploads/trim54BB9E79-2ED4-41DE-BD18-416541E031B1_zpse95f5e76.mp4.html)

(http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y256/honigga/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zps6c9edae5.jpg)
Title: Re: Imagine a world without steroids
Post by: Jizmo on December 26, 2014, 01:51:58 PM
;D
strong "natural" topics discussed there
Title: Re: Imagine a world without steroids
Post by: cephissus on December 26, 2014, 02:43:10 PM
So.. gays looked like gays even 100years ago...

 ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Imagine a world without steroids
Post by: thebrink on December 26, 2014, 02:44:11 PM
There would be no wars or famine.
Title: Re: Imagine a world without steroids
Post by: titusisback on December 26, 2014, 07:54:45 PM
Would be Interesting to see what the 100m sprint record would be too

Probably around 9.8-9.9 - they ran around 10.2 before roids were created
Title: Re: Imagine a world without steroids
Post by: Mr.1derful on December 26, 2014, 09:24:03 PM
It would be hard to tell any difference.  Steroids are just the finishing touch.
Title: Re: Imagine a world without steroids
Post by: Kim Jong Bob on December 27, 2014, 02:57:08 AM
A world without roids is a world when there is no way in hell i would bother go to the gym at al


btw falcon looked good on roids
Title: Re: Imagine a world without steroids
Post by: _aj_ on December 27, 2014, 06:50:55 AM
Doug Miller, Lifetime Natural, would be Mr. O every year.
Title: Re: Imagine a world without steroids
Post by: DanM on December 27, 2014, 02:06:10 PM
A world without steroids would mean the vast majority of the bigger/stronger guys would have an iron clad work ethic and also be students of their given sport, with the occasional genetic freak slipping thru the cracks here and there. Instead of many a lazy slob jabbing a needle into their ass to compensate for the lack of said qualities.
Title: Re: Imagine a world without steroids
Post by: Ron on December 27, 2014, 02:38:46 PM

Imagine a world without steroids - how many more people would die in hospitals if they didn't get the steroids they needed to get better faster.  So many people use steroids to get better after surgeries!

Imagine how boring some of the baseball, football, hockey and other sports would of been if steroids were not around. 

Oh well..

Title: Re: Imagine a world without steroids
Post by: oldtimer1 on December 27, 2014, 05:42:14 PM
The sport of bodybuilding is based on drug use. No drugs equal no sport. Bodybuilding magazines wouldn't exist because they couldn't use steroid guys as their example of their supplements. There would be a few contests held mainly in high school auditoriums. The sport might have had a name change from bodybuilding to physical culture. Training the heart muscle would be just as important as bicep training. Guy doing bodybuilding would actually be used as an example of a healthy activity. Imagine lifting and doing cardio without drugs?  It would held in such high regard for it's health benefits. 

 Sports would still exist with the same popularity. Football, baseball, olympic lifting, wrestling, boxing and all the rest would still be here. In football the front line would be about 265 to 275lbs instead of the universal 300lbs plus line. The sport would be just as exciting. Instead of approaching the 600lbs barrier in the clean and jerk it would be the 500lbs barrier. 
Title: Re: Imagine a world without steroids
Post by: trapz101 on December 27, 2014, 08:55:24 PM
Doug Miller, Lifetime Natural, would be Mr. O every year.


^this this and this....there will be nothing else that matters
Title: Re: Imagine a world without steroids
Post by: MikMaq on December 27, 2014, 09:03:28 PM


Imagine how boring some of the baseball, football, hockey and other sports would of been if steroids were not around. 

Oh well..


Hockey would likely be better off. The action based nature of the game would stand out better in natural competition.

Also juicing causes the sport to implement rules to moderate the fast paced hard hitting nature of the game.

Goals per game would go up, as would the number of star talent.
Title: Re: Imagine a world without steroids
Post by: tom joad on December 27, 2014, 09:16:01 PM
Imagine how boring some of the baseball, football, hockey and other sports would of been if steroids were not around. 

when do you figure that use of steroids became widespread in baseball and hockey?

doubt that fans of those sports thought the games were boring pre-roids.
Title: Re: Imagine a world without steroids
Post by: The Abdominal Snoman on December 27, 2014, 11:16:32 PM
(http://perlbal.hi-pi.com/blog-images/201226/gd/13277476562/1920-Bodybuilding-Wrestling-ou-Lutte-avec-le-Grand-Champion-Gustave-Fristensky.jpg)

What year was this picture taken?
Title: Re: Imagine a world without steroids
Post by: local hero on December 28, 2014, 01:04:52 AM
Probably around 9.8-9.9 - they ran around 10.2 before roids were created

What year were they running 10.20?... Be carefull of the records as they used to run 100 yards...
Title: Re: Imagine a world without steroids
Post by: loco on December 29, 2014, 07:43:08 AM
What year was this picture taken?

1920s
Title: Re: Imagine a world without steroids
Post by: wes on December 29, 2014, 02:54:48 PM
No steroids = no bodybuilding!

gh15 approved
Title: Re: Imagine a world without steroids
Post by: climber on December 29, 2014, 10:38:13 PM
What year was this picture taken?

1907
Title: Re: Imagine a world without steroids
Post by: kepler2008 on December 30, 2014, 11:25:39 AM
Just few examples of drug free bodybuilders :

Eugène Sandow (born 1867) :

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0e/Falk,_Benjamin_J._(1853-1925)_-_Eugen_Sandow_(1867-1925).jpg)

(https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4130/5099409672_9e7bd1bd46_z.jpg)

Marcel Rouet (born 1909)

(http://www.eriknicollet.com/100%25%20NATUREL%20OLIVIER_html_m120eea6d.jpg)

Robert Duranton (born 1926)

(http://quentin-lutte-olympique.wifeo.com/images/5/50s/50-s-bodybuilding-et-catch-avec-Robert-Duranton.jpg)

Georges Hackenshmidt (born 1878)

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Georg_Hackenschmidt.jpg/640px-Georg_Hackenschmidt.jpg)


Title: Re: Imagine a world without steroids
Post by: thebrink on December 30, 2014, 12:02:29 PM
all ped's
Title: Re: Imagine a world without steroids
Post by: kepler2008 on December 30, 2014, 01:22:55 PM
That is probably true.
Title: Re: Imagine a world without steroids
Post by: The Grim Lifter on December 30, 2014, 01:47:50 PM
Probably around 9.8-9.9 - they ran around 10.2 before roids were created

Ben Johnson ran 10.22 in 1984 to get Bronze at the Olympics after juicing 3 years. He couldn't run under 10.50 naturally, and he is the greatest ever they have sped up the tracks since then.

Your post highlights how people think bodybuilding is all drugs but other sports it's not as significant when it is.