I can believe Ronnie mightnothave been using Insulin or GH when he turned pro butno waywas he totally natty.
Ronnie never used steroids.
Guy just had superior genetics.
Seems like his videos get something like 40K views on average, down from probably more like 120K views before.
That's a pretty big decline, and subsequent decline in YouTube revenue.
At least his channel is still monetized.
I'm pretty sure it's the new Youtube rules that are killing some of the old timers channels, plus the real lack of good gossipy subjects. Vegan Gains vs Blaha did pretty good numbers, and so did Palumbo vs Chick. But for the most part, I think many are scared of the anti-bullying measures Youtube put in during the summer.
Also I can't think of any good gossip this year aside from Flex's leg, Larry Wheels's girl problems, Palumbo vs Chick, Kenny Ko vs Buendia, and maybe 1 or 2 others.
Wait til the Rhoden rape case starts
Ronnie would have been natural when he first went to Metroflex gym. He didn't know much about bodybuilding and his genetic potential shows how far he went once he hit the juice.
As for after that, watch the Tom Platz video's from 1995. When Tom Platz asks Ronnie if he's had any issues from all the shit he's taken he laughs and says how he almost had Insulin Shock on a plane etc. He'd clearly been using for a number of years then, from a physique standpoint and also his reaction in the video.
So much for all those Muscle Mayhem guys always saying Ronnie was natural up to 1995 ;D ;D. He might have done 1-2 contests natural but he was fucking 4th in the 1992 nationals behind Levrone and Flex, he wasn't doing that without some serious juicing time.
he won the tested World champs a few weeks later to get his pro card, and it was 91 not 92