yes. but the fact is that real athletes dont bitch and boast about it. you dont see greco-roman wrestlers talk about how hard they train, it's just something that comes with the job. but in bodybuilding you have this false image that in order to look a certain way you need to pay your dues. but the fact is - no you don't, not compared to a lot of other sports.
Training in the gyms is ALOT diferent then it was many years ago..Alot different and drugs have taken over. This is exactly the reason some guys could get top the national level faster but the quality physique, the separation and detail is not anything like it was years ago.