I wonder why there are no pros from South America, Asia and places like that, where steroids and other drugs are so easily obtained. This contradicts the theory that bodybuilding is all about drugs. In Mexico, you can walk right into a drugstore and purchase pharmaceutical-grade anabolics very cheapily. Where are the Mexican pros? Bodybuilders elsewhere take tons of drugs, and yet you never see pro-level of muscularity among them.
I lived in South America for years and I worked out at a gym where practically every guy was taking tremendous quantities of drugs, and let me tell you that the biggest of them would have a hard time getting a call-out at a local NPC show. This contradicts Matt C's theory that it's all about sauce. Did Dorian and Ronnie take more steroids than your average NPC competitor? I don't think so.
I have observed that practically all truly successful pros, like Shawn Ray, Levrone, Labrada, etc, and especially Mr.Olympias like Dorian, Lee Haney and Ronnie, tend to be dedicated to bodybuilding to the point of obsessiveness: they will train 'till they puke, starve themselves, prepare all year long for a single contest, organize their entire lives around their workouts, etc. The pros who are lazy usually don't go far no matter how good their genetics are or how many drugs they take - look at Cormier, Dillet, Wheeler, etc.
It most definitely is not all about drugs. Don't believe what a guy who's bitter at his own lack of development, like Matt C, or a steroid dealer, like GH 15, tells you. Mr.Olympias have in common that they are 100% dedicated and train with ferocious intensity; the many injuries suffered by Dorian and the poundages that Ronnie uses are testament that the laurels of victory goes to the bigger man, and not the one with the biggest syringe... ![Smiley :)](http://www.getbig.com/boards/Smileys/classic/smiley.gif)
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hey hey hey dont involve me in this crap,,I ALWAYS SAY YOU NEED A LOT MORE THAN DRUGS TO MAKE IT TO THE TOP OF THE INDUSTRY AND THE TOP OF THE INDUSTRY IS PRO CARD HOLDERS AND TOP AMATUERS WHO PLACE 2-5 IN NATIONALS USA ETC
ofcourse you need more than drugs duhhhhh,,you need symetry you need disapline you need time and lots of it,,you need good base that was achieved with out drugs,,you need genetics and then you also need lots of drugs as in consistency of being hormonized so you can build on it
the best bodybuilders are NOT THE ONES WITH THE BIGGEST ARMS! THE BEST BODYBUILDERS ARE THE ONES WHO HAVE EVERYTHING SYMETRIC AND IN PROPORTION,,THE ONES WHO CAN PRESENT A COMPLETE PACKAGE OF DEVELOPED MUSCLES
WHILE AT LOW BODYFAT%%%%%%%%%% ,,,THOSE GUYS CAN BE FOUND AT 190 LB 200LB 220LB ETC WAY BEFORE THEY TURN INTO WALKING 280LB BEASTS,,
IT IS VERY VERY EASY TO WALK AROUND AT 250LB OF CRAP WHILE HORMONIZED,,,IT IS VERY VERY HARD TO WALK AROUND WITH 200LB OF QUALITY,, THE MOMENT YOU GET TO THOSE 200LB OF QUALITY IS THE MOMENT YOU BECOME A BODYBUILDER!
30-32 INCH WAIST WITH 6 PACK DIALED IN WITH 17 INCH ARMS ON A 5'10 GUY THAT WEIGHT 200LB WITH SYMETRIC PHYSIQE WILL LOOK 1000 TIMES BETTER AND MORE IMPRESSIVE THAN HIS 5'10 GYM BUD THAT WALKS AROUND WITH 36-38 INCH WAIST WITH 19-20 INCH ARMS AND NO PECS TO TALK ABOUT OR NO LATS OR NO WHEELS,,,
one thing you do need to remember though my friends,,,WE ALL TAKE DRUGS CONSISTENTLY AND NEVER EVER NEVER OFF COMPLETELY OF EVERYTHING,,LIAR IS THE ONE WHO TELLS YOU ANY DIFF,,
A VERY GOOD FITNESS MODEL FRIEND OF MINE,,,VERY VERY FEMILIAR AND PRETTY SMALL INREGARDS TO BODYBUILDING SIZE AS OF 2007,, IS GOING NOW FRATILITY THERAPY BECAUSE HE AND HIS SOON TO BE WIFE WANT A BABY....THAT SHOULD TELL YOU SOMETHING
WE ALL TAKE DRUGS
C O N S I S T E N T L Y FROM THE FITNESS MODEL TO THE BODYBUILDER.