Of course some use exsessive amounts...mostly in the amateurs, but there are those who do things stupidly in every corner of life.
Do I think there should be more stringent testing...no.
Trust me...there is no more testing in other sports...it's all a big smokescreen, and a walk on the tightrope to apease those asking for it, and giving the fans what they want, who could really care less what the athletes are using/ not using....
No, it's not looking the other way, it's putting responsibility to adults who should be responsible for themselves....
Putting the responsibility in the hands of the athletes clearly doesn't work though, as they all want to be the best, which requires what the general public would class as excessive drug use. I'm sure that the amateurs are using ridiculous levels of anabolics, but surely in most cases the biggest guys in the world are using the biggest dosages. This can be seen when they come off and reduce down drastically in size.
I can understand where you're coming from as athletes rep, you always have to speak in a way which the IFBB would agree with, but saying that there is just as little testing in other sports is a bit misleading. There are nowhere near the same levels of drug use in other sports. You could say that 80% of athletes in Sport A are using, but the dosages will be nowhere near that of a bodybuilder. So with this increased use, comes increased health risk, which should mean increased drug tests.
One last question. As the sport progresses, and we see bigger and bigger guys onstage, do you think there will ever be a point where the IFBB says enough is enough, or will they continue to allow the drug use as long as they are benefiting from it?
