of course he wasnt fucking natural.
I laugh at the guys over at ironage, everybody was natural back in the day, superhuman species...
the other day someone said Santoriello : "was a huge guy taking a lot of drugs, just because it was 20 yrs ago doesnt mean he belongs in the ironage..."
My reply, "...and 40 yrs ago they werent full of drugs?.." and his post were deleted in the speed of light!
ignorant fucks
I never considered Reg old school. A young Reg was natural, same with Reeves.
I consider old school pre WW2. They weren't juicing! Your strongman like Inch, Sandow, Saxon, Cry, Gorner, Jowette, Hackenschmidt, Aston, Liederman... a mere partial list, were natural. Some of these guys had a physique to boast and the lifts they did are still much respected today, and would embarass most modern guys, without their gear and lifting aids.