For being so hardcore, I would bet Branch never gained 20lbs of muscle on his own. Most "hardcore" guys are delusional juicers confusing their gains, with the majority of their gains coming from drugs.
That's weak, not hardcore.

. Just like seeing some clown wearing an ANIMAL shirt at the gym, yet he's only an "animal" on a drug stack.
Bodybuilding has the largest group of delusional people partaking in it....sad.
