Let's just say that 10 years from now ALL of their lives are going to be a bitch to contend with on a minute-by-minute basis until death.
Play today, pay tomorrow.
The competitive careers of the Mr. Olympias today are short-lived for more reasons than age factor alone.
Some of the guys in their early thirties are already having to use Viagra and Cialis. No extra amounts of Test will do shit, shutdown of the nuts occurred long ago, it's just a matter of time before sex-drive disappears completely.
Call bullshit all you want. When you work with these guys on a daily basis sooner or later all the dirty little secrets come out. Could be from their GF's, wives or them.. just because they are so desperate to hang on that they will ask ANYONE to get them something to help them get it up, or worse yet, keep their "temporary female companions"
Our bodies weren't made to deal with single-digit levels of bodyfat, insane amounts of muscle tissue and supraphysiolical dosages of hormones (or whatever shit you are putting in your body) for years and years on end.
On the other hand, our bodies weren't made to run around morbidly or clinically obese.
In my thinking, and from what I've witnessed, I'd say the danger zones are nearly at the same level, if not higher for the competitive bodybuilder seeking that 'near-death-experience'
And for those of you that don't know about what it's like to stand on a stage in peak condition, ripped to shreds...
You don't need to.
Hardcore bodybuilding is about as safe as being a rockstar in an internationally famous rock band. Like that analogy? Good.