Is bodybuilding a waste?

[Primemuscle]

Im on 17 different LEGALLY PRESCRIBED medications. I dont need illegal steroids that are bad for me. I plan on living for a long time because of my healthy lifestyle.

Also I dont "cheat" at games, on my taxes, on the speed limit, at work or anything else for that matter. If theres a law its obeyed. These rules are for everyone's safety. If you have to cheat to win you're really a loser.

Wow! That is a lot of prescriptions. You must have some serious medical and/or mental conditions to need that many medications.

My late wife was on a lot of meds the last few years of her life. In her case literally everything except her liver was failing. I remember that it was such a balancing act between the various doctors and getting just the right combination of meds and dosages just to keep her functioning as best as possible.

[Dave D]

you have never done 31 in a 30?

Listen I may have broken a speed limit but NO ONE was hurt and I learned my lesson. Anytime I see someone speeding I’ll chase them down and ask what was their hurry? If the response is not a legitimate reason for doing something illegal I’ll let them know living in the fast lane is a one way ticket to an early grave.

[pamith]

I'm 61 years old and look like I've never touched a weight in my life despite 35+ years of constant training  but I do have extraordinarily great hair 

I've always been natty but went completely bald, go figure

[Primemuscle]

300mg of test a week blows away the results from any shitty supplements at a fraction of a cost. Like jeffley said it’s all borrowed anyway gear or not it all goes away when you stop training so does it really matter if someone chooses to take gear or stay natural if what someone else does doesn't effect you it’s not worth giving a fuck about

Live and let live. -Works for me.

[Primemuscle]

I've always been natty but went completely bald, go figure

Genetics.

[Dave D]

Wow! That is a lot of prescriptions. You must have some serious medical and/or mental conditions to need that many medications.

My late wife was on a lot of meds the last few years of her life. In her case literally everything except her liver was failing. I remember that it was such a balancing act between the various doctors and getting just the right combination of meds and dosages just to keep her functioning as best as possible.

I’m a man. I’m assuming your wife was a woman so while I’m sorry for your loss I really don’t see what she has to do with me. I’m as healthy as a horse. I function normally.

My medications are my business. They are strictly for my health and well-being,  not for vanity reasons like steroids are.

[joswift]

Many of us grew up watching the incredible and he-man, etc, so we grew up wanting to have that hulk/he-man body

I used to read the comics, always wanted to look like Captain America, never the Hulk, and Skeletor had a better physique than He-Man

[Taffin]

I think he’s being sarcastic m8

This.  Dave D is a master of the subtle 'feint' to draw people into a response 

Listen I may have broken a speed limit but NO ONE was hurt and I learned my lesson. Anytime I see someone speeding I’ll chase them down and ask what was their hurry? If the response is not a legitimate reason for doing something illegal I’ll let them know living in the fast lane is a one way ticket to an early grave.

 

I rest my case 

[pamith]

Yes but if you use steroids you're cheating. I know this because steroids are against the law. That's why I'll only use legal supplements like protein, creatine and pro hormones.

If you take prohormones you are not natty

[pamith]

I used to read the comics, always wanted to look like Captain America, never the Hulk, and Skeletor had a better physique than He-Man

Tbh I felt like skeletor and he-man were about the same size, no?

[Dave D]

If you take prohormones you are not natty

Thanks Dr. Pamith. I’m drug free. Idk what “natty” even means. Weight lifting isn’t natural, farming is.

Tbh I felt like skeletor and he-man were about the same size, no?

Same exact size with different heads.

[pamith]

Genetics.

The irony is that nobody in my family was bald, only recently one of my cousins became bald, fully bald like me (as bald as Danny Devito) but no uncle, no grandfather, nobody in my family was bald, they all had a full head of hair

[joswift]

Tbh I felt like skeletor and he-man were about the same size, no?

Skeletor had him on condition..

[pamith]

Thanks Dr. Pamith. I’m drug free. Idk what “natty” even means. Weight lifting isn’t natural, farming is.

Same exact size with different heads.

If you are taking prohormones you are NOT natty. Just face it, embrace it, you are an ''enhanced'' bodybuilder, nothing wrong with that

[joswift]

The irony is that nobody in my family was bald, only recently one of my cousins became bald, fully bald like me (as bald as Danny Devito) but no uncle, no grandfather, nobody in my family was bald, they all had a full head of hair

my dad had a full head of hair until he died at 72, mines the same now, its not really altered since I was 20
Although when I was a kid it grew long and wavy, now its a lot drier and grows curly if I let it grow

[Humble Narcissist]

The irony is that a natural bodybuilder can get to be 200 lbs+, have a six pack (which requires a low body fat level) and a bench of 500 lbs+ and and deadlift of 750 lbs if he has elite genetics, but it will take many years of smart training

Yes, but you will never look like a bodybuilder, not one on gear anyway.

[Dave D]

If you are taking prohormones you are NOT natty. Just face it, embrace it, you are an ''enhanced'' bodybuilder, nothing wrong with that

Wrong.

I’m no longer bodybuilding. I’m weight training for health.

[pamith]

Listen I may have broken a speed limit but NO ONE was hurt and I learned my lesson. Anytime I see someone speeding I’ll chase them down and ask what was their hurry? If the response is not a legitimate reason for doing something illegal I’ll let them know living in the fast lane is a one way ticket to an early grave.

You are a true badass

[Dave D]

You are a true badass

Why do you say that? I’ve never made any claims like this. You and I are a lot a like as drug free weight lifters.

[pamith]

Yes, but you will never look like a bodybuilder, not one on gear anyway.

A man with great genetics can look like the bodybuilders of the 30s and 40s all natty. These bodybuilders were all natty, and many of them built big strong bodies. Steroids were introduced to bodybuilding in the year 1958. Paul Anderson achieved all his best lifts 100% natty, yes he was a fatass but it goes to show how strong a man can become 100% natty (over 800 lbs natty, over 600 lbs natty, etc) provided he has amazing genetics

[pamith]

Why do you say that? I’ve never made any claims like this. You and I are a lot a like as drug free weight lifters.

It takes balls to chase strangers to tell them to slow down. Here in Florida you get shot for that

[The Scott]

Why do you say that? I’ve never made any claims like this. You and I are a lot a like as drug free weight lifters.

I'd just say you're a good man.  From what I know of you here, that is true. 

As for natural vs drugs?  Most of us understand the truth of drugs but perhaps what bothers us most is how so many, if not all, drug users protest their genetic gift and say they are natural.  Like Phildo "The Gift" Heath.

By the way, the word "gift" in German means "poison".  Fits Heath to a T. 

[Humble Narcissist]

A man with great genetics can look like the bodybuilders of the 30s and 40s all natty. These bodybuilders were all natty, and many of them built big strong bodies. Steroids were introduced to bodybuilding in the year 1958. Paul Anderson achieved all his best lifts 100% natty, yes he was a fatass but it goes to show how strong a man can become 100% natty (over 800 lbs natty, over 600 lbs natty, etc) provided he has amazing genetics

Absolutely.

[Kwon]

By the way, the word "gift" in German means "poison".  Fits Heath to a T. 

Same here in Sweden, Gift = Poison.

Are you saying Philippe "The Poison" Heathrow is akin to Venom Vince Versace?

[Primemuscle]

I’m a man. I’m assuming your wife was a woman so while I’m sorry for your loss I really don’t see what she has to do with me. I’m as healthy as a horse. I function normally.

My medications are my business. They are strictly for my health and well-being,  not for vanity reasons like steroids are.

Did I offend you? Sorry.

Do illnesses differ greatly between the sexes? Both men and women can suffer cancer, heart conditions, kidney problems, diabetes etc. You shared that you take 17 different medications in a open forum. Posts are usually open to discussion. If you are sensitive about your health and medications, you probably should not have posted what you did regarding them. I didn't ask you what meds you are on or why you take them, I commented on the number of prescriptions you are taking, which seem like a lot.