The diff----between Arnold's days and today are drugs, food, education....Not protein powders c'on...How many pros do you think use protein powders???Arnold talked about today's guys have it easy because the food is so much easier to obtain and the education thru the internet moves so quickly(drug related)
All of these guys you mentioned died of heart attack because of the simple fact that they are over weight....Sure hormones raise blood pressure ect... but to say that is the cause of death is just not true...The body's heart can not tell if a guy is 260 at 5% bodyfat or 260 fat as shit....it doesn't work that way....These guys whose heart's failed did so because of the yo yo dieting for years and the fact that they are extremely overweight....Add stimulants which is one the worst things on the heart and you are basically a ticking time bomb...hundreds of thousands of people die each year from heart disease...And most of them never touched a hormone in their life....Many of these people are in there 40's and 50's....Being overweight will kill you some day...And bodybuilders(the pros) are all well over the weight that they should be to be healthy....These guys are never considered healthy, even though they look it...
And natural bodybuilders have the same problem....They are always trying to add weight and strip it off. Using stims and what not....Tons of coffee or the next BiG thing from the vitamin store (which is not regulated to begin with)...
A agree hormones play a role and maybe a pretty big one at that(for some) but they are not by any means the #1 problem to the health concerns of these guys you listed....Their hearts are working over time every day...Hormones or no hormones...
ACTUALLY,,(here he goes again
) protien powders are SUPER IMPORTANT in maintaining enough calories and proteins while bulking (i consider protein powder not a must while cutting and keep them to minimum)
when bulking and trying to get up in size/weight you must eat enough calories and what can be better than protein shake? tons of good proteins.
you cant sit and eat your 6000-7000+ calories that are needed as a solid bodybuilder by eating ONLY solid foods,,,you need to be wacko to do it from only solid food,,,who has the time or money or eating ability to eat 6000 calories/ day coming out of solid foods?? especially when you try to keep it somewhat "clean" and maintain fat in low-medium zone.
protein shakes are part of any bodybuilder diet. in the 40-70s they were done individually as home made shakes from eggwhites and icecream + some low fat milk,,,and during the 80s till these days they became marketable via supp companies.
now, YES i agree,, many supp companies work too much on the label and outside of the product rather than working on the inside of it. many supp companies throw in protein powder that giving you bloat or not digested due to many diff reasons such as added meltodextrin,,,whole milk protein in concentrate version (some simply cant digest it) etc,,,BUT there are few companies that care and do very good work.
i dont know how good getitonny company is but the guy is a good guy seems like and if his product didnt stand to label claim i assume he wouldnt be in business no more because no body would buy,,,,so he may have good product for naturals to help them with their bodybuilding goals.
what i can tell you is from my experience when it comes to protein powders.
1. i find dorian yates and dymatize to be solid companies because i was on their proteins powders.
2. as of today i mainly use true protein cutomized products simply due to the reputation of the main guy and his contribution to our community. no marketing no bullshit straight out best quality protein you can find which means spending less in grocery store. so yes,,,i put $200 on protein powders but i spend $300 less a week in grocery store. to all of the vitargo lovers
you can also find there waxy maize for half the price. solid products
* i always add digestive enzymes into my meals that is the trick. GOOD digestive enzymes with aminogen included in the protein powder.
