Posted before but..
That's not Brad from Home Improvement.
is it true he benched 225 for reps the first time he ever set foot in a gym?
The boy was born and raised on a farm and helped his Dad out doing construction from a young age, which tends to make you fairly strong from the start.BTW, Tom Platz was able to squat with 315 pounds for reps his first try out (age 14).
HAHAHA....He was listed at 5'10" back then... Hilarious considering a few years later he was listed at 5'8.5" and then upped to 5'9" when he started ranking better and now again 5'10" since he's on TOP. The man has never seen anything above 5'8" in his life: http://www.celebheights.com/s/Jay-Cutler-46944.html
I'm not going to defend or criticize steroid use in general but if you don't think what goes on at the pro level is completely out of control and ridiculous you're a fool. Some of these bodybuilders are in very poor health but you'll never hear about it. I see it everyday. It's VERY easy to hide your health problems nowadays with drugs, dialysis, etc. That doesn't mean shit. Steroids if used moderately and responsibly can improve the life of the person using them. But look at Jay Cutler at 22. Look at your ass at 18. Hardly responsible and moderate steroid use. If you came off all the drugs right now you'd go hypogandic, turn into a fat slob because your thyroid is probably shot and your body no longer produces its own testosterone. And that's fine. At your age who gives a fuck. But let's not pretent steroids are so benign. Especially at your level of competition. Modern medicine can work wonders as far as reversing disease and managing chronic illness. That doesn't make steroids benign. Look at guys like Youngblood, and others. Your generation is just now starting to reach the upper limit of middle age. Why don't you come back and tell us when you're 70 how you're doing Chick. in fact where are all the bodybuilders who are in their 70s? Most look like utter shit and have a whole host of health problems. Look at Dave Draper. That guy has had what quintuple by pass surgery? Oh but he was a smoker and a drug user right? Arnold's heart surgery had nothing to do with steroids right? LOL.
BTW, Tom Platz was able to squat with 315 pounds for reps his first try out (age 14).