Was Arnold Schwarzenegger only big because he was on steroids?
Schwarzenegger was a big dude for various reasons- one of which was without doubt chronic, hardcore steroid abuse. Apparently, (according to legend & hearsay) in his heyday he was popping approximately 25 Dianabol tablets a day with his one time training partner Sergio Oliva. I think most ethical medics & pharmacists would agree that this amount of Dianabol was slightly more than the recommended daily allowance.
Both guys were genetic freaks- at the very top of the bodybuilding food chain……& perhaps more sinisterly both guys were also self-confessed steroid freaks………So I suppose you’re thinking- what if a random couch potato type of “Joe Bloggs” simply took the same “juice” as Arnold………Would he not one day become just as well built as Arnold too? It’s not quite so simple & straightforward- the steroids are performance ENHANCERS. The steroid doesn’t create lean muscle on its own but enhances what you have (& your performance). So in theory, if the couch potato guy trained as intensely as Arnold, consumed the exact same diet, took the exact same ‘roids, had the same genetic profile…….. then I suppose he may one day be as big as Arnold.
But I can give you an exact prime example of what Arnold may have looked like MINUS the steroids.
This guy was virtually the exact same height & frame size as Arnold & as you can see from the image he weighed around 15 and a half stone. Steve Reeves was probably the last great natural bodybuilder before the dawn of the ‘roid freaks forever changed the bodybuilding landscape. The steroids enabled Arnold to pack on about 2 stone of extra pure lean mass, otherwise Reeves was as good as Arnold.
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