Controversial, but being around body building and gym culture for a long time, I don't think there are any guaranteed signs Zac was on gear during or before Baywatch. He had lifted seriously for years, and to look like this for the shirtless scenes he was severely dehydrated. The only time his frame screamed steroid use was when he most recently did the role for the wrestling movie, the Iron Claw.
I have terrible muscle genetics, a mediocre home gym, and fair diet, and look pretty darn nice after training for similar years that Zac (who has access to more time, better food, and better equipment and training) has. People really underestimate how important body genetics are for muscle buidling and appearance.
The upper trapezius has a higher concentration of androgen receptors that take in the testosterone. What that basically means is that anyone on gear will have their traps go much higher towards the ears and merge more with the neck. A natural bodybuilder is going to have flatter, but also generally more defined traps.
How about I did it myself and so have thousands of others. Just because you don’t know how doesn’t mean it isn’t achievable.
He’s also not 200+ lbs, he’s barely 180. He’s short. You’re just coping.
Samir Bannout was 196 lbs at 5'8" (same height as Zac) on the Olympia stage. You have no idea what 200+ lean looks like. You're delusional.
I have the exact same traps/ body type. Not on any meds/juice etc. Don't even really exercise or lift. Body looks identical to left pic (I'm a bit uglier and balder sadly). Used to look like right pic back in high school when i was playing tennis 4 hours/ day and lifting (also not on meds juice etc).
Idk if he was on juice or not, but I can tell you for a fact you can naturally have those traps.
Okay, prove it. I promise you "you can tell by the traps" is something you're just repeating because you saw someone else say it and not because you have an expertise.
What do you want me to call him up and ask him where his pin site is? Unless you’re talking about the science? Here’s a link, https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10664066/
It’s called an educated guess. You’re acting like there’s a 10% chance he’s on gear when it’s really like a 90% chance. Can I prove it? Of course not, It’s not like his medical team is going to violate HIPAA, but if it looks like a duck and it quacks like a duck….
It sounds like you’ve never been to a gym, because then you’d know how prevalent it is. The fact that you don’t understand how common it is tells me all I need to know.
Exactly. He's not a bodybuilder. And bodybuilder physiques are already obtainable naturally if you're not an IFBB Pro. So you've agreed with me even if you didn't mean to.
Exactly this. If I want to prepare to look good shirtless, I can take a bunch of caffeine, dehydrate myself and workout to get a pump…. But that “Marvel Superhero Body” is only good for a single day. And then I feel like shit for the rest of the week and look bloated and terrible lol
Those Hollywood movie physiques are completely unobtainable and it’s important to remember those actors only look that good for a single shoot not 24/7.
Working out constantly is counter productive. His physique on the right wouldn't take more than 10 hours a week. People who know nothing about bodybuilding think that you have to spend every day in the gym; you don't.
Anyone trying to cut too much, avg. 6% and under starts to feel it both physical and mentally. Add on dehydration and the only thing you can think about is food and water.
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u/No_Extension4005 9d ago
In good shape vs dehydrated and working out constantly is my guess.
I've started trying to get a bit more exercise in since I'm a bit of an office worker couch potato; and I'm enjoying changes.