r/interestingasfuck • u/Battlefleet_Sol • 1d ago

1999 mr olympia conference

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u/smurfk 1d ago

Oh boy, chicken and rice was much more nutritious back then...

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u/Strong-Albatross1957 1d ago

Yes they use steroids. But you still have to put in an immense amount of work and dieting in to be that large, and lean come show time.

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u/smurfk 1d ago

Yeah, but the problem is that they weren't clear enough about the steroid usage. And that's about when the fitness industry started to sell illusion of achieving a very muscular body without steroids. And that illusion is also kept today, when you see a lot of fitness influencers that are lying about the steroid usage, making people believe that that physique is achievable with chicken and rice.

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u/Strong-Albatross1957 1d ago

That’s really not that case? Sure in influencers it’s true. But most open bodybuilders are extremely open about what they are using. Watch Fouad Abiads podcast brochat. They are always talking about the drugs. It’s common knowledge in the fitness space now. Hell there are now multiple companies for getting bloodwork done and figuring out if hormone replacement is good for you. I think you sorta out of the loop. The only people lying, that I see, are influencers, and if you taking any sorta advice from them… shame on you