Bigger, Stronger, Faster
Great movie. But really depressing.
First, what I understood between the lines of what’s presented in the documentary is that there is no way to achieve anything close to a BB physique without juicing. Sure, you can get a 6pack, and bigger muscles. But you won’t get any close to any pro or amateur BB (and the movie implies that they’re all on juice).Not that it’s a surprise to me. I mean, I never expected to get an Arnold, Coleman or Cutler-like physique. Nevertheless, I feel rather desillusioned, and that the limits of my "natural" body are closer than I thought they was.
Sure, you’ll tell me that there are many "natural" bodybuilders out there with a strong and decent physique. I agree, but to be a natural BB, you need not to never have juiced, you need not to be taking illegal stuff at the moment. Would Arnold be as big as he is today if he hadn’t juiced when he was 16-17? Probably not.
Second, you all probably know this, but the whole steroids debate appears to be a big masquerade. There’s apparently no real evidence on the risks, and there’s no political will to test to scientifically identify these risks. So we’ve got to believe what is unscientifically known: it’s bad for you.
Now, you probably figured, I’m no steroid user. Never tried. Maybe never will. Don’t get me wrong though, I’m totally for it. I’d rather have "steroids for everyone" than "steroids for nobody+a bunch of cheaters-a few caught". But I don’t think it’ll happen anytime soon, especially with our Canadian government trying to stop the sale of all natural supplements in favor of meds with bill C-51.
Indeed, this movie really depressed me. But still, I recommend it to you all (or ya’ll, as my VB friends would say!)
Cheers,
T
