Category Archives: bodybuilding

Hollywood/Movie Celebs Who Had Good Natty Physiques Before The Steroid Boom (the time for epic articles has returned) writing what others won't

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The movie industry is focused on building fake worlds. Every single advancement in technology is gradually deployed to enhance the fakery. The goal has always been to attract the attention of the visitor by showing something that is either extremely rare or doesn’t even exist in the real, common world. Then, that attention is monetized […]

Real World Strength vs. Gym Strength (or dad strength vs. generation Z Tren Boosted Strength) underground educational series

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I will never forget that day. I was waiting for a van loaded with IKEA-style furniture (particle boards) to arrive. (We were renovating.) After 10 minutes, the delivery guys dropped the packages in front of the building entrance and left. At the time, I was a skinny 17-year-old skater boy with strength levels limited to […]

The Advice of Mike Israetel – Viable For 100% True Natty Brahs Or Another Hallucination?

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Ph. D/muscle-building professor/exercise scientist Mike Israetel has become one of the most popular muscle-building shamans on the Internet. He routinely presents “scientific” training regimes with a heavy focus on slowed and controlled execution. As usual, the important question is – do the tactics work for 100% true naturals? First, let’s make a summary of the […]

50 More Ways To Spot A Steroid Juicer In 2024 (updated manual from the master)

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In 2014, I published the post 50 Ways To Spot a Fake Natural Bodybuilder. 10 years later, it’s time for an expansion/patch. So, let’s add 50 more ways to detect a juice head: 1. If a grown man has bitch tits and some muscle on him, it’s not a “hormonal imbalance” caused by hamburgers made […]

5 Powerlifters and Bodybuilders Who Were Legit Criminals [NattyOrNot – educational series]

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Yesterday, I found an old document in my Dropbox profile containing a table with topics that I had prepared for NattyOrNot.com in 2019. One of them was 5 Powerlifters and Bodybuilders Who Were Legit Criminals. Today, 5 years later, I present you this exact post. Let’s go, fellas. Jim Williams – The Perma-bulking “Crime Boss” […]

Ronnie Coleman = The Only Man To Ever Turn Pro Naturally? [blue pills and dreams are free]

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The delusions in the world of bodybuilding never end. Regardless of how much information is provided, the dreamers hold on to their blue pill ideology. But that’s ok. I will always be here to provide some sanity and balance. Today, I will dissect a popular page from The Book of Bodybuilding Blue Pills (BBBP), or […]

Height + Frame > Big Muscles [time for some harsh realizations]

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NattyOrNot has always exposed uncomfortable truths. Some like that; some hate it. It is what it is. —- Today, it’s time for another dose of harsh reality in the male universe. ——– Height + Frame > Muscle Mass Height and frame are much more powerful levers than large muscles when it comes to male physical […]

Why Sir Paul Carter Is Wrong About Muscle Damage [why so angry, brah?]

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Paul Carter is a well-known and respected muscle scholar. He’s been playing the inject-lift-teach game for a long time, and many people are interested in his philosophy. Lately, he’s been spreading the idea that muscle damage is not a requirement for hypertrophy. [The guy has also criticized the Mentzer/HIT ideology and most of his points […]

Why Kettlebell Bullshido Is The Worst For Hypertrophy (kettlebell brahs enter at your own risk)

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I was crazy naive and stupid. More often than not, I would fall for the following reasoning: All mainstream ideas (e.g., bodybuilding magazines) are lies and deception. Alternative systems are the key. In other words, I trapped myself in the web of the Good Cop – Bad Cop strategy. One of the doctrines that […]

5 Brutal Blackpills About The Rise of Sam Sulek (fragile souls can’t handle this)

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<<<<This may hurt.>>>> 5 Brutal Truths about the Rise of the New Muscle Constructor Sam Sulek 1. Looks Decide Everything The million-dollar question that many fitness professors have been asking themselves is: “Why is Sam Sulek so popular? What’s so special about him? I curl and inject too.” I will tell you the truth for […]

Why Bodybuilding Is The Ultimate Self-Defense Martial Art In The Universe (Better than MMA, Boxing, Jeet Kune Do…etc.)

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The online realm is filled with pretentious mini-clips from podcasts constantly saying that bodybuilders can’t fight and will be destroyed by <insert an MMA name here> in an instant. It’s probably true. Yet bodybuilding remains the ULTIMATE self-defense martial on the planet. It’s better than MMA, Kung Fu, Jeet Kune Do, Taekwondo…etc. “How so? How […]

My Experience With Gironda’s Neck Press

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Long story short, I did the following chest routine over the last 6-8 months (or maybe more. I forgot when I started this routine.) Incline DB press – 6 sets of 8 reps (This movement wasn’t a new addition.) Gironda’s neck press – 6 sets of 8-12 reps My goal was to improve my upper […]

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