What is synthol and why are bodybuilders using it? Synthol is a site enhancement oil (SEO) meant to create the illusion of a developed muscle. Due to its cosmetics properties, the substance is a common ”fixer” in bodybuilding, fitness, and modeling. Bodybuilders rely on synthol to hide a lagging body part responding poorly to training. […]
Many authors of strength literature present the barbell back squat as the most effective exercise for a natural bodybuilder. Consequently, the majority of the training programs written for beginners are built around the back squat. This may be the current trend, but the idea that squats produce quick and extraterrestrial hypertrophy within the body of […]
Millions of spoiled teenagers are stealing money from their parents to buy whey protein in the hope that a higher intake of amino acids will transform them into muscular beasts. Sadly, whey protein is one of the oldest scams in the world of muscle. Since the very beginning of the iron game, protein powder has […]
Bodybuilding is a cult sport/beauty contest that comes with many expenses. The drugs and food required for the construction of physiques so much higher than the natural potential are not free. An average IFBB pro bodybuilder spends several thousand dollars each month on anabolic steroids, growth hormone, food, gym membership, professional coaching, drug gurus..etc. When […]
More and more fitness enthusiasts are encouraged to train like powerlifters in order to become big and strong. Famous authors of strength literature such as Mark Rippetoe and Pavel Tsatsouline have made barbell lifting popular among the youth, but they have also spread a lot of misconceptions because, just like everybody else, they’ve decided to […]
IFBB professionals rely on banned substances to build extraterrestrial physiques beyond the natty limits. Yet the competitors reject all steroid accusations to stay out of trouble and keep the money printer on. Since bodybuilding’s international capital is the USA (a country where steroids are strongly prohibited by the law), admitting to steroid usage on TV […]
According to the rules of natural bodybuilding competitors who use anabolic steroids and other muscle enhancing drugs should not compete in natural shows. Yet many popular contests for natural bodybuilders are won by athletes on drugs. The main reasons for this phenomenon are: Ineffective drug testing More often than not, the tests are just a […]
One of the eternal bodybuilding questions is: How big can you get naturally? Pro bodybuilders and their pimps say that the sky is the limit if you have the right genetics and work like a mad monkey in the gym. And since the professional constructors of muscle have impressive physiques inducing rapture, the gullible souls listen to […]
Despite the fact that natural bodybuilders are by definition athletes who don’t use anabolic steroids and other muscle enhancing drugs, there are many competitors who rely on banned substances to develop the amazing muscular physiques that you see on the bodybuilding stage and in magazines. Many individuals who present themselves as natural bodybuilders or fitness […]
Bodybuilders take anabolic steroids and other muscle enhancing drugs (e.g., growth hormone, IGF-1, insulin) to acquire a muscular development beyond the natural potential of the human body while also being as lean as humanly possible. The mass and conditioning presented by professional bodybuilders are unachievable naturally. The male hormone testosterone has a huge impact on […]
“Love can sometimes be magic. But magic can sometimes… just be an illusion.” Javan There are two definitions of the term natural bodybuilding – an official one and an underground one. Official definition: Natural bodybuilding represents a competitive activity in which the participants are judged by the aesthetic qualities of their physiques. The bodybuilders’ goal […]