1. 1876: Cocaine Use in “Pedestrianism” The leaves of the plant Erythroxylum coca found in South America, Mexico, Indonesia and the West Indies have served as a source of strength and energy for centuries. After the Spanish conquest of Peru, European scientists began analyzing the plant. Around 1860, the German chemist Albert Niemann isolated cocaine […]
1. Steroids + No Training > Natty Lifting A study from 1996 examined 4 groups of men to determine the effects of supraphysiological testosterone on people. The table and the graph below show the characteristics of every group and its subsequent gains. [source] Dreamers questioning the effectiveness of anabolic steroids may find the discoveries a little […]
1. TRT Propaganda Dates Back To the 1940s Over the last few years, the mainstream media has been heavily promoting the idea that modern men are losing their manliness due to a persistent fall of the average testosterone levels. It’s hardly a coincidence that a rise of TRT clinics accompanies those claims. Luckily, they have […]
Don Howorth (b.1935) is a popular bodybuilder from the 1960s whose otherworldly deltoid development earned him the title “the Duke of Delts”. There are many photos of him in which he showcases incredible width that immediately steals the attention of the spectators. Don Howorth initiated his muscular ascension in the summer of 1955 and peaked […]
On the surface, this may bе a silly question, but once a man delves into it, a new layer of the human world reveals itself. But first, let me drop the politically correct answer to this inquiry: Mr. Olympia has been a drug tested event since the 90s. The International Federation of Bodybuilding and Fitness […]
[Disclaimer: The information in this article is for educational purposes only.] Steroids have been a part of bodybuilding since its inception because they have a direct and highly positive effect on the main objective of the sport/activity/beauty contest – stimulation of muscular growth beyond the conceivable. Every advancement made by the steroid chemistry has triggered […]
Intro Natural lifters love digging into the past for two reasons: 1. We know that the vast majority of modern bodybuilders and models are not natural and have built their bodies with the help of PEDs. To determine what can be achieved naturally, we often go back to an era when anabolic drugs were either […]
Short answer: One of the main goals of the movie industry is to captivate the spectators through the creation of simulative realms triggering a multitude of sentiments. To achieve this effect, the directors rely on techniques capable of generating images larger than life. Anabolic steroids are sometimes deployed as a weapon because they can quickly induce otherworldly physiques that would otherwise take […]
The world is a scary place, my friend. You are born in a body you didn’t choose and answer to laws and urges you can neither change nor understand completely. As a bonus, you are getting old in the process and every living creature on this earth is a potential antagonist. To survive this cycle […]
SIlent Mike is a popular YouTuber in the fitness segment and a strong powerlifter who has produced many educational videos in collaboration with other legends of the online muscle game such as Omar Isuf and Allan Thrall. This classic natty or not review focuses on him. What are Silent Mike’s stats? In an interview, Mike […]
8 pack abs, cobra traps, a thick neck, bulging biceps, juicy quads, striations, capped delts, insane endurance, power, strength….etc. You would think that those are the characteristics of a male who’s been fighting gravity for a long time, but the same traits find themselves on women doing kipping pull-ups for a living. Let’s tell it […]
Every now and then a kid with a serious look on the face enters the gym and captures the squat rack. He is ready to “kill it” like real men do. A hardcore beat is pumping through the headphones; the adrenaline factories are working overtime; the feeling that it’s a life or death situations infects […]