bodybuildingWhy do bodybuilders of today never seem to have health problems?
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Hi. Really want to know how bodybuilders of today can take so much drugs/ chemicals that are really strong and never seem to have major problems with there health I'm not a hater as I'm a fan of bodybuilding but just want to know how someones body can cope with so much. Thanks
By Mitchell – almost 2 years ago
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I suspect the simple reason is that you don't hear about there medical problems. Believe me, they have them!
Heart attacks at a young age
Kidney failure
Liver disease
Long term testicular failure
Depression
Huge suicide risk
Life threatening infections
Problems with aggression
Need me to go on?
Health and Fitness Doctor
I personally know and have heard from reliable sources that several professional bodybuilders have had to quit the sport due to kidney and insulin function problems. Several have also died quite prematurely from heart disease.
Also remember, you can't become a professional bodybuilder without being physically able to tolerate large dosages of several types of drugs. That begs the question, "how many guys have had to quit before they got to that stage due to the side effects of taking mega-doses of drugs"! So one attribute of being a "Pro" is that you have to be able to tolerate these drugs.
I'm not criticizing bodybuilders, lots of sports have risks - you can die in a car accident, skiing, boxing and several other sports. Also, several other types of athletes use drugs - and don't give me any of that crap about athletes passing drug tests - can you say "naive"? Drug testing in sports is more about politics than catching the cheaters...Jamaica had virtually no drug testing while a guy named Usain Bolt was training to become the fastest sprinter of all time...coincidence?
Anyhow, the risk for bodybuilders is finding out if they can tolerate high dosages of anabolic and fat-burning drugs - if they find they can't, they could pay the ultimate price!
So I'm not going to tell anyone what to do but let's just say that the guys who talk about steroids, etc being safe are just as wrong as the guys who compare steroids with crack cocaine and heroin.
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Long Answer! Because most of their "drugs" are more refined and only cause damage to their body's later on in life. And the ones that felt it earlier are dead or in hospital.
Fitness Professional
Massive calorie intake stresses the digestive system, of which the liver is the major player.
Massive overload of skeletal muscle and the constant attrition and repair that incurrs.
Significant (not all take 'massive' doses) intake of polypharmacy/different drugs stresses the endocrine system. The liver also takes a hit, metabolising these drugs away as well as processing all the food ingested.
You cannot IMO treat the body in this way and expect a free pass to long-term health. That being said, there are ways to bodybuild that do not incur such constant and severe stress on the body. Don't over-train and expect the drugs to deal with it. Don't over-eat and expect other drugs to deal with that. Don't overdo the PEDs in an attempt to compensate for your average genetics. And don't eat oral steroids like candy.
Doing this won't magically grant you superhuman health, but it may reduce some of the risks.
Human Performance Consultant