Bodybuilding and Steroids: Roid Gut, the End of the Aesthetic Physique

Website design By BotEap.comWell, here’s a topic that really gets my blood boiling. Bodybuilding claims to be the creation of the perfect physique… right? That means the chest, shoulders, legs, arms, and back are supposed to be developed to their full potential while keeping the waist muscular but small. Some bodybuilders may have a genetically gifted part that tends to be superior to another part. The normal goal is to emphasize training the weaker body part while limiting training to the more receptive body part. This is done to obtain proportional muscle size. To achieve the perfect physique, your waist should be small compared to your upper body and legs. The smaller the waist, the more dramatic the surrounding muscles appear. The back will look like a flared cobra’s head when attached to a small waist.

Website design By BotEap.comI remember the physicists of the past, Arnold, Bob Birdsong, Franco Columbo, Bob Paris and Frank Zane achieved this dynamic look. Darin Lannaghan, Bill Davey, and Stan McQuay have produced this style in modern bodybuilding, although they may never be seen in Arnold Classic competition.

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Website design By BotEap.comIn the mid-1980s, human growth hormone (HGH) and insulin became popular medications among professional bodybuilders. The net result, with these top-tier competitors, is “Roid Gut.” Today, we have bodybuilders sporting 40-46″ waists. I suppose, of course, that no competitor would dare to share the gargantuan size of their waists. If they did, I bet they’d drop the number an inch or more. Two Unfortunately, the Roid Gut has a repulsive appearance contrary to the original intent of the sport. When Jay Cutler in his early years rose to national prominence, his youthful physique still had a small waist. Today, Jay’s waistline is absolutely disgusting. Sure He may weigh over 270 pounds, but he also sports the waistline of a sumo wrestler. Most of the top bodybuilders, Ronnie Coleman, Dorian Yates, and Craig Titus, exhibit this similar phenomenon. These competitors just live up to the hype of what that the judges are condoning and encouraging by accepting this look as the physical “champion.”

Website design By BotEap.comI am writing this article to discourage the use of these drugs. They are sucking the life blood out of the sport, destroying the potential aesthetics of the physique and taking bodybuilding back to the freak show era of the past. THIS MUST NOT BE!

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Website design By BotEap.comOk, so what does HGH do to the body? In a normal person, HGH is produced by the body and triggers the normal growth process of the body. The HGH drug was originally developed for stunted children who were found to have low production of this hormone. Doctors would administer HGH in small amounts to stimulate a normal growth pattern.

Website design By BotEap.comIn some people, overactive HGH production (from birth) can also create a person of gigantic proportions. Andre the Giant had this condition. Robert Wadlow was another and grew to be 7’11”. He had many health problems and died at a very young age.

Website design By BotEap.comIf HGH is given to an adult, muscle growth restarts. HGH is very different from steroids. HGH causes the production of new cells. Steroids only cause the existing cells to enlarge. The growth of new cells seems to target only the soft tissues and rarely the skeletal system. Unfortunately, not only muscle cells multiply, but also internal muscles such as the intestines and the heart. In addition, the organs, such as the liver, kidneys, and pancreas, are also growing. When the growth of these muscles and internal organs occurs in a fixed chest cavity, there is only one direction for this additional mass to go and that is the abdominal area. Are you starting to get an idea?

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Website design By BotEap.comNow, what is the effect of insulin on the body? Insulin is a super steroid that funnels nutrients and sugar into the muscle. When combined with hard training, recovery is very fast. Taken correctly, it drives cell growth better than any other steroid. However, if you make a mistake by taking insulin at the wrong time or dose, you can go into insulin shock and die. Also, long-term use can make you diabetic, a life-shortening condition. When insulin is combined with HGH, the muscles are primed for significant gains.

Website design By BotEap.comThe downside of insulin is that it is also active in creating fat storage in the body in the event of starvation. These fat deposits are stored internally in the body and not in the outer muscles. This is wonderful for the bodybuilder’s appearance but not for his health. These fatty deposits called visceral fat are found around the internal organs of the liver, pancreas, heart, and kidneys. Combine this extra weight with the growth of muscles and internal organs and you have enough extra mass to create a truly protruding Gnawing Gut.

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Website design By BotEap.comLet me tell you a story that comes to mind in the early 1980s. Tim Belknap, then a great in the bodybuilding world, announced that he was diabetic. I have no reason to doubt that it was, but I am now convinced that Tim found the secret to using insulin to maximize his bodybuilding potential. During that era, Tim was by far the most vascular bodybuilder on the scene. I also noticed, he had a semi-bulging waist. At the time I felt sorry for Tim’s disability with diabetes, but admired that he had achieved a world class physique under this condition. Now looking back, I’m sure Tim was able to apply his insulin to the benefit of his bodybuilding.

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Website design By BotEap.comI’m convinced that these 270+ pound “super heavyweight” competitors could actually weigh 240 or more if you take the mass out of their guts. But then again, they could only weigh 220 if they lost the extra muscle as a result of these two drugs. Let’s go back to the aesthetic constructions of a few years ago. I hope that even if the judges don’t award the winning trophy to the small-waisted competitor, you’ll agree that creating a Roid Gut is neither attractive nor healthy.