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Are Steroids The Only Path To Massive Muscle Gain?

Steroids have been popular for many years, evolving from a habit that was once confined to professional bodybuilding and sports to a common high school recreational activity used to enhance speed, strength, and size beyond natural levels. Obviously, as with any substance that offers external results, since the changes are visibly apparent, those using such drugs are easily convinced that they are in fact healthier than before, yet temporary positive appearance changes are not always synonymous with what is occurring within.

In addition to those involved in sports who wish to improve performance, many underweight bodybuilders are interested in the fastest way to enhance muscle size, and when they see professional bodybuilders using massive amounts of drugs to produce 100+ pounds of additional muscle, they feel as if this must be the road to achieve what they perceive as success. Yet, what many fail to consider is that bodybuilding, a hobby that has always associated itself with healthy living, is actually transformed into a very dangerous, potentially life threatening pursuit when steroids or growth hormone become valid options.

There are two distinct groups that seem to have misconceptions of what can and cannot be achieved naturally; one extreme believes that the massively muscled bodies of professional bodybuilders on the cover of magazines can be produced without steroids, or with some legal supplement that substitutes for drugs, when in fact this is a completely false notion. To those who follow the industry closely, professional bodybuilders are known for their rampant, rather shocking level of drug abuse, and they would carry substantially less muscle mass if they were training naturally, even when using every available legal supplement available today. The other vast misconception mistakenly asserts the opposite, which is that no bodybuilder can gain significant muscle mass without using steroids, which is just as misleading. Although the size of professional steroid using bodybuilders cannot be achieved without embracing the same dangerous drugs habits, incredible improvements in muscle size and density are possible without ever touching a steroid, growth hormone, or any other performance enhancing drug.

Both groups need to become realistic, but in different ways; those who feel professional bodybuilding results can be achieved naturally must realize this is not so, and change their goal to one that is both possible and healthy to pursue, but they will also benefit from learning the second lesson for the opposing group, which is that by training and eating a certain way, the muscles can grow substantially, and a total transformation is possible without the use of steroids. The reason many are grasping for answers is that the physical fitness industry is plagued with misconceptions and false promises, therefore steroids enter the picture as the only apparent solution to significant physical appearance change, when in fact, most produce very little muscle gain not due to lack of drugs, but as a direct result of poor diet and training routines. When the variables that control muscle size (the workout and eating techniques) are rectified, progress should be satisfying and considered impressive for any normal thinking individual, and the risks of steroid use are averted in the process.

I started my weight training career at a weight of 130 pounds, and considering my height was above average (6’2″), my thin body was a catalyst behind my own weight lifting pursuits. Thankfully, by the grace of God I never used steroids, growth hormone, or any other such drug, but I had the same desire to grow as any other bodybuilder, yet knew that doing so within a natural framework was the only valid option. I then maximized my training and diet routine through years of experimentation, and gained over 60 pounds of muscle; many of those same individuals who are confused about how to achieve muscle gains accuse me of relying on steroids, but I can use my own success as proof to justify that building a massively muscled body is possible naturally. I also realize that with steroid use, I could gain another 50 pounds or more of mass, but does this bother me? No, not in the least, as I feel that preserving my health and well being by remaining natural is far more important than any level of additional muscle gain, and I hope every man and woman reading this article adjusts their bodybuilding ethics so they can also feel the same.