Da Big Boyz

What the heck is this? "Ban Bodybuilding"?

Is this supposed to be a major anti-Bodybuilding speech? The answer is NO!!! I love Bodybuilding for what it is, what it can do and absolutely hate to see young guys buying the latest issue of their favourite BB-mag, only to compare themselves to the genetically supergifted, steroid-enhanced monsters. OF COURSE the conclusion here becomes "one has to do drugs to get anywhere"! But let me tell you, comparing yourself to the top-10 in the world (who's cheating!) is just as bad as any teenage-girl comparing herself to airbrushed & computer-altered pictures of anorectic supermodels!

You can make great gains without drugs, and there are plenty of examples of people who've achieved MASSIVE physiques without them! Look at people like Skip la Cour, Mike O'hearn and Anders Graneheim. Take a GOOD look at them. Then tell me if you, possibly, could settle for that, or if you really want to push yourself those last inches and embrace the huge bunch of troubles that comes with steroid-use.

All Natural Muscular Development is one of my favourite mags, even though I buy other, non-natural mags as well. It interesting to read both - as it's like two different worlds. The natural mags aims on teaching proper nutrition, breakthrough supplements and sets up sound training programs for - note this - NATURAL athletes. The pro-drug mags recommends programs suited for roidtakers, that would kill a natural. Example: "Natural" side usually suggests 1-6 sets for biceps. "Druggies" side often talks about 15-20 sets. If you're loaded on roids - sure, you can take 20 sets. A natural would be overtrained for weeks afterwards. Apart from that, "druggie mags" put the giants on a pedestal as example of the ultimate bodybuilder, while "naturals" turn their backs on them and views the possibilities of getting results WITHOUT compromising your health. And it works!

Sure, you can look at Victor Richards and go: "Oooh!!", which is a pretty natural reaction to seeing the human equivalent of a T-Rex, but feeling bad about how small YOUR arms look compared to his is not only pointless but downright stupid.

So, bottom line: Go ahead and read them mags, but don't compare yourself to those who don't even play the same ballgame as you do. You can only be yourself. Be all you can be.

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