A brief history of all of the Mr. Olympia winners

[Frederick Foresight]

I met Coleman at the 2002 or 2003 Arnold Classic. He walked into the theater wearing a bright purple suit. The dude looked as wide as he was tall. He worked out nearby (that week) and I witnessed him squat >700 for three.

Bright purple? You mean just in case he didn't get noticed?

You mentioned you tried all this stuff. May I ask why? I understand, to a point, taking a calculated risk if it's an endeavor in which you want to make your mark. But apart from that, it seems like an unwarranted risk. I assume you exercise for purposes of health as well as strength and appearance. What gives?

 

[destriero]

Bright purple? You mean just in case he didn't get noticed?

You mentioned you tried all this stuff. May I ask why? I understand, to a point, taking a calculated risk if it's an endeavor in which you want to make your mark. But apart from that, it seems like an unwarranted risk. I assume you exercise for purposes of health as well as strength and appearance. What gives?

Experimentation. I use GH to this day, but cycle it. I have used IGF once, and got a tremendous pump, but the risk of cancer-promotion is great. I wasn't dealing (who, me?), but I worked with guys dieting, pre-contest. It's akin to asking Escobar if he ever snorted coke.

 

[destriero]

I would choose to look like this:

versus a steroid Mr. Olympia

Even Froning doesn't look like that now. Ask him about his injuries.

 

[Frederick Foresight]

There is a handful of journal articles on connective-tissue disruption. I think it's BS. Ask Crossfitters why they can't workout due to injuries less than a decade after they stop competing. The majority do not run gear, or certainly not nearly the level of a BBer or powerlifter. Tendonitis.

Stating that gear destroys connective tissue, without data, is analogous to stating that only short people enter gymnastics.

Okay, then I'm mistaken. Just that I've come across such references more than once in the past, and I don't have the background to properly assess the assertions. And I'm not inclined to inquire further since I don't have an interest in trying steroids anyway. So I guess I accepted it at face value because it doesn't affect me one way or the other and it suits my aversion to the stuff. Inertia.

As for your comment on CrossFitters, how would they not sustain injuries after an extended period of using such improper form? So that argument is neither here nor there. Reminds me of this 1-minute video I posted some time ago during an exchange about CrossFit: