lets seperate fact from fiction here.
Fact
more aas will make you larger
adding insulin, hgh, other peptides will make you larger still
genetics determine how large/lean you can possibly get
the guys on the olympia stage are the genetic top .001% of everyone bodybuilding.
Fiction
Anyone besides pro X knows what he takes.
you can take the same drugs and look like that.
all the pro's are on huge amounts of drugs.
all the pro;s are so gifted they hardly need any drugs.
celltech got them that big.
bottom line is its a risk vs. reward thing. what are you willing to risk to get that reward? and are you even capable of that?
there was a thread posted of some pro's as teens. some of those guys were already larger, leaner, better symmetry than half the people here. as son as these guys touched weights they grew like weeds.
stop worrying about pro x and his drug regimine, worry about how he eats, trains, diets for a show. use that to build the best body you can possibly have. then after you see what you have to work with in terms of the ability to grow muscle, decide weather or not AAS are for you, and how much your willing to take to reach your goals.
Theres nothing disheartening about what these guys take, whats disheartening is everyone trying to be them. i dont understand why people cant just go after it for themselvs, to see what they can do in comparison wth what genetic cards they have been handed. so what if you place 5th in a national level show and no matter what you do you cant ever be better than that? does it really matter? why not realize that you outworked everyone else there, even the guys that beat you?
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sorry this is starting to go all over the place so end rant.