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Why Bodybuilders Lie about
Nutrition and Exercise
You might
wonder how bodybuilders have bodies made of steel, and muscle
development in some of the most unlikely body parts. For many, after
seeing a bodybuilder in action only then do they realize that such a
muscle indeed existed in the human body. But, if you, at any time, ask
any of those bodybuilders how they managed to build their body and
muscles, in most of the cases, they'll tell you a story - a lie - that
might have less than an iota of chance to be true. Why do bodybuilders
do lie? Reluctant to reveal their secrets, they put up the veil of a
stony lie to hide behind from the probing eyes of the public. Well,
according to many nutritionists, fitness trainers, and doctors, what
they are trying to hide is the less sanctified paths they have treaded
to build their bodies. In other words, the secret potions (anabolic
steroids), mostly banned, that qualifies as a criminal offence if used.
They don't want it to leak out to the medial community or the public,
and the best way to accomplish this task is to mislead those asking
questions with a fable like story, of a diet consisting of a full
chicken for lunch and dinner, 20 bananas a day, and about 10 egg whites
for a meal. Lies cannot be more innovative than this!
For a short
burst of power, more than what a normal human being could generate,
anabolic steroids were first lifted out of its medical context by
weightlifters in the 1950s. As its fame spread, bodybuilders also
resorted to regular doses of anabolic steroids, and if the media reports
of that time are correct, most of the contestants for the Mr. Universe
contest at that time were all steroid users. Arnold Schwarzenegger, the
famous film star and the present day California Mayor, won the title in
that decade.
The reason
why bodybuilders turn to anabolic steroids is the chemical effect the
drug produces in the human body. It acts more or less like the male
hormone testosterone, and if consumed systematically, it enhances muscle
growth and fat reduction at unimaginable quickness. Generally,
bodybuilders or sportsmen take anabolic steroids in the form of pills or
injections, and they usually mix different steroids – called stacks -
and use them for 8-12 weeks, followed by an abstinence period of a
month, called cycling. This design is meant to reduce the inevitable
side effects and to escape the mandatory drug tests conducted during
competitions. But the most innovative of all is the use of steroids in
the form of creams or patches on the skin, where it is gradually
absorbed into the body. It is quicker and produces the least extent of
side effects on the body. Of the three methods, the first one, pills, is
the hardest on the body, followed by injections.
Some
bodybuilders resort to anabolic steroids even after realizing its
negative side effects, while others unknowingly take the steroid route,
their sole aim being an Arnold like body and big, bulging muscles. Both
of these categories of bodybuilders try to cover up their secret
formulas with a diet equation, usually containing food items of
exorbitant proportions and in antithesis to the latest nutritional
theories, much to the dismay of the common man eager to know their food
habits.
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