Steroids have been popular for decades, evolving from a habit that was once confined to sports and professional bodybuilding to a regular high school recreational activity used to enhance speed, strength, and muscle density beyond natural levels. As with any drug that offers external results, since the improvements are visually apparent, those using such drugs are easily convinced that they are healthier than before, yet temporary positive appearance improvements are frequently not 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 quantities of steroids to produce 100 or more pounds of additional lean body size, they feel as if this must be the road to achieve what they perceive as success. Yet, what many forget is that muscle building, a hobby that has constantly associated itself with healthy living, becomes a risky, potentially life threatening pursuit when steroids or growth hormone become valid options.
There are two distinct bodybuilding groups that seem to have misconceptions of what can and cannot be achieved naturally; one extreme believes that the massively muscled bodies of professional bodybuilding stars on the cover of magazines can be produced without steroid use, or with some bodybuilding supplement that works no different than drugs, when in fact this is a completely false notion. To those who follow the muscle building industry closely, professional bodybuilders are known for their rampant, rather shocking level of drug abuse, and they would carry significantly less muscle if they were training naturally, even when using every legally available supplement. Another vast misconception claims the opposite, which is that no bodybuilder can gain substantial muscle without steroid use, which is just as misleading. Although the massive muscles of professional steroid using bodybuilders cannot be replicated without embracing the same dangerous drug habits, incredible improvements in muscle size and density are possible without ever consuming a steroid, growth hormone, or any other performance enhancing substance.
Both groups must become realistic, but in different ways; those who feel professional bodybuilding results can be achieved without steroids must comprehend that this is not so, and change their goals to match what is both healthy and possible, but they will also find solace in learning the second lesson for the opposing group, which is that by eating and training a particular way, dramatic muscle gain is possible, and a total transformation can occur without using steroids. The reason many are searching for answers is that the physical fitness industry is plagued with misconceptions and false promises, therefore steroids seemingly become the only apparent solution to substantial physical appearance improvements, when in fact, most achieve disappointing muscle gain not due to lack of drugs, but as a direct result of poor training and diet routines. When the variables that control muscle size (the workout and eating techniques) are properly modified, progress should be gratifying and considered impressive for any normal thinking individual, and the risks of steroid use are averted in the process.
I started my weight lifting career at a weight of 130 pounds, and being quite tall (6'2"), my thin body was a spark behind my own weight training career. 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 weight lifter, yet knew that doing so within a natural framework was the only valid option. I then perfected my weight training and diet routine through years of trial and error, gaining over 60 pounds of muscle mass; many of those same individuals who are confused about how to achieve muscle building results accuse me of relying on steroids, but I can highlight my own results as proof to justify that building large muscles is possible naturally, without any chemical crutch. I also realize that with steroid use, I could gain at least 50 pounds of additional muscle mass, but does this bother me? No, not in the least, as I feel that preserving my gift of good health by remaining natural is far more worthy of celebration than any level of new muscle gain, and I hope all reading this article adjusts their muscle building ethics so they can also feel the same.
Author Resource:-
Francesco Castano authors MuscleNOW.com, a weight training routine for building muscle mass without supplements or drugs. He also owns FatVanish.com, teaching exactly how to lose fat without supplements.
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