Why do people always think it is the drugs?

[MichaelWayne]

If you're male/female and want to be lean and fit looking....no need for drugs. If you want large/massive amounts of muscle, different story.

Also it depends on who is asking the question: Mr/Mrs Workout person who realizes how much ball-busting it takes or Joe-Six-Pack-Wannabe-Arm-Chair-Quarterback.

[lilfella]

It is the society we live in, especially the U.S. The younger generations have grown up being instructed to take a drug to solve every problem. This is taught to us from an early age. For a sore throat take cough drops, headache take tylenol, etc. The viagra/ritalin/xanax/paxil trend we see today is a byproduct of this thinking. It is also why all these kids buy muscletech products!

[JohnnyMuscles]

I don't consider myself to be that built just think of myself as a regular person being that I'm 6ft 215 but I get accused of doing steroids all the time. I guess compared to the average person I'm a lot bigger than they are. I used to be insulted by it, because when people say that they are implying somehow you didn't earn the body that you have, but now I'm flattered by it because if you accuse me of doing steroids then you must think that I look good and deep down are probably jealous of me. The reality is that in every gym there are tons of people on A LOT of steroids who don't even look like they are on steroids, I should know because I'm friends with a lot of them. They're always the ones that defend me to people lol. Most people are ignorant and stupid and assume that you can't get built without "cheating" somehow. Obviously the natural bodybuilders who are professionals, and win their shows get the most heat because they are truly the genetic elite and 99% of people could never look like that no matter how much stuff they put into their body. Anyway at the end of the day it doesn't bother me, you can't let what people say get to you its negative and a waste of time.

[MacFlashGordon]

A 'look' is one thing. Performance is another. When you see some guys shifting ultra huge weights then you do tend to wonder what's going on. Maybe its a mental way to justify an inability to shift such heavy loads but seriously, if you slap a turbo on any engine it'll generate more 'umph'. That's my angle. Also some guys make ridiculous gains in short time frames. Sure there are diet & sleep components but seriously??? THAT much? I doubt it...I admit that in such circumstances I'm thinking that there's probably some extra special filling in the sandwiches at least.

[MacFlashGordon]

Oh by the way Tatyana I share your fascination. Are you 100% drug free yourself?

[tkatmommie]

I am 100% natural. For me i have been finding out that even in the natty world of competing there is less muscle and more stringy dieted looks among the women. I feel genetically blessed to be able to have a lo of muscle, and yet feedback has always ben to come in leaner etc. I look at the other women and think that they have more LIGAMENTS showing than muscle!! So what if my BF is a little higher, i have way more muscle than the next girl...and in bodybuildin all over the world, it is about the MUSCLE and symmetry o your overall look. hmmm. just a thought.

i used to be offended that others think i use drugs, but i have come to realize that as a female BB, I am in he highest percent of women who look the same way. Less than 10% of women have BB physiques ( whether they are figure, bikini BB fitness etc) and to the rest of the population, it is an oddity and can't be natural!! LOL! So in an OBESE world, fit athletes are looked upon as the ones in the wrong. What can you do? LOL

[bigleemurali]

See drugs are dominant in each and every sport and that is a blunt truth. buy why bodybuilders always get accused?
Its plain simple, in all the other sport, you need lot of practice few days leading to the show and every common man can try to sport easily to an extent... But standing on the stage with some muscle and posing trunk is a tough job.

If you dont know how to make it then it is easy to blame it. That is what happening to the sport. Most of the common people do not know how to be disciplined to lead a bodybuilding life and they eat junk thrice a day and hit the gym and see no results. But when a bodybuilder eats 8 quality meals and builds muscle, they can not believe it and they start accusing him for drugs..

Its simple - if you cant get it easily, then you accuse the person getting it... Jealous they are

[Tatyana]

Oh by the way Tatyana I share your fascination. Are you 100% drug free yourself?

Yes, I am 100% drug free. I am a life time natural.

[NATURAL-1987]

I think that the main reason is that the general public is quick to profile people and we are one of the targets. I actually invested in a string back tank that says."No, I am not roids, but thanks for asking." so I stop getting stupid questions from people.(at least on the days I am wearing that shirt.)

[anabolistic]

if they accuse you of using steroids, take it as a compliment. if your natural, this is the kind of comment you wanna to hear.

[p.s.]

If AAS were all it took to develope a great physique then in my gym alone there would be some truely incredible physical specimens training there, but just the opposite is true. Sure there are a couple of guys with decent physiques, but generally there are loads of guys using AAS and look like they hardly train, but then maybe that's the biggest problem most guys/gals hardly put any effort into their training and as such blame their less than great physiques on the fact that they are natty or that their "gear" is bunk. All in all though if most people put half the effort into training and eating as they do partying, clothes shopping, and just regular fiddle fucking around they would all look fairly decent, and the ones actually using AAS might even start to look like they train.

[SonOfPluto]

I think a lot of the negative comments are simply rooted in jealousy and envy.

[Jude2]

I think a lot of the negative comments are simply rooted in jealousy and envy.

I agree.

[MsGuns]

I think a lot of the negative comments are simply rooted in jealousy and envy.

x2...

[I.C.P.]

I think a lot of the negative comments are simply rooted in jealousy and envy.

This!!^^^^.Most people who accuse people of using are usually the ones who dont know what they are doing.So when they see someone who is bigger,they think that person had to take steroids.When in fact the person being accused knows how to train,eat,sleep,supp's and so on.The people who do the accusing are 95% of gym goers.