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Bodyweight Lies and Muscle Size

Q: I get depressed when I read the bodybuilding magazines I’ve been handed down from my uncle. I’m 19 and weigh 185 with abs, but I see that the pro bodybuilders weigh anywhere from 250 to 280 pounds, and that’s at 3 percent bodyfat. I don’t want to take steroids, but it seems like that’s the only way to get impressive development, right?

A: If you’re looking for us to give you the okay to take drugs, you’re barking up the wrong tree. We love bodybuilding (the lifestyle, not necessarily the competitions); however, resorting to steroids to get an “impressive,” extremely muscular physique is not mandatory. Look at this shot of Jonathan…

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Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: 20 pounds of muscle, 3d muscle building, anabolism, bodybuilding, bodyweight lies, drug-free, drugs, frank zane, genetics, iron guru, jonathan lawson, master training, mr. olympia, muscle size, physique, pro bodybuilders, vince gironda

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