Are bodybuilders drug addicts?

[birdland]

Back in the day it was test, deca, dbol. Now days guys are running 4 plus compounds, anti e to "dial in " estrogen on a lab test, peptides because others are and they have fear of missing out, glps because apparently dieting is now "suffering " and people can't eat in a defecit without cheating, "noo tropics" to help them be alert i guess, caffeine, god knows what other supplements, then other drugs for cholesterol and blood pressure because they push aas too hard, force feed, to move the scale while not necessarily looking better....the list goes on

How would you compare the two? How many different "things" does the average bodybuilder put in his body that don't actually make him look better or healthier? How far will people go , 30 different drugs a week? What about in 10 years, will guys be taking 50 different things?.lol

 

[craigdt]

What's the response you're wanting to hear?

Yes?

No?

I like to think of the things I take as tools to help me reach my goals.

But you can frame it up mentally in whatever way you need to.

 

[IndividualMan]

Back in the day it was test, deca, dbol. Now days guys are running 4 plus compounds, anti e to "dial in " estrogen on a lab test, peptides because others are and they have fear of missing out, glps because apparently dieting is now "suffering " and people can't eat in a defecit without cheating, "noo tropics" to help them be alert i guess, caffeine, god knows what other supplements, then other drugs for cholesterol and blood pressure because they push aas too hard, force feed, to move the scale while not necessarily looking better....the list goes on

How would you compare the two? How many different "things" does the average bodybuilder put in his body that don't actually make him look better or healthier? How far will people go , 30 different drugs a week? What about in 10 years, will guys be taking 50 different things?.lol

back in the day I would argue they were more akin to addicts.

 

[Elektrobot]

You are asking if 1 specific behavior trait applies to a group of people because they all have something in common

There are certainly people in this space that have drug user mentality about it- using drugs and thinking it will do for them what they refuse to do for themselves

And there are PED users.

Athletes enhance their performance through every which way possible. Equipment, training, nutrition, education, .... and sometimes drugs.

Singling out 1 of the 10,000 things athletes do to enhance their performance to ask if they are addicts is hyperbolic and short sighted at best.