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Wrestlers on drugs
By: tnafan Date: February 8, 2013, 2:00 pm
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I put this specifically in the WWE thread because of the
established issues in the past with the company, and the "drug
testing" that they claim to use today.
I just want to get it off my chest that, for some reason, tons
of wrestling fans (see the comments on the article "Wrestling
Physics and the PED" by Kevin Kelly on the main page) seem to
believe that alot of wrestlers use PEDs and "no one can get that
big just by working out."
False.
You can get that big, you CAN be that jacked, you CAN BE THAT
STRONG without steroids, testosterone, meth, whatever you want
to call a performance enhancing drug. I know plent of people
that are powerlifters, bodybuilders, and athletes that don't use
anything like that. I, myself, before getting a desk job, was
build like an animal.
THAT BEING SAID...
I am not denying that none of the WWE guys use PEDs. No way...
as a matter of fact, with the road schedule, it's almost
impossible to be that built year-round without them, because of
the wear and tear on the body and lack of recovery time. Plus, I
just don't buy into the fact that Batista was built like that.
As he was on the road from when he first started, his body
gradually changed... just look at it. The same goes for guys
like John Cena. When Cena came back at the RR as the #30, you
could tell a definate difference in his size from when he left.
That DOES NOT MEAN that all of these guys who are built like a
Greek God are using. I'm also not claiming that Cena or Batista
use.
I honestly believe that there are some guys who are able to
sustain a large size and musculature that others are not. I
really cannot understand why people don't think the Rock can be
built like that without using. Says who? Gradually, over time,
he has become more and more built. Compare pictures of him when
he first came into the WWE, to a few years later, and a few
after that, and so on. Who says he didn't EARN that size?
Everyone compares these "roided up freaks" to guys like CM Punk,
Dolph Ziggler, Brodus Clay, etc etc etc, and say that there's no
way they can be built like that.
People say Ryback is on PEDs... and maybe he is. However, one
thing that we constantly hear about him is how much he eats.
RULE #1 about Bodybuilding and Strength Training is to maintain
a PROPER DIET and consumption of enough calories and nutrients
to recover. There used to be a website up of Ryan Reeves'
"official webpage" and he had his workout listed. It was pretty
freakin' intense. NOW... if he's on the road as much as he is,
and doing as much physical work in the ring as he has been,
working out intensely is much harder, because you cannot
recover. It is far more taxing on the body.
With supplements today (not DRUGS, supplements), there is a much
more healthy alternative to recovery. Hell, there are even
testosterone supplements (yes, SUPPLEMENTS) that anyone can get
their hands on; they don't unnaturally give you more "juice" or
"mojo" but rather ENHANCE your body's ability to produce it's
own
To be honest, I am not denying that guys in the WWE are using
because I think many of them are, particularly some of the top
guys who are on the road all the time... but with the same
token, I hate that many wrestling fans assume that all the big
guys are using PEDs, and much of the time they point out that
"their build is way to muscular" when I'd put money on the fact
that most of those fans are fat guys sitting at home or at work
on a computer all day and never touched a dumbell in their life,
or understand fitness at all.
So, I'd like to see some opinions on this; I didn't go into
specific "sciencey" details, but maybe someone can substantiate
the idea of the muscle-bound, roided up freak?
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Re: Wrestlers on drugs
By: SheriffLonestar Date: February 8, 2013, 6:48 pm
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I have said before that what someone else does with their body
is none of my business and I stand true to that fact. The moral
issue is further clouded by the fact what we see is not a real
sport, but I do have real concerns for its practitioners. This
is not the 80's where unless you where over 220lbs you had no
chance in the WWE. My favourite wrestler of all time The
Dynamite Kid was once described as "A 220lb guy who should never
have been more than 180lbs" his use of steroids is well
documented as is his use of recreational drugs, and he clearly
wasn't the only one. For a long time he was mentioned with some
pity as "the guy who ended up in a wheelchair. Turns out he was
the lucky one as a lot of his colleagues, running buddies and
members of his own family are now dead, many of them directly or
indirectly from drug use.
Certain wrestlers will feel the need it to get a push, some will
feel it gives them body confidence, others will do it to get
over injuries. This is big business folks and while the money is
there there will always be people willing to take them to keep
or get a spot.
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