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Peter Williams, in a seminar in australia said that steroids only constituted 'about five percent of bodybuilding'. Other pros agreed. All they needed was that five percent finishing touch, that little edge, they said.
Mike Sanderson, mr world, followed another popular line. He said he only took steroids for contest preparation."look i dont give a shit if you believe me or not its true".
Cameron "the beast' parker bravely admits to taking cycles that wouldnt effect a cat of average proportions. Even the most open and honest professional bodybuilders admit to cycles very much below the real ones.
I drove Franklin Mercuri around Melbourne in the mid eighties, when he toured australia. He was a mr universe contender and could hardly speak english. Man to man he told me of the 'droplets' he'd toyed with throughout his career.
"more is not better" he preached.
"Admit it Franklin, you lying motherfucker. You took that much in one week! Dont piss down my back and tell me its raining"
Arnold and Frank zane both put thier views forward. They said that the same champions would still be at the top of bodybuilding, with or without drugs.
The great man then went for utter overkill, stating that out of all the top class bodybuilders he'd ever known, he'd never known one who used drugs for any purpose other than to perfect an already great physique!
The most memorable was lee haney. I saw him with the boys at Dallas Brooks hall after he'd won his eighth and final olympia, eclipsing Arnolds record. On paper, Haney was the greatest of all time. During his reign of supremacy though, he was rarely featured on magazine covers.
"Can you believe that" he said. "In eight years as mr olyimpia. And all because of the colour of my skin." He spoke of lots of things that afternoon, for instance, how he hated lies.
"by the way,"he said, "Did you know that i was the first natural mr Olyimpia?"
Mike Sanderson, mr world, followed another popular line. He said he only took steroids for contest preparation."look i dont give a shit if you believe me or not its true".
Cameron "the beast' parker bravely admits to taking cycles that wouldnt effect a cat of average proportions. Even the most open and honest professional bodybuilders admit to cycles very much below the real ones.
I drove Franklin Mercuri around Melbourne in the mid eighties, when he toured australia. He was a mr universe contender and could hardly speak english. Man to man he told me of the 'droplets' he'd toyed with throughout his career.
"more is not better" he preached.
"Admit it Franklin, you lying motherfucker. You took that much in one week! Dont piss down my back and tell me its raining"
Arnold and Frank zane both put thier views forward. They said that the same champions would still be at the top of bodybuilding, with or without drugs.
The great man then went for utter overkill, stating that out of all the top class bodybuilders he'd ever known, he'd never known one who used drugs for any purpose other than to perfect an already great physique!
The most memorable was lee haney. I saw him with the boys at Dallas Brooks hall after he'd won his eighth and final olympia, eclipsing Arnolds record. On paper, Haney was the greatest of all time. During his reign of supremacy though, he was rarely featured on magazine covers.
"Can you believe that" he said. "In eight years as mr olyimpia. And all because of the colour of my skin." He spoke of lots of things that afternoon, for instance, how he hated lies.
"by the way,"he said, "Did you know that i was the first natural mr Olyimpia?"
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