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Muscle Building - The Man Whose Arms Exploded
The dangers of steroid use are well known but ignored by many bodybuilders who are desperately trying to get bigger and stronger. An estimated 20% of gym users in the UK have used steroids. An estimated 5% of British men under 30 in the UK admit to using steroids. Gregg Valentino is well known in the bodybuilding world. He was in the Guinness Book of Records for having the largest weapons in the world. Gregg Valentino is an example of what happens when steroid use goes wrong. “The Man Whose Arms Exploded – Hidden Lives” can be seen on YouTube. Not only does it follow…
Muscle Building - The Man Whose Arms Exploded
The dangers of steroid use are well known but ignored by many bodybuilders who are desperately trying to get bigger and stronger.
- Schätzungsweise 20 % der Nutzer von Fitnessstudios in Großbritannien haben Steroide verwendet.
- Schätzungsweise 5% der britischen Männer unter 30 in Großbritannien geben zu, Steroide verwendet zu haben.
Gregg Valentino is well known in the bodybuilding world. He was in the Guinness Book of Records for having the largest weapons in the world. Gregg Valentino is an example of what happens when steroid use goes wrong.
“The Man Whose Arms Exploded – Hidden Lives”can be seen on YouTube. Not only does it follow the story of Gregg Valentino, but it also examines the dangers of steroid use in bodybuilding and the risks bodybuilders are willing to take for success.
Reasons why Gregg started using steroids:
- Fühlte mich in Bezug auf Größe und Statur unsicher
- Je größer er wurde, desto mehr positive Aufmerksamkeit erhielt er
- Small-Man-Syndrom – tat, was immer nötig war
Bodybuilders began using the term “biggerexia” to describe a condition that is the exact opposite of anorexia nervosa; they always feel like they look small and weak. These were the types of people who were much more likely to turn to steroids.
Gregg Valentino's steroid use became so frequent that he developed infections from using dirty needles. The film shows Gregg attempting to perform surgery on himself to remove a hematoma in his arm by pulling out syringe after syringe of blood and pus. After 20 minutes of self-mutilation and two cups of clotted blood, Gregg was rushed into emergency surgery. He was about to lose his arm and was lucky not to have died.
Obviously, this is an extreme case of steroid use. Steve Michalik – Mr. America in 1972 and former training partner of Arnold Schwarzenegger, recalled when a friend encouraged him to take steroids for the first time.
“…just try a little bit…it was the biggest mistake…there isn’t a bit”
Steroid use began to take over; Once he started, he found it extremely difficult to break away from it.
“The only way you get away is if a tragedy happens.
Steve first knew something was wrong when he started passing blood in his urine. It was his liver that was dissolving. It is believed that his steroid use resulted in:
- Ein Tumor von der Größe einer Grapefruit und drei Tumoren von der Größe eines Golfballs an seiner Leber
- Körpermasse schrumpft von 220 Pfund auf 146 Pfund
- Einen Schlaganfall haben
- Vorübergehend unter das Gesetz zur psychischen Gesundheit gestellt werden
- Der Testosteronspiegel eines 12-jährigen Mädchens bleibt übrig
- Hoden in der Größe von Erdnüssen
Dr. Harrison Pope, author of The Adonis Complex, explains that short-term medical problems with steroids are relatively minor; This is the reason why people are tempted to use them. The perceived benefits and muscle building outweigh the side effects of acne, mood swings, and female growth tissue development. Most people don't even notice these effects and the long-term problems are ignored.
Dr. Pope predicts that in the next 10 to 20 years we will see an increase in cases of large bodybuilders and high-profile athletes developing heart disease or strokes at a seemingly early age, and this will likely be attributed to steroid use.
We live in a world where we are judged by image, the pressure is there and we want results now. Many people who are just starting out may feel pressured to take extraordinary risks, and there are those who have trained naturally for years who turn to steroids.
After surviving the effects of his steroid use, Steve Michalik says the pill is not the answer and “now” is not the solution. He urges bodybuilders to take some time to return to the old ways of training, without steroids. He believes that bodybuilders would not only be more successful, but also live longer.
“You plant a tiny seed of an anabolic steroid in your body, that seed grows, embedded in every cell of your body... even though your muscles are big on the outside, you rot on the inside, you rust.”– Steve Michalik, Mr. America 1972, Mr. Universe 1975.
Inspired by Ian Cantlay