Training Drug Free

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I cannot rave about weight training (& sport in general) enough. Anyone reading this, I hope has found that sport has enriched their lives to – whether making them healthier, creating structure, making friends, finding success etc. Unfortunately, I sometimes encounter the opposite (I’ve seen it a couple of times this week alone) and it’s largely due to the misuse of drugs in sport, therefore, I thought I’d share the following with you... 

Aside from a tiny white-lie (so as not to hurt someone), I’m always honest, but, writing under an alias (Gym Professor) gives me the opportunity to be truthful and it not be questioned, which I like :). Most around me know that I’m a true drug free athlete, but my status is called in to question time-and-time again by many. Although a little frustrating, I kind of take this as a compliment (you have to!).

Although I write about (or train) people seeking seeking differing physique or sporting endeavors, my own chosen sport is bodybuilding. Bodybuilding is perhaps the most obscure choice of sport to participate in free from drugs. This strange choice would lead you to think I'm bitter towards those that aren't "natural", but you'd be completely wrong. Provided someone’s open about the use of it within their sport and doesn’t impress their view on others forcibly, I’m relatively okay with this. 

My general reading is typically about the use of drugs within sport (in particular bodybuilding) - it's fascinating! However, what is astonishing is how little the majority of users & dealers know - it's embarrassing! More a case of "I got big using this, so you should use it", "He got massive taking that, I'm going on that". Having spent all of my life in this environment, although I’ve known very many people have good short-term gains, their longevity in the sport (I’m even thinking of national champs here to!) has not been that of the natural weight trainers I’ve known. Indeed, it’s the drug free athletes (making up the minority) that still enjoy their weight training and a stable home life today (& a better physique!). Another annoyance is that it's normally the entirely wrong people using performance and/ or physique enhancing drugs; moreover it's to compensate for serious failings with their training & diet. Please do yourself a favor and purchase sensible reference guides (like Gym Workouts – Maps to Success) to avoid these failings and make gains that are sustainable. Thereafter, the choice is yours - I'm just giving you my personal view point.

I hope you’ve found this information of interest. You may also wish to check out our article ‘Basics about Steroids’.

All the best,

GP

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