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Thanks, when did you buy them? The people selling them make a point of saying that they are constantly updating the quality and technology used in making them.
. I think they are a few mm thicker than ABC bars.
I appreciate your response and the classic shot of my dad, Arnold and Draper at the Mr Universe in 1970. When you consider that Reg was almost twenty years older than Arnold, had retired and trained for three months for the contest and was completely natural, it's quite remarkable
I have to agree. Reg Park was one of the all time greats of this game. If he'd taken steroids he would have been absolutely phenomenally big, but not have lived as long a life as he did.
I have to agree. Reg Park was one of the all time greats of this game. If he'd taken steroids he would have been absolutely phenomenally big, but not have lived as long a life as he did.
Yes and Yes. It was only in the early-to-mid 1960s that almost all high-level competitive bodybuilders were taking steroids in the weeks leading up to contests. Reg Park's career pre-dated this (Pro-debut at Mr Britain in 1946, then wins at Mr Universe, 1951, 1958, 1965).
Saying that anyone who takes roids will die from roids is absurd. Therefore those using them for medicinal use such as TRT or increasing red blood cell count will die.
Abuse of anything can kill including roids or any drug.
Saying that anyone who takes roids will die from roids is absurd. Therefore those using them for medicinal use such as TRT or increasing red blood cell count will die.
People who abuse anabolic steroids to build muscle will go to great lengths to justify what they are doing. They will point to people who take them for medicinal reasons, they will point to those who have abused them and survived a long time, seemingly without consequences.
For those who abuse, it's a case of "Are you feeling lucky, punk?"
For these reasons it can be stated with near certainty that Steve Reeves, Clancy Ross, John Grimek, Jack Delinger, Reg Park, John Farbotnik, George Eiferman, etc - who all won major physique titles before the Soviets began using testosterone and before synthetic steroids were introduced in 1956 - were not using bioavailable testosterone or synthetic steroids at the time of their Mr. America, Mr. USA and Mr. Universe wins
I think I read somewhere that the 1956 date comes from the first orally-active, synthetic anabolic steroid approved by the FDA in the US under the brand name Nilevar. However it has been written that steroids were being used in inject able form before this date and popular with bodybuilder through the 1950's. I'm not that old so have no idea how accurate the history of this period is. It doesn't really matter either way to me he is still a legend of that time.
Very good chance he won the 51' show as a natty. Very good chance. The later shows is anyones guess. He was a competitor. He wanted to win. So who knows.