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This article is not about drugs though, it's about supplements. The vast majority of supplements that body builders take (proteins of various kinds, creatine, A
by esperent 6y ago
This article is not about drugs though, it's about supplements. The vast majority of supplements that body builders take (proteins of various kinds, creatine, AKG, etc.) are perfectly legal, even in competitions. Whether it's safe to take them long term is another matter, but it's a far cry from illegal steroid use.
- globular-toast 6y agoLegal or illegal, they are still secretive about it. And, in any case, you can't do science on a supplement using people on a cocktail of various substances.
- ben_w 6y agoScience has been done on food and vitamins, and in some cases those are literal cocktails.
- TheAdamAndChe 6y agoIn controlled environments on people who don't typically take exogenous compounds without a doctor's approval.
- esperent 6y agoI know quite a few body builders, and let me tell you, they are not even a tiny by secretive about taking supplements. Why on earth would they be? It's NOT drugs. It's supplements. Think vitamin C, not cocaine. Most of them beyond protein don't do anything much at all, there's a lot of marketing hype.
- globular-toast 6y agoI'm not talking about supplements, I'm talking about drugs. Many of them are on drugs and they are notoriously secretive about it. It's difficult to study supplements on bodybuilders because they are on stuff they won't tell you about.
- Slimbo 6y agoThey are secretive about taking drugs though, because they're things like unsafe doses of anabolic or 'not for human consumption' experimental or substances intended for animals.