Bodybuilders in the 1970’s were mostly healthy. They made use of doctors to administers their steroids to strike that right balance between muscle gain without being detrimental to their health. Up until about 1978, this is how they did things.
However, once HGH was entered, that’s when you started seeing bodybuilders start to drop off prematurely. The real killer was in the mid-to-late 80’s, when insulin was introduced. What insulin does in bodybuilding is that it opens cell walls up and the cells can soak up all the blood sugar it can.
That’s when you started reading about bodybuilders dying in their thirties and fourties.
Thanks for the explanation.
I appreciate it.
I just remembered the endless warnings of the perils of steroids. It was shocking to see the guys seemingly not just healthy but most still in great shape.
After reading your explanation, I am recalling younger guys dying long after any interest of mine in bodybuilding.