Ok here is a subject that really gets my blood cooking food. Bodybuilding is intended to be the design of the perfect physical structure... right? Which means that the chest, shoulders, legs, biceps and triceps and back are assume to be developed with their full potential while to get waist muscular but small. Some bodybuilders may have one genetically gifted part that has a tendency to be better than another part. Typically the normal goal is to emphasize the training of the weaker body part while curtailing training to the more responsive body part. This is done to obtain proportional muscle size. In reaching the perfect physique, the waistline is meant to be small compared to higher body parts and the legs. The smaller the waist the more spectacular the surrounding muscles appear. Typically the Back may be like a flare leg cobra's head when attached to a tiny waistline.

I remember the physiques of the past, Arnold, Bob Birdsong, Franco Columbo, Bob Paris and Frank Zane achieved this dynamic look. Darin Lannaghan, Bill Davey and Stan McQuay have produced this look in modern day body building though they may never be seen at the Arnold Classic Competition.

So What's Changed?

In mid 80's, Hgh (HGH) and Insulin Brad Castleberry Steroids became popular drugs with professional bodybuilders. The net result, with these top stage competitors, is the "Roid Gut". Now days, we now have bodybuilders sporting a 40-46" waists. I am guessing, naturally , since no rival would dare share the mammoth size of their waistlines. When they did, I would wager they will shave the number down an inch or two. Regrettably, the Roid Gut has a repulsive appearance opposite to the original intent of the sport. Whenever Jay Cutler in his early years hit national popularity, his youthful physique still had the small waistline. Today, Jay's waist is absolutely gross. Sure this individual may weighs 270+ lbs ., but also he sporting activities a waist line of a sumo wrestler. Almost all of the top bodybuilders, Ronnie Coleman, Dorian Yates and Craig Titus, all exhibit this similar phenomenon. These opponents are simply meeting the expectation of what the judges are condoning and stimulating by accepting this look at as the "champion" physique.

I am writing this short article to discourage the use of those drugs. They will are sucking the lifeblood out of the Sport, destroying the potential looks of the physique, and taking the bodybuilding again to the freak show era of the earlier. THIS WOULD NOT BE!

HGH, "Huge Gut Hormone? inches

Okay what exactly does HGH do to the body? In a normal person, GROWTH HORMONE is produced by the body and causes the normal body growth process. The particular HGH drug was formerly developed for children that exhibited stunted growth and were found to have a low production of this hormone. Doctors would administer HGH in small amounts to stimulate a normal growth pattern.

In a few people, HGH manufacturing is overactive (from birth) it can also create person of gigantic amounts. Andre the Giant got this condition. Robert Wadlow was another and increased to be 7'11". This individual had many health problems and died at a very early age.

In case HGH is administered to an adult, muscle growth restarts. HGH is very different than steroids. HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE causes production of new tissue. Steroids cause only the augmentation of existing cells. The particular new cell growth generally seems to target only with the soft tissues and seldom skeletal system. Unfortunately, not only are the muscles cells multiplying but so are the internal muscles like the intestines and heart. Furthermore, organs, like the liver, kidneys and pancreas are growing too. Whenever the growth of these internal muscles and bodily organs occur in a repaired chest cavity, there is merely one direction for this extra mass to visit and that is out the belly area. Starting to get the picture?

Insulin's Additive Affect

Now what is insulin's affect on the body? Insulin is a super steroid that funnels the nutrients and sugar into muscle. Whenever combined with hard exercises, recovery is very quick. Properly taken, it drives cell growth better than any other steroid. On the other hand if you screw upward in taking insulin at an incorrect time or medication dosage, you can throw yourself into insulin shock and die. Also permanent use will make you a diabetic, a condition that shortens life. When Insulin is mixed with HGH, muscle are set to make significant gains.

The downside of insulin is that it is also active in creating the storage of fat in the body in the event of starvation. These fat deposits are stored internally to body rather than on the exterior muscles. This is wonderful for the bodybuilder's appearance but not for this health. These excess fat deposits called visceral fat are found around the internal organs of the liver, pancreas, heart and kidneys. Couple this additional weight with growth of the internal muscles and internal organs and you have enough extra bulk to create a really protruding Roid Gut.

"Side Bar" Tale

Without a doubt one story that comes to mind back in the very early 80's. Bernard Belknap, then a great in the world of bodybuilding, announced that having been diabetic. I have no reason to doubt he was, but I was now convinced that Bernard found the secret to using insulin to improve his bodybuilding potential. Throughout that era, Tim was by far the most vascular bodybuilder on the scene. I also notice, he had a semi-protruding waistline. At the time I felt sorry for Tim being handicapped with diabetes but admired that he had accomplish a world class physique under this condition. Now looking back, I am sure Tim could apply his insulin to his bodybuilding benefit.