Beyond-Brawn-2nd-Edition

Drug-free ethos
HOW THIS BOOK WILL HELP YOU
e rampant use of muscle-building drugs is the worst calamity that has
ever hit the training world. Drugs have produced dishonesty of untold proportions.
e first casualty of drug use is the truth.
Some bodybuilders and strength athletes who only got to the top because
they had drug assistance are still claiming that they never took chemicals.
Usually they are dishonest because they are ashamed of their drug use, and
do not want to tarnish their clean public images. And some even promote
the charade that they were hard gainers.
While the harm to health that the chemicals have wreaked is a huge problem,
as are the criminal implications of illegal drug use, these are nothing
relative to the immeasurable harm done to the drug-free training masses.
Rampant but generally secretive drug use since the early sixties, when steroid
use really took off, led to drug-assisted training methods being promoted
as suitable even for the drug-free training masses. is produced the
almost universal belief that these training methods are the ones for everyone
to follow.
But these conventional training methods do not work for drug-free genetically
typical trainees. Because these training methods are so unproductive,
most people are quickly propelled into the well of frustration and disappointment.
To make conventional routines work very well, harmful anabolic chemicals
usually need to be used. Dissatisfied bodybuilders looking for quick fixes to
their training frustrations and disappointments have produced huge markets
for drug pushers. But the drug route is not the only solution for training
woes!
If people would train on routines like those promoted in this book they
would get results that would astound them. ey would not experience
the frustration and disappointment that are usually standard when using
conventional training routines. en they would not feel pressured to take
dangerous drugs in order to make their training work.
Abbreviated training routines need to be combined with the candid understanding
that out-of-this-world strength and muscular development are
only possible for genetic phenomena. en ultimate expectations will be
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