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Bigger Faster Stronger

Posted by allaroundstrength at 03:41 PM on December 14, 2008

I just finished watching Bigger Faster Stronger, by Chris Bell, and I have to say that the movie was actually very insightful. I particularly enjoyed the fact that it was not all pointing bad to steroid use, it gives you both sides of the debate and allows you to come to your own conclusions. I did think that of all the people interviewed the mother and father said the best things when showing their stance on steroid usage. It doesn't go into too much technical details of steroids but more of the societal implications as well as historic use. Ironically enough the general conclusion is that growing up in America is sort of the competitive reason why people pick up steroids in the first place. I should also note that my stance is very much against the use of anabolics, and growth hormones. Always has; personally I enjoy working hard and training several hours a day, and not being huge by any measure. To me strength is not defined by how large your muscles are or how strong you appear to be. Strength is being able to move some form of resistance, but to take it a step further I think strength is how much weight you can move, how much speed you can generate, how much control do you have over your total body, and how long can you continously move something before fatigue takes over all together. I think that the concept of taking supplements to boost performance, when you are not really exercising for athletic performance is sort of a waste of money. Do you really need to be that big and muscular? Are you gonna bag the girl, or guy of your dreams if you look that muscular? Is your whole life going to be what you want it to be? Probably not, although there are always exceptions. Point of the matter is, if you enjoy working hard and you like to challenge yourself physically, in order to become stronger both physically and mentally, then this is good. If you feel compelled through peer pressure, or justified in taking steroids because everyone else is doing it, you have fallen into a trap, that may have some long term rammifications that you may not be able to forsee. Sort of like drinking diet soda, or consuming too much MSG. Taking steroids chronically is catering to an addictive personality, and the risk to benefit ratio can come into the equation pretty heavily. That's all I have to say on this subject, and while I do think that it is in human nature to outdo your competition by almost any means possible, taking steroids is a choice that becomes just another risk to your daily life.

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2 Comments

Reply Wayne

04:37 AM on March 11, 2009

I saw it a couple months back. I also liked that it wasn't completely negative on steroids.

Reply Thrasher

11:16 AM on May 16, 2009

I was thinking about taking anabolics, but some things came to mind. First I'm 24 and produce what I think is enough testosterome. 2nd it might limit my job possibilities if I was tested for drugs. SO....what I think I'm going to do is wait until i'm 30-35 then think about it.