Biggest factores for the bloated look of todays bbrs

**Burzum** · 05-15-2011, 09:57 AM

What do you guys think is the reason why so many bodybuilders to day have such bloated/ "expanded" stomach?

What happened after the 80s? Why did everyone get like this, and what happened to the vacuum pose? :O

This is what I'm talking about:

Is it because of HGH, which enlarged the organs (and If, why are so many here on it?)
Is it the amount of food that are eaten?
Are any steroid known for giving this look?

Thanks!

**terraj** · 05-15-2011, 10:10 AM

You have Ronnie in offseason at 5'11" and 300 pounds, and Arnold Schwarzenegger at what, 6'2" ...230 pounds...

At 10 pounds per 1", that would be ...100 pounds.

Yes, they looked better before.

**dece870717** · 05-15-2011, 10:29 AM

HGH, IGF, Insulin I believe are the only things I could think of that could possibly do that, no actual AAS could cause that I don't think. I've heard things from HGH/IGF causing a lot of intestinal growth which could push the stomach out like that to insulin use causing excess visceral fat to accumulate which could do that, despite them having low levels of subcutaneous fat.

**BigandStrong** · 05-15-2011, 10:30 AM

No HGH isn't the reason. It due to the high amounts of insulin and igf-1 that cause the distended gut. I'm not sure if it's actually enlarged organs because Kai greene had a huge gut when working with Oscar and ever since he hired George Farah (whose drug philosophies and dosages are very different) his stomach has shrank considerably.

**Burzum** · 05-15-2011, 10:30 AM

Originally Posted by terraj

You have Ronnie in offseason at 5'11" and 300 pounds, and Arnold Schwarzenegger at what, 6'2" ...230 pounds...

At 10 pounds per 1", that would be ...100 pounds.

Yes, they looked better before.

Yeah, but did he have to put it all around his waist? LOL.

**terraj** · 05-15-2011, 10:35 AM

this topic is beat to death

**delta1111** · 05-15-2011, 10:37 AM

I believe it is caused by overeating which causes a distended stomach and stretches the facia of the muscle which can only be corrected with surgery. That's what i've read anyway.