Why do old school body builders look better than pros now?

**Blocky970** · 08-08-2013, 11:10 PM

You look at arnold, frank Zane, Steve reeves, they all have a sucked in stomach look, it looks more natural and appealing I think, and I think most people would agree. I've heard rumors it's all thanks to human growth that everyone now looks like a balloon. Thoughts?

**DexterMorgan** · 08-08-2013, 11:15 PM

HG guts, and turtle bellies

They are using more drugs than they did before.

**Gaspari1255** · 08-08-2013, 11:17 PM

Less drugs were around back then. Synthol, HGH, peptides, etc have changed the game forever.

**Bert** · 08-09-2013, 03:51 PM

Arnold had the perfect body back then and still does today.

**Giggle** · 08-09-2013, 04:58 PM

My thoughts - you're right!

**Black** · 08-09-2013, 06:52 PM

I wonder if Tom Platz had taken Arnold's place, you'd have more squat racks in a gym than benches.

**Cuz** · 08-09-2013, 07:19 PM

like he said the drugs changed with the physiques. Different drugs for a different era. Just about all top level pros use slin, gh, synthol, better steroids than just test and dbol . Arnold had the best upper body physique for his time period and still holds true today.

**ksingh93** · 08-09-2013, 10:05 PM

Because training, diet and genetics were first then the drugs ,now days its a chemical warfare

**Gbay** · 08-10-2013, 12:17 AM

They ate whole foods and not just creatine and protein powder

AD · 08-10-2013, 12:23 AM

"Look better" is so subjective.

**unixpro** · 08-10-2013, 01:20 AM

So you guys think Arnold ate way less than guys do now, this equates to smaller guts.

**Gaspaco** · 08-10-2013, 01:24 AM

Originally Posted by unixpro

So you guys think Arnold ate way less than guys do now, this equates to smaller guts.

Way way way less carbs for sure!

**krugerr** · 08-10-2013, 04:22 AM

Originally Posted by Gaspaco

Way way way less carbs for sure!

I think the majority of those guys ran high fat/protein and low-moderate carbs year round. They stayed lean year round too. I think it was a much better look, I am a fan of the current IFBB pros though.

**Mrcivil** · 08-10-2013, 07:24 AM

Slin gh question answered

**Times Roman** · 08-10-2013, 07:11 PM

Ok, so I think we can all agree it is due to the increase in the useage of AAS and using GH.

Additionally, the population of blokes in the body builder world seems to have increased. Shit, when I was growing up as a kid, seldom did a see a grown up male that really looked ripped. Now, this observation can be expressed as a % of the population as a whole.

The thing I sometimes think of, is if AAS/GH were somehow to "go away". How many would lose interest and no longer work out? And of those that remained and continued in the life, what would they look like?

I'm thinking there would be a significant exodus, and the population of blokes that work out would diminish.

Even as a kid, I worked out because I enjoyed it. Not primarily because I thought it made me look good.

Nowadays, I'm thinking there is a significant portion that only do it to look good. And maybe this is why we get so many kids here thinking that with steroids , they can get ripped by summer?