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Lalanne
2005-04-27 23:30
by Will Carroll

I've NEVER been convinced that Jack LaLanne didn't juice -- and I don't mean the juice crap he sells on infomercials. The stuff was available back then and when you look at some pictures, as David Pinto did, it's pretty astounding. Maybe he has an unnaturally high level of testosterone naturally. Maybe he got those hair plugs for pure vanity. Who knows? Who really cares?

This article is pretty amazing and works as a nice companion piece to the history of drugs chapter in "The Juice." Pay special attention to this:

"To put the size in perspective, Arnold Schwarzenegger was a huge athlete back in the 70s competing at 235 pounds at 6 feet 2 inches. In the 2003 Mr. Olympia contest, Ron Coleman stood under 6 feet and weighed 287 pounds—and he was even leaner than Schwarzenegger!"

Things are ALL bigger today, even when back then, they admitted to using massive doses of steroids. (Don't argue better drugs now. While true, Arnold was using deca and testosterone.)

Comments
2005-04-28 06:43:24
1.   NetShrine
I once did a study that showed that baseball players, on average, today are about 1 to 1.5 inches taller than they were 40 to 60 years ago. That's not a huge difference over the last half-century. Where things are bigger today - like in the Arnie/Coleman example - is in the density.
2005-04-28 07:42:49
2.   onetimer
If Arnold's 6'2", I'm 7 feet.
2005-04-28 14:05:24
3.   NetShrine
This is true. A bud of mine who trains at World Gym in CA said that he saw him there once - and was standing next to him, and thought "If he's 6-2, then I'm 6-8"

My friend is 6-4.

2005-04-29 16:23:06
4.   RickM
I think we're growing taller as a species in general. I don't have any scientific evidence for this though.

When Kareem Abdul Jabbar came into the NBA (late 60s) he was the only 7 footer in the league (I think). Now every team has at least two guys who are 7 foot or more.

2005-05-01 13:09:04
5.   qwerty
I have heard one reason bodybuilders are able to obtain more muscle mass these days is they combine steroids/testosterone/hgh with some sort of glucose manipulation, which enhances the anabolic effects of the PEDs.

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