False advertisement, Steroids, and Bodybuilders!!

In today’s society, people follow the “pretty guy” so they think that what they see is real. For example, if a person goes to a bodybuilding competition, they start to believe that he or she will get just as big while working out. “Without manipulating hormones, it just isn't possible to get that degree of muscularity, the paper-thin skin, and the continuing ability to pack on mass, despite sometimes having poor workout habits and relative ignorance of the principles involved that many pro bodybuilders have” (Banawich). In this sense, using anabolic steroids give false advertisement to individuals.

Many professional bodybuilders do not tell the truth about using these drugs. Most keep this information to themselves to keep their reputation positive among fans or other competitors. A good example of this involves the professional bodybuilding competitions which relate toward the reality television show “Toddlers and Tiaras.” This type of pageantry showing off very young children “dressed up” as adults is an unnatural feat.  Similarly, men in the bodybuilding competitions are “buffed up” unnaturally. Some people may say that these bodybuilding competitions are considered male pageants. The men get dark spray tans and pumped up before each event. With the help of steroids and dehydration, their muscles are shown to be shredded and double or triple the size they would be on a day-to-day basis.

In order to help this myth about working out and getting big so fast, supplement distributors tweak the truth to make individuals believe that their supplements will make them “jacked” within half the time. Bodybuilders who lie about using steroids give the average Joe the belief that protein powder will make them look just as big. The consumer buys these products with a false sense that they too will look as good as his or her body builder hero. This hero  lies to the public about the use of these illegal and banned drugs.

References

Banawich, Terry. “30 Lies Of Bodybuilding!” Bodybuilding.com. (2015): Web. 30 June 2015.

Danielsson, Matt. “Genetics: How Will They Affect You?” Bodybuilding.com. (2013): Web. 30 June 2015.