Over the better part of this century, bodybuilders have increased the natural performance of their bodies by using artificial substances. In episode 3 of Swole, we talk to a medical expert about the consequences from the use of anabolic steroids while following the daily routine of Mike Bolkovic, a bodybuilder who’s been injecting testosterone for the past eight years. Mike shares with us how the drug impacted his lifestyle and personal relationships.
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Steroids might take you to the "next level," but even the most ardent users recognize there are often debilitating side-effects.
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I'm going to guess that the reported just walked into a random gym in Jersey
This is not good for your body and its ugly.
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What is really funny about these guys is they try to sell you some product that did nothing for there body it is just steroids.
Working out with a hat has to be one of the douchiest looking thing I’ve ever seen
These guys just juiceheads. Many people try to get ripped like these guys and I don't see why they look so "good" to others.
All 3 are literally unimpressive…….. is it just me? I mean they look like avg gym rats. Not one of these guys have an ounce of genetics. The one dude sound like he has been running, he is out of breathe sitting and talking. For what to be a bouncer?! 8 years of test for a marginal result? Fantastic work fellas, stellar.
2K plus a month for a cycle? What a joke. I run 500mg of test and 500 primo for 400 bucks a month and absolutely blow this guy out of the water with aesthetics. We has t shirt muscle. Needs to work on his cardio and diet.
They look like shit tbh
To tell you the truth , for taking that much steroids and such. I expected you to look better …
Dudes been on roids for 8years to look fat???? I’m confused
If you can't do it naturally then most likely thats a sign you probably shouldn't. Guys have no respect for their bodies
I knew a guy from the gym i attended who was chubby when he started working out. In 6 months he was all muscle on top. He looked vibrant and intimidating. 2 years later I saw him (same gym). He looked dark and substantially smaller as he walked on a treadmill. I knew instantly his health was in reverse without him saying a word. 3 months later he died at home during his pre workout nap at age 38. He was a cool guy and it still saddens me he was so compelled to look fit and hard he would risk premature death for a body that eventually fades away regardless of self sacrifices.
Dammit 5:58 I don't even make $5k a month ? holy shit.
You can get that size, you can be huge, and you can be stronger without steroids. It just takes a lot of time and dedication
“Can’t eat Cheetos and take test and look the best” meanwhile the guy has a gut and saggy chest
10 years later
"Where are they now?"
…dead innit??♂️
21 looks 41 fuck roids
This guy is a fucking meathead. Eight years to have a wide waist? Good luck competing…
dude has a serious disnea and yugular ingurgitation , congratulations you'll win a heart failure
Yall look stupid. It's not even practical, I could run circles Round you fake bitchass cows
3 look like shit
Fucking dickhead! Typical gear abusing meathead! "I like the way people get outta my way" egotistical bully too
Meathead who says "without PED's there's only so far you can go" – number of powerlifting records held – 0. Number of national bodybuilding championships won – 0. How far you can go is probably not to your 50th birthday.
We must regretfully announce that Rich Piana's "PED's have no harmful effects" national lecture tour has been cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances.
Just bad bad
The doc chick is hella cute
2:14 my army ass instantly thinking of BTS
This dude has 0 abs high body fat says his juicing & training since 21 LMAO BRUH U BEEN MACDONLADING NOT JUICING MY GUY
They should sue the steroid company, clearly it’s a false product.
this dude with the team raw hat looks beyond pathetic to be using steroids, his work ethic must be absolute garbage because his physique could be obtained naturally within a couple years lmfao, and hes acting like he could be a male model, I couldn't be laughing harder
These guys are meatheads. What's your purpose in life, to look at yourself in the mirror?
Lol, dumbest group of gym heads I’ve ever seen!!!!! Dudes out of breath just standing in his kitchen talking. He’s already having respiratory problems.
Damn,14 years and you ain't no bigger than that…SMH
They look kinda natural.
Dirty ass bedroom..
man these guys look like shit
Now I understand now why people at the gym regularly ask me what supplements I used to get my mass and strength .. When I told them I don't even take vitamins they laughed and said, seriously what supplements do you take? They ask How can you train cardio so often and keep your mass? I said I have weighed around 375 -400_the last 20 years I'm trying to un-mass lol. Im about 6-1 tall. I always was big and just naturally strong at 18 or 19 some guys took me to see what I could bench press.. I never had lifted or been to a gym. They said your big enough to try 200# to start ….So I pushed it up real easy ..they added plates I lifted..they just laughed and shook their heads. This continued at 350 or so including bar it got hard to rep 10x….. finally at 8 plates of 45# and some smaller ones I got 3 good reps ..4th rep couldn't get it back up all the way and they helped me. So they added up the plates and including bar was 415#.. I didn't think nothing of it other than fun..I never had lifted or been to a gym.. they talked about it and told others..for years after that people was always asking me to lift stuff..for several years after at a auto repair shop they would have V8 engines on the floor…they would fasten a chain to the engine block and see who could lift it up the highest ..This turned into a thing ..this garage was close to a state University ..I got bribed with free dinners and drinks if I would participate.. .. It was always a mix of College ball players,wrestlers, juice head gym rats,bouncers from a biker bar across the street,workers at the garage and some local neighborhood guys .. I loved to eat and I gave it my all each time.. eventually some big muscle steroid guys came..said they were there to challenge me and wanted to get money .. I said look we do this for fun,I don't even go to a gym or workout, besides I don't gamble..They called me a few names..I said look Let's just do this for fun..win or lose you still see if your stronger.. A few of the shop guys said we got money how much ya wanna bet? They said $100.00 for each lift .. I reluctantly agreed. The smaller one of the 2 said I will try ya first.. the chain fastened to the engine he goes over grunts yells ughhh.. he barely lifted it off the ground..my friends are smiling ..I don't make a sound just go over and lift it up a to about the 6 inch area of the makeshift yardstick nailed to a board by wall.. That's a $100 you owe us..pissed off he hands it to my friend.. the big steroid guy made me look like a old long retired football player.. He says let's lift that 1 with the transmission attached to it..one of the garage guys said that's a big block buddy.. big Roid guy says I don't give a Freak…He looks at me and says Fatboy your done..he asked his friend to slap him ..again ..he gets ready to lift then lets out a arghhhhh…. doesn't budge..owwww my back he shrieks holding his back… I'm kinda worried…the guys cheer me on.. I grab the chain and it's Heavy!! I managed to get it up about a inch or so for a second or 2…I couldn't believe I beat those big hulk looking juice heads..I later was told the big roid guy was a semi pro body builder and won some local titles.. that's when I learned the difference between natural strength and steroid gym training strength..huge difference working on grandpa's Farm ..I was eating good meat potatoes vegetables.. drinking raw cow milk by the gallons home made butter & cheeses …. heavy lifting was a daily thing …I enjoyed being a local celebrity from the mid 80's to mid 90,s.. there was no internet or social media in those days everything just kind of spread word of mouth… If you had notoriety and a reputation you were really the hot stuff back in them days.. I was approached by a few different people back then in the powerlifting community… One of them wanted to recruit me for a christian-based group of lifters I think was called "The Power Team". They would make national appearances at mega churches and would even be on television several times a year..they were really big and popular even doing some International circuits and exhibitions.. I was offered a lucrative package generous yearly salary plus bonuses based on attendance at venues and merchandise sold.. of course 100% paid travel expenses hotels and food… Someone at my church was an usher got a hold of that recruiter guy and told him about me. That guy pursued me for years.. I had decided I wanted to do it and was going to sign up for a one or two-year contract to perform with the power team… Unfortunately as fate would have the beautiful blonde that had been chasing me at the church for the last 2 years finally got me to marry her… Now that was a great time and a whole lot of fun because she was a real knockout!!! anywhere we went people would just stare at us..I have to admit I enjoyed the attention and people asking me for autographs..I thought I hit the big time when I done the State fair lol.. I had done a lot of the different county fairs in my state.. had even managed to get in a few magazines and local newspapers.. again I have to state my ex-wife was sexy and beautiful she had even done some modeling for a national retailer… My ex-wife was compared to looking like a mix between Anna Nicole Smith and Pamela Anderson at that time..both of those ladies were at their most gorgeous in that era… Like they say all good things must come to an end after some misfortunate accidents that left me permanently injured and I was no longer able to perform feats of strength, my local celebrity faded faster than a falling star out of the sky… As my health had waned and all the wealth I had amassed was drying up my ex-wife left me at my lowest point physically and financially of my life…hard to believe that's been almost 20 years ago and So MUCH has changed…lots of gray in my hair now accompanied with some wrinkles and requiring the aid of a walking cane occasionally… depending on how my leg is doing that particular day..still thankfully I rehabilitated and was able to get out of that wheel chair..I still pop in to a few old time local gyms ..my old fans recognize me and we relive the good old days ..my friends still great me like the cool guy…once in a while when I'm feeling ornery and a juice head is being a ass.. me with urging from my grey haired possey will do some heavy weights in front of a ego juice head and his girlfriend….. without fail the punks will call me out for a challenge…they always says you pick pops or grandpa… I ask what ya betting junior? Useally it's just a 20 or 50 spot… A couple times they offered their girlfriend to give me head or pussy if they lost …they were so sure they would beat me….last 5 years or so I actually collected 3 blowjobs and 1 piece of pussy….them college girls are Not shy….
8 yrs of steroids and still looks like shit
“I could be a male stripper” ??♂️