Why Pakistan's Bodybuilders Are Dying
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- Опубліковано 14 лип 2022
- Last year, national bodybuilding champion and winner of Mr Pakistan 2011, Shehzad Khan Afridi, suddenly died of a heart attack just a few days after winning a gold medal at the National Championship in Karachi. It is widely understood within the community that the real cause of death was the use of deadly and illegal steroids - and this wasn’t an isolated incident.
For many lower class kids in Pakistan today, bodybuilding has become an obsession and a route out of the abject poverty in which they were born. But time spent at the gym brings them into contact with unscrupulous actors feeding off their dreams, and supplying them with steroids.
VICE World News is in Pakistan to explore firsthand the obsessive culture of bodybuilding among frustrated lower working-class men and how, after investing more than they can afford in this competitive and unforgiving sport, they end up gambling with their lives for a shot at wealth and fame.
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I would not watch. bias.
People in Crimea and Donbas voted to join Russia, those who were going to vote against were kindly taken to torture basements or deported to Siberia.
KILLING yourselves for FAKE STEROID muscles = LOSERS!
Stay natural buddy!
The guy competing naturally against steroid users who won a trophy is bad ass.
weird, thought maybe their religion would forbid it.
@@koilamaoh4238 it is. but do u think everyone follows it strictly?
Most pakistani bodybuilders joined ISIS which explains why they disappear
@@koilamaoh4238 what
@@timk6041 no it doesn't lol, if anything Islam encourages you to make your body strong. the dressing is another discussion.
Dont mistake bodybuilding with being fit. You can build muscle, lose fat, get great abs with hard work and dedication and NO steroids. Bodybuilding is a different beast.
You’re right, but some things can’t be achieved without steroids. It’s not impossible, but so damn difficult.
@@waled121 Agreed but people nowadays cant pretend like they dont know the risks or anything. Plenty of information of online
Yes it will take time
its two choices looking like DYEL abs out. Or looking big, but at the cost of having a fluffy mid section. Steroids allows you to look huge and shredded at the same time if done correctly.
@@waled121 if your goal is healthy/fit physique, you can do it without steroids. Most shouldn’t seem to look like bodybuilders who look more like freaks of nature.
Taking roids just to look average for someone who lifts a lot then dying
I hope you realize what social media considers "average" is actually steroids.
@@yormeaceko7101no these physiques here are truly average for gym goers with a couple years dedication
@@yormeaceko7101most of the physiques in the first competition are achievable naturally after about 3-5 years of training. They look average because I bet they don't eat properly, the steroids they take just take them from bad to average physique
@@nyquist_control exactly when you see someone with this transformation in months. You already know what's happening.
oh boy that was not an average look
9:20 huge respect for the mom. You know she wants the best for her son so she makes sure her son has the right nutrition and supplements so he can still compete naturally.
The way he looks at her is so sweet.
Yeah, props to the mom, the dad is also obviously very proud of him as well.
The true team carrier
Trust me as a competitive bodybuilder, this is the most unhealthy sport on the planet. Unless your working closely with a medical practitioner, getting regular bloodwork, EKGs, Echocardiograms and more, you have a chance of destroying your health permanently.
This game is not a joke, steroids have massive implications on your life. The best thing you can do is have a time when you can bow out before your health is destroyed.
The two major dangers from steroid abuse are damage to your health and kidneys from high blood pressure. Blocked arteries and heart attacks occur from uncontrolled cholesterol that leads to arteoscoloris. Systemic inflammation paired with this is a recipe for disaster.
Trust me please if you are competing and you do use steroids, work with a doctor and consider bowing out with your health. No plastic trophy is worth your life
Edit: As of 6 months ago I'm no longer competing and off cycling steroids. The positive impact on every part of my life is insane since coming off. I only wish more people could see the reality of the sport.
If you aren't pro material after a year it two you never will be and the emotional and physicl turmoil is not worth it.
Props for the good advice. I think bodybuilders still disregard the cardiovascular effects
not to mention having to be on TRT the rest of your life
Bodybuilding is a very healthy sport you don't need steroids... You don't need to compete
Body builders die young
My aunt had to stop body building because it ended up massively exasperating a family medical condition (a part of the brain malfunctions, causes intense body tremors and constant hand shaking to the point where you're unable to feed yourself and your jaw shakes so much you have difficulty properly chewing) It usually happens when you get into your 60s or 70s but she ended up getting it in her late 30s. The doctor was completely baffled at how young she was when she saw him but nearly floored when he realized it had progressed so much within only 3 years.
She tried a few different treatments so she could still body build but even then the doctors were telling her she needed to quit it. She eventually got surgery to kill the part of the brain that was causing the problem and completely stopped bodybuilding. Now she's a power lifter and that took quite a while for the doctor to sign off on. It was funny seeing her starting to powerlift though because it was a completely different workout routine, completely different diet...etc.
I love how proud the non-steroid user's parents are of him
He is lying to them and the camera hard. Nobody lies better than a fake natty on camera!
@@durianriders how do you know?
@@durianriders fake natty , dude he looks skinny asf
@@durianriders bros physique is so easily achievable naturally what are you talking about
@@durianriders youre probably joking cause his physique can be attained naturally very easily
Half of those "under 21" year olds look older than me and I am 40 😂😂
living in pakistan does a number on you
Hard living conditions paired with steroid abuse. PEDs can age you.
It's the roids bro. Natty dude looking fresh
that too
“You’re not 21! Let me see your ID!”
(No ID shown)
“He worked really hard for 6 months.”
“Fair enough never mind, he’s good.”
Its cheating
So much respect for the natural bodybuilder at the end - sounds like he's living a fulfilling life helping others, competing, and living healthy. Great stuff vice!
He seems genuinely happy too with a big smile on his face
That guy is not natural 🤣🤣
@@dibyajyotighosh4356 He is, he's not big at all. I'm bigger then him naturally
@@pygmalion8952 You will soon see him as an ISIS soldier
bullshit no one is clean on body building
I don't think this is particular to Pakistan in any way, shape, or form. Social media has ruined the minds and self-esteems of young people everywhere, creating unprecedented fertile ground for abuse and risky behavior of every stripe.
If only people had high self esteems and believed that who they are is good enough, they wouldn't be influenced by social media.
You also have to mention that a lot of these bodybuilders are poor and using bodybuilding as a way to escape poverty. Its a class issue
@@Dsworddance22 there are thousand other ways to escape poverty which doesn't involve dying
@@albertodomino9420 You make it sound so easy. When clearly it isn't, or there wouldn't be hundreds of millions of people suffering
@@1882osr they should just learn to code and start working on fiver or Upwork
The young boy training naturally is OUTSTANDING. Well done Sir 💪🏼❤️💪🏼
its amazing how small these guys are, while using steroids. There must be a lack of food intake, and knowledge.
or genetics
They are not malnourished, it's just genetics I think.
@@ArKar-id5ez while they arent malnourished, its not genetics either. These people simply cannot afford to have the calory intake of the average western bodybuilder
@@ArKar-id5ez You don't need to be malnourished to not eat enough to maximise the results. They obviously just don't have access to the same quality foods and research western bodybuilders do, they're working class so obviously not really genetics.
They aren't eating enough that's why. Most of them can't afford 5k diets lol.
to the people saying "what about here or here"
yes it is an issue in many places- but did you know it was one even in pakistan? were you ever aware of this? that is the point.
That whole approach is called a "whataboutism". It's a pretty poor argument in general. It's like if I saw a news report that said X people were shot and killed in a school shooting and turned around and said "but what about this school shooting that had X+8 people killed?" It's honestly a way of dismissing the event as a whole.
👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾. Cause I sure as hell didn’t. When I saw the notification, I stared at it for the longest like, clearly that didn’t say Pakistan 😳
Dude how dare you use critical thinking on the internet.
There are people who buy it from pakistan and smuggle it to Europe
@@Natalie8o8 Right we need to report them for taking the documentary for what it is.
The kid at the end is on a good track, massive respect to staying natural especially when surrounded by rampant steroid abuse. Also massive respect to his family supporting his path in life. He even helps others out and generally seems like a happy guy.
He aint natural bro. Ive been training in the gym as a trainer since 1999. His smile is full of anxiety and fake natty vibes. Look at the genetics of his parents vs his...
He is running around 500mg a week.
Ah yes fake natties don't exist at all in developing countries. Still they all look natural
He’s the only one who looks his age. It’s crazy how fast steroid age these guys.
imagine using steroids and still looking like that
for real though
Keep in mind they probably aren't getting great nutrition Pakistan is a poor country.
@@yokiryuchan7655 Also genetics don't help them either. South Asians have bad genetics for bodybuilding
taking gear to look natty is crazy
Not even natty, 80%look like they never trained in their lives.
3:50 I’m a trained medical endocrinologist. When he injected growth hormone into the athlete, he injected about 5-6mL. Usually the dosage for HGH is 1mL = 10 units. An intense body builder abusing HGH is 6-8 units/day. He basically injected 5x the ‘intense’ dosage TWICE a day. Normal usage is 3-4 units or a little under 0.5mL daily. He is using 24 times the normal dosage in a day! Insane!
lol omg
Type 1 Diabetic here, I also thought that dosage was insane and I don't know anything about HGH! It seemed like a very indiscriminate use of the drug.
Can u mention what are the side effects he'll he facing...
what is normal dosage....normal shouldnt be using it
They dont care or know
The worst thing is that they abuse steroids and still look like naturals.
i know right lol, maybe they don't take their diet and sleep seriously
Bhe did say misuse kills you not the steriods itself
Most steroid using people do look natty, that’s the goal - Sounds like you’ve a very narrow understanding of what costsitutes body building - They’re not all the big bulky fap dreams you’re thinking of….
@@BreastMilkEnjoyerXPakistan is a very poor country, good diet and proper rest are luxuries the working classes in much of the world rarely enjoy.
Lal its good steroids and etc that cost real money @@42Porter
4:55 why the instructor look like giga chad😭
Most people with a chiselled jaw and high hair pomade will have that look especially the one who was featured as Giga Chad is Russian
@@Ghostlicc gigachad is azeri
Excellent work keep it up
"It's impossible to compete without steroids"
**everyone looks natty**
They look very shredded tho
Most of em can't afford to be on 5k calorie diets . Hence they usually have smaller more lean bodies
They don't even look like bodybuilders lmao.
They are from Pakistan
Why, in the last 18 hours alone, of these last 6 months, are people only commenting now?
Even as a Pakistani I'm surprised how I was totally unaware of this, kudos to you guys for shining enough light on this issue. Dang, still kinda speechless
i have a question that hopefully you can answer. i notice none of them were big at all. i am certain somewhere there are massive bodybuilders in Pakistan who are the size of other guys in the Olympia, but everyone in this documentary is small. is this because few have an interest in being very large, or is it because very few can afford the amount of food required to get much larger?
@@ryan-el9er yeah I'd go with the latter. You see, it isn't really quite easy for individuals to go ahead and live their lives according to their will becuase of the overall economic crisis going on. Majority of the population lives under the poverty line, and since bodybuilding itself is pretty prevalent in areas where people barely make both ends meet, taking the required diet and subjecting oneself to all those supplements etc becomes nearly impossible for them to afford. However, if you take a look at more developed areas of the country, people living there who have got a passion for bodybuilding are built fairly big, just because they have the means to get what they need in order to sustain that muscle. Hope this helps
@@ryan-el9er I noticed that too. We can really take how much food we have in the US for granted.
@@ieatfood226 this makes perfect sense. thank you
@@calvin- even if you’re broke here, you can eat a ton of food. in some countries they can’t even imagine that
Is it just me or do all these physiques look like they can be achieved naturally?
they can. But this guys barely have enough food to do bodybuilding plus they have some of the worst genetics for bodybuilding
Just because you have abs does not always mean you are healthy, remember that.
The kid at the end is a future champ, the one shown with family
@@smart_for_a_retard my man the point is, that dude is simply aware of the fact that if he can't get any further in bodybuilding, he simply will pursue modelling.
huge respect for him!
agreed
Not in bodybuilding he won’t
@@ima8533 shumbubbaguy
Props to that kid doing it naturally and even without being a burden on his parents.
I'm rooting for you Mudassir!
Real men grow his body by hard work and dedication...💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻
If you want something positive in this story, look at the end where the boy is with his parents that care and love him enough to keep him clean but still pursue his passion. What a cute family. Pakistan has very good people there
@Doggo thankfully the majority does not. I live in Belgium and we have a lot of people from Pakistan and India that are at the top of a lot of businesses. A hug to you
I agree. Hope there will be more families like this one.
If he wants to keep
Moving up the ranks he will eventually have to use them
@Doggo Now you know how Black people feel living in America. Congratulations. We are blamed for almost everything bad.
The juxtaposition between him in speedos VS his nearly completely covered mother is INSANE.
The bodybuilder buying tranbolone in the car has very severe clubbing of the thumb, which is usually a sign indicating problem with the heart, he should definitely get it checked out.
Didnt know about this condition, but just google finger clubbing and I think you sre possibly right unfortunately.
Bro all these muscles give us confidence we can wear dresses of our choice bcz they fit us well and our personality outshines but skinny people like me cannot wear desired shitrts t shirts bcz they don't fit us and we have confidence issues why Allah made us like this what wrong I have done to others inspite I help others when they r in need this is so injustice to me I wish I die some how and also I m scared of taking steriods.
@@dolkar350 lol
Great video.
You know we are doomed when VICE is talking about Pakistani body builders instead of Yemen!!!
Not only is it dangerous to take steroids but skipping leg day is also unaesthetic.
Bruh 💀
Skipping leg day effects thousands yearly
Bodybuilding is one the most unhealthy sports in the world. Bodybuilders dying young of drug and steroid overuse isn't new.
Bodybuilding isn't unhealthy.
Steroids are unhealthy. Learn the difference.
@@dahale848 you're right, but it also depends on the type of bodybuilding
Cutting weight and sustained unnatural diets also contribute. Any extreme is unhealthy, steroids or not.
Pretty much as every activity on the professional level. Unhealthy physically and mentally.
@@dahale848 The diets, starving and dehydrating isn’t healthy either
huge respect to the whole family of the kid. although modest, very wise indeed
Taking steroids and still looks like someone who doesn't workout 😂😂
I didn't even know Pakistan had such a huge bodybuilding community!!
654 ok my dear you are a very important person i really need you to save me i have been broke for a long time due to impossibility and it is difficult for me to find a job so i beg you the best of me find 5ghc for food aid please
Pakistan has had a fascination with bodybuilding from watching local wrestling icons like Gama and Bholu.
The trend really gained steam in the 90s and 2000s with Hollywood and Bollywood movies showing heros with huge musculatures and women fawning over them.
@@hopelife8130 learn some skills on UA-cam for free and apply for a job or run a small business. Please don't beg others for this.
@@HealthElites please send me small gor star bussiness
@@HealthElites That is not body building, that is the traditional sport of wrestling....
Vice, the attention you bring to things I never knew about....
PEDs SARMs Tren are way more common in the west than in these less developed country. Just watch the youtube channel called "more plates more dates" even marvel actors are on it.
You didn’t know that there are steroids?
@@xViSi0nZx of course, but many probably didn’t know there was a thriving black market for it in Pakistan. I certainly didn’t.
54 ok my dear you are a very important person i really need you to save me i have been broke for a long time due to impossibility and it is difficult for me to find a job so i beg you the best of me find 5ghc for food aid please
@@hopelife8130 yo give it a rest. Ain't noone gonna send you money. Go work!
I swear vice comes up with the best video titles.
Well, if you don't already know, bodybuilders are dying EVERYWHERE especially the US
The kid at the end has a nice smile and seems very charismatic. Kudos to his family who has raised him well. Hopefully he lands a modeling contract or a nice job that pays well. He seems like a really good kid that deserves everything good in life.
People keep saying america has the problem too. We know countless videos have been done on the steroid abuse in America's bodybuilding community. However who thinks about bodybuilding in Pakistan? They're just shedding light on the issues going on there too. Also seems like they're taking worse drugs or tainted drugs unlike they get here.
Also why are so many making fun of these guys size? They're not tall guys over there and they're poor from a 3rd world country of course they dont have a lot of body weight.
0:50 When nobody stops you and tells you your not ready 😂
i know this isn't the point, but i'm surprised by how small l they are even after the use of steroids
Yep
A few years ago, I met a few of the guys from a gym when visiting Pakistan. None of them actually knew the adverse effects of steroids and what they were taking. They just said their Guru said to take them as part of diet.
Bullshit , they don't have Gurus in Pakistan that's India
@@bumbaaclaaat2866 LMFAOOO I was fine till the guru part😭😭
@@nemrnx83 😂😂
@@bumbaaclaaat2866 Guru is a word used as a respect for a knowledgeable gym guide or coach here in Pakistan. Not everything is about India. Stoo this obsession its cringe.
@@bumbaaclaaat2866 They do have them in pakistan have you actually been there
It's amazing that a sports about fitness is oneof the most unhealthy
This 💯💯💯💯
It became not about fitness but like the narrater said, money sponsorship. Greed etc. Simple body building is healthy
Yep
It's EVERY professional sport !
As soon as there's money to be made there's drug cheats.
@@edwardfletcher7790 Obviously a sport where one of the primary focuses pertains to the development of increasing muscle size against that of other competitors will likely encourage more egregious drug abuse.
So proud of this young man
steroid should be ban from bodybuilding competition
The guy at the end's brain is in the correct gear, and thus his body has followed, may he have a long healthy successful life (even in such an environment!)
"McDonald's don't kill you. It's overeat that kills you ".
True.
@@wot4922 yeah the availability of toxic food kills tens of thousands every year only in the US. It's a pandemic much worse than covid, these companies destroy a whole nations health.
The dose makes the poison
McDonald's literally put plastic in their food, so no it doesn't matter how little you eat
Eating a lot of healthy food is better than eating small quantities of unhealthy food.
There should be a rule that steroids aren't allowed in bodybuilding and drug tests to ensure (or at least encourage) compliance.
non filtering needles with glass ampules is very bad
8:01 "The Pakistan bodybuilding federation investigated the death but never released their findings so we don't know for certain if his death was related to steroid abuse."
Uh... I think we know for certain.
The young competitor shows us how you can defeat the use of steroids...... by loving your mom. Nothing is more powerful then obeying your moms wishes. A man who can show that there's more too body building isn't a competitor he is an inspiration.
I love your mom too
@@KizzMyAbs😂
@@KizzMyAbs But his/her mom doesn't love you.
Does everyone love your mom?
Mudassir trying the American Accent real hard at the end
why are they so small even with steroids?
Race
they probably don’t understand about calorie surpluses, just guessing if they are small they need more roids
@@jcz688bro what? Its called food and proper sleep, race doesnt really mean much
Genetics are the main. And also good quality meds. U can have cheap steroids that work much less. Also they neen other meds @@andrewevans7992
Iys cheap steroids. Indian I suppose
Wait... you are telling me that competitive bodybuilders use steroids?
I'm shocked!
Most of them do so there is a limit for your skin stretch when you reach there u will have to use steroids to gain more mass and skin length
@@mrcracknuts7885 I have never heard of "skin stretch" as a problem in bodybuilding
@@mrcracknuts7885 your body can make plenty of skin
When I was into bodybuilding it was a rich mans sport. The good stuff like trenbolene, anavar and growth hormones would set you back atleast a grand a month. Also bodybuilding takes a lot of time and sleep, supplements and good food. But Pakistan and I’ll add India is fertile grounds because you can get this stuff much cheaper, in India a lot of it is over the counter and guys have a lot more time. In my village in Punjab we are the only one with a gym. Young guys come from all over and I know they’re taking roids. They say the gym is great to get kids off drugs but just recently the owners put huge posters everywhere of roided out guys. I was wondering if it was on purpose and if the owners are selling them the stuff. I think it is.
6 ok my dear you are a very important person i really need you to save me i have been broke for a long time due to impossibility and it is difficult for me to find a job so i beg you the best of me find 5ghc for food aid please
Please report that gym the owner sounds like he’s conducting unsupervised improper medical practices
@@mojojoji5493 if I get some proof I will. As of now the only suspicion is based on new posters lining the walls of the gym of disgusting looking roided guys in their underwear and that some of the guys seem like they’re on steroids. I’m not someone people will confide in since they probably view as pretty square. I’m the epitome of the ‘natural guy’. Everyone knows that I only eat organic food.
@@mojojoji5493 lots of gyms have pictures of olympia winners etc, its not the gym owners fault for the people abusing/using roids, its their own fault for not being educated enough to know better.
@@ryank6160 you are literally spamming comments saying “can you lend me 10 dollars I’ll pay you back”
This is so important for young men to see. It is similar to young women who feel inadequate bc they don't look like the girls on IG who claim 'diet and exercise" but have had extensive surgery. These giant guys online are using steroids! Unfortunately some unethical physicians will prescribe borderline illegal injections to men here in the states too. It is not worth the mental and physical detriment to your long-term health.
Huge respect for the kid shown at last of the video..even encouraging such things will give boost to natural bodybuilding
>Friendship ended with Mudassir
>Mudassir starts friendship with lifting
One message to go out to the steroid takers. When my Dad that was struggling with ALS his health care team offered him steroids at the end of his life to prolong his use of his arms he could no longer lift his hand to his nose to scratch it. Maybe we should be grateful these drugs are here to help those most in need.
Trust me we are grateful those drugs are used for people with serious medical conditions. But if you are allowed to kill yourself with alcohol and cigarettes in America you should legally be able to use steroids.
Sorry to hear about your dad. I do neuroscience research and compete in powerlifting, so its crossed my mind about giving anabolic steroids to people suffering from those kind of neurodegenerative disorders. Did he take the steroids, and if so did they help?
What is the statement your making to "steroid takers"?
Yep that's all it should be used for.
Everything has its purpose
wtf, these guys are on steroids? They look like they work out since 2-3 years naturally
Yeah not even honestly. Feel like people could get this from a 6 months to a year of solid training. Man when I did juice back in the day, I had over 20” arms, and I gained like 15 lbs first week. Something not adding up
Imagine using anabolics and still being small
It's ANTIBIOTICS and not " ANABOLICS" 😂😂😂😂😩😩😩😩🥴🥴🥴
@@TheBeauty_Charmaineloud & wrong
Not to diss on them, but I've also had competitions in my day, and majority of those physiques can be achieved naturally...
I agree but most of these guys are making like $3 dollars a day and have shitty facilities
steroids are cheap, protein/food is not.
they can't eat that much because it's expensive but they are very lean
I think the more serious issue here is the lack of any lower body mass...
Lol
Hahahahahaha
Skipping leg day mucho!?
I noticed that too, either pakistanis are skipping leg day religiously or they all have terrible genes
One Piece characters
Where is full screen
Lying about their age in sports is not new for a Pakistani athlete.
One of the well known Pakistani cricketers Shahid Afridi" has lied about his age all his career
if lying about age would have been a national sport, Pakistan would have won gold medal all throughout
TLDR: It's not a sport. It's competitive body dysmorphia nothing more!
Jealous
@@neilrogers6123 who would be jealous of people who depend on drugs to feel good about themselves
post physique
@@trenaceandblackmetal5621you sound insecure
@@neilrogers6123insecure
I was bodybuilding in my teens and bigger than 90 percent of these people but I spent 5 and half years bodybuilding twice a day eating 6 times a day. I started way too young at 13 and didn't hardly gain any muscle or size till I was 16 +. I was natural till my last 8 months of bodybuilding, during my last 8 month on gear I gained more muscle than I did in the previous 4 and half years naturally 😅. It's crazy how much muscle steroids actually put on if you train. But I am glad I am no longer obsessed with that sport and live a normal clean life now (37 years old now).
Bhai any side effects u r facing now and is it ok to run two cycles gain some pound and maintian it is it possible to maintain those muscle mass after quiting steriods plz do reply
@@dolkar350first of all you should know the consequences of steroid but with two cycle it won’t show affects on your body but you should follow proper dosage and after cycle pct and go for blood work from doctor but with everything it’s your choice.
@@dolkar350 you wont be maintaining more than an average physique
@@FatCat919 why is that
@@dolkar350 assuming you do PCT, and go back to using your bodys natrual test levels, it can only maintain a certain amount of muscle, and anything gained when you blasted a bunch of test will be lost
so sad that they take steroids yet they're still tiny...
Well, they are poor people and don't have Costco.
why do they all look so much smaller than amateur bodybuilders in America if they have gear
They think gear is more important than food.
I think body builders as a whole are dying quickly the USA scene is pretty bad with deaths right now as well.
7:15 to 7:21 His fingertips are “clubbing” and deforming.That’s a clear sign of several health issues involving the heart,lungs and cardiovascular system..It could just be a genetic thing but he should really see a doctor regardless.
Wow! Good catch, they are definitely clubbing.
Or maybe he just has them since birth.
Not everything is because of steroids.
Look at halfthor bjornsson, he is the strongest man in the world and he abuses a lot also and he is fine. Look at Larry wheels , look at Cbum, look at joestethics there are many such examples.
Steroids don’t kill, it’s abuse that kills
I noticed this too! I was looking in the comments to see if anyone else did! So sad :/
Wow good catch yeah that does look like clubbing hopefully he has a doctor.
He's a cancer survivor and got that clubbing due to Chemo, he got Cancer from steroid abuse probably.
those physiques are achievable naturally..
For all those people who are talking about my nails, everyone's trynna be doctors by themselves, let me clear your confusion. The nail clubbing happened after my chemotherapy when I was diagnosed with cancer when I was young. The cancer is gone and I don't have any healthy issues, alhamdullilah.
I’m so glad you beat cancer! Congratulations!
You roid?
Wish you best of luck my man!!
Very happy that now you don't take riods.
@@Taha4816. they never said he doesnt take them anymore
I hope now that ur alive you dont go and behead the nearest nonmuslim u find
Massive respect to Usama for revealing his dark secrets. He knows this would downgrade gis reputation, still he chose to tell the truth to the world
the natural kid was so calm when that ninja snuck up behind him.
9:18 Mothers love is so pure. They will go an extra mile to take care of her kids.
As a Pakistani who has achieved an aesthetic physique naturally, I respect the natural body builder who is working hard, earning money for his career and family, that just shows how dedicated he is towards his dreams. Best of luck for his future.
As a Pakistani who has the physique of a fat man, I would like add a valueless comment to your valueless 'as a something' comment.
ur 13 bud
lol. sure 😂 we believe you
VICE please make more bodybuilding shorts as there is a big portion of us bodybuilders who love the content you post! There’s only like 3-4 other ones which is very few.
bro deadass none of them looks 21
It is kinda dumb to take steroids but still have a subpar physique.
Unless there is industry wide compulsory steroid testing for body builders it will never stop. You can’t compete at the top level unless you take steroids. Body builders in the western world know the risks but have far “safer” substances available to them along with coaches and athletes with decades of experience. It wouldn’t be me but it’s a more calculated risk and how hard you push is also a factor so it can be self regulated. And they still die. This is just another heartbreaking story of people exploiting desperate people for money. And for amounts of money that again in the west, couldn’t get you a cup of coffee and a sandwich.
I don’t think you know what you’re talking about. Bodybuilders in the western world have access to safer drugs? Like what lmao? You think the Pakistan doesn’t have pharmacies? You realize a lot of US steroids are IMPORTED from there. They have the exact same drugs available at pharma grade
Yep
Bodybuilding doesn’t exist without steroids. No one gives a fck about natural bodybuilding. There’s no money in it. No one watches natty shows. No one sponsors natty bodybuilders. No one has posters of natty bodybuilders. Steroids are at the heart of the sport.
but they 're dying in the western world daily what 're you talking about
@@fredrickbodiroga1953 lmao where’s the proof? And if steroid use is as widespread as they say a small amount of deaths is nothing. Tylenol kills TONS of people a day.
Worked with a dude using steroids. I couldn't hear him being bossy over a loud engine so he grabbed me because I made a face and threw me clean out of a box truck. Somehow landed on my feet and got the real boss. Words were said, trucks went back to the shop. More words between them and they drew guns on eachother. I got fired. Fun times. Stuff makes ppl fly off the handle.
Wait.. what!? 😂😂
Roid rage is real
2nd most abused drug now in U.S.. Not good
Drugs don't make people throw people out of trucks, rather it is people who make people throw people out of trucks.
That was actually my PHD thesis. Somehow I failed to get my Doctorate in Mathematics. They just couldn't see the forest for the roid trees.
The sad truth is all those bodies can be achieved naturally
good for you mudasir, you are a genuine badass
bodybuilding doesn't equal fitness or health, most of the time it's the opposite, it's just glorified beauty pageant with severe consequences.
Nothing but respect for the boy and his family ❤️❤️
Because the people of Pakistan are generally less overweight than Americans. they end up looking chiseled and athletic. It makes for good aesthetics, but I don't like to see peoples' health suffer.
Proud of Muddasir, hope he get successful
I have been training for decades now, using something always seemed tempting. Especially when you hit that point where you simply can not progress anymore, no matter how hard you try. "Just take a bit of testosterone" was something people always kept telling me and more than once I was on the edge of trying it. But I didn't. Now I am in my mid 40s, still training, still healthy. While one of my old training buddies can't train anymore because he fked up his joints and sinews. And one buddy who just "tried a bit of testosterone" now has severe health issues with age 45. One had a heart attack two years ago and luckily survived.
It simply isn't worth it. You never know how your body reacts, you can have an absurd tolerance to the drug...but the consquences will come at some point. It makes me sad that in a poor country like Pakistan people do that to their bodies, mainly trying to better their lifes and having some kind of perspective. The only people "winning" here are the big underground drug labs and the black market sellers. :(
tbh it all depends on the dosage and what you use. Low dose test like TRT level can actually benefit men 35+. Low dose deca can do miracles for joint inflammation (I would know, as it did for me). There are levels to steroid usage vs abuse
@@sambf Exactly..this guy saying buddy took a bit of test and had heart attack from it BS....anecdotal evidence at best.
That's what happen to zyzz he had heart attck bcus he took steroids.
It doesnt matter how long u train, its a fact that it takes one bullet to kill a person even with an aethethic body... they be lucky if they survive.
There was a brazilian fighter who got shot and died... he was a martial arts fighter , but dont quote me ..,he have aesthetic body but still died from a gunshot wounds...
Just live ur life.
@@noexcuses5524 there’s many other factors at play with zyzz: undiagnosed heart defect, possible DNP usage, recreational drug use, etc
Your anecdotal evidence is exactly that, based off your experience. Most people who take or have used steroids in healthy amounts don't die or get cancer or are fukked up physically. Sucks that your friends had some issues but many studies have been done to contradict your evidence, ijs
Bless his good mother.
Humans are so complex and too far advanced that we literally destroy ourselves
Too ''intelligent'' now!
most of these amateur guys don't even look like they lift, not mentioning steroid use
Mankind & drugs --- inseparable 💯
Great story, as always, Vice 💯
It's not. It's full of mistrusts throughout.
This isn't just a problem in Pakistan. It's a problem in the sport as a whole 🤷
They all skipped leg day completely!!
Some of these dudes look like they havent been a gym a day in their life…