I have been a lover and student of fitness since I was 15 years old, when I was introduced to boxing. Because of all this time in the “fit life” and being in and out gyms, you tend to pick a lot of things up. I consider myself very knowledgable about nutrition, muscle-building, supplementation, and fatloss. I understand the struggle, the toil, the literal blood-sweat-and-tears that go into getting and maintaining a physically fit body.
That’s why it pisses me off when someone who ISN’T informed makes a comment about someone else who is successfully making gains.
I just saw an up-and-coming trainer on Instagram put up a video bench-pressing 405lbs for 5 solid reps. Very impressive. Now the majority of the comments were positive, but then there was one that stuck out like a sore thumb:
It simply said “Roids.”
Now, who knows if the person behind this comment was joking, but honestly, I don’t appreciate these types of envious, ignorant, and stupid comments.
I know about “steroids”, and I put that term into quotes because there isn’t a bottle of pills or a needle somewhere that’s labeled “Steroids”; there’s more to them than that. With that being said, if one does not know about steroids or has experienced them or has seen someone who has used them, why are you accusing someone else of taking them? Just because you can’t fathom how this person is achieving this body or this lift or w/e, doesn’t mean you should try to undermine them. And this applies to all things, not just fitness.
Why hate on something you don’t understand simply because you don’t understand/appreciate it?
That individual is going to continue making muscle gains and lifting 400lbs and beyond, and the person who made the comment will be no wiser, or better, or stronger, or faster. WHO CARES if he actually took steroids? If you know about ‘roids, then you know the work that is required to make them function correctly within your body (and I am not defending steroid users, just pointing out scientific facts). The point is, useless hate doesn’t earn you anything. Perhaps he felt better about himself for that comment, but that’s a false feeling, the empty promise of positive evolution.
Ignorance is dangerous to both people, even in a simple comment on a video of a bench press max.