Boys after unattainable body image

[bhikkhu]

29. That's the main stupidity of the article

Charles Atlas wasn't even all that buff, by bodybuilder standards, and his physique would be classed as "mesomorphic", and natural to about a third of males.

Of course steroids are terrible for anybody, and way too easily attainable and abused. The problem is that, while the goal for anyone should be mental and physical health, it is bent towards simply the appearance of health.

Having had several friends who used steroids to "bulk up", I believe that the old saw about how "muscle turns to fat" once you stop training may come from that, indirectly. Steroids, one way or another, wreck your metabolism in the long-term and lead to eating and weight problems. Desire to be and look fit and healthy shouldn't be made out as the big problem, but like anything else you have to self-educate and plan on spending the time. I don't think this generation of kids gets enough support in that area.