Pro Tip #2: Genetics

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There is a famous court case where this woman is filing suit because she believes she entered an unfair contract. Essentially she pre-purchased $18,000 (I believe - some details may be off bc working off memory here) worth of ballet lessons and wanted a refund after completing a portion of them. The contract she signed states that there are no refunds. She believes that she deserves a refund because her instructor told her she had great potential for ballet and if she practiced enough she could go very far. She says that after working with him for some time, she decided to purchase the lessons because he lead her to believe she had great potential in ballet and if he hadn't lied to her about this potential she would have never entered the contract.


The outcome of the case and legal matters at hand are irrelevant here. I used that story to illustrate a point - many guys are like the woman in the story with what they put in their bodies. Any rational person after spending lots of time doing something, will know whether they are inclined toward it or not. The woman in the story clearly was not self aware and wasted her time and money on something fruitless.


If you are not a midget, over 10% bf, under 200lbs and have used hormones, I'm sorry to inform you, but you don't have the genes for bodybuilding. And if you are trying to get to the level you need to be to compete, you are going to have to use more drugs to get there. It's not worth it fellas. You don't want to go to the doctor one day and be told that in some way or another you have irrevocably fucked up. Find joy in training hard and naturally or mostly naturally. Strip all the excess from your life. You might be surprised what you can do on your own. Make a different goal. Be strong and lean. Be a sleeper in the gym.


One more thing - there are more guys that are massive than you think that hardly use anything. If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes personally, I wouldn't believe it either. There are guys squatting well over triple their bodyweight naturally or on very minimal gear (and in some cases trt and a prohormone). Take our very own Presser for example. From the looks of his avatar, motherfucker is big and has good genetics. There are tons of kids on bbing.com who took the shit out of superdrol and used 20-40mg for 5+ cycles. Presser said 20mg was too strong for him and 10mg was strong. He's got the genetics. Me and my friend could take havoc both at 60mg ed for 6 weeks. He would look like Arnold in 6 weeks and I'd gain 5 lbs maybe, but be strong as an ox. I've got great strength ability (much better than his), but just ok mass ability. I'll happily admit it. At least I'm not paying 18k in ballet lessons or chasing something that for me doesn't exist.
 
There is a famous court case where this woman is filing suit because she believes she entered an unfair contract. Essentially she pre-purchased $18,000 (I believe - some details may be off bc working off memory here) worth of ballet lessons and wanted a refund after completing a portion of them. The contract she signed states that there are no refunds. She believes that she deserves a refund because her instructor told her she had great potential for ballet and if she practiced enough she could go very far. She says that after working with him for some time, she decided to purchase the lessons because he lead her to believe she had great potential in ballet and if he hadn't lied to her about this potential she would have never entered the contract.


The outcome of the case and legal matters at hand are irrelevant here. I used that story to illustrate a point - many guys are like the woman in the story with what they put in their bodies. Any rational person after spending lots of time doing something, will know whether they are inclined toward it or not. The woman in the story clearly was not self aware and wasted her time and money on something fruitless.


If you are not a midget, over 10% bf, under 200lbs and have used hormones, I'm sorry to inform you, but you don't have the genes for bodybuilding. And if you are trying to get to the level you need to be to compete, you are going to have to use more drugs to get there. It's not worth it fellas. You don't want to go to the doctor one day and be told that in some way or another you have irrevocably fucked up. Find joy in training hard and naturally or mostly naturally. Strip all the excess from your life. You might be surprised what you can do on your own. Make a different goal. Be strong and lean. Be a sleeper in the gym.


One more thing - there are more guys that are massive than you think that hardly use anything. If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes personally, I wouldn't believe it either. There are guys squatting well over triple their bodyweight naturally or on very minimal gear (and in some cases trt and a prohormone). Take our very own Presser for example. From the looks of his avatar, motherfucker is big and has good genetics. There are tons of kids on bbing.com who took the shit out of superdrol and used 20-40mg for 5+ cycles. Presser said 20mg was too strong for him and 10mg was strong. He's got the genetics. Me and my friend could take havoc both at 60mg ed for 6 weeks. He would look like Arnold in 6 weeks and I'd gain 5 lbs maybe, but be strong as an ox. I've got great strength ability (much better than his), but just ok mass ability. I'll happily admit it. At least I'm not paying 18k in ballet lessons or chasing something that for me doesn't exist.

I can't believe i almost missed this Gem! lol Human beings never cease to amaze me!
 
Yes of course genetics play a roll. I learned that a long time ago and because of that im happy with in my self..I know my limits but still like to use a little gear once in a while..look at boston loyde he use more gear on one cycle than I use in a year..and he still has shit legs..pmsl..true that...
 
Do you agree with what I said about genetics? Sure some guys use a lot, but genetics play such a huge role.

yeah , I've changed my opinion though over the years, as i use to think you could make up for your genetic disadvantages in the gym with hard work, but over the years I've changed my opinion, now i think you really don't know your genetic potential until you really hit it hard, so yeah i agree that genes are important and in bodybuilding genes are everything. and if were speaking just bodybuilding, i think mental focus, and strong will power needs to be equivalent to great genes to be at the top.

As for me, no matter how good i think or thought my genes were or how far i think i could have took it, i knew from the getty up i couldn't eat and diet, like that around the clock, basically i knew i couldn't live the shit morning noon and night, even if i thought my genes were on par with others accompanied by loads of gear and peptides, lol, it takes a special human being and not just genetically, to become a top tier pro bodybuilder. Just my thoughts! I didn't have that, i know that much! lol

but yeah if you don't have the genes your not getting there any other way period! and then if you do have the genes for it, you still need that other special something that makes you laser focused on bodybuilding day in and day out , morning noon and night!
 
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I remember there was a great interview with Yates back in the day after he came open about his gear use.
The guy interviewing him asked what Yates would suggest for a first contest cycle, Yates listed 3 compounds (cant remember what exactly sorry) one of which was just test at 400mg a week.
Guy said "That's all??"
Dorian replied "if you cant win your first contest with this, you're probably not cut out to be a bodybuilder"
 
I agree that it takes good genetics to be a world class bodybuilder. Another factor is how well your body responds to AAS.
 
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