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Are PEDs Worth the Risk?
The Boogieman
By Blessing Awodibu
Q: I feel like I’m ready to start using gear. What’s your best advice to me?
A: Ask yourself this question. What do you want to be in life? Do you want to be Mr. Olympia? If you don’t aspire to be a top pro bodybuilder, PEDs probably aren’t worth the risk to your health. But if your mind is made up, you should take the time to do plenty of research about what all the different compounds are, what they do, their side effects, and so on. Next, I would hire an intelligent coach who has experience with many athletes in this area. My feeling is that unless you want to be on the Olympia stage one day, you have no business taking steroids. You truly can look great without them. I was natural until I was 21-22. People had already been accusing me of being on steroids for a while at that point because of how I looked. Instead of getting mad, I thanked them because they were basically saying I was so impressive I had to be on drugs! Even once I started on gear, I never went crazy and took a lot. I knew I wanted to take my time and do it right, because it’s stupid to think you can rush a great physique by using more and more drugs. Why do you think I took four years between turning pro and doing my first pro show? My goal was to gain the mass I needed but without putting too much stress on my body, because I want a long career and a long, healthy life after bodybuilding.
Gains Didn’t Come Easy
Q: You’ve said you were skinny before you started bodybuilding – how skinny? And once you started training, did you gain weight fast?
A: I was about 145 pounds at just under 6 foot tall. I also played basketball, and Gaelic/Irish football. I was bullied a lot because I was the only African among all the Irish kids, and they would say all kinds of racist shit to me. When I was 14, I started lifting in the shed behind my house, and that’s when I began playing rugby, which you need some bulk for or else you will be squashed. As far as making gains, I have never gained weight easily even though I eat so much food. The nice part about that is that I always gained lean muscle tissue and looked muscular as opposed to soft and bulky like many who do gain weight easily.
Build Legs Without Squats
Q: Have you ever done powerlifting? How strong are you, say in the squat?
A: I’ve never tried to focus purely on strength like a powerlifter, but I do consider myself pretty strong for a bodybuilder. I haven’t been able to squat heavy in a very long time because of my bum-ass left knee. The joint doesn’t line up properly and I can hyperextend the joint if I’m not careful. It also means my left leg is a tiny bit shorter than the right. I’ve had to build my legs with the leg press and hack squat. Because I need to make sure there is no imbalance in my leg development, I do a lot of single-leg leg presses and lunges too. Earlier this year I got back to doing squats but on a Smith machine. Thankfully there are many ways to build your legs without barbell squatting.
Social Media Sensation
Q: You are absolutely huge on social media. What made you start becoming active on it?
A: Bodybuilding is very hard for the average person to relate to, and that’s the main reason the bodybuilding community and our sport is so small compared to sports like soccer, football and basketball. People see us as nothing more than meatheads. All most of can talk about is our training and how we eat. That shit is boring! Look at Kai Greene and the personality that comes across in his videos. That’s why he’s so popular. When I was coming up as a young bodybuilder in Ireland, it was very hard to get any type of recognition or publicity. I knew that in addition to my physique, I have a good personality. I’m a happy guy and I love making people laugh. I saw social media as a way to showcase my physique and personality. I started making skits in 2017, and within a month or two it just blew up. It’s possible that had I never done that, nobody would know about the Boogieman today!
Consistency Gives You Results
Q: How would you sum up your training style?
A: I’m a big volume guy and I love to lift heavy. It’s been that way since I started 16 years ago. I find that most people put too much emphasis on the specifics of how someone trains but don’t realize it’s consistency that gives you the real results. I didn’t go from a skinny kid to what you see now overnight. It was a lot of hard work over many years, thousands of hard workouts and good meals. Those are 50/50. You can’t work hard in the gym and then half-ass it in the kitchen. I work my ass off in the gym and I don’t skip meals. Patience is a must. Building a physique happens one step at a time.
Bodybuilding vs. Powerlifting
Q: Do you ever try to max out and test your strength?
A: No. Bodybuilding and powerlifting are two very different things. I’ve seen skinny powerlifters who are very strong, as well as others who are pretty fat. They don’t train for anything but strength. There are plenty of powerlifters who can squat 800-1,000 pounds, and you might expect them all to have thighs like Big Ramy. They don’t. Bodybuilders train very differently, putting the muscle under tension for much longer periods by doing more reps, which is why we have the biggest actual muscles. We train for hypertrophy, and maxing out for a rep or two is not going to make that happen.
Blessing’s Redcon1 Stack
Isotope®
GI Juice®
Grunt®
Total War®
Big Noise®
Cluster Bomb
Double Tap®
MRE®
Fade Out®
Immune Gummies
Sleep Gummies
For more information, visit redcon1.com
Instagram @blessing_awobidu
YouTube: Blessing Awodibu
Shop at http://www.redcon1.com with discount code boogieman
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Are PEDs Worth the Risk?
The Boogieman
By Blessing Awodibu
Q: I feel like I’m ready to start using gear. What’s your best advice to me?
A: Ask yourself this question. What do you want to be in life? Do you want to be Mr. Olympia? If you don’t aspire to be a top pro bodybuilder, PEDs probably aren’t worth the risk to your health. But if your mind is made up, you should take the time to do plenty of research about what all the different compounds are, what they do, their side effects, and so on. Next, I would hire an intelligent coach who has experience with many athletes in this area. My feeling is that unless you want to be on the Olympia stage one day, you have no business taking steroids. You truly can look great without them. I was natural until I was 21-22. People had already been accusing me of being on steroids for a while at that point because of how I looked. Instead of getting mad, I thanked them because they were basically saying I was so impressive I had to be on drugs! Even once I started on gear, I never went crazy and took a lot. I knew I wanted to take my time and do it right, because it’s stupid to think you can rush a great physique by using more and more drugs. Why do you think I took four years between turning pro and doing my first pro show? My goal was to gain the mass I needed but without putting too much stress on my body, because I want a long career and a long, healthy life after bodybuilding.
Gains Didn’t Come Easy
Q: You’ve said you were skinny before you started bodybuilding – how skinny? And once you started training, did you gain weight fast?
A: I was about 145 pounds at just under 6 foot tall. I also played basketball, and Gaelic/Irish football. I was bullied a lot because I was the only African among all the Irish kids, and they would say all kinds of racist shit to me. When I was 14, I started lifting in the shed behind my house, and that’s when I began playing rugby, which you need some bulk for or else you will be squashed. As far as making gains, I have never gained weight easily even though I eat so much food. The nice part about that is that I always gained lean muscle tissue and looked muscular as opposed to soft and bulky like many who do gain weight easily.
Build Legs Without Squats
Q: Have you ever done powerlifting? How strong are you, say in the squat?
A: I’ve never tried to focus purely on strength like a powerlifter, but I do consider myself pretty strong for a bodybuilder. I haven’t been able to squat heavy in a very long time because of my bum-ass left knee. The joint doesn’t line up properly and I can hyperextend the joint if I’m not careful. It also means my left leg is a tiny bit shorter than the right. I’ve had to build my legs with the leg press and hack squat. Because I need to make sure there is no imbalance in my leg development, I do a lot of single-leg leg presses and lunges too. Earlier this year I got back to doing squats but on a Smith machine. Thankfully there are many ways to build your legs without barbell squatting.
Social Media Sensation
Q: You are absolutely huge on social media. What made you start becoming active on it?
A: Bodybuilding is very hard for the average person to relate to, and that’s the main reason the bodybuilding community and our sport is so small compared to sports like soccer, football and basketball. People see us as nothing more than meatheads. All most of can talk about is our training and how we eat. That shit is boring! Look at Kai Greene and the personality that comes across in his videos. That’s why he’s so popular. When I was coming up as a young bodybuilder in Ireland, it was very hard to get any type of recognition or publicity. I knew that in addition to my physique, I have a good personality. I’m a happy guy and I love making people laugh. I saw social media as a way to showcase my physique and personality. I started making skits in 2017, and within a month or two it just blew up. It’s possible that had I never done that, nobody would know about the Boogieman today!
Consistency Gives You Results
Q: How would you sum up your training style?
A: I’m a big volume guy and I love to lift heavy. It’s been that way since I started 16 years ago. I find that most people put too much emphasis on the specifics of how someone trains but don’t realize it’s consistency that gives you the real results. I didn’t go from a skinny kid to what you see now overnight. It was a lot of hard work over many years, thousands of hard workouts and good meals. Those are 50/50. You can’t work hard in the gym and then half-ass it in the kitchen. I work my ass off in the gym and I don’t skip meals. Patience is a must. Building a physique happens one step at a time.
Bodybuilding vs. Powerlifting
Q: Do you ever try to max out and test your strength?
A: No. Bodybuilding and powerlifting are two very different things. I’ve seen skinny powerlifters who are very strong, as well as others who are pretty fat. They don’t train for anything but strength. There are plenty of powerlifters who can squat 800-1,000 pounds, and you might expect them all to have thighs like Big Ramy. They don’t. Bodybuilders train very differently, putting the muscle under tension for much longer periods by doing more reps, which is why we have the biggest actual muscles. We train for hypertrophy, and maxing out for a rep or two is not going to make that happen.
Blessing’s Redcon1 Stack
Isotope®
GI Juice®
Grunt®
Total War®
Big Noise®
Cluster Bomb
Double Tap®
MRE®
Fade Out®
Immune Gummies
Sleep Gummies
For more information, visit redcon1.com
Instagram @blessing_awobidu
YouTube: Blessing Awodibu
Shop at http://www.redcon1.com with discount code boogieman
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The Boogieman
By Blessing Awodibu
Q: I feel like I’m ready to start using gear. What’s your best advice to me?
A: Ask yourself this question. What do you want to be in life? Do you want to be Mr. Olympia? If you don’t aspire to be a top pro bodybuilder, PEDs probably aren’t worth the risk to your health. But if your mind is made up, you should take the time to do plenty of research about what all the different compounds are, what they do, their side effects, and so on. Next, I would hire an intelligent coach who has experience with many athletes in this area. My feeling is that unless you want to be on the Olympia stage one day, you have no business taking steroids. You truly can look great without them. I was natural until I was 21-22. People had already been accusing me of being on steroids for a while at that point because of how I looked. Instead of getting mad, I thanked them because they were basically saying I was so impressive I had to be on drugs! Even once I started on gear, I never went crazy and took a lot. I knew I wanted to take my time and do it right, because it’s stupid to think you can rush a great physique by using more and more drugs. Why do you think I took four years between turning pro and doing my first pro show? My goal was to gain the mass I needed but without putting too much stress on my body, because I want a long career and a long, healthy life after bodybuilding.
Gains Didn’t Come Easy
Q: You’ve said you were skinny before you started bodybuilding – how skinny? And once you started training, did you gain weight fast?
A: I was about 145 pounds at just under 6 foot tall. I also played basketball, and Gaelic/Irish football. I was bullied a lot because I was the only African among all the Irish kids, and they would say all kinds of racist shit to me. When I was 14, I started lifting in the shed behind my house, and that’s when I began playing rugby, which you need some bulk for or else you will be squashed. As far as making gains, I have never gained weight easily even though I eat so much food. The nice part about that is that I always gained lean muscle tissue and looked muscular as opposed to soft and bulky like many who do gain weight easily.
Build Legs Without Squats
Q: Have you ever done powerlifting? How strong are you, say in the squat?
A: I’ve never tried to focus purely on strength like a powerlifter, but I do consider myself pretty strong for a bodybuilder. I haven’t been able to squat heavy in a very long time because of my bum-ass left knee. The joint doesn’t line up properly and I can hyperextend the joint if I’m not careful. It also means my left leg is a tiny bit shorter than the right. I’ve had to build my legs with the leg press and hack squat. Because I need to make sure there is no imbalance in my leg development, I do a lot of single-leg leg presses and lunges too. Earlier this year I got back to doing squats but on a Smith machine. Thankfully there are many ways to build your legs without barbell squatting.
Social Media Sensation
Q: You are absolutely huge on social media. What made you start becoming active on it?
A: Bodybuilding is very hard for the average person to relate to, and that’s the main reason the bodybuilding community and our sport is so small compared to sports like soccer, football and basketball. People see us as nothing more than meatheads. All most of can talk about is our training and how we eat. That shit is boring! Look at Kai Greene and the personality that comes across in his videos. That’s why he’s so popular. When I was coming up as a young bodybuilder in Ireland, it was very hard to get any type of recognition or publicity. I knew that in addition to my physique, I have a good personality. I’m a happy guy and I love making people laugh. I saw social media as a way to showcase my physique and personality. I started making skits in 2017, and within a month or two it just blew up. It’s possible that had I never done that, nobody would know about the Boogieman today!
Consistency Gives You Results
Q: How would you sum up your training style?
A: I’m a big volume guy and I love to lift heavy. It’s been that way since I started 16 years ago. I find that most people put too much emphasis on the specifics of how someone trains but don’t realize it’s consistency that gives you the real results. I didn’t go from a skinny kid to what you see now overnight. It was a lot of hard work over many years, thousands of hard workouts and good meals. Those are 50/50. You can’t work hard in the gym and then half-ass it in the kitchen. I work my ass off in the gym and I don’t skip meals. Patience is a must. Building a physique happens one step at a time.
Bodybuilding vs. Powerlifting
Q: Do you ever try to max out and test your strength?
A: No. Bodybuilding and powerlifting are two very different things. I’ve seen skinny powerlifters who are very strong, as well as others who are pretty fat. They don’t train for anything but strength. There are plenty of powerlifters who can squat 800-1,000 pounds, and you might expect them all to have thighs like Big Ramy. They don’t. Bodybuilders train very differently, putting the muscle under tension for much longer periods by doing more reps, which is why we have the biggest actual muscles. We train for hypertrophy, and maxing out for a rep or two is not going to make that happen.
Blessing’s Redcon1 Stack
Isotope®
GI Juice®
Grunt®
Total War®
Big Noise®
Cluster Bomb
Double Tap®
MRE®
Fade Out®
Immune Gummies
Sleep Gummies
For more information, visit redcon1.com
Instagram @blessing_awobidu
YouTube: Blessing Awodibu
Shop at http://www.redcon1.com with discount code boogieman
DISCUSS ON OUR FORUMSSUBSCRIBE TO MD TODAYGET OFFICIAL MD STUFFVISIT OUR STORE
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Are PEDs Worth the Risk?
The Boogieman
By Blessing Awodibu
Q: I feel like I’m ready to start using gear. What’s your best advice to me?
A: Ask yourself this question. What do you want to be in life? Do you want to be Mr. Olympia? If you don’t aspire to be a top pro bodybuilder, PEDs probably aren’t worth the risk to your health. But if your mind is made up, you should take the time to do plenty of research about what all the different compounds are, what they do, their side effects, and so on. Next, I would hire an intelligent coach who has experience with many athletes in this area. My feeling is that unless you want to be on the Olympia stage one day, you have no business taking steroids. You truly can look great without them. I was natural until I was 21-22. People had already been accusing me of being on steroids for a while at that point because of how I looked. Instead of getting mad, I thanked them because they were basically saying I was so impressive I had to be on drugs! Even once I started on gear, I never went crazy and took a lot. I knew I wanted to take my time and do it right, because it’s stupid to think you can rush a great physique by using more and more drugs. Why do you think I took four years between turning pro and doing my first pro show? My goal was to gain the mass I needed but without putting too much stress on my body, because I want a long career and a long, healthy life after bodybuilding.
Gains Didn’t Come Easy
Q: You’ve said you were skinny before you started bodybuilding – how skinny? And once you started training, did you gain weight fast?
A: I was about 145 pounds at just under 6 foot tall. I also played basketball, and Gaelic/Irish football. I was bullied a lot because I was the only African among all the Irish kids, and they would say all kinds of racist shit to me. When I was 14, I started lifting in the shed behind my house, and that’s when I began playing rugby, which you need some bulk for or else you will be squashed. As far as making gains, I have never gained weight easily even though I eat so much food. The nice part about that is that I always gained lean muscle tissue and looked muscular as opposed to soft and bulky like many who do gain weight easily.
Build Legs Without Squats
Q: Have you ever done powerlifting? How strong are you, say in the squat?
A: I’ve never tried to focus purely on strength like a powerlifter, but I do consider myself pretty strong for a bodybuilder. I haven’t been able to squat heavy in a very long time because of my bum-ass left knee. The joint doesn’t line up properly and I can hyperextend the joint if I’m not careful. It also means my left leg is a tiny bit shorter than the right. I’ve had to build my legs with the leg press and hack squat. Because I need to make sure there is no imbalance in my leg development, I do a lot of single-leg leg presses and lunges too. Earlier this year I got back to doing squats but on a Smith machine. Thankfully there are many ways to build your legs without barbell squatting.
Social Media Sensation
Q: You are absolutely huge on social media. What made you start becoming active on it?
A: Bodybuilding is very hard for the average person to relate to, and that’s the main reason the bodybuilding community and our sport is so small compared to sports like soccer, football and basketball. People see us as nothing more than meatheads. All most of can talk about is our training and how we eat. That shit is boring! Look at Kai Greene and the personality that comes across in his videos. That’s why he’s so popular. When I was coming up as a young bodybuilder in Ireland, it was very hard to get any type of recognition or publicity. I knew that in addition to my physique, I have a good personality. I’m a happy guy and I love making people laugh. I saw social media as a way to showcase my physique and personality. I started making skits in 2017, and within a month or two it just blew up. It’s possible that had I never done that, nobody would know about the Boogieman today!
Consistency Gives You Results
Q: How would you sum up your training style?
A: I’m a big volume guy and I love to lift heavy. It’s been that way since I started 16 years ago. I find that most people put too much emphasis on the specifics of how someone trains but don’t realize it’s consistency that gives you the real results. I didn’t go from a skinny kid to what you see now overnight. It was a lot of hard work over many years, thousands of hard workouts and good meals. Those are 50/50. You can’t work hard in the gym and then half-ass it in the kitchen. I work my ass off in the gym and I don’t skip meals. Patience is a must. Building a physique happens one step at a time.
Bodybuilding vs. Powerlifting
Q: Do you ever try to max out and test your strength?
A: No. Bodybuilding and powerlifting are two very different things. I’ve seen skinny powerlifters who are very strong, as well as others who are pretty fat. They don’t train for anything but strength. There are plenty of powerlifters who can squat 800-1,000 pounds, and you might expect them all to have thighs like Big Ramy. They don’t. Bodybuilders train very differently, putting the muscle under tension for much longer periods by doing more reps, which is why we have the biggest actual muscles. We train for hypertrophy, and maxing out for a rep or two is not going to make that happen.
Blessing’s Redcon1 Stack
Isotope®
GI Juice®
Grunt®
Total War®
Big Noise®
Cluster Bomb
Double Tap®
MRE®
Fade Out®
Immune Gummies
Sleep Gummies
For more information, visit redcon1.com
Instagram @blessing_awobidu
YouTube: Blessing Awodibu
Shop at http://www.redcon1.com with discount code boogieman
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SUBSCRIBE TO MD TODAY
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