Without a proper guide, it can be dangerous. And again, it takes a lot of hard work regardless. Schwarzenegger became a user when he was earning such titles as Mr. Universe and Mr. Olympia, which helped launch his movie career. Even Schroeder sees little harm in one-time use of steroids to bulk up for a specific role.
Personal health risks aside, there remains a concern among people who track steroid use that Hollywood — like the sports world — is increasingly fostering unrealistic body images thanks to the more-ripped-than-ever tentpole star. Those depictions are digested by teens, who, Schroeder says, are more vulnerable to the side effects of PEDs than adults.
A study conducted by the University of Minnesota found that teens are using steroids and muscle-enhancing substances at higher rates than previously thought. Nearly 6 percent of boys in the survey reported using steroids, while the rate among girls was 4. At least one studio made a conscious effort to keep its leading man squeaky clean. Before Cavill began his grueling five-month preproduction training for Steel , Warner Bros. Twight gladly complied, given that he believes radical body recomposition can be done naturally when it is guided by experienced trainers and driven by discipline and commitment.
Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day. August 22, am. Related Stories. Related Story Thom Yorke H. The veteran film star told customs officials he was carrying a large amount of Jintropin because he was about to go on location in Thailand and Myanmar and needed to look good for the shoot.
This stuff gives your body a boost and you feel and look good," he said. The vital ingredient in Jintropin is somatropin, which is advertised as reducing body fat, boosting muscle mass, improving sexual prowess and regenerating major organs.
Stallone's Beverly Hills-based doctor, Robert Huizenga, told the hearing that. However, the court ruled that Stallone had been "untruthful" about having a prescription script for Jintropin, which is not legally available for sale in the US. That would be Dr.
Uzzi Reiss, an Israeli-born practitioner of gynecology and anti-aging medicine. That Reiss is not an endocrinologist is sort of the point. Too many of those guys, Reiss thinks, are behind the curve on the benefits of H.
The man has been on Oprah. The other top H. Andre Berger, a Canadian-born physician expert in the field of non-surgical cosmetic medicine.
He, like Reiss, has authored an H. Dick story. A year-old produces more than twice as much H. Life, they say, should be a rectangle: consistently broad until the end. I have the energy and vibrancy of a man half my age.
Ask anyone. The typical endocrinologist determines whether a patient is H. If it turns out to be very low, and if the subject is also showing symptoms of H. But anti-aging specialists take a broader—and, in their opinion, more progressive—view of what constitutes a deficiency. And they do so legally, since F. Anti-aging doctors read tests a certain way, especially when a patient is clearly displaying symptoms of H. In short, goes the theory, listen to H.
Endocrinologists ignore a significant segment of the population that needs H. He has been giving himself H. And he does look terrific, with smooth skin and a lean body. And, by the way, H. The vast majority of endocrinologists, when asked about the widespread treatment for H. Everyone agrees the therapy is effective for legitimately H. One of the F. Stanley Korenman U. Mark Molitch Northwestern —agree that only a tiny fraction of the population is actually H.
Hollywood is fertile ground for people seeking a fountain of youth at any price. See sidebar. Since insurance companies rarely cover H. The physicians, often having bought the hormones directly from the manufacturers, sell the vials at marked-up prices.
The average H. More often than not, the doctors say, H. And with self-selection comes a placebo effect. And then they feel better. For every H. That studio executive whose dinner companion took it? I think it was psychological. People like that are going to try whatever the next flash in the pan is.
The medical experts acknowledge that most users will see some small benefits. Recent data indicate that they will lose a few pounds of fat and gain a few pounds of lean muscle. A recent study of H. Molitch cites several studies that explored whether H. Worse, the doctors say, are the potential hazards of long-term H. But the medical community also suspects that H. Because it stimulates cell growth, H. In the end, though, the doctors understand why actors and athletes go for it anyway.
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