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[Cain]

this guy was so _not_ a pussy:P



how do you get a toning/muscle-like thing like that? is it something you are born with? or training?

[Rockets]

Different factors depending on the fighter. Some have great genetics, some use steroids, some obsessed with getting big, a combination of all the above. Steroids.

[JaredExtreme]

Those who aren't in shape use the cop-out "He's on steroids" way too much. Yes, there are some fighters who use steroids, but the majority do not.

Most of us don't have the physique that pro-fighters have simply because we don't have the time/resources to spend maintaining our body. I'm a college student with more disposible time on my hands than most of you guys working 40-60 hr a week jobs. Therefore I'm in reasonably good condition because I have more time and energy to spend in the gym. However, I have worked 2 jobs at one time in the past, and my body strength went down the toilet.

So when I see a pro-fighter with who is in really good shape, I don't automatically assume he's on roids, I just realize that he's able to commit more time to training and hitting the weights.

[Boromir]

Yup you're right, however, a lot of these guys were cycling steroids getting big before the steroid testing began in NHB. Now they work hard to keep those gains. There's a lot going on with that subject. For example some steroids don't stay in the body that long.. and advanced users know how to keep their gains. I met one guy once in Los Angeles at a certain upscale jiu-jitsu club that was insistent about quietly shopping his "wares" to pro fighters and them buying. Well, now I believe what I see with my own two eyes.