'Risking your body'- Oscar Moscat compares natural vs enhanced bodybuilding

Regarding natural bodybuilding, Moscat believes it is unhealthy to be at a very low body weight and body fat percentage. However, according to the bodybuilder, the good part of natural bodybuilding is that it does not pose a risk of death because it does not support taking performance e*******.

Even some professionals support his claim. According to Dr. Marco Vecchiato from the University of Padova, Italy, enhanced, “bodybuilding involves several practices that could have an impact on health, such as the widespread use of different performance-enhancing s*********.”

Returning to the comparison, Moscat admitted that apart from the health factor, training and diet in both forms of bodybuilding are very much the same.

There are many professional bodybuilders who have talked about the side effects of s********.

For instance, Chris Bumstead, the 6-time Mr. Olympia, once admitted that he retired at only 30 because of health reasons. Highlighting the risk of taking s*******, he admitted that he wants to stay healthy and live happily with his family.

Even Arnold Schwarzenegger once talked about the use of st******. He added, “Yes, we are at a time now where we always look for the easy way to make money…. Any time you abuse the body, you’re going to regret it later on.”

According to Moscat, natural bodybuilding has no side effects, but it builds muscle slowly. So, how fast can a natural bodybuilder build muscle?

Time needed for a natural bodybuilder to build his muscles

Generation Iron has provided a blueprint for people who want to build their bodies naturally. According to the article, it not only takes time for a natural bodybuilder to build muscle, but the growth potential also decreases over time.

So, year-by-year muscle growth potential includes:

Year 1:

• An ideal condition would be gaining up to 25 lbs of lean muscle
• One must work on strength building
• Work on muscle growth and mental adaptation

Year 2:

• In the second year, the growth potential is only 8 to 12 lbs
• In that time, a slowdown can be identified

Year 3:

• Growth potential will be 5 to 8 lbs
• At this time, one needs to focus more on diet and training

Year 4-5:

• 2 to 5 lbs per year

Beyond 5:

• 1-3 lbs per year

So, a good strategy to achieve consistent muscle growth is to increase calorie intake and adjust workouts strategically.