Does Barbarian use anabolic steroids or is he natural?

I think he’s too big to be natural.

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Barb eat lucky coins to attain real men physique

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It’s all natural. Basically they have done selective breeding to themselves in order to survive and get that big.

It’s still nothing though. Ancient Nephalems (humans) were basically demi-gods. Uldyssian could bend reality and make things go poof just like that.

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I think fighting the forces from the burning hells is not natural.

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That’s what she said.

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The Barb Bros. obviously use DGH, Demon Growth Hormones

:smiling_imp:

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Yes but Barb calls it “Investing in Bitcoin”

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In the real world, no way Barbs are natty. In the fantastic world where you’re actually an awakening Nephalem god and your specific form of awakening is pure force of body and demi-demonic rage? Totally natty! :stuck_out_tongue:

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Barbarian snorts Lillith’s flowers.

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You’re all muscle from all that fighting, you know…No moment to truly rest.

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I’m almost certain that the only pro athletes on large amounts of steroids /PEDs are pro cyclists , strongmen, and similar niche sports. I only know the basic information about steroids, but the adage that “steroids don’t help you hit a baseball” might actually be true. When I heard that initially at the height of the steroids controversy in baseball in the 90s/early 2000s I thought it was the most ridiculous statement ever, but I’ve done a lot of research/personal activity and it might actually be true.

I think the thing with steroids is that they mess with your hormonal system in such a way that any muscle you build as a result of them, you lose quickly once you get off them. I also think they mess up your cardiovascular capacity and ability to add muscle to your body for asymmetrical athletic motions. So all that considered they are essentially useless for increasing performance in major sports, and are only good for enhancing performance in static lifts and other PEDs are good for specific motions like cycling.

Aesthetically they are great for building bodybuilder physiques, but extremely poor for building a truely athletic greek god physique.

Mark McGwire the post boy for steroid usage was 6’5" 250lbs
Babe Ruth was 6’2" 215
that’s only a BMI difference of 2

Now I think McGwire used steroids, but I’m not sure they actually directly contributed much to his ability to hit home runs. He also was basically just a home run hitter. In his 70 home run season he only hit .300, stole one base, and played an easy defensive position at first base. Babe Ruth was also a successful pitcher in case anyone didn’t know. If a guy like McGwire tried to pitch he probably would’ve rip his arm out of it’s socket :rofl:

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Omg, I remember this movie :grin:

I Just checked and it’s on Ama Prime!

I was looking for something to chill too lol!

Many thanks!

Edit: Just finished watching it and it was a wonderfully cheesy 80’s flick. Just what the Dr. ordered. Those two brothers made great Barbarians lol.

So to actually answer the OP’s question, looking at the physique of the barbarian he does look like a guy that is on steroids. People on steroids tend to get those puffy muscles. True athletes look like Greek statues.

What I think causes those puffy looking muscles in steroid users is that the steroids pump up the major muscle groups and typically do less for the connective tissue/tendons. So you get guys with huge biceps and laughably small wrists/ankles etc. To name someone specifically, look at Larry Wheels. He is 6’1" 255lbs but has the calves of a middle schooler.

Arnold apparently only had 7.5 inch wrists, which looking at his photos sounds plausible. That is very close to the average wrist size of a guy who guys to the gym only a few times a month.

A guy built like the barbarian is actually probably surprisingly unathletic in the types of asymmetrical athletic motions that a barbarian does. The druid actually looks more like an athlete than the barbarian does.

You don’t see anyone starting in the NFL with huge puffy steroid muscles like the barbarian, but you do see a lot of guys that look similar to the druid.

As previously stated though, the barbarian could probably deadlift or bench press more than the druid, but if I were drafting a left tackle to protect my 300 million dollar quarterback’s blind side I would probably go with the druid.

Remember, “The Rock” AKA the human barbarian couldn’t even make a roster in the Canadian Football League. Meanwhile there are guys with dad bods and pot bellies in the NFL making the pro bowl.

What is more powerful? The shouts or anabolic steroids?

I have the 5-minute abs version to sell you.

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Barb tren hard. Such big and stronk.

Wait till you hear about 4-minute abs.

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I see your 4-minute abs and raise you my 3-minute abs…

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