I was dismayed to find that of the 25 men listed, 20 were actors, and one was a singer. Michel Phelps, at #20, Dwyane Wade, at #17, and Blake Griffin, at #13, all ranked behind such luminaries as Taylor Lautner of Twilight fame, at #12, and Orlando Bloom, at #9.
The rankings, of course, make perfect sense. Gee, I'd much rather be built like this guy (Orlando Bloom, #9):
Than like this guy (Dwyane Wade, #17):
(Oops, got my wish: I actually am built pretty much like Orlando.)
The other striking thing about the list was the number of actors who've obviously gone on steroids. (I counted a minimum of eight.) You simply don't get a convex trapezius (the muscles which go from the neck to the top of the shoulder) like Daniel Craig (#15) has from mere exercise:
Here's Chris Hemsworth (#10), who sports a similarly convex trapezius:
(Hemsworth bears a striking resemblance to Brad Pitt after Pitt juiced up for Troy.)
In each of the blurbs describing how these actors achieved their miraculous transformation was a link to the Men's Health article describing their fitness routine. (The price you have to pay to make this list is evidently to have given Men's Health access for an article describing your workouts.)
What these articles don't list is the most crucial ingredient to many of these stars' transformations: a daily injection of clenbuterol, or Winstrol, or some other anabolic agent.
The innocent among us might think that we could follow their workout routines and perhaps attain bodies like theirs without the extra help. But that would be wishful thinking.
It's hard to believe that the editors at Men's Health aren't in on this joke, and thus intentionally perpetrating a fraud on an unsuspecting public.
It wouldn't be as bad if the publication were called Men's Fitness, or Men's Muscles, or Men's Pinups. But health has to be about the last thing on your agenda if you're taking steroids.
Well, gotta sell those magazines.
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There are regular stories about actors who go into violent rages when working on macho, pumped up roles (eg Bale, Crowe). The press of course never suggests that these incidents are 'roid rage.
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I can believe that Bale was on steroids, his build has changed drastically from one role to another. But Crowe? He's always been a bit of a fattycakes, albeit a masculine one. I've never suspected him of juicing.
And you're right, the press takes its cue from Men's Health.
First you absolutely can get convex trapezius by lifting. Heavy deadlifts and shrugs will do it.
Second Clen is a cutting agent, much like ephedra/ephedrine (also it is taken orally not injected). Winstrol is a likely candidate for actors, since it would result in very dry gains, however it would also be used with testosterone as natural test production would cease with exogenous hormone introduction.
The really monster actors (tom hardy, and perhaps hemsworth) likely used trenbolone as well.
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