Power lifters aren't dying as much because power lifters don't cut so hard, all the diuretics and hard cutting drugs are way harder on the body as apposed to power lifting where as long as u can see abs ur concidered lean haha

Appreciate the double uploads a day Pete! Always enjoy listening to you point of view on different topics

Pete I will ALWAYS watch and respect you. I've followed you through everything and am so proud of you.

Definitely true, 10 years ago, or the beginning of last decade, everything was so pro steroids, and the general sentiment in the online bodybuilding circles was that steroids were super safe as long as you “do it right” and that all warnings and concerns about steroids being dangerous was an “exaggeration” and you’ll be 100% fine as long as you cycle off and do PCT, whatever lol. Yet there were all these people in their early 20s who had been on gear for a couple years and looked like they were in their late 30s because of the high androgens so early.

Wow Pete!!! Amazing video. You're a true inspiration to all lifters and most importantly the younger guys. Best message I've seen. And this is REAL lifting. Dudes these days are 60% pharmacology

I like what Louie Simmons said once...."If you aren't willing to die to do this, you shouldn't do it." Fact is everyone makes choices. YOU and you alone have to accept the responsibility of your actions. There are so many factors and not all anabolics are the same. What I don't like is when someone says "Steroids will kill you." In the average person's mind they think ALL no matter what they are or dosage or length of time taking them. People need educated and this has always been the struggle with steroid use. Lets not forget the diet and sleep play a huge role in health.

Some great words of wisdom here Pete! That's evolving from age 20 to age 30.

PED's also can trigger or amp up underlying deseases. Problems related to heart, liver, pancreas and all types of cancer.

Loving the vids dude. IT TIP: When you plugged in the mic and couldn't hear Sawyer anymore, i'd bet it was because your microphone took over the "Playback" of your computer (playback being whatever sound is coming out). So when you plugged it in, the audio was fed through the mic, but the mic doesn't have a speaker, so you can't hear anything. To fix this, plug in the mic, then right click the Sound thing on the bottom right of your computer. Click "Sounds," and click the "Playback" tab on the top. Right click your microphone and "Disable" it as a playback device. You should be able to hear things out of your speakers now. LMK if this makes sense bro, good shit on the content!

Great message, Pete. I'm 64 and have never competed or used PEDs. I've lifted for enjoyment for about 50 years, though. I credit persistent training nutrition and sleep for keeping me in good shape at my age. Reasonable training consistently for a long time really enhances the quality of later life. Lifting enough to maintain healthy metabolism, endocrine function, and connective tissue is a great way stay healthy for a long time.

Hey Pete, one reason you don’t hear about powerlifters having complications from anabolic abuse is because powerlifting is just such a small, niche sport. Bodybuilding is huge. People know those big names. There are several small town powerlifters in my area alone that have had kidney complications (dialysis), stroke, and other ailments due to heavy anabolic use. That stuff isn’t even hitting local news haha. It isn’t publicized until it happens to a big name. Just a thought on possible reasons we don’t hear much from powerlifting

Let me put it to you guys this way. And this is a very key perspective to have. What is the difference between a transexual who takes hormones because they think they are the opposite sex vs a man who takes steroids to look a certain way... Both suffer in their mind.. both take exogenous hormones. What is the difference then..?

You are a true refreshment to this entire industry. Keep up the good work

Man I am loving the content! Keep it up! 👍💪🏼 A video idea that would be interesting to see would the effects of various doses of steroids that are widely used like testosterone! Such as what an average responder to PEDS could expect from 300 mg, 500 mg, 1000 mg etc. but how it relates directly to powerlifting. I can’t think of many of any videos I have seen on that topic!

If anything i feel like all of the information on youtube and forums make people more comfortable with taking it. All of the dead bodies are making people think. But there is still a lot justifying and people down playing it.

Pete, I would love to see you set a new standart of physique. Your deadlift career unlocked some unique style of optics. You will see people are greatful for who you are now and what you have done. I'm so happy that there was someone like you doing all the experiences and pass it over to the younger generation. Happiness is the best medicine, tastier food equals better results. I can talk about myself: I took 2 years off from lifting because of the breakdown. (I'm 27) I'm now in the gym again for a month now, and it's another level. After you have done your ego work and pushed the grind so hard, you are free from the persuit for the rest of your life. It feels good now to know all the mechanics of the body, having all the little tricks to recover faster, having all the different training strategies in your repertoire, knowing your body, knowing when to cut, when to bulk, what foods, when specific foods, what works and what doesn't. Gym time is so fun now. I'M SO GREATFUL PETE! Keeping a good look and beeing effective in training is so easy now. For me it's like training in a relaxed state, the hypertrophy is just on another level when you competed in PL for some years... The multidimensionality of the bodycontrol. I'm not regretting the grind in the gym that I put in... (injuries and suffering included) I'm so happy that I'm the generation that followed you.

Your transition is very inspirational. A much needed breath of fresh air. I used to work out at Maxed Out and remember seeing you time to time. Much respect my brother.

If you used the same dosages you used in your 20s, let's say in your 40s or 50s, do you think the side effects would be a lot worse? I remember reading a study which concluded that older men are just as responsive as young men to very high dosages of anabolics when it came to muscle and strength gains but they also got a lot more adverse effects compared to the younger people.

I wanna lift into my 90’s-100’s…basically until I die! I’ve never touched PED’s though

This message is so important. I took one cycle and tried to walk a very fine line till I looked at my blood work. My liver cells were out of controle . 240 over / 0-40. So I had to stop my favorite drug. Tren. Don't throw your life's away for a chase of one more inch of growth.

Pete still looks like he’s on gear compared to a normal person. Good job maintaining muscle, Pete

I love how thoughtful you approach stuff Pete,and training should be fun and an enhancement of your life not your whole life (unless it’s your job) me personally Iv managed to have fun with the gym got 30 years and I still love it and pizza

This video is great again Love the honesty Stick at the great content, the channel will keep growing and the masses will learn from someone that is willing to be open The industry is riddled with lies and half truths, so it is awesome to see guys like yourself be honest. It may help convince others to think very carefully before they take the plunge

For me the information is more important than the audio sound as long as it is listenable. That being said your fine with the audio as long as your content is as good as it is.

I played college baseball in '93 '94. A lot of dudes were on steroids. I didn't try it because I'd written a paper on the dangers of steroids my senior year of high school. It was sweeping through MLB at that time, and had trickled into the lower levels. Awareness is key, cuz that shortcut is definitely a trade off.

I noticed that in my late 30's I wasn't on anything, and I could do 3 and 4 times my normal reps in one day if I was pumped. or annoyed etc.. it takes time to get the tendons Strong enough to hold the huge wieghts

so refreshing to see how clear your mind is, Pete. Excellent video!

Bro, you have to understand that with more people following you and appreciating your content that the audience appreciates your identity you are presenting right now

Appreciate the honesty in an industry and couple of sports that aren't honest or haven't been honest about the subject of drugs ever before. 👍

Some great info that I hope hits people that are doing stuff at 30+. Bloodwork is huge.

I was using a bit of gear between 2014 and 2017, probably 6 cycles in 3.5 years, nothing crazy, biggest cycle was 250mg test prop and 150mg tren ace, I have Afib and LVEF of 45 at 29 years old

There was something different going on two years ago. A massive influx of fitness deaths. This is no longer the case and things have returned to normal. I initially had suspicions that SARMS (which were relatively new to the market at the time) were to blame, but now I don't know.

Powerlifting isn’t close to as big as bodybuilding. More people know more bodybuilders then powerlifters. Powerlifting is still very niche but their are definitely still bodies in powerlifting just no one know who they are.

Yes they do same as cigarettes or alcohol

As a person who's been training since late 90s early 2000s, you are right, all the way up to 2010, gear was hardly discussed if ever

Hats off to you Pete....you are making the rite decisions ....good for you.

Man, these daily uploads are something that i look forward to. Keep it going!

damn pete sorry to here what happened to you . i didnt always have acess to internet so i lost track of you around 2016 , i always enjoyed your passion , devastated to here what happen to you man . hope you still can find happiness. im not very social so i cant imagine how sad i would be if i couldnt lift or do mma

Really enjoying your content man! keep this thing going!

Do a video on injuries I find powerlifting snapping scary af/ interesting

Greg video as always Commenting for the algy

Zyzz had an undiagnosed heart disorder if i'm not misstaken. That means his steriod use probably affected his health. And i would not be surprised if Jo Linder had an undiagnosed heart disorder too. My mom is a dental hygenist, she and a dentist performed a simple tooth removal on some 23 year old and then he died in hia sleep over night. The autopsy revealed an undiagnosed heart condition. What caused his death was the standard painkiller medicine, which had blood thinning affects. It's kinda like being alergic to something, without ever being exposed to it..... You'll live normally and you'll only find out on the day that you are exposed to it.

Mild cycles, going completely off and coming back on is 100% the way to do it if you want long term. Off season actually needs to be off like it was in the golden age bber days. They could come off completely shrink down and go work as laborers (cardio)

Bodybuilding is more deadly because people are massive at 4% body fat and the longer they stay in contest shape the worse their health gets.

Bro, love the main image before the video starts playing. Look at the difference between you and Seth. You are natural and Seth is on TRT. Is the Seth pic from now or when he was on the gas? 007

I have a theory 10 years on gear is the cut off where you can’t come back from what I see around me

Yeah buddy!!! This is the kind of content we all want to see!!!

FACTS ONLY ☑

Holy shit, this video was a shock. I didn’t know Chris Hickson died! That’s shocking, I used to watch his videos all the time. I remember his popular video with george Leeman deadlifting 875 for 4 reps. I even met Chris at a lifetime fitness once. That’s really sad. I’ll have to look it up, curious what he died from. Tbh, a lot of the guys on steroids seem to get really affected by the cov virus and/or its immunization product. Really sad

Great video and perspective.

I think it's mostly the size that contributes to the correlated deaths. The people who come to mind are pro wrestlers and bodybuilders, and not somebody like Lance Armstrong. You consider all the food, and a lot of it is meat high in saturated fat, and being 250lbs at 5ft on top of the drugs. Abuse of hgh is overlooked too, and most of the negative effects of that get credited to steroids.

Great speaker pete👍👍

What worries me is my kidney health. eGFR is currently 85 after having a Cystatin C test done few weeks ago. At age 44 it should be 100-110 or so. I will retest again in 8 weeks to see what direction it moves. Kidneys are so delicate and I don’t think I will blast again unless my eGFR is at least 95. Anyone else monitor there kidneys with Cystatin C blood test 3-4 times a year? If so, what results do you see before during and after blasts? Orals drop eGFR exponentially more than just 2-3 injectables? I should mention that just 12 weeks before my first Cystatin C test I blasted for 4 months including 1-2 orals. So hopefully I can get my eGFR much higher than 85 at my next Cystatin C test next month. Thanks so much, I’m at a crossroads until my next Cystatin C test in 5-6 weeks.

Hey Pete really like your channel man!

Pete I know you aren’t as big in the bodybuilders as powerlifters. In 2011 a bodybuilder named Art Atwood died of a heart attack at 37. No one really seemed to talk about it much. However, that was right before social media really took off with the sports. Health issues have been around with this stuff longer than people realize. Unfortunately no one brings up Art anymore. He was on of my favorites when I got into this in 2008

Love your Videos Pete. Maybe a cheat Sony a6400 and a cheap Sigma lense would push your Videos to the next level. 💪💪💪

I am 57, started blasting at 47. All good over here. Getting stronger,HEALTHIER,and looking forward to the future. I am glad I trained natty 27 years. Now, I feel stronger than when I was 35 or 45. God is good,I love life,and wisdom is key for saying well and getting better.

I bet you would demolish just on TRT. The knowledge you have of the sport, the muscle mass you’ve built over the years, the knowledge you have now after using steroids, would be awesome to see.

Great video… I’m wondering though if there’s a correlation of deaths caused much more by people using ridiculous doses and and highly toxic compounds like Anadrol Trenbolone acetate etc etc etc or if it’s far less likely to be causing organ toxicity using moderate doses of testosterone and less harsh compounds I feel like that end of it hasn’t been addressed

Age and family change everything.. perspective and cost of goals become real.

Powerlifting has been big for longer than bodybuilding.

I was opposite. I quit all peds in my 20s and started again at 32. I'm 34 now, amazing how time goes by. I haven't stopped cycling yet. Bloods are good though! I only cycle low gear. 200mg primo, 200mg mast, 200mg deca, 250mg testosterone. I feel great

Keep it up man

As far as I know bodybuilders not only have the PED issues but also diuretics etc. Powerlifters don't care to look shredded so they won't take all this additional shit. Plus the amount of injuries they get with the crazy weights may be a blessing in disguise whereas bodybuilders could in principle train with relatively light weights and not get that kind of wake up call.

You can say dont do it especially because you did it. Ive made severe mistakes and because I made them, I will always recommend they not be made by others.

Great wisdom, as always Pete! I love your line, "have an exit strategy." This is great advice. Keep up the good work!

Wow, just now learned about Chris Hickson.

Most steroids are fairly mild when compared to other drugs. Imo gear gets a bad rap and carries a stigma. But if someone keeps blasting then they're going to run into some issues

I wanna go on...

Brooo I started bodybuilding in 2010 too and I always say that too about the side effects and shit not being out there. I have to be honest tho I have slowed down a lot over the past 4 years but I do still run TRT and 1 time a year I'll throw another compound on. But I do control bp now with Medicine, go in for heart scans once a year and of course blood work for everything else. I know between Dallas and Bostin they woke me up hardcore on health.

I think Thor looked way healthier than Hall.Hafthor is 180 kgs now with abs..!

I'm curious how many of the recent deaths have been vaccinated or previously had covid while juicing.

Really loving your drug free content !

Chris Hickson died? Had no idea. Legendary speed on the deadlift. RIP

im 36. Is it a good time to start or is it to late?

Pete please make video on steroids safety in powerlifting as there's literally no content about proper use of steroids in powerlifting...

They are definitely playing with fire 🔥 Whoever reads this please stay natural Think about your loved ones It's not worth it RIP to all we have lost

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@peterubish did u see Dan grigsby shouted u out in his last interview where is friend was there too? He broke the all time deadlift record in a meet I should have him on

I thought he was sitting on a toilet for the first 5 seconds...

hey pete is it okay to go on trt at 20? i have super low test doc said im guessing they will put me on trt. which is cool cuz i been lifting for 6 years lol natural so that will be cool to get bigger

nice thumbnail pete

water kills ffs. misuse anything and it can kill

algo

You didn't mention diuretics

Looks like ur sittin on the can. These clips could be called "Poopin with Pete"

Have you checked to see where your test is now?

You can take so little and grow

But did chris die frome aas???

For the sake of the algorithm

You’re one of the few guys I’ve seen not sit there and talk about how real Seth is just for saying STEROIDS WILL KILL YOU lol. We get it Seth

Pete can you make a video on what could be the first cycle for a powerlifter??

I enjoy Seth Feroce's content, but there's no way he's only taking a TRT dose. Sad that even Seth has to sling bullshit to his audience like the rest of the fake natty crowd.

Wtf chris hixon Passed???

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Difference here is you actually came off. Seth Feroce is still 100% blasting. You’re an example of what coming off REALLY looks like, and I don’t mean that in a bad way. You look great, and what a normal person should look like. Go look at Seth, and tons of other guys that claim “clean”….and it becomes apparent that something isn’t adding up.

For the algo

Are you on HRT/TRT or nothing at all?

I want to see how strong people could get in an alternate universe where steroids weren't invented😂

Could it be because the amount of gear guys are pushing nowadays is far exceeding what powerlifters and bodybuilders were doing in the past?