The Billion Dollar Black Market: Steroids (Full Episode)

The Billion Dollar Black Market: Steroids (Full Episode) | Trafficked with Mariana Van Zeller

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Mariana attempts to understand the vanity, insecurity and greed that’s driving the unregulated, billion-dollar black market in body-enhancing drugs.
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@BigMike42024 Ай бұрын

She’s an amazing journalist.

@chrisbohn1759 Ай бұрын

This documentary is pretty bad and full of sensationalism.

@augustlindow1162 Ай бұрын

These people are absolutely out of their mind to think that there will be no long term consequences.

@sylvesterjonas9141 Ай бұрын

Documentaries like this restore my faith in humanity. I have learned more than just about steroids; my main takeaway is how far the feeling of insecurity can push people. From now on, my main goal will be to master my mind to stop being susceptible to external triggers that could spark a cataclysmic chain of events like what have just seen.

@mcchristenson Ай бұрын

Or just be a normal human being like you have been all your life? If you want to impress yourself and look in a mirror then take steroids. If your doing it to defend yourself go get a conceal and carry permit. If its for the chick's you won't find your solemate doing it. But what do you care if some person wants to jack up? Never met someone on steroids that was insecure. It was just a hobby.

@bmar916 Ай бұрын

Is it really insecurity though? or immaturity on your part? As terrifying as people skiing down a mountain which they fall off all the time? what about people riding motorcycles and dying everyday? People choosing to play football or do boxing? People choosing to smoke cigars? Life isn't all about being "safe". For most people, bodybuilding and weightlifting is a very fun hobby. I don't think you'd understand unless you had the hobby.

@angelamilton5134 Ай бұрын

Good thing to know what the main important thing is Self control through mastery of the mind. Some folks turn to Jesus Christ to achieve this, others turn to Buddhism. What will you choose to achieve this?

@user-bz9bx9jo7r 22 күн бұрын

@@bmar916 Thumbs up. Well said

@samanthaniles3230 7 күн бұрын

Well said!

@wydellbirchwood9146 Ай бұрын

Tony covering dudes injection site with his bare thumb is wild…

@jonathandavis4674 Ай бұрын

OMG literally INSANE!

@nmcmatic Ай бұрын

I was tripping!!!!!!!

@jaybest1787 Ай бұрын

My thoughts exactly!

@serendra90210 Ай бұрын

Really dirty and a cause of possible infection of whatever bacteria his finger had at that moment.

@ingztyler 24 күн бұрын

I agree, that nearly made me vomit 🤮 absolutely revolting!

@tyshaft2155 Ай бұрын

"the best data we have are autopsy studies" all I needed to hear. People hide from the truth until they can't anymore.

@ImaWreckU Ай бұрын

Except 0 deaths in the history of the world have had the COD as 'Steroids'.

@chrisbohn1759 Ай бұрын

That line was grade A fear mongering.

@jordanstark2454 Ай бұрын

Its always heart attacks as the cause of death.

@Beeppoop Ай бұрын

Zach wasn’t nearly big enough to place top 3. Tony pressuring him into dangerous drugs for no reason shows everything about Tony the phony

@thalifted9060 Ай бұрын

Yea dude looked natty it’s sad

@Mansikkacake Ай бұрын

so this episode is 2020, wonder what this Zac is doing rn?

@KrazyMuscleNutrition 25 күн бұрын

Wasn’t as scary as it looked 😉

@juandoe7802 Ай бұрын

And I'm over here worried about drinking Creatine...

@brennengodeen3796 Ай бұрын

Creatine is one of the most studied sports supplement and is currently in clinical trial studies for its ability to treat psychological/cognitive related disorders.

@michaelpoison6732 Ай бұрын

Right

@zumba536 23 күн бұрын

😂😂😂😂you will be fine 😅

@Mikemonoa-hz2rz 5 күн бұрын

Creatine is not thee only source of supplements there's some others aswell

@Mann272 2 күн бұрын

Yeah one serving of creatine will give you kidney disease sorry bro 😢😢😢😮😮

@logibear1990 Ай бұрын

bro all the drugs tony injects into the kid right before the finals of the competition is just insane. these ppl need help

@Nantosuelta Ай бұрын

He is evil.

@crazycat1232 Ай бұрын

Yes. I dont think tony is a bad person. But morally and spiritual he is broken because of his own insecurities.

@HuskyTheDog2202 Ай бұрын

38:11 Exactly!

@ellemarr7234 Ай бұрын

@@crazycat1232 his delusion and the lack of basic hygienic protocol are scaryyy

@001GRad Ай бұрын

especially considering a few minutes prior to that in the video, the kid talks about people who do too much or don't know what they're doing. 100% he's doing the same thing "they" are he just will never see it that way.

@HAS1278 Ай бұрын

37 and looks 50 🤦🏻‍♂️

@KirkEspelandRDN Ай бұрын

dude looked my 63 year old dad

@andydhillon1977 Ай бұрын

I thought the same thing! I thought he was in his mid-to-late 50's. I was wondering why he had children so late in life.

@tainanking Ай бұрын

@@andydhillon1977 still lucky to even have them with what he's done

@Sinasi08 Ай бұрын

Indeed... crazy 😮😮😮

@andrewhardy5156 Ай бұрын

I said that exact thing and opened the comments to see if anyone agreed lol.

@ziddi2603 Ай бұрын

@31:45 "...as long as he can guarantee me, I'm not going to die right away from this stuff, I'm ok..." brilliant. Just simply brilliant!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂

@Roberto-nj5yr Ай бұрын

About time you brought full length documentaries to KZfaq! TV is outdated.

@serendra90210 Ай бұрын

You can see the worry and anxiety in Zach's face after he had all those shots successively. He is so blinded by the idea of making it to professional bodybuilding that he has thrown caution to the wind.

@tonyndichu8101 Ай бұрын

What happened to just training to be healthy?

@sjinvestors250 Ай бұрын

They skipped that process

@Poochielou Ай бұрын

I guess that's not enough

@GS-zc4sk Ай бұрын

This guy "TH" is the furthest from that. He does say some sensible things from time to time. But I would not take his approach.

@-SupraMari0- Ай бұрын

Greed, vanity, and easier access to any chemical you want. Along with all these social media platforms comes major dysmorphia and unreasonable expectations.

@hau_den_lukas Ай бұрын

Body building is never healthy even without anabolics

@katrinaj7173 Ай бұрын

Disturbing. Getting injections from someone not trained, who's giving multiple injections without wearing gloves or washing his hands. Not prepping the skin or anything. Sad what people will do when they're insecure.

@ryannath85 Ай бұрын

How is it any different from these women now who inject themselves (untrained) with Ozempic to change their bodies and lose fat? It's not!

@ryannath85 Ай бұрын

Like women who inject Ozempic. No difference really.

@nicholas9680 Ай бұрын

Experience wins. These guys are in the trenches actually living and experiencing and learning. They know what they're doing. It's easy to be a spectator and make judgmental comments, but brave people like this push the human development further.

@nerevar109 Ай бұрын

He knows so much that when he injects the girl at 4 min he doesn't try to aspirate with the syringe to check if he gets blood, and he injects way too fast.

@nicholas9680 Ай бұрын

@@nerevar109 Nobody aspirates.

@JoshieFPS Ай бұрын

i cant even believe this guy made it to national geographic.

@IWannaBeFamous647 Ай бұрын

When bro science goes out of control 😂

@bruja_cat Ай бұрын

This is literally body dysmorphia

@MakerInMotion Ай бұрын

Yeah that girl Molly has a great body and she's taking testosterone to ruin it.

@WickedOne1212 Ай бұрын

Yup the 37 year old looks 60

@WickedOne1212 Ай бұрын

That's what happens when you want a cheap out on gear and become a lab rat

@nicholas9680 Ай бұрын

This guy must have other factors influencing his aging. He's an extreme example.

@idahamid6526 Ай бұрын

How is gasping for air therapeutic??!

@KrazyMuscleNutrition 25 күн бұрын

😂😂

@mikefoehr235 Ай бұрын

This is super terrifying.

@Poochielou Ай бұрын

Super terrible

@GS-zc4sk Ай бұрын

Word

@bmar916 Ай бұрын

Is it really though? As terrifying as people skiing down a mountain which they fall off all the time? people riding motorcycles and dying everyday? People choosing to play football or do boxing? People choosing to smoke cigars? Life isn't all about being "safe". For most people, bodybuilding and weightlifting is a very fun hobby. I don't think you'd understand unless you had the hobby.

@mikefoehr235 Ай бұрын

@@bmar916 YES

@chrisbohn1759 Ай бұрын

A lot of this is fear mongering. I love when they show the possible side effects of one of the Peds with scary music. What they don't mention is you'll see scary side effects on the labels of even common medications.

@rayzhang928 Ай бұрын

dang i like zack, seems like a good dude. i hate seeing him trust tony so much........tony is just using him as a test subject :(

@KrazyMuscleNutrition 25 күн бұрын

🙏🏽

@KEINDIGITALMEDIA Ай бұрын

What an incredible production! When the mind is determined, anything can be accomplished regardless of the cost. A big round of applause to the team for illuminating the billion-dollar black market.

@ff_user Ай бұрын

He kinda looks like a mesh between Joe Pesci and Arnold Schwarzenegger. 😂

@chengsaechao6586 Ай бұрын

Joe Pescenegger.

@RawOlympia 6 күн бұрын

@yannickjohn6930 Ай бұрын

I like being strong, even today I used my weights to exercise. Mainly because of boredom and the sake of being healthy. Steroids are in no way healthy. This document freaked me out...

@monk331 Ай бұрын

too sensible

@chrisbohn1759 Ай бұрын

The fact you used steroids the way you did shows you are very ignorant on the subject

@chuckc662 Ай бұрын

15 units of insulin is insane and they are gestimating the carbs to offset it 😳😳😳

@1964mcqueen Ай бұрын

Its simply amazing how some of the most muscle bound people on the planet are also some of the weakest.

@luceinbattaglia9425 Ай бұрын

Exactly 👏👏👏

@WOTA878 Ай бұрын

Yep!!!

@monk331 Ай бұрын

Ok mister obvious

@ellemarr7234 Ай бұрын

@@monk331 Except it’s not obvious because scores of young men are being conned into taking a short path to heart disease. Bigorexia is a legitimate condition as well …

@jgfishz1zz1 Ай бұрын

yes muscle size does not indicate strength a lot of the time, and a muscly body is nor always healthy.

@pierrerizzophotography2836 Ай бұрын

I love how the journalist is looking at them. Bizarre world.

@alexesjohnson4229 Ай бұрын

My heart is breaking for zach.

@serendra90210 Ай бұрын

I know right. He's being manipulated by Tony to be a human guinea pig.

@michaelfont7239 Ай бұрын

The real Doc looks jacked 😂😂

@josephkassim9412 Ай бұрын

That was funny 😂

@corbindallas3220 Ай бұрын

The real doctor has a KZfaq channel called the anabolic Doc

@ericvanbockern2550 Ай бұрын

@DWaseem89 Ай бұрын

for sure jucing

@pullmyniblets Ай бұрын

He's openly admitted before that he's on testosterone...

@theenlightenedone1283 Ай бұрын

Being a Natural Bodybuilder is more Honourable ❤

@lawrencemaweu Ай бұрын

There are competitions where you have to be tested right after the competition, and only get your cheque after you are confirmed to be clean.

@ericvanbockern2550 Ай бұрын

@@lawrencemaweu They may not check for SARMS. The IOC does, that's about it.

@user-tu4mm1xd8c Ай бұрын

They are playing with fire 🔥

@katecarlisle8383 Ай бұрын

They're certainly not playing with their testicles, they haven't got any.🤣🤯

@theeassassinhoodgh0st780 Ай бұрын

fax

@baphomet12113 Ай бұрын

@@katecarlisle8383 A lot of them take HCG which keeps their testicles from atrophying. It is a myth that all bodybuilders have shrunken testicles. If they take HCG this doesn't happen. HCG is relatively cheap too.

@bmar916 Ай бұрын

It's fun as heck. I've actually been told by an Endocrinologist (hormone doctor) that the bodybuilders exercise enough to negate the negative health effects. It's just as terrifying as people skiing down a mountain which they fall off all the time, people riding motorcycles and dying each day on the road. People choosing to play football or do boxing. People choosing to smoke cigars. Life isn't all about being "safe". For most people, bodybuilding and weightlifting is a very fun hobby seeing your body change and being able to lift very large weight. I'd rather live a short and sweet life than a long and drudging one.

@viviansytsui Ай бұрын

This documentary creep me out and I was fulling expecting someone on the show to have just dropped. The poor heart!!

@tonyscowboyshow2344 Ай бұрын

No thanks I don't feel like playing chemist with my body from Jack at the gym that's crazy people do that

@DWaseem89 Ай бұрын

Jekyll and Hyde lol

@RawOlympia 6 күн бұрын

@albertogomez78787 Ай бұрын

11 surgeries, bruh is Lucky he’s alive

@Blesshansen 20 күн бұрын

And also in less than a month 😮

@michaelvanmastrigt7591 Ай бұрын

When you think about it, it’s pretty wild that he could be considered a “fitness influencer” when he is definitely not in good health, despite having large amounts of skeletal muscle. His vo2 is probably really low and he would most likely get winded after only short & quick cardiovascular exercises. Such as climbing stairs or hiking up a consistent grade. It’s disturbing how clueless and uneducated majority of people are in this country. The fact that he has soo many customers who take these drugs regularly just shows how lost we are. And to think, all of these people vote 🙄

@elimcfly350 Ай бұрын

"If people could just visualize when they felt the best in their life. Imagine having that all the time, and then imagine amplifying that." You just described drug addiction, "Doc".

@sakibuddin5577 Ай бұрын

Clearly shows how the gym culture and bodybuilding is going so wrong these days!!!

@Optim40 Ай бұрын

For sure. All so they can all show off on social media too.

@meyou8141 Ай бұрын

It's social media, movies, the internet. etc. Every Hollywood actor gets super jacked for movies. People have a warped view of their bodies.

@barbarasara4033 Ай бұрын

That is why I do yoga

@chrisbohn1759 Ай бұрын

@@meyou8141we hear all the time about women feeling like they have to reach unrealistic body sizes, yet men face at least the same amount of pressure.

@cfromnowhere Ай бұрын

@@chrisbohn1759Indeed! Steroids are the male equivalent of women's diet pills now.

@ChishaSinyangwe Ай бұрын

Injecting himself on his chest where his heart is located was mind boggling

@_o__o_ Ай бұрын

23:32 dude looks like 50

@DigitalNomadInvestor Ай бұрын

I thought late 50s.

@antonio13079 Ай бұрын

37 no way

@ev0wat Ай бұрын

What a good raw uncut doco! I know tony huge but haven’t seen him in this light. Her certainly has that snake oil dodgy salesman smile and these nieve sheep following him like he’s a god. It’s not worth the risk in my opinion.

@boxertest Ай бұрын

Sometimes you just have to say no

@chipsammich2078 Ай бұрын

Narcissist party..

@SB-nt9fp Ай бұрын

When your dad didn't love you enough, you search for it in all the wrong places.

@theenlightenedone1283 Ай бұрын

Well said ... the curse of US culture

@meanazmaori 21 күн бұрын

Liver King has entered the chat

@butchcassidy9625 Ай бұрын

My God when you talks about they're experiments going wrong he just laughs". That tells you everything about how he feels about all this at heart..12:56

@miftaqulannas1259 Ай бұрын

Stay natty bro

@matwinner9708 Ай бұрын

Juiced ladies looking a bit rough😂

@user-nl5wj1hi4p Ай бұрын

And that blonde chick certainly sounded very masculine to me!

@richardsykes6762 Ай бұрын

Every time i consider using PEDS i watch stuff like this & it TERRIFIES me.

@reggiefurlow1 Ай бұрын

That's so dangerous it's mind blowing 🤯

@sarveshharmalkar1562 Ай бұрын

One of the best documentary watched till now❤

@elim5353 Ай бұрын

Great documentary

@shiningbareh5823 Ай бұрын

❤ you always National Geographic

@asi-oquabassey1999 Ай бұрын

I really wish all this enthusiasm was channeled towards producing life-preserving (but expensive) medication such as insulin.

@danstevenson4823 Ай бұрын

He's only 37...dude looks 55 or 60... what a waste.

@JOE-BOGAN Ай бұрын

Tony huge puffs out in 1 minute in the bedroom 😂

@komissa3674 3 күн бұрын

mariana doesn't take no for an answer is a very heavy comment.this shows how determined she is in her investigations 💯

@Dr-Malik Ай бұрын

Informative

@deltalima6703 Ай бұрын

I liked the video. Participants were very open.

@thegoodfellow41 Ай бұрын

Kid: If Tony says its ok Tony: Evil demonic grin

@Yessirdo Ай бұрын

Haha tony huge in national geographic no way 😂

@cooldude-bronst Ай бұрын

Scary world.. 😢

@JaybMinistros-cn2sx Ай бұрын

Finally something new!

@carrieandretti Ай бұрын

4:07 what??? You get a year and 1/2 worth of body building in only 1 month!! ❌Something seems not quite right?❌

@Baddawg_313 Ай бұрын

Great documentary!! Love this topic. More please 🙏

@_ItsYoursTruly Ай бұрын

This is Crazy!

@lindajuno7624 Ай бұрын

You notice they are ALL relatively young??? Get a person in their 50-60 range who's still doing this.😂

@ktrain420247 Ай бұрын

I am 48 and on gear and probably will be for the rest of my life! If you start slow and ramp up you have a lot less side effects, the side effects occur when you have a huge hormone swing. There is a lot of info out there supporting the supplementation of testosterone in adults.

@tveasy5172 Ай бұрын

Teenagers could long up to 30 taking it, not doubling this age:)

@ponejito24 Ай бұрын

Have fun when liver failure reach you.

@robertrobidoux3725 Ай бұрын

They are all dead😢

@danwoodward3786 Ай бұрын

Now that he's up here and admitted this, things that he does,, time to put him behind bars

@marcelosartorio8561 Ай бұрын

Unbelievable!

@blueworld25 Ай бұрын

Friend of mine passed away during his sleep. The doctor said his heart literally exploded from steroids used.. His daughter found him the next morning…

@chrisbohn1759 Ай бұрын

Literally exploded?? What were his doses?? Which compounds was he on? You have no idea what you are talking about.

@SP-xk6bl Ай бұрын

@chrisbohn1759 he was obviously raw dogging that Trinitrotoluene.

@philipppasternak4451 29 күн бұрын

A follow up would be great. 😂👍

@annakalkman552 Ай бұрын

Watching somebody dose a patient by just guessing like this is absolutely horrifying

@_AmikaC_ Ай бұрын

How come they never talked abt how steroids make you completely psychotic, aggressive, and even abusive to your loved ones??? It was an insanely interesting episode but so candy coated.

@thesouthbaybikerider Ай бұрын

Unbelievable…

@Desie380 Ай бұрын

That insane all those drugs at once to win a competition unbelievably insane

@tmcurly Ай бұрын

Anabolic doctor is in here too 😲😲😲…wow !!

@petersnow6509 Ай бұрын

Awesome

@APoxyR8 11 күн бұрын

Trevor did not pass the vibe test with that breaking bad joke

@1.masterpiece Ай бұрын

I'm a regular gym goer and I'd never in a million years injecting any steroids to make me look bigger.

@Locomoco50000 Ай бұрын

Personal choice everyone has.

@1.masterpiece Ай бұрын

@@Locomoco50000 Absolutely!

@joshuahalpin8398 Ай бұрын

Doesn't just make you "look" bigger

@billybenoit647 Ай бұрын

Didnt want to mention Leo passing away huh?

@lilyvanderwoodsen7816 Ай бұрын

I wonder how their kidneys look at age 60? I bet 20% develop issues.

@ktrain420247 Ай бұрын

Only with oral steroids, not so much with injectable’s

@chrisbohn1759 Ай бұрын

Depends on the compound, what the route of administration, genetics, and dosing.

@Sarahomsati Ай бұрын

Interesting commentary on the privatization of what has notoriously been public industry. Science, space travel, etc...

@FORCE_PBC Ай бұрын

When his clients start dying at least the families will find some comfort in the extradition treaty USA has with Thailand…

@barbarasara4033 Ай бұрын

Is he in Thailand now??????????

@Yourgoofyfollowingme Ай бұрын

Holy crow.

@annakalkman552 Ай бұрын

Somehow this feels worse than some of the other episodes in this series- no one is being forced by difficult life circumstances to make hard choices to survive. It's just ill-educated people preying on and eventually killing insecure people, for literally no discernable reason.

@pipeline8554 Ай бұрын

i wonder if publicly dealing drugs will affect his admission to the bar.

@ryancullum5526 Ай бұрын

Bang 8 needles burn one “ready to lift ?” 😂

@one2too402 Ай бұрын

GuD Program .... I liked the way you portrayed the Drugs use to be Depreciated ..

@BracerJack 11 күн бұрын

He is only 37?!! That makes me sad 😢

@coolmoodee Ай бұрын

Ask rich piana... hes 6ft under the ground now ......

@StylinProfilin3889 Ай бұрын

Rich was a junkie, stop blaming steroids for everything.

@suparman963 Ай бұрын

crazy crazy

@architsinghchauhan01 Ай бұрын

Amazing Piece of Information #❤

@chrisbohn1759 Ай бұрын

Not really. Both sides of this documentary are filled with bad information.

@architsinghchauhan01 Ай бұрын

@@chrisbohn1759 Documentary have both aspects good as well as bad.

@JamesBond-hy7fu Ай бұрын

What weak minds do....almost unfathomable....but someone has to fall, so that strong minds can rule.

@ryannath85 Ай бұрын

Kind of like the women who inject themselves with Ozempic in order to lose fat?

@evamariepoon7548 Ай бұрын

Mentally insecure people finding and affirming each other that's why it will never be enough.

@guptanikhil458 27 күн бұрын

Hey mariana....love from India.....u do really good reportings...pls make the assasins video available in India also...❤❤❤

@claudiabermeo2713 24 күн бұрын

I couldn’t watch this episode so calm… I was having anxiety whenever they were putting a needle in their skin and I was feeling that I was not having air and that I was going to get suffocation 😅… They are crazy!