Why Elite Bodybuilders Keep Dying

Bodybuilding is awesome, but there's a dark side at the elite level most people don’t see.
Rising steroid usage, risky drugs, and extreme behaviors are pushing athletes to dangerous limits, sometimes with deadly consequences.
Today we explore why bodybuilders seem to be dropping like flies and the deeper motives and factors driving this trend.

For further reading, I recommend you check out this study: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9885939/

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗼𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗘𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗕𝗼𝗱𝘆𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴
00:00 Dropping like Flies
00:51 Evolution of bodybuilding
02:04 Rising PED Use
05:55 PED Psychological Toll
08:05 'Bigorexia'
09:22 The Not-so-Silent Killer
10:34 Diuretics
12:08 Extreme Coaches
14:56 Summit Fever
16:14 A Healthier Future?

🎥 Josh Brett @brettjosh = Making honest, investigative fitness documentaries.