Muscular Physiques BEFORE Steroids Existed (PICS)

Have you ever wondered what bodybuilders looked like before steroids were invented? You might be surprised to see the physiques that they sported. They were clearly nothing like the monsters that you see today.
Does that mean that they were not lean or didn’t look good? Of course not! As a matter of fact, these physiques are what many can achieve as long as they stay natural. So don’t be discouraged by those that are clearly using PEDs, instead, look to build your best body naturally as these bodybuilders did.
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Jeff Cavaliere MSPT, CSCS served as both the head physical therapist and assistant strength coach for the New York Mets. Jeff earned his Masters of Physical Therapy and Bachelor’s of Physioneurobiology from the College of Health Sciences University of Connecticut Storrs. He is a certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist by the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA).

[@leoalcaraz6153]

This looks better than the juiced up super freaks in body building

[@jamesb.russell2942]

Bronze Age of Bodybuilding 😎 it's natty and it's beautiful.

[@mooneymakes359]

it doesnt but respect and understand that they will likely live longer

[@Healthytruth]

He is juiced up also lmao

[@akagetobimaru1994]

​@@mooneymakes359yes it does.... monster nowadays think they look good but they're not to public eyes....

[@iamheful]

​@@mooneymakes359 lol bodybuilders these days just look like clouds. Nothing appealing about it..

[@ericjackson6511]

"No man has the right to be an amateur in the matter of physical training. It is a shame for a man to grow old without seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable." Socrates

[@jamesjohnson1522]

We all know how Socrates (who never worked out a day in his life) loved to appreciate the bodies of young boys...#pedo

[@qwktube]

Do you believe Socrates was "shredded"?

[@BGeezy4sheezy]

Probably as a young man. Plato was known for having a broad, muscular physique like a wrestler. All those dudes had athleticism built into their education

[@microondasletal]

​@@qwktubeSocrates was a hoplite and participated in various battles. He probably wasn't "shredded", but he was probably strong.

[@Ubermensch1111]

​@@qwktube But Alexander the great was.😂

[@TheApexCJ7]

Their Face - 😇 Their Physique - 😈

[@_skriblz_223]

Facts 😂 Their faces were like: Hi friends!! While their bodies were like: Fuck around and find out!

[@prof113]

THAT was the TRUE golden age of bodybuilding.

[@redemption8980]

Iron age tbp 😂

[@jamiep4674]

Primitave age

[@mauriceperez1479]

Golden age? You don't know Bodybuilding

[@JustAGymRat514]

That was the bronze era my friend

[@prof113]

@@mauriceperez1479 saying I don't know bodybuilding is THE most ridiculous thing I've ever heard. Few know it better than I.

[@BillyTheKidsGhost]

The problem for me is that it's not about whether it's possible, it's about the fact that most people today use peds to get this type of physique.

[@TheAmericanAmerican]

Do they though? 🤔 I have noticed that users tend to always be bloatedly big, like super round muscles but with little definition. Not as seen here in the old photos.

[@bigwin629]

​@@TheAmericanAmericannope your delusional there are millions of super shredded guys that has physqiues literalky imspooble to achieve without steroids Jeff physqiue is not natural let's be real here he's proper jacked and proper shredded

[@dennistrull1475]

​@@TheAmericanAmericanGuys today get that bloated belly, but with abs showing

[@10MM-MAGAMAN-420]

MMA fighters and boxers look like that because all the cardio and low fat

[@MrRoyVega]

Man, you can’t be 5’8 with 41 cm biceps, 26% fat and be 94 kg because people start running their mouth that you’re enhanced. It’s depressing and flattering at the same time

[@kaushikbanerjee377]

What's amazing is you know about Indian Bodybuilders of Pre-Independence days but majority of Indians nowadays have no idea who they are....for those who don't know their names the first Guy with Mustache is Began Raj,Sushil Kumar Chakravarty,S.Bose,S.Natu,Badal Lal Bose....thank for giving them the respect they deserved but didn't received.

[@aloud9738]

I thought they were black Americans that have perm hair.

[@versaii5519]

Indians on top

[@riasad88]

All Bengali Indians,mostly from Calcutta side.

[@off_grid_javelin]

​@@riasad88 Corrections : All Indians, mostly from India. Bengal-India isn't a country last I remembered.

[@onymous919]

​@@off_grid_javelin He said 'Bengali' Indians, not Bengal Indians

[@EB-bk4kv]

Historically natural testosterone levels were higher back then too

[@davash5531]

why? what different from now

[@80HDsr]

@@davash5531closer to our other close relatives. We’ve gotten so far from how we used to act to the point where our testosterone is getting lower by generation. Along with body hair facial hair muscle growth and muscle density

[@adriadri3624]

​@@davash5531 Processed shit food now days even more chemicals used in farming and stuff people consume more chemically yielded food which taste good, natural food cost more money now days too I guess

[@haze4622]

@@adriadri3624 plus lifestyle. There was a good chance that you grew up having to be physically active out of different necessities. You body develops different and that sets a base.

[@daddee-zh2oy]

@@haze4622 It's true. I grew up on a farm, and then crosstrained for baseball using power lifting from a teenager into my twenties. Played in college. Now I'm in my forties. Haven't done any serious training in almost two decades. I'm still shredded as fuck. I do literally nothing to maintain it. It's truly not fair. People work their ass off for 1/10th of the results I get from just sitting as much as possible. I'm honestly lazy as shit, and eat whatever I want. I have no business owning this much muscle definition. I have no explanation for it other than how I grew up. My "snacks" as a kid were just fresh vegetables, plucked off a vine. We had a small orchard for fruit too. Mom said it was worse than having a rabbit in the garden because she couldn't remove the "pest" that was stealing all her harvest. Plus, I was just running through the forest, and climbing trees all day, every day. Building forts in the woods. Just extremely active. It wasn't even possible to get cable TV where we lived. Thirty miles from the closest McDonalds. All the shit that has fucked everyone else up just never touched me as a kid. Thanks mom n dad. Thanks for the genetics too, I guess.

[@homeschoolingcbse]

Most of them are old school Indian body builder from 1927.

[@Hadok3n69]

They do not look like Indian people to me. More like Hindu. Thank Columbus.

[@RobRocks01]

'Muscle Control and Barbell Exercises' is a book writtten by Indian bodybuilder which highlights various methods of diet, exercise and healing methods.

[@andreypavlov5187]

Goddamn these Indians have all the good shit.

[@kaboom4986]

Were the Indian bodybuilders vegans?

[@sarthak8350]

​@@kaboom4986 not vegan but vegetarian probably ,yea for sure not vegan

[@abhishekdey123]

Unlikely ​@@kaboom4986

[@amanmoon3003]

​@@kaboom4986they used to eat fish very often.

[@cemk4424]

Manotosh Roy and Manohar Aich.. ❤

[@GhoshA]

Yes! Happy to see their pictures.

[@guccimane623]

Could you name the other guys please? I recognize Sandow, who was the guy with the sharp mustache?

[@sauravbasu8805]

​@@guccimane623 The clean-shaved person flexing his biceps and doing the abdominal hollow was Bishnucharan Ghosh, the guru of Bikram Chowdhury ( the famous proponent of Bikram Yoga). Ghosh had a gym in Kolkata ( formerly Calcutta, a city in Eastern India) where he had many followers who were trained under his supervision. Ghosh had a penchant for motorcycles and loved to flaunt his 1000 cc motorcycle on the streets of Calcutta at a time when such a hobby was rare among Indians. Another interesting tidbit: He was the brother of Paramhansa Yogananda, the author of 'Autobiography of a Yogi' - a book which is very popular among a niche of western readers (Steve Jobs, for example).

[@fookrefookre349]

Somewhere down the line India lost the culture of physical excellence 😢 Not just bodybuilding and yoga, even Gama Pehelwan and Dara Singh are prime examples. Maharana Pratap was said to possess tremendous strength.

[@HR-uf9sj]

@@fookrefookre349 unfortunately the brits colonial our minds. They destroyed our culture

[@Tom-uf3de]

These older guys worked out but they also grew up working hard and playing outside .

[@dylanhoss3387]

Everyone grew up working hard and playing outside, only the guys that worked out looked like this. Remember that doing things SPECIFICALLY for hypertrophy is always going to make you bigger than just general physical activity. The entire point of resistance training is that it’s the MOST efficient and effective way to trigger hypertrophy, working hard and playing outside did literally nothing for their physiques.

[@Tom-uf3de]

@@dylanhoss3387 thanks for agreeing with me

[@_vicoliciousgambino8882]

People need to understand that there was only a handful of physiques like this so they had amazing genetics .

[@noobgoestrapping5084]

Exactly. These guys were the Mr. Olympia of their time. Pretending like those physiques are possible to anyone without great genetics or PEDs is dumb.

[@nathan9901]

​@noobgoestrapping5084 they kinda are though. Maybe not to everyone but your genetic limit should be at least near this because exercise science has come a VERY long way since then. They didn't have bench press or machines and they didn't know much about diet. In fact one of the bodybuilders from this era had in their plan that they would hit chest by moving dumbells in like basically the same motion that would be done on a machine press. The problem with that being that's a front delt exercise not a chest exercise.

[@Dr.DisrespectFan918]

Clearly their future selfs traveled into the past to drop some test needles nearby

[@branc4973]

Only a handful of people trained back then...

[@DejiiJones_]

@@branc4973 exactly

[@scarylouish]

Dude, your physique is awesome and timeless. However, you need the cheetah loin cloth of your forefathers to truly represent!

[@edgetothemax]

HOO RAH

[@foundationofthought7155]

You calling him a cheetah?

[@sirmrkitchenman]

😂😂

[@cdmChase1]

😂😂😂 "I'm here to represent, ya get me"!

[@coffeemachtspass]

What he needs is a toga and for Jessie to feed him grapes.

[@asulike2]

The Bengali bodybuilders from Calcutta come from the gym of Bishnu Charan Ghosh (the clean shaved guy doing the double biceps pose). The pictures are from a book, they might have used some pencil effects for a wee little bit of enhancement. This is the same gym that produced Asia's first international Bodybuilder, Monotosh Roy, the founder of Asian Bodybuilding Federation and Indian Bodybuilding Federation.

[@philyip4432]

Yes, you are correct. Enhancements have been around forever. Be it physical, chemical, visual, or otherwise .

[@benheatherkrieger79]

Exactly!! That’s what I said ! There definitely are enhancements done to those pics, because I’ve seen the same pics without the enhancements.

[@asulike2]

@@benheatherkrieger79 these are from a book the name of which is not present in my memory RN. The enhancements were done for visual aesthetic purposes, these guys were no slouches though, they didn't train solely for bodybuilding, they incorporated everything, BW exercises, strongman style training etc. Fun fact, in the vernacular language i.e. Bangla, the wifebeater is called Sandow genji, the Sandow originating from Eugene Sandow who visited the city.

[@leovillant768]

Man were jacked nonetheless

[@asulike2]

@@leovillant768 no doubt about that, man. I had the fortune of meeting the second international bodybuilder from Asia, Manohar Aich. He lived till 104.

[@bhuvaneshs.k638]

Those indian bodybuilders are so good looking.

[@wolf-cj1eb]

The most of the photos are of Indians ❤ INDIANS ARE REALLY STRONG😊

[@cool3884]

i, as an indian, would doubt it.

[@Clarity0yx]

weakest race

[@TheMoodms]

And smelly

[@heehee704]

@@TheMoodms 💀

[@adriadri3624]

​@@cool3884Hmm why you going around smelling a random dude weird

[@tomwhite9034]

Don't need steroids just build up to what you're genetics allow you to all naturallll...

[@dogwoofwoof8154]

Genetics....current gen genes are shit....50% less sperms...testo dropping 1% every year

[@eaglesfan2675]

Thanks for the short Jeff! These kids need to know what a real man looks like!!!

[@alexandruabrudan]

Let's see how you look. Are you 'real' man?

[@RobRocks01]

All of them are real photos kiddo.

[@akiraic]

​@@iridium8341 none. Those are well documented images published long ago. The actual "problem" is that you people can't seen to do your own research...

[@james1098778910]

Lol. I don't look at all like this. Am I not real? 😂

[@jamiemadison8082]

They had 12 times more testosterone than we do naturally in our time.

[@chazroberts4570]

Those lats and the physique on that one guy is insane for that era💪

[@ChicagoBornPilsenBred21]

Chiseled out of marble💪

[@TheXISU]

These are all bengali bodybuilders from Kolkata, India

[@BrendanMcGinley]

The curly-haired guy is Eugen Sandow but otherwise, yeah.

[@S.J.SriNath]

@user-fl6jn1wb2tmy bro it’s about the amount of hard work you put in that…..not all the 5 ft 5 inch guys has that physique or 5 ft guys have that physique so stop saying he is shorter so it’s possible iam 6 ft so I cannot pls go to Indian village farmer they are 6 ft or 5 ft most of their physique is like that because the amount of hard work good clean food and 8 hours of sleep with a consistent way in their whole life daily routine

[@LiberatedMind1]

@user-fl6jn1wb2t Shorter guys do not build muscle faster, you just fill out your frame faster. That' also doesn't take away the fact that pre-steroid physiques were highly impressive.

[@harisjaved994]

​@user-fl6jn1wb2tCope. Why aren't you talking about GVS Or Natural Hypertrophy, they're tall and are pretty jacked

[@thememe1473]

​​@user-fl6jn1wb2tBengalis are not related to filipino southeast Asians in anyway

[@Crakinator]

That’s the power of intense full-body workouts

[@ThatGuy7433]

Majority of people forget that its also LARGLY due to genetics.

[@choburen5498]

I visited Clarke Quay in Singapore where they have displayed old black and white photos of the docks back in the 1800's, being that Sg is hot as hell all the dock workers and coolies in it were topless and everyone of them looked as jacked as these old pics.

[@letsrock12345]

Also back then natural testosterone levels were (on average) a bit higher too

[@Ricky-yf1ru]

Not really

[@ej4667]

​@@Ricky-yf1ru it's literally documented as a real problem pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32081788/

[@letsrock12345]

@Ricky-yf1ru yeah really. Its been dropping by approx 1%, per year for at least the last 40 years

[@stevendeen4391]

Less processed food, and more home cooked meals. Do you think the body fat acceptance movement is secretly being push by giant corporations pushing trash? Were humans supposed to eat food made with seed oil? You are what you eat. If you eat McDonalds,get yourself a pair of clown shoes

[@MrRoyVega]

@@letsrock12345that’s not maintainable, what? XD

[@eriktruchinskas3747]

I imagine back then being genetically gifted was more important than it is today, people who could never look like that naturally can now attain it

[@Atomus242]

It has to be such a satisfaction to gain that muscle by yourself and the feeling of a great health with that great body has to be sublime

[@mattsapero1896]

I worked my ass off to get into shape, got ripped and all my mother could do was accuse me of taking steroids. You can’t choose the family you’re born into. 🤦🏻

[@Bluzlbee]

sounds like the same kinda mom that would overstuff you with food, and call you overweight and lazy

[@julianrodriguez1768]

Toxic is a nasty trait. Doesn't have to be genetic tho

[@Truthpatriot62Z]

Ukrainians are being destroyed systematically lmao

[@mattsapero1896]

@@Bluzlbee I got pulled over when I was 17 on my way driving home too fast way out in the boon docks. Never had caused a problem in my life for her, but she literally happened to be driving by, pulled up, got out, and marched out red faced saying accusingly &, angrily to the cop: “WHAT did HE do?!” When in the f’g hell did I even once in my life ever do anything that would cause that response from her? The judge gave me PB&J when he saw me in a coat and tie and being VERY deferential to him. BTW, the best piece of advice I ever got was from one of my favorite law school professors: “You can NEVER suck up to a judge too much.” I’ve been a limousine driver and driven around the world and never had a single point on my record. Anyway, have a great night.

[@andregordon5655]

I feel you, my mom was the same...

[@gouravsharma5033]

These are all Indian Bodybuilders

[@RealGigaMind]

Except Eugene Sandow

[@someguy8419]

What's your point, what does that change? Are you implying their shrooms and yoga are performance enhancing drugs?

[@EverythingShorts6969]

​@@someguy8419 nope. That's your implication...and tbh its a dumb one.

[@nobody5814]

​@@someguy8419The point is that india is not really known for asthetic physique. Instead it is known for bad unbalanced diet and physique.

[@drankurbaruah]

​@@someguy8419Don't put words in his mouth, stupid. He just said they are Indian bodybuilders that's all.

[@enochjames]

You see jacked guys like these every day in India doing hard labor and eating basic food, sometimes not even able to afford 3 meals a day

[@ravenjorge2830]

So having a good balance diet also myth?

[@speedaddictees]

@@ravenjorge2830 nah, if you want jacked like those guys without diet then just simply imitate their work per day....work extremely hard with basic meals only

[@thebagelchief1140]

can you share some accounts? photos? I somehow doubt they're THAT jacked. muscular, maybe, but not like the dudes in this video.

[@thomasgraham8035]

@@thebagelchief1140 they probably just look jacked because of low body fat.

[@ravenjorge2830]

@@thebagelchief1140 i believe jacked word not justifying their physique they are more into ripped and muscular rather than big frame. I would call jacked someone having boxer physique kinda look.

[@21adarshkulkarni28]

The natty guy with pointed mustaches 😮😮😮

[@markgolec926]

Check out Abe Goldberg, my father in law, all natural, 1950’s. No steroids. Great genes, great nutrition, phenomenally trained.

[@kak8895]

Less shitty food in grocery stores and far more organic than GMO littered crap we see these days.

[@zimeckus7639]

Thats some father in law you got there, great physique.

[@graciegjj]

But he was on meth and cocaine

[@mitchellpresas]

This is such an underrated video. So many guys need to see this and hear this.

[@WhereYoHeadAt17]

There are a couple of guys in my rural town of Mexico that are absolutely ripped. Nothing but manual labor… they really look like body builders but don’t want anything to do with it

[@turkeyherder9456]

If you notice their chests are under developed and this isn't because of a lack of steroids, it's because they weren't benching or using fly movements. Their emphasis was more on overhead presses and they didn't have flat benches.

[@MrSaiyan333]

Of course people with great muscle building genetics will be remembered decades later & they will put more effort into this sport.

[@MaddsUkjentAZ]

Thank you❤❤❤ Natural is Awesome

[@Big_Ballz1983]

Jeff isn’t natural 😂😂😂😂😂

[@debsijb5710]

That physique is definitely attainable and even with better nutrition nowadays. I'd say physique bigger are also possible

[@clkb8277]

But these guys weren’t in their mid 40s when they reached that physique for the first time you goof

[@change4147]

amazing. I will compete naturally, in an actual natural federation with wada testing (on show day and randomly during the off season) in september. It’s the PNBA federation. I’ll start with the NBFI wich is the italian equivalent of that and the goal is to qualify to the pnba shows like the natural olympia in october. Thanks Jeff i ve been listening to you for years

[@RubyZan]

"Whether you believe you can or you can't, you're right" - Henry Ford. Btw, my uncle was a national champion body builder in the 1940s. He had a very similar physiques to those pictures. And he couldn't afford meat more than once or twic a week.

[@RotaryPoweredRX]

That's kind of a vague statement , how much meat exactly are we talking? Did you also know that back then food was significantly higher in essential minerals, thus helping those to stay fit and healthy. Now everyone is fat and eats too much salt and sugar and processed food

[@DG-nb6fe]

Milk and eggs build muscle too.

[@RubyZan]

@@RotaryPoweredRX It's vague because being unable to afford meat except once or twice a week can not be precisely quantified. If you'd like precision, it was around the 250grams per meal or half that. It could be liver, organ meat, quarter or half a chicken or red meat. His staples were fava beans, and lentils. It was all he could afford. Back in the day, people didn't have Orea for breakfast and sit around to watch TV. Fat people eat loads of meat too, not just processed food and sugar.

[@RotaryPoweredRX]

@RubyZan most overweight people know very little about muscle gain and fat loss, and virtually nothing of nutrition, let alone how to read labels. Food was also higher quality in those times because the soil was rich in vital minerals and vitamins. I also would like to state that you don't need to eat copious amounts of meat and protein to be muscular. Your relative obviously was knowledgeable in his calorie management

[@TfortLo-q8m]

​@@RotaryPoweredRXa cow

[@MatthewZIsHere]

I had a pretty good physic, but I lost it when I started listening to others.

[@LittleKnightZ]

Comparing your body to whats obtainable when you’re obviously blasting gear for years is a crazy statement to make

[@fifski]

Sure, but use of steroids these days is skyrocketing because of popularity of Sam Sulek, Tren Twins and other non-natty kids who dont yet have capacity to understand how much negative impact they have on young, gullible and naive teenagers

[@Amadeus_Eisenberg]

It helps if you've never heard of them lol

[@rahulsawant8369]

Agree In our Days those Aesthetics Guys were far more matured and also hesistant to accept or promote steriods. Today's kids (those genz) are exposed to stuff which is beyond their infant brains. Alas other GenZ (with same brain condition) fall victim. Almighty save all bring some good sense. Peace 🙏✌😌

[@graciegjj]

​@@Amadeus_Eisenbergyep and will forget these names real quick like who?

[@shilpipandey4537]

The fact that those guys have infinitely less knowledge of exercise and diet like we do and yet were jacked i wonder how they would have been with the modern knowledge

[@Pinky_nugga]

I think that’s the problem we over complicate it food is energy the amount of food you eat should equal the amount of energy you put out if u eating big plates of food then don’t exercise your gonna gain weight

[@Kieran0]

"pick up the heavy thing, eat a healthy diet" Modern knowledge hasn't changed that.

[@shilpipandey4537]

​@@Kieran0while the bare bones might be same but with modern knowledge these guys would have reached even further. They didn't know macros, calories or anything like that only cue they had for diet was healthy or whole foods that's it.

[@Kieran0]

@@shilpipandey4537 for sure but I expect at that point we're talking about marginal gains. Take a look at modern natty (tested for performance enhancers) body builder competitions, those guys aren't tons bigger than these dudes.

[@ss8512]

The black and white makes there muscles pop more.

[@ulisesxavier1116]

It's also worth mentioning those guys didn't have even half the knowledge we now have in regards to training and nutrition

[@HellcatHabibi]

True , however the food they had was significantly more organic and significantly higher nutritional value than foods today , they also didn’t need to follow a diet as strictly because their everyday eating habits were likely todays definition of healthy eating or dieting , men back then also had significantly higher testosterone levels as todays men . However that doesn’t take away from their hard work and dedication . All I’m saying is give us the natural test levels they had , with food as organic as theirs , with the knowledge and level of hard training we have today , that would be revolutionary

[@andrewbehn3678]

There is also lots of renaissance art like Michelangelo s works. The Greeks and Romans were jacked way before dieting or gyms let alone peds.

[@dimaztri19]

True and the painters & sculptors/carvers surely use a real person as their model.

[@AlexanderMoen]

​@@dimaztri19yeah, apparently many of the models they used back then worked in rock quarries. They were workers just splitting stones and moving them for hours per day. Sounds like a hell of a workout to me

[@Erok9]

They didn't have micro plastics wrecking their hormones. Better food too.

[@qwktube]

Highly unlikely that they had access to better food. Most of them were most likely on high-carb-diets for most of their lives, as was the norm those days. Fresh vegetables or fruit were only seasonably available, meat was not necessarily the best cut, and hardly affordable on a regular basis. They probably ate more eggs.

[@jamesb.russell2942]

@qwktube Whatever you say about food quality, they still wouldn't be flooded with microplastics, xenoestrogens, seed oils, preservatives, GMOs and industrial pollutants. Anything from back then is nowhere near as poisoned as it is today. NOT EVEN CLOSE.

[@qwktube]

@@jamesb.russell2942 start informing yourself about health risks, and don't believe the conspiracy theory tinfoil hats. Most of the things you mentioned have no noticeable effect on health outcomes in the doses we find in foods today. GMOs are even "healthier" than normal crops. About the "poisoning": back then, food quality overall was terrible worldwide, millions of people died because of natural food poisoning, most children were malnourished, healthcare was inaccessible to most. The simple truth is, food quality today is better than ever before. Food availability is better than ever before. Food diversity is better than ever before. And if you're concerned about GMOs or some other scare, it's easier than ever before to know where your food came from and make the according choices.

[@caralho5237]

Instead they had lead poisoning, malnutrition, probably working in a factory since they were 5 years old and 2 world wars to top it all off. Trust me man they werent doing much better

[@guccimane623]

Their activity level was through the roof compared to today. Everything in life was hard work to make it happen - to just get groceries on the table. All these dudes were probably lean as hell since birth as many people were. Add 15-20lbs of good muscle and they look fantastic

[@nopenothappening2923]

The striations on the dude after the vacuum are crazy

[@Casey-One]

Thanks for putting this out there.

[@Dtp2296]

Those people also looked like that back then, we know so much more about optimal training and diet to get even better results today

[@howiecarnivore]

No one wants to do the proper human diet. Everyone's still looking for shortcuts. That's one big issue.

[@NewIndia.youtube]

They are Indian bodybuilders

[@koltred]

well done man, not just for the mental fortitute it takes to be fit, but for the intelligence and knowledge it takes to understand anatomy. ur videos helped me overcome years of pain that i believed to be a slipped disc in my back and i will never underestimate the power of muscle balances again in my life.

[@Apekhan47]

Thank you this inspired me been watching your videos since 2016 you’re a big inspiration for many God bless you

[@schwartzy65]

In fifth picture the guy looks looks familiar :D

[@notproductiveproductions3504]

Jesse’s grandfather

[@SKBSKBSKBSKBSK]

No matter what, even if you’re a lil bit big a cut up there’s always one fool who’s gonna think steroid use.

[@JMehta]

Steroids is a temporary thing for winning a contest or two. True bodybuilding goes far beyond that. A true bodybuilder is someone who can train with no supplements, no equipment and even if someone is completely broke. That's a true bodybuilder.

[@odoylerules360]

Yeah, the people nowadays that get accused of using steroids are twice that size.

[@draszi]

Don't forget most people will never be able to attain these physiques even if they tried. These people are genetically gifted as well as hard workers

[@Pinky_nugga]

True but not true it’s not like there super jacked they just have low bodyfat most likely because they didn’t eat like us. It’s sum chubby guys built like that under all the fat

[@probablypondering1657]

Bullshit. Yes your muscle inserts may not be as aesthetic but 100% of able bodied healthy individuals could get this shredded.

[@wwkk4964]

Every body can become like every other body provided the correct sequence of stimuli for that transformation. Please search for Michael Levin's biological work on morphogenesis outside of genetic constraints on animals using bioelectric manipulation.

[@nknighton70]

If you notice also the modern body builder is bald from using roids.

[@asdf8948]

Hairloss is genetic, the bodybuilders that take steroids and are bald would be bald even without steroids.

[@bensikora3434]

The easiest way to confirm if someone’s using steroids is if they’re bigger than you.

[@TrainWithBrendan]

Not entirely true..

[@bensikora3434]

@@TrainWithBrendanit’s a joke.

[@izzatfauzimustafa6535]

That was back when the obsession for picture-perfect musculature in bodybuilding was not intense. No commercial sponsors and deals to create celebrity/superstar/showbiz-worthy athletes in most countries.

[@RotaryPoweredRX]

I wonder how much of a part the food they were eating back then played a part. The soil in the ground rich in minerals and no gmo's probably played a larger role to attain their lean bodys than most would think

[@stevejamieson8468]

It played a bigger part of it than most people want to imagine.

[@eswaran6453]

Those indian bodybuilders were on fish diet most of the time , broiler chickens weren't a thing back. Their book mentions equal amounts of veggies and fish and training

[@RotaryPoweredRX]

@@eswaran6453 wild caught fish like salmon and cod with vegetables sounds like a recipe for success to me.

[@eswaran6453]

@@RotaryPoweredRX absolutely and they consumed A2 Milk from indian cows not these hybrid jersey milks

[@Pinky_nugga]

They probably ate way less than we do like guys in prison a lot of those dude have low body fat so there muscles show more

[@SandraPhillips-cb5og]

Your videos are like a window into your world, love the view!

[@thegrunch6448]

Bot

[@salvatorelicata8768]

I have to give you this one. You're on to something here.

[@misstaylor5104]

Why did I think this video was going to be a "before and after, your body on steroids"

[@JFM88]

It is absolutely possible to be small and chiseled naturally. No one will accuse you of being on steroids if you weigh 165 and chiseled.

[@drewburke6371]

No one who actually knows anything about body building and steroids. I've seen people accuse anyone who looks noticeably muscular of riding. Look up Doyle from the Misfits. Super cut, lean muscle guy who has been athletic his whole life. People accuse him of steroids all the time.

[@jcb4826]

You'd be surprised. Maybe not on the Internet but 💩 hits different in real life.

[@Bodyknowledge77]

I've lived it and done it. Lifetime drug-free is me!

[@jadoneholmes397]

It’s also what you grew up around. As a kid in my neighborhood there were alot of natural physics walking around. It was motivational not just that it made you want to do something with it in sports and we did. Football basketball track wrestling you name it. Steroids were nowhere around in my neighborhood

[@friendsofcaaam5816]

The statement "if you're leaner, stronger, faster, you're on steroids" comes from valid concerns about drug misuse. While some do use steroids, many achieve impressive gains through genetics, proper training, nutrition, and legal supplements. Dedication and hard work are crucial for natural fitness success.

[@TheAmericanAmerican]

Stay Natty, stay healthy 💪

[@kiranjoshi6721]

Those pics make me question my masculinity. 😯

[@akaROOSTA]

Whoaaaa that dude with the beard is STILL on the channel?!?! I watxhed him on here YEEAARRSS ago. Holy crap good stuff guys’😅❤❤❤❤

[@Atomic_Pinneaple]

it's somewhat tragic that people will use steroids for these kinds of physique now, and later say that someone else isn't "training hard enough" while they themselves have to go through a fraction of the effort these people put in.

[@DarthGangsta]

There’s a saying that goes like this: you can be shredded, big, or natural; although you can only pick two. You can definitely be decently big and shredded as a natural but you won’t hold as much muscle compared to if you’re bf% was higher, generally speaking. Steroids (especially trenbolone) are very effective in maintaining muscle while you’re in a caloric deficit, which is why insane looking physiques, like Chris Bumstead’s, are common place today. Those earlier bodybuilders have extremely impressive physiques, although their conditioning and camera angles makes them look like they’re taking steroids when they’re not. If you actually pay attention to their muscle to height ratio, most of them probably wouldn’t surpass an ffmi of 25, which is generally considered the limit for most naturals.

[@mhxxd4]

You don't know what you're talking about. If you can get shredded at and size, and you won't lose almost any muscle if you do it right

[@jaydeneveleigh1062]

​@@mhxxd4😂 wake up

[@mhxxd4]

@@jaydeneveleigh1062 I have done it. Once muscle is gained its very hard to lose it unless we're talking bodybuilder level mass. But you absolutely can get jacked

[@nunninkav]

It is the Natty triangle. You can be big and natty, you can be cut and natty, but if you are big and cut you are no longer natty.

[@mhxxd4]

@@nunninkav and its complete rubbish

[@panduhh_official]

Genetics were much better in that generation.

[@haros2868]

For me only the fact that steroids will make your butt bigger and your balls smaller is enough to not even consider it.

[@lulpert1370]

It’s mostly kids who are new to bodybuilding that they think others use steroids because they can’t build physics like them lol

[@ninjamagic5150]

I'm 6.1 almost 300 pounds my frame is huge I'm not a fatty and in decent shape. I've always wanted to get shredded like u and these guys. Always wanted to take. My shirt off and hear the voices say oh dam look at that guy. And just look strong healthy in great shape. With cuts. Not all swollen and over big. Where it looks uncomfortable. Look great in clothes and do physical stuff hike swim beach body. I do have fluff. But I do hard ass physical labor doing concrete construction in the summer heat. I believe I'm strong then most. Even though I don't look it. I've been following your videos. All great information. And I'm trying hard to work at these goals. To maybe one day I'll bigger stronger leaner. And be steroids free. 🎉is my point.

[@viviansousa4194]

Go for it!

[@user-oj2gj1kn8r]

You never used steroid????

[@amithbhagat]

Wow, proud to see so many Indian bodybuilders from the past.

[@Chimagic]

For a long time people have wanted things but been unprepared to work for it

[@local.okc.gymrat]

It was achievable in short men now the jacked guys in the 1910s,20s,30s weren't 6'5 😂 and the average 6'5 guy is not getting that physique

[@mhxxd4]

"The average 6'5 guy" lol. Tall people absolutely can fill out their frame they just have to eat more

[@starkscream]

​@@mhxxd4А если желудок не позволяет, плюс без фармы полезные вещества усваиваются хуже. Скока чуваку жрать надо, чтоб хотябы до 110кг набрать?

[@mhxxd4]

@@starkscream english

[@walterryan9431]

Yeah but those dudes were 105 lbs 4'2"

[@mhxxd4]

Stop making excuses

[@walterryan9431]

@@mhxxd4 lol...no excuses...

[@notproductiveproductions3504]

Imagine a time traveler brings a tape measure to prove they’re 5’9

[@notproductiveproductions3504]

We’ve had 6ft tall Americans as early as Thomas Jefferson

[@bergenwhitney]

What's insane is you don't get bigger eventually and your muscles get more dense.

[@CassSheldonMisri]

For those who want to research further, most of the physiques showcased here are pictures from a book called “Muscle Control and Barbell Exercise” by Sen Gupta and Bishnu Ghosh. It details some of the old barbell exercises they would use and some crazy muscle control performances/isolations. The first two pictures are of a man named Began Raj, who has the most modern physique of any bronze era bodybuilder I have ever seen. It’s an amazing and very interesting resource.

[@MaddenFifa]

Anyone who has noticeable muscles or a developed body is accused of steroid usage, not just stage competitors, bcs the belief is more common that people can't even achieve a muscular body anymore with steroids. It's dumb.

[@GCSalinas]

No juice heads. No tans. This is dope

[@killahomegrown]

Surprised Jeff's traps are uneven....I've been waiting for him to release a video of his muscular imbalance and how he plans to correct

[@zaiiroc]

Wassup with homies eyes??? 👀 😂

[@bileeckh]

Jeff should post some of his own pics pre steroids.

[@thelostboygiovanni]

None of those pictures look like they’re on steroids. You can tell that that’s natural built.

[@RuneBored]

These dudes had super high respect naturally so it’s definitely possible

[@mg6641]

I build my body without steroids.

[@rstokes9518]

These people back then were physically and mentally stronger than us today. Amd they actually looked a lot better then

[@x91iNFINITi]

fact. not everyone is on steroids. Be commited and you will surprise yourself. Commitment and dedication is the key.

[@DoctorLazers]

Roman sculptors and painters were creating works of art featuring incredible, superhuman physiques. Steroids CERTAINLY didn't exist back then but these artist were drawing thede images and inspirations from something that must have existed.

[@wj5611]

First dude was absolutely shredded though