He denies taking steroids and argues that his physique is the result of decades of consistent training and proper nutrition rather than performance-enhancing drugs.

“if you don't believe this is possible then i suggest that you take that self-limiting belief you put that [ __ ] in a [ __ ] box and you bury that next to all your embarrassing [ __ ] and don't open your [ __ ] mouth about it let that live with you don't let that live with somebody else”

The long-term effects of using anabolic steroids for non-medical purposes are poorly understood due to a lack of rigorous, long-term studies.

“look, you're going to get very limited, very narrow information from the literature. M this is not like researching the question of what are the effects of physiologic hormone replacement you know testosterone estrogen progesterone things like that for that we can turn to the literature”

The use of performance-enhancing drugs in bodybuilding comes with significant trade-offs to long-term health, particularly cardiovascular risks, and should only be undertaken after careful considerati

“my body has taken a considerable amount of damage over the years from anabolic androgenic steroid use”

He suggests that anabolic steroids are a common and widespread practice within service-related fields like the military and law enforcement.

“anabolic steroids are just they're not uncommon in service-related fields, whether that's military, law enforcement, fire. They're everywhere, right?”