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by pengaru 1434 days ago
Except body builders tend to not live very long.

Separating the effects of steroids and other growth hormones vs. just having a lot of muscle seems difficult.

My general understanding is that overweight is overweight is overweight, it's hard on your body when excessive, even if it's muscle.

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