What produces abdominal distention?

[AASynergist]

I prefer bodybuilders from Arnolds era because they appear much more conditioned and no distended abdominals. They were much better aesthetic physiques for me.

So my question is this why are there so many distended abdominals in modern BB? I know many blame HGH but I am not convinced.

 

[AASynergist]

Have been researching and it seems that the popular opinion is that it is due to Insulin anyone have other views. Check out this pic.

This is from an article on IGF1

IGF1 will attach its self to the lining of the intestine and cause atrophy of the gut. Every thing IGF1 touches will grow and you have a lot of receptors on the lining of the large intestine and inner wall of the abdominal well. This is what causes the GH gut look. You can easily avoid this by limiting your dosages and cycle lengths. IGF1 cycles should be kept to 4-6 weeks with 4-6 weeks off in-between. IGF-1 is considerably more powerful than HGH and you need to think of it along those lines as far as dosing goes. We all know what to much HGH can do over prolonged periods of usage. The Neanderthal look is definitely not going to win any shows this year. I would recommend 80 mcg a day for 4 weeks at a time you should get good results from that for a while. I don’t know if you will need to up the dosage at any point, but I would think in the case of IGF1 it wouldn’t matter. If 80mcg doesn’t do it for ya, then bump it up to 100 You should definitely feel it at this point If not suspect the IGF1 as being fake. Beyond 120 mcg per day your asking for trouble, This compound demands as much respect as its sister amino Insulin.

 

[Dreaded Pirate Roberts]

This is a sales ploy. The truth is ,the cause is the lack of fiber and the extreme volume of food one needs to consume to eat to grow when you are that big. THe human body is not meant to process that volume of food with a low enzyme content.

Insulin causes fat gain systemically not localized.

 

[DarkCurse]

i agree, ive always thought it was from the amount of food you need to intake daily when you start weighing 250+ and you are trying to maintain your weight and get bigger. not that i have any scientific research to back it up but it just seemed logical to me.

 

[mikea]

Also all the muscles are bigger then in Arnies era, so why should the abs be different.

I blame all the gay prostitution and the gas it gives. A lot of these guys are doing it to pay for theyre ridicilous daily drug and food expenses.

 

[Miss Muscle]

Insulin and Growth Hormone. The big gut look is disgusting but yet it gets rewarded. They should make the vacuum post mandatory.

 

[csyflt]

LMAO that is Arnold pergnant! What was that movie?

 

[MethTest]

I reckon its beers