Natty or Not? Lies

Stephen Canestrino
#im310-sp22— social media
2 min readMar 27, 2022

Mike O’Hearn is a 53 year old bodybuilder, actor and trainer. He is in phenomenal shape, he has a physique people can only dream of. Throughout his whole career he has claimed to be “natty” or natural, not using any PEDs or steroids.

(Source: Mike O’Hearn’s Facebook)

Another bodybuilder, Greg Doucette called him out on a YouTube video for his lies and spread of misinformation. He has solid evidence as to why Mike O’Hearn is and has been using steroids. Greg brings up his age, someone being 53 and looking better than 99% of 20 year old's is something that doesn’t occur just from eating healthy and exercising regularly. Every chance he got, he took to explaining that he is natural.

Source: Greg Doucette

Greg Doucette’s YouTube video currently has 1 million views and 131,000 likes. If you take a look at the comment section, people are agreeing with Greg’s points and are not buying Mike O’Hearn’s bluff.

The stigma surrounding steroids have changed over the past decades in the lifting industry. More lifters are talking openly about their use and the effects it has on their bodies even after they are done lifting. Some people still deny their use.

Source: nextgenerationvillage.com

The downside to people denying use is that novice lifters that are new to the community are easily persuaded by Mike O’Hearn. They believe that his physique is achievable with healthy food and intense exercise. It promotes unhealthy body standards. On the flip side, someone who is natural and has an awesome physique people are now quick to assume that they are using steroids to reach their goals.

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