Frank Zane stands at 5’9? and typically competed at 185lbs, which is attainable without steroids. However he was quoted as saying that he has won shows both naturally and with steroids. They basically used them during cutting phases to maintain muscle mass.

Even so he was probably using lower doses of steroids (remember this is at a time when you could get them legally from your doctor.) Frank has stepped on stage at a ripped 195lbs during bodybuilding competitions and the extra 10lbs could be from drugs. Although maybe not… Only Frank knows for sure.

Even though he may have used some steroids to achieve his Olympia shredded physique, I want you to realize that he is mostly natural and wasn’t using steroids at anywhere near the same capacity as the pro bodybuilder’s of today do.

I also liked your Thoreau quote at the top of the page. Another one I really appreciate is quoted in Dead Poets Society: “Most men lead lives of quiet desperation and go to the grave with the song still in them.”