Natural bodybuilding is a topic that many find to be controversial. This is because most people underestimate the potential of a physique without any drugs. Misinformation is one of the main points of so much controversy surrounding the subject.

In my opinion we have two types of “athletes”. Those who love the sport of Bodybuilding, and those who like the idea of ​​looking like a bodybuilder. Now, those who do this just for the aesthetic part, will more easily take other routes without having any kind of notion of their potential.

He or she who chooses to stay natural, is choosing an inevitably slower path of progression. A path that requires years and years of pure work, strategy and, above all, consistency. You don't do it for attention or money. Instead, somewhere during the process, you fell in love with everything that involves bodybuilding. I'm not saying that an assisted athlete doesn't do it, because I don't want to generalize or evade the topic. However, when we look at a well developed natural physique, we can be sure that the athlete breathes the sport. They are usually well-informed people when it comes to training and nutrition. This is because to achieve a high level physique, knowing that the recovery ceiling of a natural is less than an assisted one, requires a lot of strategy.

The result we see is the result of the effort made long enough to reach that level. Years of good habits, thousands of training sessions and endless hours in the kitchen. Yes, the bases will always be the same, but the path will be much longer. That's why we know that a natural athlete is willing to excel every day for an enormous period of time to achieve a certain result. This result, with drugs, would be achieved in much less time (if the effort implemented were the same).

This article is not to attack assisted athletes, nor to say that Natural Bodybuilding is better. I have immense respect for both sides, and I strongly respect the athletes who practice it. This article serves to show the reality of this sport. And now back to the initial topic: Natural Bodybuilding, is it worth it? Yes it is! Every second! And all athletes who do so will certainly continue to enjoy the journey for the rest of their lives!