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Brian Cage on PED use, TRT and the accusations that followed him through the independents, on the Smooth Vega Podcast:

“Everybody goes, ‘Oh, you just take steroids.’ Listen, if steroids, if you just did a one shot cycle, like I call it, like Captain America, guess what? Gyms wouldn’t exist, and everyone would be on steroids. Do steroids work? Absolutely. Have I taken PEDs? Absolutely. I mean, I’ve never said I haven’t. People try to judge me, and I feel like that’s the thing too. People try to call you out as if you’re keeping a secret. Are PEDs what got me to where I am? Absolutely not.”

“I’ve only been on TRT forever now. I’m 42 years old. TRT has been phenomenal. It’s been a game changer for so many people, not in the athletic realm, but just in day-to-day practice. Why everyone looks better, moves better, feels better.”

“Everyone thought I was on steroids for so long when I was coming up, even the indies in Northern California, because I was in shape and I looked the part. And funny enough, so many people were on steroids in NorCal, or just the independents, and they looked like absolute dog s**t. So since I looked good and they looked bad, they’re like, ‘We must be on all the steroids.’ I go, ‘No, I’m just doing everything you’re supposed to do.’ And I wasn’t, because I’ve always been straight edge for everything. I didn’t even take my first shot until after my very first bodybuilding show.”

“They don’t make you a better athlete. They don’t make you perform any better. Yes, they can help hypertrophy, develop more muscular stuff, and help speed up some recovery. Not recovery from injuries, but recovery from muscle soreness. But it doesn’t give you any ability. Doesn’t make you a better fighter. Doesn’t make you more flexible.”

“Do I think CM Punk’s on stuff? Absolutely not. Does he look much better than he did? For sure. But he has a legit transformation that was very subtle. He’s working out, he’s eating right, he’s doing everything you’re supposed to do. That’s what happens when you actually do all that stuff.”

Source: Smooth Vega Podcast

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