Did Tiger Woods Build Muscle With Steroids

I don't know about you, but I've noticed more than a few media releases as of late putting Tiger back in the spotlight about whether he's using or has used steroids to help him build all his muscle.

I've always held the belief that he has never used steroids, as his physique just doesn't seem to have the kind of lean bulging muscularity with a puffy face that steroids tend to give athletes.

Anyone can achieve a physique like this WITHOUT steroids!

I guess in light of Tiger's recent transgressions against his wife and marriage, there is renewed interest into the question of his relatively squeaky clean image. Truth is, even if he comes out and admits to any infidelity, this doesn't necessarily mean that he's lied about using steroids.

Athletes use steroids for a number of reasons. First and foremost, anabolic steroids improve recovery from strenuous training. This is the number one reason why athletes cross the line and use steroids. If they can train harder and still recover effectively, then their sports performance will be enhanced via the increased strength they acquire.

Normally, when someone lifts weights and eats more to build muscle, their muscles will grow, and while their facial muscles may thicken marginally, it would be barely visible. So generally the face doesn't widen to any significant degree no matter how much someone lifts weights. If the amount of food that an athlete such as a powerlifter or bodybuilder needs to eat to build muscle results in an accumulation of body fat, then their face may also appear slightly rounder, but this is due to body fat accumulation.

So when an athlete all of a sudden appears significantly more muscular with the same or relatively lower body fat levels, but their face appears bigger, rounder, or puffier in appearance, this is usually the result of drug use.

Here's a few pro baseball players who've all been alleged to have used steroids. Unless they've admitted it or tested positive for it, then the final jury is all out. But ultimately there should be no real reason other than steroids that a face will appear bigger relative to the body, when bodyfat levels are the same or lower, when muscularity is increased.

Judge for yourself? Steroids or Abnormal Facial Fat Distribution Patterns

Barry Bonds

Mark McGwire

Sammy Sosa Before and After

Another Sammy Sosa Before and After (in this case "after" and "before")

Most professional athletes earn enough money to have their own chef, a great strength and conditioning coach, and typically have enough time to do all the training required to change their body in whichever way would best suit their sport. So it makes sense that PRO baseball players who are good at hitting home runs will want to get as strong and muscular as possible to help them hit more home runs. The same too could be said for Tiger Woods. Anything that makes him stronger is going to help him hit the ball further.

However, Tiger hardly sports a physique that resembles even the PRO baseball players let alone bodybuilders who use steroids, which are the most obvious group of steroid abusing athletes.

In the end, I don't believe Tiger has used performance enhancing drugs.

What do you think? Please leave your comments below.

I'll be back with a post on how to get better at chin-ups tomorrow!

Your Strength and Fat Loss Coach,

Shane Miller