A deep dive into the early history, discovery and use of steroids. Specifically we attempt to figure out whether Silver Era bodybuilders were still natural. Steve Reeves, John Grimek, George Eiferman, Clancy Ross, Reg Park, Alan Stephan, Jack Dellinger, John Farbotnik, Roy Hilligen and others were all phenomenal bodybuilders from the 1940s and early 1950s. Is it possible that they used something? Was testosterone available to them?

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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Intro
01:14 - Synthesis of testosterone
01:38 - Performance enhancers before testosterone?
03:28 - Brown-Séquard Elixir and other drugs
04:26 - First isolation of androsterone and testosterone
05:31 - Was the Bronze Era natty?
05:56 - When did testosterone hit the market?
09:17 - But the Germans used steroids in WW2, right?
09:39 - The Male Hormone book by Paul De Kruis
11:35 - Testosterone becomes available
12:02 - Was the Silver Era natty?
12:44 - 1954 World Weightlifting Championship
13:50 - Dr. John Ziegler's experiments on York Barbell crew
14:13 - Ziegler and CIBA's development of Dianabol
15:43 - Was the Golden Era natty?
16:34 - Summary and conclusion