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The bodybuilding world has been facing a constant rise in the number of people using Performance-enhancing drugs in order to obtain their desired results. However, the problem arises when public figures are not transparent about their usage, which raises the level of expectations of the natural athletes following them.

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Pointing out to this fact, IFBB Pro coach Greg Doucette took up the opportunity to educate the fitness community on why it is absolutely imperative to be open about using steroids, instead of hiding it.

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Greg Doucette highlights the importance of transparency 

The IFBB Pro bodybuilding coach recently took to his official YouTube channel @gregdoucette and posted a YouTube shorts video where he highlighted the ‘problem with fake Nattys.’ He began the video by saying, “Why is it that so many people wanna know if a guy is natural or if he is enhanced?”

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He went about answering the question, stating that when bodybuilding icons lie about not being on a cycle when they are actually taking them, it makes people believe that they can naturally become as big as them. He says, It gives people a false sense of how good they actually can be.” He even points out legends like Mike O’Hearn and Liver King.

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Greg Doucette says, There are people in this world that actually believe that Mike O’Hearn is 100% natural and so yeah I get it. People can be fooled. Remember the Liver King. There is no way that that’s natural.” Even in the past, he has weighed in on Mike O’Hearn’s natty status several times.

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Greg Doucette accused Mike O’Hearn of being on steroids

Greg Doucette released a series called ‘Natty or not’ where he pointed out several fitness icons and addressed whether they truly are natural or are just hiding behind the label. He accused the Titan of bodybuilding of being a fake natty and called him out to give out a fake impression of his physique.

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One time, Greg Doucette was even upset with Mike O’Hearn, as one of his videos implied that it is okay to consume Peptide, which too is a Performance Drug. Plus, it is beyond the coach to believe that such an incredibly crafted physique was built without external forces. What are your thoughts on the natty status of Mike O’Hearn? Let us know in the comments section below!

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Aheli Chakraborty is a Golf Writer at EssentiallySports. Armed with a Bachelor’s Degree in Literature, Aheli has actively covered many big events in the sport, including The Masters. She specializes in covering up-and-coming athletes like Charlie Woods and Ludvig Aberg, and she is always looking to answer her readers' most-asked questions through her writing! Aheli is also a bodybuilding fanatic and has contributed many niche pieces for ES' fitness coverage. Moreover, not only can she write about lifting and golf, but she can also lift and swing a club like many of the athletes she writes about.

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