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“He Uses the Forbidden Drug”: Truth About Reigning World Arms Wrestling Champion Leaves Fitness World, Including Larry Wheels Open-Mouthed

Published 06/06/2023, 10:45 AM EDT

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The discussion on steroids never dies down in the bodybuilding arena. While fitness enthusiasts aren’t completely in favor of steroid use, bodybuilders often use PEDs to see tremendous results in no time. A recent post shared by Derek, a fitness influencer, on his Instagram account, shed some light on the drug usage of the world’s Number 1 arm wrestler Levan Saginashvili.

The clip shows Larry Wheels discussing Saginashvili’s steroid usage. Derek further gives a glimpse of the massive transformation of the athlete and terms drug usage as irrational. Fans reacted to the post and put their thoughts into comments.

Fans react to Levan Saginashvili’s transformation owing to steroids

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Wheels was seen in the video stating, “The top arm wrestler right now, you would die if I told you what’s he is using on a regular basis.” He further adds that “It’s Insane,” talking about the steroid Saginashvili takes. The professional arm wrestler went from 176 pounds to 396 pounds. Seeing the transformation and honest confirmation by the wrestler himself, fans started guessing the substance.

He uses the forbidden drug: creatine,” wrote a fan making a wild guess. Another follower also commented, “I bet he takes creatine.” Bewildered by the enormous transformation, a fan said, “Wild. didn’t expect arm wrestling to gain so much traction so quickly recently.”

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The video shows the Georgian Hulk admitting, “And I want to recommend those products because I use it myself.” Referring to this a user wrote, “Cool that he was open about it.” A hilarious comment read, “This man injects chicken, broccoli and rice into his thighs.” The Georgian arm wrestler competed in many tournaments.

Georgian Hulk is a 7x World Armwrestling Championship winner

The right-hand arm wrestler is credited to win against the Wolverine Devon Larratt in 2022 after a six-round super-match. Since then, he is regarded as World’s Number 1 right-arm wrestler. He won World Armwrestling Championship seven times and the European Arm-wrestling Championship six times.

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He is also honored for his success in all three major arm-wrestling tournaments such as the  World Arm-wrestling Championship, Vendetta, and  EuroArm.

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There are many instances where bodybuilders had to suffer the side effects of steroid abuse. Hence, many try to earn muscle the natural way.

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Written by:

Etha Bindu Rani

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Etha Bindu Rani is an American sportswriter at EssentiallySports. Being a fitness enthusiast, she considers Ronnie Coleman and Chris Bumstead as her inspirations. Apart from that, Etha is passionate about writing.
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Simar Singh Wadhwa