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“People Literally Believed He Was Natty?”: Bodybuilding Stars “Blame” Fans After Liver King’s $12K Steroid Reality Leaks in Public

Published 11/30/2022, 10:45 AM EST

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Thousands of people adored the famous social media star Liver King, who eats raw meat and organs by choice. Brian Johnson, widely known as the “Liver King”, is a self-proclaimed “CEO Of the Ancestral Lifestyle”.

Recently, the social media star’s steroid usage was revealed to the people by a famous Youtuber. However, several other bodybuilders claimed they were not at all shocked by this news and instead blamed Liver King’s fans for supporting him.

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Bodybuilders open up on Liver King controversy

Over a year or so, Liver King has claimed to live a natural and healthy life like our ancestors. He usually eats raw meat and organs while doing some intense workouts.

However, his toned figure always raised questions about the self-proclaimed true CEO’s lifestyle. It turns out that the Liver King has been using steroids for a while, and a YouTuber named Derek, on his channel [More Plates More Dates] busted his stack recently.

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After the revelation, a few bodybuilders blamed his followers for actually believing the online star. Pro natural bodybuilder and physique coach Layne Norton took to Facebook to express his views on the controversy. He said, “For those of you who don’t know, Liver Kings’ steroid stack has recently come to light, thanks to Derek aka More Plates More Dates.”

Norton also revealed that he never believed in his fake acts of following an “ancestral lifestyle”. He knew the star was using performance-enhancing drugs. “Many people are shocked by this, I don’t know why. I’ve been saying this ever since the first time I saw this guy on social media with a very small following. ‘This is a gimmick, this guy is on steroids, and y’all stupid for believing him,'” stated Norton.

 

4X Mr. Olympia pro bodybuilder Jason Paston too voiced his views on Liver King. The bodybuilder went on Twitter and wrote, “Liver king self admittedly takes $11,000 of (omatropin) growth hormone a month. And people literally believed he was Natty?”

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Seems like the professional bodybuilders are relieved that Liver King’s truth is out to the people and his unnecessary stardom will soon decrease.

How did Liver King’s journey begin?

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Brian Johnson aka Liver King, is a 45-year-old social media influenced who believes that modern men are not “macho” enough. According to him, the only way to solve this problem is by following the human ancestor’s alpha lifestyle.

As people were intrigued to see a modern man eat raw and new organs, the TikTok star soon gained millions of followers. As he had a huge fan following, he soon rose to the limelight, doing interviews with publications like GQ, and appearing on various podcasts.

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Although he had many admirers, a few others, especially professional bodybuilders, disliked his unique lifestyle. Because these athletes know how much work and diet plan goes into attaining a physique like the Liver King.

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Soumya Bontra

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Soumya Bontra is a US Sports author for EssentiallySports. She has been working as a sports journalist and writer for the past two years. Soumya has a Bachelor’s in Mass Media.
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