Muscles, Steroids, and Hollywood: A Conversation with Dr. Mike Israetel

For our latest episode of Consequence Uncut, we explore aesthetic changes in film over the last 50 years, as bodybuilding culture changed Hollywood’s idea of what’s possible. To delve deeper into the reasons behind this, features editor Wren Graves speaks with Dr. Mike Israetel, a professor in the strength and hypertrophy masters program at Lehman College. Together the two discuss what people at the top of Hollywood know about physique training and preparing actors for roles, the influence of wrestling, steroid use, and dispelling some body-building myths.

Listen to Dr Mike Israetel discuss all this and more in the latest episode of Consequence Uncut, and read the accompanying article on Consequence.net.