James Hollingshead Explains Why He’s Against It
If you’re a bodybuilder using PEDs, chances are you have either used insulin along with AAS, or you’re thinking about trying it. After all, that’s how the guys today got so huge, right? To get some perspective on whether insulin is something most bodybuilders should or shouldn’t be using, I spoke with Redcon1 athlete James Hollingshead, winner of the 2020 IFBB Europa Pro and British Grand Prix, a rising star known for his dense, round musculature. Here’s what he had to say on the subject.
This all started with a video you put out on your own YouTube channel recently. What was the scenario?
You can’t stop progress, and in most cases it’s a wondrous thing. Take technology, for example. When I was a kid growing up in the 1970s, even the concept of a basic cellular telephone that you could carry with you anywhere seemed as futuristic as flying cars. All we had were clunky rotary dial phones that were plugged into wall jacks. Now, everyone has a “phone” that can do almost anything including make calls, send text messages, take pictures and videos and send or share them instantly, navigate to any destination, video chat with others, and access the Internet to immediately find just about any piece of information your heart desires with a few taps and swipes. Bodybuilding has undergone a similar meteoric revolution in my lifetime. I remember Mr. Olympia champions that weighed as little as 185 pounds, with the heaviest of that classic era being Arnold at 6 foot 2 and 240 pounds. By the early 2000s, we had Ronnie Coleman crushing the Olympia