Steve Cook on steroids: the four-or-five-compound stack he refused to take

For most of the men who reach the top of competitive physique sport, the question of what to take is not really a question. It is an entry fee. The line between a clean athlete and a chemically optimised one runs not through the locker room but through the wallet of whoever is willing to…

ByJon LipseyMay 6, 20260Comments

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Steve Cook on building a body, walking away, and the cost of optimisation

Most former IFBB Men's Physique competitors do not talk on the record about why they stopped competing. Steve Cook does. The conversation below, recorded in January 2024, when Cook was 38, is his retrospective on the trade he refused to make: the four-or-five-compound stack required to win at Olympia level, and the realisation that becoming…

ByJon LipseyMay 6, 20260Comments

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Steve Cook: The truth about me and steroids

Steve Cook Steve Cook is one of the world's most popular health and fitness social media influencers. He is a former competitive fitness model. Follow him on X, Instagram and YouTube. Visit stevecookhealth.com. Steve Cook: I've used performance-enhancing drugs In an Unfiltered world exclusive, the former competitive bodybuilder and cover model, and now global fitness…

ByJoe WarnerSeptember 5, 20240Comments

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Steve Cook: What you see online rarely mirrors reality

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ByJoe WarnerJuly 10, 20240Comments

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Steve Cook: Most A-list action heroes are on steroids

Steve Cook Steve Cook is one of the world's most popular health and fitness social media influencers. He is a former competitive fitness model. Follow him on X, Instagram and YouTube. Visit stevecookhealth.com. Steve Cook: The Rock is not natural From The Rock’s famous physique to the Kardashian cartoonish curves, unbelievable bodies are…

ByJoe WarnerJuly 4, 20240Comments

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