Rambo and Rocky star admits to using human growth hormone (HGH) and testosterone to prepare for his latest movies.
Sylvester Stallone has finally fessed up to what some of us have known for quite a while, in that he has been using HGH and testosterone to prepare for his physically demanding roles of Rocky and Rambo. Rather than his use his private label supplements that he sells to his fans to prepare for these roles, Stallone has credited a combination of prescription testosterone and HGH with adding 41-pounds to his 61-year old frame.…
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26 - Scott
i dont think this is a big deal!!! its his life and he has done things that most people could never do!!! he has a huge drive and if he is selling products that would benifit the body even if they will not make them look the way he does they are still going to benifit the body. aslong as you are working out!!!
Sylvester Stallone is a legend and at the age of 61 i congradulate him on being able to exceed and improve the rambo character!!!
27 - STM at the arse-hole end of the world
"i dont think this is a big deal!!! its his life and he has done things that most people could never do!!!"
Like what, Scott? ... Let's put all this is perspective. What, like starred in a few action movies? Seriously, what's he REALLY done apart from that?
Not much, except earn big money out of an industry that loves turning out total dross.
The Rambo charcter in particular is great fantasy, but is it a great acheivement?
At a pinch, I'd say Sly has done two good movies: the original Rambo (which wasn't a bad bit of entertainment), and the original Rocky, even if they WERE Hollywooded up to within an inch of their lives. Granted, they did have their many millions of fans around the world.
So that fact alone makes Stallone a poor role model when it comes to HGH, because if he were an athlete, he'd be metaphorically booted from pillar to post.
I reckon we should all be happy for Sly benefitting from and living the American dream, and good luck to him. I can understand too why you'd want to keep your looks in an industry obsessed with youth and physical beauty.
But growing old disgracefully ain't a good look. Each to their own, but I don't think his use of this stuff is something we should simply dismiss because Sly is "famous".
He at least deserves a slap over the wrist.
28 - Cannonshop
Ah...heheh...He's still short. He should ask for his money back.
29 - Mike
Seriously..who gives a fuck if he used HGH. That's his choice. The supplement part is not crap, with proper nutrition and training with plenty of rest supplements have been provin to work.
30 - Virago
First off, Sal, as a journalist, I would expect you to know the difference between "infer" and "imply". You wrote "infer" and meant "imply". Just as an FYI, "infer" means to draw a conclusion, while "imply" means to lead one to believe.
Secondly, I applaud Stallone for doing whatever it takes to lead his life his way. He is truly, The Last Great Action Hero. I'm in complete agreement with Dylan Thomas, "Do not go gentle into that good night." If he wants to go around again, I say, "Go for it, Sly!" Who cares about aging gracefully??? That's just a myth perpetrated by those who want this generation out of their way. You don't step aside for anyone, Sly.....not until you're good and ready to do so. The man may be 61, but, for me, he can eat crackers in my bed anytime.
Yo, Sly....Keep on punchin', babe.....just keep on punchin'!
31 - James McFarlane
There are supplements that can help - along with a proper diet and carefully structured exercise program. I'm 48 and built like a hard training 25 year old. That said, I know that eventually I'll start to slow down. At this point however, apparently I've been dealt a good hand genetically.
That said, the dangers of steroids and HGH have been grossly exaggerated. The only fair treatment I've seen lately has been in the documentary "Bigger, Faster, Stronger". The drugs, when used properly, are a Godsend for the sick, injured, and those who are suffering from the inevitable drop off in hormone etc production that sets in after 40. Let Sly and others do what they want and make the drugs easier to obtain for cancer patients and others with life or death need.
When I suffer a big fall off, maybe I'll give them a whirl.
32 - Buck
Do we all understand that taking Testosterone and/or HGH does NOT equate with taking anabolic steroids? It may have been pointed out in these comments but it bears repeating. Neither testosterone nor HGH - both of which are produced naturally by the human body - is an anabolic steroid (which are not found naturally in the human body). Taking these substances is not the same as being "on the juice" as the author erroneously claims.
33 - Jg
I see nothing but jealousy in this post, or whatever you want to call it.
I will tell you why he is a legend. The man came from nothing with limitless drive. He then gives back by inspiring millions to strive for more than just setlling in life.
Why dont you just lay off other people man. You are just showing that you have serious inner issues if you think its nice to go ott on something which has no bearing on your life what so ever...
34 - John
First of all, Stallone was apologetic about bringing the hormones into Australia. He never said he "made a terrible mistake" about using them.
Get your story straight.
35 - bfree
If Stallone is using HGH and Testosterone, then he is merely replenshing these two substances as they diminish from his body with age. There is no medical proof that HGH or Testosterone, properly prescribed, will do anything but HELP you become MORE HEALTHY. If the rest of you want to die of old age prematurely, when a prescription could not only lenghthen your life, but also improve the overall quality of it, then that's your business. In the reverse, it's mine.
36 - Jordan H.
(Like what, Scott? ... Let's put all this is perspective. What, like starred in a few action movies? Seriously, what's he REALLY done apart from that?)
^^^^ you must be on RHGH (retarded Human Growth hormone)
The Greatest Sports Films Of All Time on DVD
Bananas on DVD (1971)
The Lords Of Flatbush on DVD (1974)
The Prisoner Of Second Avenue on DVD (1975)
Cannonball on DVD (1976)
Paradise Alley on DVD (1978)
F.I.S.T. on DVD (1978)
Rocky II on DVD (1979)
Victory on DVD (1981)
Nighthawks on DVD (1981)
Rocky III on DVD (1982)
Staying Alive on DVD (1983)
Rocky IV on DVD (1985)
Over The Top on DVD (1987)
Rambo III on Blu-ray (1988)
Lock Up on DVD (1989)
Cobra (1986)/Tango & Cash on DVD (1989)
Rocky V on DVD (1990)
Oscar on DVD (1991)
Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot on DVD (1992)
Demolition Man on DVD (1993)
Cliffhanger (Superbit) on DVD (1993)
The Specialist on DVD (1994)
Judge Dredd on DVD (1995)
Assassins on DVD (1995)
Daylight on DVD (1996)
Cop Land on DVD (1997)
Shark Tale (2004)/Antz on DVD (1998)
Antz on DVD (1998)
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn on DVD (1998)
Get Carter on DVD (2000)
Driven on DVD (2001)
Paul McCartney: Back In The U.S. on DVD (2002)
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over on DVD (2003)
Shade on DVD (2003)
Rocky Balboa (2006)
Rambo
NOT INCLUDING over 33 awards dating from 1977 - 2006
I also can guarantee that you know nothing about the Tv/Film acting world, because if you did, you would understand that there is no FAIR. There are no rules or guidelines. Its just raw competition and what you do to prepare yourself is your own problem. I could go on and on but i doubt you'll understand it, since you cant even understand that HGH use is natural and is just replenishing what your body natural dumps starting from age 20 to 50.
Do your research on people, careers, and supplements before you talk outta your thick-headed asses
Thanks!
37 - cj
ur just a dick who has obviously got a problem wit stallone. you hav'nt said one good word about him. this piece of shit you have wrote is all negative about him and i think he deserves abit more credit. hgh and test BOOSTS your performance, yes. but without diet + training you would only see a small difference. Its all about training ,diet and rest. . . .in stallones case a help with a bit of hgh n test. so what if he takes it. alls he is saying is he is 60 and he feels good taking it. thats his opinion and if anyone wants to take it, then take it, if not then dont. and fuck the comment policy, your whole shit essay contradicts it!
38 - Buck
Everyone gets all up in arms over "steroids" without defining what kind of steroids we are talking about.
Anabolic steroids are not produced naturally by our bodies. When bodybuilders use them to increase muscle mass, they are "cheating" the natural system.
Testosterone IS produced by the human body, in diminishing amounts as we age. The medical community is divided about supplementation, because when abused it can be very dangerous. When administered properly, it can be beneficial. And NOT just to Hollywood stars - many "normal" everyday people use testosterone as prescribed by their doctor when they are over 50 or especially 60.
Human Growth Hormone is also produced naturally in our bodies, diminishing with age. It is NOT a steroid. Again, medical community divided because without careful monitoring this hormone can be a dangerous supplement.
And as many have pointed out, even with the aid of these substances, a person MUST train religiously to look like Stallone.
39 - Keith
Stallone has inspired me for the last 25 years or so.
I have never taken juice, dont know where to get it, but as a teenager who saw Rambo, First Blood Part 2, I wanted to work out. I have a flabby gut now, but still good shoudlers and arms. I am not good looking, but Stallone's example of coming from nowhere and making it gave me motivation.
I dont walk around complaining how I am not this, and I am not that... I go and try to do it. At he very least, working out for the last 25 years has kept me fit and healthy.
And many of movies were just plain good, somewhat mindless, action films. They are just entertainment, not made to change the world.
40 - hhhwcent
It's big hype rippling around for quite a while and the real scammers are health care professionals who prescribe HGH by knowing its harmful effects and HGH peddlers who go hide under dark clouds and popular icons like sly get caught in the cobweb of web dynamics. It's upto one's life how they want to live but people being more knowledgeable how they are falling over sly labels innocently ? buzzing words have such great impact since long time amd HGH labels has still more colors and feathers to it until another duping pills are discovered for sale.
41 - Testosterone dude!
I think in the last decade of life or so, HGH is probably a good thing. Sly started too young in my opinion. It will be interesting to watch how he fares health wise over the next 10 years or so.
Cheers!
42 - Guy
The point is he is selling stuff that is safe to take and works however he himself was willing to take the risk and pursue a faster more dangerous route it not like he can sell people what he take because its dangerous. It's like a nascar driver endorsing a malibu he says that its nice but he is not about to go race with it. I'm sure you don't care though because you get a chance to try to knock a successful hard working person down a few pegs
43 - Jonathan
Even though he uses growth hormones as a 60 year old does not mean that the supplements that he sells will not work for a young man.
When you reach 40 you have to start taking something that has a little more kick than just protien and thermogenic fat burners along with a good exercise regiment.
You cant knock a 60 year old for wanting to gain back the natural testosterone and HGH that he looses as time goes on...those are the two main ingredients that make us men. I am sure that if Stallone could sell HGH and Test in his product line up he would. Those two products are very touchy products when it comes to selling them. GNC doesnt even sell a good quality test. They dont sell hgh at all. It is a hard product to get a liscense to sell. I have only found places outside of America that sell pure test and pure hgh. In America you can only get it as a presciption. If it is over the counter it is just a releaser or a homeopathic spray. Both very low levels of hgh but enough to stimulate your own natural production when you get older and need something to stimulate it.
As a young person a thermogenic and a good whey protien along with some really good amino acids and a good excersis and weight routine will do just fine to have a good looking shape. Remember a lot of guys are big without taking more than that. They jsut train hard and along with being young they dont have a high body fat % anyway.
44 - as71
anyone who knows anything about working out , without steroids and hgh the only thing is it just takes alot longer to get the body you want
its very doubtful he used this stuff when he was in his teens 20's and 30's , anyone thinking that just correlates everything with everything with little to no thought
and anyone abusing him for hgh and test , it basically brings his hormonal profile i would say to his 30's , and if u think u can take that stuff and not workout 5-6 days a week and watch ur diet 24/7 and look like that (at freakin 61) , you just might know nothing about the subject and therefore should not post
45 - 8
the guy who wrote this article obviously knows nothing about body building.
yes, growth hormone and steroids will cause a person to gain large muscle mass at an unnaturally fast rate, BUT just because someone has large muscles does NOT mean they are on juice or other substances.
Whey protein works if used right. Bulking up is possible through a structured protein intake in conjunction with a proper and effective workout routine. Genetics also play a huge role in the speed and level of results a person will attain.
The author of this article is shortsighted and ignorant. "Guys â€" and girls â€" get big and muscular on the action hero, American Gladiator, body builder scale by using steroids and human growth hormone." - if this guy blew some steam off in the gym then maybe he wouldn't feel inclined to pass off his bitter and uneducated opinions as fact
46 - taller grow
The researchers explained about this new finding that, “Tesamorelin“is a synthetic human growth hormone releasing factor GHRH (1-44) analogue with a trans-3-hexenoyl group added to the N-terminal to increase the half-life over that of native GHRH (1-44)”.
47 - Darrin
First of all hgh and testosterone are produced by the body and are not like taking rec drugs. As we age these hormones decrease. as you can see when someone ages they lose muscle tissue and their skin starts to sag, then there is bone loss. Most of these changes are due to the decline in hormones. So why not restore them to a normal range with perscription.
Thats wrong? But when Chers daughter wanted to become a man and was put on testosterone so she could look like a man, no one said a thing! Sex change is ok but its wrong for a man to take male hormones to feel and look better is wrong! give me a break!
48 - lennendale
Yea GH and steroids made Stallone, but I bet his system is healthier then any of you NATURAL people who blame your short cummings on they must be cheating. I guess botox and breast implants are perfectly safe with no side effects!
49 - abhi
sylvester has always been on performance based steroids , everyone who does steroid cycles , eventually have low testosterone levels as well as hgh .so why are people raising fingers . if he can afford it , he can take it , whether movies or not .simple as that .Dun u dumb people get that its his life he needs it he takes it .THERE SO MAY PPL THERE U TAKE AND HAVE GOOD BODY STRUCTURES YET no body QUESTIONS THEM THEN Y HIM
50 - James Dean
I am 52 yrs old and when I was 50 I was diagnosed with low T. Since I have been taking T every two weeks (shots) my musscle mass is back with a vengence! I feel better and my wife is not safe around me with her pants down. Did I mention I feel like a million bucks also? I can not imagine life without T-Shots now or just living like I did which really was not living. As far as I am concerned Sly you dog you! You knew the whole time!!!!!
51 - Pieter
How could I get some of the good stuff!?
52 - XKawN916
I like how a bunch of folks who have no idea what they're talking about have such passionate opinions. Even the article it's self is wrong and baseless. All the things this article said that wasn't the reason he is as fit as he is like the diet, the workouts, the legal supplements, etc, etc are exactly why he is so fit. Even with steroids and HGH you need all those things and a dedication to match. Folks using such compounds use the protien powders, the fat burners, vitamins, fish oil caps and a whole lot more.
53 - ARMYofONE
It is hard to speak on this since most people have limited knowledge on these so called "performance enhancers". Since I have already read a post on how DANGEROUS they are I can tell that this person seems to have zero information on these. When these are used moderately they are great for men over the age of 35. But do not think that you just take these items and that's it. You still need the supplements that Stallone sells as well as dedication to dieting and lifting. There is more PROVEN science on a list of a hundred drugs that can and have killed people. ZERO people have died from the results of Steroids and HGH. Seriously, there is no proven medical link to any death and these two substances. I am sure someone will say....."Well on the internet it says you can die and they are dangerous", and I can also find a site that states that there are purple flying pigs. Go rent the independent film "Bigger, Stronger, Faster"
Aspirins will kill you if you take the whole bottle at once, steroids WILL not.
54 - ARMYofONE
And for the moron who says that Testosterone and HG are not Anabolic Steroids, you are only HALF right. Testosterone is whats in MOST Anabolic Steroids. Hence the name Test E 250. Oops, did I let my syringe fall on the floor again??? My bad. So many people are idiots about the so called truth since they have google to give them ALL the FACTS
55 - Gil
sly has money and he works in an industry where looks get you jobs. Would you take Sly as serious in the last Rocky movie if he didn't look the way he did? older people should probably take HGH, this will help with bone problems, sex drive and erectile dysfunction. Something to think about :)
56 - Irvine
It's really sad to see "Rocky" go down like this. In hindsight, perhaps he was always down, given the fact that he must be using the growth hormones since a long time. (Perhaps since Rocky 1)
Are these really "Side effects of being an American" as depicted in "Bigger, Stronger, Faster"?
57 - morris
if a person can look younger and feel younger and have a better quality of life why not as long as you monitor your blood levels under a doctor.
58 - shane
He looks amazing, better than most 20 yr olds! I say go for it Stallone!!!
59 - Nathan
I have to admit Sly does look amazing for a guy his age, and also...he is absolutely not retarded.
Also Sly does not use steroids, GH and steroids are not the exact same thing.
Also screw the haters, Sly rocks and always will be awesome.
60 - Robbazkingofsweden
Nothing wrong with Hormone replacement therapy, let the haters hate. Its just jealousy. Steroids are awesome and HGH is nothing short of amazing.
61 - kevinprice891
who gives a fuck what he uses there would be less fat fucks out there if the goverment let doctors percripe these drugs for those of us over 50!
62 - Allan
He'll die of organ failer earlier than most.
63 - Md
All drugs, medications & enhancers etc... have side effects People are in their own fantasy world if they think it doesn't...but some people don't think about the future outcome. It's now that matters....then you die.
64 - Jealous much
I have kept my body fat down around 6% weighing 190, without the use of anything. Not everyone has to use drugs to look like this, hence natural bodybuilding competitions.
Sly's extreme discipline for diet, and training, is what makes him look like he does, drugs will not just automatically make you look like this. He was putting in 4-5 hours a day in training which is obviously why you don't look like this.
If you are butthurt about his supplement line, don't buy it, no one is forcing you to. If you are not a complete dolt, it would take all of 3 minutes to find out he's using more than fat burners to look the way he does.
65 - juejejejejeej
How can ya not know what's up....every CK model lookin dude or muscle head in the gym would give ya the scoop in 5 secs....still does take a lot of work
66 - TY
who gives a fuck. He is old he makes great movies. He kills his body for our enjoyment in these top action movies. He's not a baseball player. Who cares. YOU DONT when you see his movies
67 - Brian
I think you meant Jane and John Doe not Joan
68 - bEN
You (the author) seems to be a little ignorant. Actually, very.
How much scientifically, and through experience, do you know about HGH and Steroids?
You state that HGH and Steroids do all the work!? Thats total bull.
People using these chemicals have to work extremely hard to get to where they are. The HGH and Steroids simple allow a human to surpass his genetic limitations. There is no other way to do this. But you have to work very hard to get the gains. Anyone who claims there is is a liar, or trying to sell something.
His supplements, he will need to take while on the HGH and Steroids, they are an important part of fuelling the body while on the gear. It's nearly impossible to take in the calories required by eating alone.
If he chooses top sell supplements, it should be up the the consumer to educate themselves on what they are buying. Otherwise they are just ignorant.
People who really don't know or understand a whole lot about these chemicals should just keep their opinions to themselves.
I do not recommend their use, and never will. But you cannot find a sport in which the high level athletes are not using some form of chemical (illegal) help. Usually taken for recovery purposes rather than building excess amounts of muscle and size.
It's up to the individual, some people choose to make sacrifices in life.
69 - craig
i think Stallone is correct. Used judiciously, HGH and testosterone do improve the quality of life. I'm glad he's the first to defend their use. Soon, all of us baby boomers will be exploiting hormone replacement therapy to improve our quality of life. These supplements can supplant the need for other medications with nasty side effects. I said, "USED JUDICIOUSLY". I do agree that it's dishonest to peddle OTC supplements alleging they're responsible for one's success. That, unfortunately, is common, if unforgivable. These celebrity muscleheads are still extraordinary people, in their training.
70 - paul
Gud shit stalone, keep doing it you look great, and while ur at it tell me where I can get some HGH please I cud do with a leg up