Do they drug test in Germany , Europe, ? he looks too damn big, way bigger Muscle wise than his older bro, he looks more like a body-builder than a boxer, i used to think Holmes, and Tyson were big heavyweight's but Wlad makes them look little... It wouldn't surprise me if he was taking something illegal...
Anything is possible, but I won't believe it unless there is some real evidence. One must consider his background in sports science as well as his obvious commitment to training properly. An argument is often made that athletes have evolved due to a better understanding of training and nutrition. I usually laugh at this claim because many trainers are obsessed with being 'old school', but I would believe it about the Klitschko brothers. They train very hard with a modern approach. Steroids didn't provide Wladimir with good technique.
This has nothing to do with Wlad in particular but... Actually, steroids do provide users with better technique. We can agree that the more you practice, the better you get. Correct? PEDs and steroids allow you to practice and train more,to train harder, and recover quicker. More practice = better skills.
I'd say clean. People assume he's on roids because of his size and success but if Manny wasn't in his corner would this question even need to be raised? Nothing I see in the ring can't be put down to great conditioning and genetics.
Wlads weight for Brewster and Sanders 243, weight for Chambers 245. I'd guess most who say he's using today wouldn't say he was using 6-7 years ago at the same weight.
If the Klits and Pac use roids, 3 very talented boxers who dont even need to use them, wouldnt almost every boxer wanna take roids because he knows he can do it and he is not as talented as these guys?
Wlad is clean. He is a great athlet. It is all food and hard work and a very good trainer Emanuel Steward.
If I were to venture a guess... I would say the reason he gains weight during training camp is due to PED. I would find it impossible for a boxer to go through the rigors of an 8 week training camp and gain muscle. Especially tall skinny guys like the Klitschko brothers. In fact maintaining muscle mass would be dificult. It would require nutritional supplementation, and an extremely high caloric intake. I am 6'1 245lb and lift 5 days a week. ZERO cardio activity. I require 5000 calories a day to maintain my weight. Eastern European countries are infamous for PED. If the USA had it's Victor Conte... I am sure Europe has hundreds of like minded people.
He may be ripped, but his muscles aren't disproportionally large and his weight has hovered around 240 for most of his career, so I doubt he's on the juice. And as far as blood doping...well, we've all seen his stamina problems in the past, so this seems unlikely too. He has good genetics and works really hard. I don't find it hard to believe that he's clean.
If that is true, then it's very likely a fighter is using. An elite level athlete gaining weight in a boxing training camp is nearly impossible.