As a youngin', I was heavy into bodybuilding for a while.  I started  
lifting weights when I was 15/16, when Arnold was on his way out of  
bodybuilding.  I went so far as to buy tickets to see a Mr. Olympia  
contest (which, sadly, I never attended because it was scheduled the same  
day as a football game in which I was to play).

This weekend on Discovery High Definition, they broadcast the 2004 Mr.  
Olympia contest. I watched the posing portion for two of the contestants.  
My, how things have changed.  Arnold was 6'2" tall and weighed about 235 I  
think for his Olympia victories.  The two contestants I saw were 5'10" and  
280 (!) and 5'8.5" and 265 (!). That's astounding!  The first contestant  
if four inches shorter than Arnold yet weighs almost 50 pounds more.  I  
know that low carb dieting is in style for bodybuilders, but I can't  
believe this dramatic weight gain is due to low carb (or better training,  
for that matter).  There has to be a little bit of drugs involved here, as  
these guys looked unreal.

Anyway, I'm shocked at how bodybuilders went from being somewhat unearthly  
to being completely unreal.