Tiger Woods on Steroids? Not a Chance!

Anyone who claims that Tiger Woods is on steroids needs to get to a gym and hit the weights with a whole lot more intensity. Tiger is in great shape, but his condition isn't inaccessible to someone who seriously does the work to look that way. It's just an excuse, and a bad one at that.

I'm not into idolizing sport stars, but Tiger Woods seems to be a classy guy. I can't stand all of those pampered punks in football, baseball, and basketball. You can't help but with Tiger the best because he seems so grounded.

Amazing, isn't it? Tiger Woods looks nothing like a guy on steroids but I guess since he has the dedication to look better than (what used to be) the typical golfer, and better than most men who sit at a bar enlarging their beer belly, he must have gotten that way through drugs.

Here's another good one for you. I read last week (I think it was Sports Illustrated but I'm not sure) about an article about how Tiger isn't good anymore (gee, just because he hadn't won a major yet this year) because he's been lifting too much! Idiots! I wonder what their comment is now that he just won the PGA?

That's unbelievable, is that guy a good golfer or what!!

Losers in life are always trying to knock down those that have achieved, it is because they envy what they will never be able to do themselves.

Tiger winning the PGA was just what was needed to silence his critics.

He is a role model for young people who want to be inspired and succeed in their lives.

Tiger is the best, forget the rest!!!!

I agree with all the comments above. Tiger is a great example of a good athlete and great role model. He doesn't brag and talk about himself in the third person (think Terrell Owens). He doesn't do a lot of obnoxious things that other professional athletes do.

His physique is very attainable like Scott mentioned. That is why I think he is a good fitness role model as well.

Those who think Tiger is on steroids have serious mental problems. Just because the man has progressively gotten better throughout his career everyone thinks he must be doing something to cheat.
Unike all other sports golf is the only one that hasn't been corrupted since it started and golfers have the respect of the game not to cheat their way to victory.

Why so defensive about Mr. Woods? Can anyone explain why he used to be lean and mean and overnight now looks like Barry Bonds? Must be some weight training program!

You know, there is a point in a mans sporting career when the money does not matter, you must win at all costs.

Are you serious Rob!?!?!?!?

He's been constantly dedicated and working hard to improve any possible aspect of his golf game since a very young age. He even said himself that he tried when younger to put weight on and it just didnt happen. Through YEARS of hardwork he is now in terrific shape as he gets closer to his prime fitness years.

Jealously will get you no where!

Andy,

I completely agree with you. Tiger is a great role model who got there from hard work.

Good comment!

Rusty

I'm not going to accuse Tiger Woods of being on steroids but I think it is something that needs to be looked at in more detail. Rob took this point to the extreme with no evidence at all. Let's start with the facts. Tiger is significantly bigger and more muscular now than he was when he started on the PGA tour. He is extremely dedicated and a hard worker so it is impossible to accuse him of being on roids; people simply assume he works very hard in the gym. This is a fair assumption. But, if you look at how much muscle growth he had between the 2006 and 2007 seasons it is shocking. Steroid use in all sports has proven to be extremely effective with power, flexibility, and hand-eye-coordination. Anyone who thinks that these improvements wouldn’t help your golf game is a fool. I would never believe Tiger took roids unless he admitted it himself but the picture comparisons of Barry Bonds when he started playing to him now are similar to Tiger's pictures. I'm just saying "What if?"

Chuckles,

I don't see as dramatic of a change as Bonds. I'll give Tiger the benefit of the doubt. However, you argue your point well and maybe now I'd consider the tiny chance that it is possible.

Rusty

Name another person on the planet who has a body-fat percentage that is dramatically lower at the age of 30 then it was when he was at the age of 20. As in Tiger's case.
Name any professional athlete who is NOT on Roids who can claim this. These are guys who work out and train harder than Tiger Woods, if not just as hard, yet they gain in body-fat and he loses body-fat as they get older.
You says roids wouldn't really help him anyways? How about if he hits 2,000 practice shots a day and his competitors only hit 500 because the roids allow him to recover overnight without any soreness or fatigue.
Come on, this is not about penis envy, I could care less about someone else's success in life. That's a stupid attack on my position.
Why not simply require ALL professional athletes to submit to blood tests to determine if they are "juicin'?" Then all the inuendo and slams against those who are wondering would go away.

Brian,

You have a good point. I wish we could test all of these guys, then people who are completely natural would stand out even that much more.

Rusty

Tiger has gotten noticeably bigger in the last few years and has had three surgeries now. A little odd? Now that they are goiing to test for steroids he gets surgery. mmm? He can now skip the tests or blame positive on rehab. chemicals. No popular or PC but
let's see Tiger get in line for the test.

ask any orthopedic surgery about tiger woods…. a stressed tibia is common with steroid use….

Disclaimer: just thoughts, not true evidence…..

Personally, I believe that he is/was on steroids. Starting with his total body transformation from a stick to pure muscle. He was a stick in his early 20s when it is easiest to gain muscle and in two years in his early 30s has become a monster. Just look at the pictures. I also found it suspicious that he is out for 9 months just when the PGA started testing for steroids. The US open was in the middle of June and the PGA started testing for steroids in early July. Many PGA players thought he was faking his injury, and I watched the entire tournament and I would have to agree with them. Also, he appearently tests himself for steroids even though he says he only takes supplements. He says he does this to make sure that the supplements he takes do not contain steroids. Since when do some supplement makers slip steroids into their products? I laughed when I heard that.

Tiger gained too much mass, too fast for it to be natural, sorry. It wasn't as gradual as some here would like to believe. He exploded and developed large round shoulders and biceps indicative of steroid use, he also added a lot of mass through his chest. Which is it? I hear he "always worked out" and also that he started a new "training regimen".

I remember when he got huge and kept his training regimen a closely guarded secret, like he was doing things with weights that only NASA could understand. He failed the eyeball test badly, he went from lean to monster far, far too quickly to be natural, he then went to less monstrous, there were lots of whispers. If we had a fool proof truth detector, I would gladly bet my house that he used. The public has come to accept these steroid bodies as mainstream and attribute them to modern training, nutrition, etc. NONSENSE, the human body has limits no matter how much you lift, when you add that kind of mass and rounded muscles and basically CHANGE YOUR FRAME, you're guilty.

What a bunch of idiots. Tiger was 165 in 96 as a rookie. 13 years later he weighs 185. How is that indicitive of steroids? He started getting really big about 7-8 years ago. It's impossible for someone to put on 20 pounds of muscle in 7-8 years? Are you out of your firickin minds???? I was 160 when i was 22 and 190 at 25. I was skinnier than Tiger and 3 years later was bigger than Tiger, and I did nothing but hit the gym and drink protein shakes. Tiger has access to the best trainers,' supplements, diet, etc in the world. All I had was the internet and I managed to do what Tiger did with only knowledge and protein. Get your facts straight before spouting off at the mouth. I'm not saying I beleive ANY pro athlete at this point, but putting on 30-40 pounds of muscle over 7 or 8 years is very VERY possible without steroids. In fact, if you lift to gain muscle over that time and are dedicated and DON'T put on at least 20 pounds of pure muscle therte is something seriously wrong with your routine. Quit making assumptions about things you know nothing about.

Ok, here are his year by year rankings in driving distance. This is fact pulled from pgatour.com. Look it up yourselves and then quit blindly accusing athletes of juicing.

1997 2nd
1998 2nd
1999 3rd
2000 2nd
2001 3rd
2002 6th
2003 11th
2004 9th
2005 2nd
2006 6th
2007 12th

in 96 he competed in 8 events and 08 competed in 6, therefore didn't qualify for stats those years.

Clearly nobody thought he was juicing back in his early days when he was skinny, yet he ranked SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER in driving distance and has dropped off in that category in relation to everyone else since, when some people seem to think he was "juicing." If he was, how could his numbers drop off so dramatically from 97 (2nd longest driver on tour) to 07 (12th longest driver on tour)? Just thought I would toss that one in there to prove my point that of course, Tiger isn't juicing.

I agree that there should be some suspicion around Tiger for using steroids. The fact that he "vanished" from the tour once they started testing for steroids should be a red flag. He didn't even show up for his own tournament in D.C when he was in good condition after his surgery to hand out the trophy or just meet with sponsors. Lately there has been talk of him coming back and there are mixed signals from his camp that have been in the press. From Tiger saying that he is practicing at "full bore" all of a sudden (Never was it mentioned that he started practicing lightly) to his caddy saying taht he is 95% healthy yet he still has trouble walking? As for the driving distance ranking, todays game is alot different than it was 10 years ago. there are many more big hitters on tour today than 10 years ago. Another note form the article posted above is that hid caddy stated that Tiger "never tees it up unless he's ready to go" I'm thinking that a "torn ACL" would mean that you're not ready to go. Also I have to agree with GLebbs' comments about many tour players believed that he was faking during the tournament because I also heard that. I also watched the tournament and thought that he was faking the whole time. Just because it's Tiger and he's the best doesn't mean that he wouldn't take roids (A-Rod anyone)

The thick torso and weight comment is so bogus. Just look at Alex Roidriguez. Every argument said about Tiger and his size can be applied to A-Roid. Because someone is on roids doesn't necessarily mean you will get larger.

Doesn't Tiger's head look larger? Roids do cause premature balding, too.

I don't think his premature balding has anything to do with steroids. I mean his father was bald. And Tiger got hair plugs years ago. It's all too obvious he hasn't been working with a natural hairline for some time now.

I've heard the "faking the injury" rumors. Have you guys seen his commercials. He can't act, at all. He was obviously in pain. He had taken off earlier in the year, so the fact that he also took off right before testing began doesn't make sense. They knew well in advance that was going to happen.

Whether he was on roids is neither here nor there. We could all take them and not accomplish half the things he has on the course.

LOL Lastly, from the eyes of a full grown woman, I say he wasn't at all cut up, or jacked up, or whatever you guys like to say, in the gillette ad. He has nice arms but his chest is unremarkable, imo.

pic from ad.

http://img.metro.co.uk/i/pix/2008/01/TigerWoods_450×400.jpg

Everyone in touch with reality knows tiger is on steroids, the PGA doesn't test and they wont be in any hurry to because of the money he makes them. Those are the facts and anyone who says different is in denial, end of story.

This is a reply for Randy who seems to be so sure tiger did it the right way. Randy, Tiger golfs for a living- remember- he has a wife- children, traveling, endorsements, family- hobbies, interests- he is not a body-builder. In his 6-7 years of training heavier- he has gained roughly 20-25 lbs of muscle. That is a great feat for an all natural body builder- remember- tiger is the worlds greatest golfer. We've heard Barry Bonds had these state of the art trainers and amazing work out regimens- we've heard Clemens and Rodriquez had amazing workout regimens- and we KNOW there story. I'm just saying that nobody is an idiot questioning whether he may or may not be juicing or HGH ing. Remember the worlds best —— cyclist, womens track and field runner, mens
sprinter, baseball home run king(joke) baseball pitcher, baseball infielder, and top football defensive end- (mr all world Merriman) have all been exposed. Lebron is not far behind- the worlds best basketball player with his 268 lbs of speed quickness and agility-
So questioning Tiger with his- bouncer looking body lately- an announcer made that comment during his tournament a few weeks back- is not that idiotic- really.