Larry Wheels squatted 15x495 lb (224.5 kg) after coming off doping substances

Due to the frequent deaths in bodybuilding, which have started to escalate quite a bit in recent times, many athletes using banned substances are concerned about their health. One of these was Larry Wheels, who uploaded a video to his YouTube channel in which he talked about being completely healthy after ten years of using doping substances

"Everything is fine! I'm shocked, after ten years I can't believe it, well I guess I'm not abusing as much as I thought. According to what the doctor said - a perfectly normal healthy heart. I was afraid of what the answer might be, I was afraid of what the health of my heart might be. I didn't want to hear the doctor say, "Larry, you need to stop lifting. Larry, you have poor heart health." So you can imagine what a relief it was today to hear that it was a perfectly normal, healthy heart.

This is a message to anyone who might be using PEDs (performance enhancing drugs) and who has decided not to get checked. You may not be as lucky as I was. The problem is that if you wait too long and have symptoms, chest pain or an irregular heart rate, then it may be too late." said Larry.

But after about six months of this statement, Larry decided to stop taking banned substances and just be on testosterone replacement therapy. He explained it to his fans as follows:

Just like you don't know, I don't know what I'm capable of off-cycle. Now completely shutting down is not an option for me. I can't produce testosterone naturally. So I'll be on testosterone replacement therapy (TRT).

I will be taking TRT from 70 milligrams a week up to 175... I think 175 is good for me. If I talk to my doctor and get my blood workdone , we'll see how I'm doing. If the level is too high, we'll lower it, but I'm definitely not going to raise it.

Seeing what I am capable of on TRT is a priority for me. It's exciting. I don't know how I'm going to perform without the assistance (of steroids) because the fact is that doping substances make a huge difference in your physique, strength, mental, recovery more than the general population thinks.

One month after coming off banned substances, he showed his physique to fans to evaluate how he looked and if they could guess his weight.

And recently, this great strength athlete decided to try a max count on squats with 495 lb (224.5 kg). It seems that although Lary has cut out many substances, he still has plenty of strength left.

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