Bigger Stronger Faster*

2008 "Is it still cheating if everyone's doing it?"
Bigger Stronger Faster*
7.5| 1h45m| PG-13| en| More Info
Released: 30 May 2008 Released
Producted By: BSF Film
Country: United States of America
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In America, we define ourselves in the superlative: we are the biggest, strongest, fastest country in the world. Is it any wonder that so many of our heroes are on performance enhancing drugs? Director Christopher Bell explores America's win-at-all-cost culture by examining how his two brothers became members of the steroid-subculture in an effort to realize their American dream.

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John M Joseph This is by far one of the best Docs I have ever seen. Chris Bell really has a way of showing how miscued Steriods are or PED's in general. He has a way of showing how full of crap we are as a country. Don't get me wrong I love this Country but we are sick in a lot of ways. His parents seem like great people as is his family. Give this a watch if sports are your thing.
mrshanedavey I watched the movie which I thought was made without bias and presented both points of view well, the movie respected people's opinions about the use of steroids while discussing the dangers and myths that surround the use of them. After watching the movie I was left with thinking about Smelly's issues, like most people in today's world the expectations that surround us are so often the same; be the best, to better the last or to be something, we are made to believe that by doing this we will find the happiness that we have always dreamed of, we will find the pride that we think wished our family had for us. For the first 32 years of my life I was looking for this magical result, I was striving to be better, I owned sports cars, I ran businesses, I even moved to Indonesia so I could have two wives, I had a holiday home on a tropical island but whatever I thought I accomplished there didn't seem to be any change in how content I was, how happy I felt, how successful I believed I was. All of the things I was told, all the things my society around me endorsed as being successful were in fact results which placed me in more stressful situations. At the age of 33 I lost a friend of mine and then another shortly after, it got me thinking "what does make me happy?" I'm sure it can differ slightly for some but for me it was providing a great life for the people around me, not with money but with advice and understanding to help provide them with the best life possible, this brought me pride, this was truly something to be proud of. Hitting a record number of home runs or running the fastest ever is great and for sure shows commitment and focus but is it as important as helping somebody understand what life is about and then having them living the best life possible. I believe Smelly is in a situation that many of us are or have been but the difference is he is in the position of having the chance of helping a lot of people learn this lesson. I believe life is about the people we love, the people we respect and the people that respect us. People normally do the wrong thing but what they do is normally with good intentions. Smelly I hope you get around to reading this because you are the man, you are the man that has the opportunity of finding the pride you want so badly, by helping your family have the best life possible you will have helped your most loved ones to find true happiness themselves; plus if you are up for a challenge you may find a way of helping a lot more people, you have already discovered what the most important thing is in life, pride, so now discover the pride you get by being the role model those around you need. You have unknowingly shown the world how brave you are by speaking openly about your wants and desires, your weaknesses and by doing so you have gained the respect of millions of viewers, now you have a unique opportunity, you can confirm to them that you have gained understanding and wisdom and become the stability of those around you! You may not understand my ravings just yet, the time can come for us at different times but for most of us it doesn't come at all, I believe your so close to discovering how you can find the most pride ever!
Dalbert Pringle If nothing else, this documentary (that took a very level-headed approach to weighing the pros & cons of steroid use amongst athletes/bodybuilders) was certainly well-worth a view just to get an eye-popping look at Greg Valentino's ridiculously over-developed biceps, as well as seeing a heavily muscled Belgian Blue bull (sans steroids) up close.But besides these 2 very freakish curiosities, this fairly satisfied viewer was also very pleasantly surprised by how well-researched and competently presented Bigger Stronger Faster* was. I certainly wasn't expecting to be this impressed with this documentary.Very professionally directed by Chris Bell (whose 2 older brothers were both avid steroid users), I found this entertaining documentary to be quite fair-minded about its research regarding the positive benefits of taking steroids as opposed to their negative side-effects, which showed clear links to cancer, heart attacks and erratic behaviour (roid rage).Through interviews with medical experts, sports figures, etc., etc., Chris Bell's documentary repeatedly brought into question the use of steroids amongst high-profile athletes. And, as a result of this, brought some of America's biggest heroes in the arena of sports (who are praised to the heavens) down a few significant notches from their lofty positions on their pedestals.
Scott bareDivas Great Video. I wonder how many Female Muscle BodyBuilder models use steroids? Does it even really matter if they do cept for their own personal life health risks? When I look at a free adult site like BareDivas that has only female muscle bodybuilders I wonder how many of them took steroids to get that big? It's interesting cause in the adult website world, the girls with the biggest muscles get the most money for videos and galleries like the ones that show up on BareDivas, but is it really in their best interest for their health? I wonder too if it's just worth it for them to use steroids to get big enough to make the big dollars as an adult model for BareDivas and then just quit the steroids and keep the muscle so they now have a high paying career as an adult female muscle bodybuilder.