#bodybuilding

#bodybuilding

In a dimly lit, suffocatingly hot gym in Yemen, bodybuilder Saleh Hussein al-Raidi wraps his hands around rusty barbells, training with steely-eyed resolve for his dream of entering major competitions abroad. But the 24-year-old, who works two jobs to support his family, lacks the means to buy the supplements and protein-rich foods he needs to build bulk, setting him up for a more gruelling fight than many of his opponents.

Building big arms is relatively straightforward - they respond to training just like any other muscle.

"After winning 'Master of Sports' in Russia at 21, Tkachuk began injecting synthol to appear beefier, a practice known as 'fluffing'..."

"He had the personality and the looks and everything—he was very outgoing and friendly," Fabscout founder Howard Andrew told the outlet.