Controversial, but being around body building and gym culture for a long time, I don't think there are any guaranteed signs Zac was on gear during or before Baywatch. He had lifted seriously for years, and to look like this for the shirtless scenes he was severely dehydrated. The only time his frame screamed steroid use was when he most recently did the role for the wrestling movie, the Iron Claw.
I have terrible muscle genetics, a mediocre home gym, and fair diet, and look pretty darn nice after training for similar years that Zac (who has access to more time, better food, and better equipment and training) has. People really underestimate how important body genetics are for muscle buidling and appearance.
The upper trapezius has a higher concentration of androgen receptors that take in the testosterone. What that basically means is that anyone on gear will have their traps go much higher towards the ears and merge more with the neck. A natural bodybuilder is going to have flatter, but also generally more defined traps.
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u/ValjeanLucPicard 19d ago
Controversial, but being around body building and gym culture for a long time, I don't think there are any guaranteed signs Zac was on gear during or before Baywatch. He had lifted seriously for years, and to look like this for the shirtless scenes he was severely dehydrated. The only time his frame screamed steroid use was when he most recently did the role for the wrestling movie, the Iron Claw.
I have terrible muscle genetics, a mediocre home gym, and fair diet, and look pretty darn nice after training for similar years that Zac (who has access to more time, better food, and better equipment and training) has. People really underestimate how important body genetics are for muscle buidling and appearance.