Why I'm Against Anti-Doping Part 1

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    This is an educational video which does not glorify or advocate drug use.
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    German doping documentary:
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    News reports:
    www.weightliftinghouse.com/ca...
    www.allthingsgym.com/
    www.insidethegames.biz/
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  • @clarence0
    @clarence0  3 ปีที่แล้ว +291

    Hey guys, I made a follow-up video because it was definitely needed. You can really talk about this for hours.
    If you have any doubts about my arguments in this video then I highly recommend checking out part 2
    Link to Part 2: th-cam.com/video/KyEyyrCckcY/w-d-xo.html

    • @bumpercoach
      @bumpercoach 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      heres a possibility
      -- just require a responsible party
      like a doctor or nation-state certify
      the athlete isnt getting into a dangerous
      state of overuse and be responsible for
      their life-long care if his/her liver
      suddenly fails

    • @bumpercoach
      @bumpercoach 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      simple reality
      -- as long as winning
      is better than losing
      people will find ways
      to improve their odds

    • @jakesimmonds5043
      @jakesimmonds5043 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Do a video on why you became vegan.

    • @hhfbko
      @hhfbko 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yup

    • @incorectulpolitic
      @incorectulpolitic ปีที่แล้ว

      Only a person below the age of 10 believes that ANY elite sport is clean... or the mentality of a 10 year old.
      Even at national level junior ages, i.e. ages of 16-17, 18- 19 they are using PEDs.
      I am in the industry since 2001. ;)
      ....

  • @yannickp.2430
    @yannickp.2430 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4411

    Clarence talked more during this one video than all the videos combined from the beginning of his channel.

    • @AskEpic
      @AskEpic 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      such a tease

    • @Solidfreeman01
      @Solidfreeman01 3 ปีที่แล้ว +73

      Clarence trains so much, he has no energy left to speak. That was true marathon.

    • @DUES_EX
      @DUES_EX 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Facts

    • @disk38
      @disk38 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      lmao

    • @harleyzeth
      @harleyzeth 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      And yet somehow, he's never wasted breath. Only talks that good shit

  • @KazeN64
    @KazeN64 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4211

    As a natural lifter, I 100% support abandoning anti doping. Making the public believe competitions are won by nattys just makes everyone else look worse unfairly.

    • @suppositionstudios
      @suppositionstudios 3 ปีที่แล้ว +232

      Agreed, I have a healthier outlook on my potential and how i'm developing as a lifter now that I can stop comparing myself to people who are doping

    • @seamie997
      @seamie997 3 ปีที่แล้ว +57

      Mario cycles tren romhack when?

    • @zomvex6027
      @zomvex6027 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Yeah, I mean that is kind of discouraging, but that should not stop you from trying your hardest every day at the gym, just know, that if you are willing to compete internationally, it's going to be unfair.

    • @Deathsquadstudios4
      @Deathsquadstudios4 3 ปีที่แล้ว +82

      Same thing with the bodybuilders and Instagram dudes who very obviously take steroids and lie about it. If you want to take steroids, fine who cares, but I don't understand the point of claiming natty when its obviously a lie. At that point, your just misinforming people who don't know any better that it's achievable naturally when it's not.

    • @monoflea6851
      @monoflea6851 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      The general public doesn't even know whether or not prime Arnold was natty. If you're a natural lifter, anti-doping or no anti-doping, you're being made and will continue to be made to look worse unfairly, but the best hope of changing that in the future is to maintain anti-doping and try to make it more effective, not abandon it altogether.

  • @sinsho-k1523
    @sinsho-k1523 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1239

    "Someone who's talented can't beat someone that's talented and uses drugs" well said Clarence

    • @virginboi4654
      @virginboi4654 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      It's nature.

    • @tacticalchunder1207
      @tacticalchunder1207 3 ปีที่แล้ว +76

      This is why it’s very easy to figure out that everyone at the top of every sport, is on PED’s. Why? Because if they weren’t, someone else would, and they would be at the top instead.

    • @dhdhsjajdjdhsjajs5601
      @dhdhsjajdjdhsjajs5601 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Wrong ..... Jesus christ is my strength in my weakness. All things are possible with God .

    • @virginboi4654
      @virginboi4654 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @@dhdhsjajdjdhsjajs5601 lol

    • @llamaryder1
      @llamaryder1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@dhdhsjajdjdhsjajs5601 "so jot that down"

  • @beastmanx9865
    @beastmanx9865 3 ปีที่แล้ว +540

    i showed my sister Larry Wheel’s latest video and she asked me “do you think he might be on steroids?” she was shocked when i said of course

    • @solomonanczarski5402
      @solomonanczarski5402 3 ปีที่แล้ว +268

      I saw people arguing that the rock was natty on an instagram post. Their argument was that picture of him at 15, and how he trained everyday and it was his "job". Most people have no idea what they're looking at.

    • @tacticalchunder1207
      @tacticalchunder1207 3 ปีที่แล้ว +131

      It baffles me how blind the general public are to roids.

    • @juanburgueno3274
      @juanburgueno3274 3 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      @@solomonanczarski5402 a friend of mine told me it was because of good genetics lol

    • @andrewnaumann8688
      @andrewnaumann8688 3 ปีที่แล้ว +58

      Hahah i told my roomate that brian shaw was on steroids and he was like "What!? No way!!". It broke his heart just a bit

    • @Ibrahim-vx5kq
      @Ibrahim-vx5kq 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @@tacticalchunder1207 because thinking that out of 7 billion people, a few people can lift insane amounts makes sense, that's why and because no one wants to be told they were lied to

  • @paulstone8066
    @paulstone8066 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1021

    Blows my mind when people think the Olympic sprinters don’t dope

    • @JudoMoniz
      @JudoMoniz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +146

      Most top athletes on any sport are on something. It's fine, they are still much more talented than the average guy at whatever sport they do

    • @lionlepine2945
      @lionlepine2945 3 ปีที่แล้ว +115

      @@JudoMoniz the more a sport relies on pure strength, the more athletes need to dope in order to win

    • @raupenimmersatt6906
      @raupenimmersatt6906 3 ปีที่แล้ว +111

      @@lionlepine2945 Road cycling doesnt need strenght but stammina- and the field is full of geared up guys.
      The only sport I truly believe is mostly drug free: Downhill MTBing

    • @lionlepine2945
      @lionlepine2945 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@raupenimmersatt6906 I just put that under long term strength, but of course one could call it stamina.

    • @cali6601
      @cali6601 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      @@lionlepine2945 Maybe physical prowess is a better term

  • @fanboy680
    @fanboy680 3 ปีที่แล้ว +773

    Who else remembers clarence saying he will make this video like 4 years ago in a qna, well I'm still here

    • @mbeezy6947
      @mbeezy6947 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      exactly what I thought!

    • @CristianDumitru
      @CristianDumitru 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      yep, I remember that :D

    • @mbeezy6947
      @mbeezy6947 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      he actually said this a year ago in his 4th Q&A, always wanted to hear his reasoning behind it, I wasn't disappointed.

    • @alexandrudumitru2435
      @alexandrudumitru2435 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Its been a loooong wait

    • @Luxonism
      @Luxonism 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Im here since he had 600 subs or somethink like that lol

  • @AbombOO7
    @AbombOO7 3 ปีที่แล้ว +331

    "Everybody's on steroids"
    -Nate Diaz

    • @Moorishsultan5
      @Moorishsultan5 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Nick

    • @Project0061
      @Project0061 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      So casual

    • @IvanM272
      @IvanM272 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Including him, like his teammates.

    • @jaimeromero2924
      @jaimeromero2924 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Where I’m from ppl like you get slap. -Nick Diaz

    • @christianforce5511
      @christianforce5511 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      He's right, i'm take creatine too

  • @abhisheksathe123
    @abhisheksathe123 3 ปีที่แล้ว +265

    As a street philosopher and a practitioner of the art of MMA Nate Diaz once said _“Everybody’s on roids”_

    • @thegrinderman1090
      @thegrinderman1090 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      "You were playing touch-butt in the park with that dork with a ponytail" lmao

    • @mindasb
      @mindasb 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@thegrinderman1090 LOL :D

    • @vincentmoon9187
      @vincentmoon9187 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      except him haha

    • @mikeoxlong4588
      @mikeoxlong4588 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I thought that was nick ?

    • @deankruse2891
      @deankruse2891 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      But they arent.

  • @gregdoucette
    @gregdoucette 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4595

    Outstanding video and research.

    • @rage6224
      @rage6224 3 ปีที่แล้ว +189

      can't wait to hear your squeaking about it

    • @clarence0
      @clarence0  3 ปีที่แล้ว +897

      Thanks Greg!

    • @rikkertteuge
      @rikkertteuge 3 ปีที่แล้ว +57

      If my doctor says so it must be true

    • @JewStudios
      @JewStudios 3 ปีที่แล้ว +70

      you make people believe using PEDS has a miniscule effect on sport performance.
      you make people think that genetics are the only significant driver of differences between people and everything else produces a very minor advantage.

    • @JewStudios
      @JewStudios 3 ปีที่แล้ว +93

      you have also displayed the exact opposite sentiment of this video in your old response to phillion in which he said most top athlethes are using PEDS, and you have strongly opposed that.
      you should make a video about how you were wrong the 3000th time

  • @adashudfr
    @adashudfr 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1327

    Hafthor Bjornsson: “Quick - I need to pass this drug test - find me a Doppelgänger”
    Doctor: Umm...

    • @Jackmerius_Tacktheritrix5733
      @Jackmerius_Tacktheritrix5733 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      For real

    • @TheGorgojolaEffect
      @TheGorgojolaEffect 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      He scheduled an exhibition match with Eddie's Doppelganger though....

    • @ElPeejerino
      @ElPeejerino 3 ปีที่แล้ว +105

      They don't drugs test the WSM or (most) other strongman competitions. No Doppelgänger required.

    • @lonewolf604
      @lonewolf604 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Peter Dinklage: Hi Doc I'm here for my urine test.

    • @ThomasShatter
      @ThomasShatter 3 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      @@ElPeejerino Well... They do "test" but only for recreational drugs so... xD

  • @nagabro5770
    @nagabro5770 3 ปีที่แล้ว +260

    I don't really care if any top athlete (or anyone) uses drugs, but I do want them to be open and honest about it.

    • @paraglidingnut26
      @paraglidingnut26 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Good luck! I've been around weight rooms for almost 40 years. Very, very few men & women would actually admit to taking a muscle enhancing supplement.

    • @ataraxia2894
      @ataraxia2894 3 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      @@paraglidingnut26 partly because it's illegal without a doctor's prescription in the US and demonized so such an insane extent.

    • @kermitthefrog2578
      @kermitthefrog2578 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Just like the legend rich piana

    • @jemazondo9331
      @jemazondo9331 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Why? What’s the point? You know already.

    • @ProfShibe
      @ProfShibe 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@paraglidingnut26 And how many are doing it legally? You're essentially asking "what illegal activities do you partake in?"

  • @deficitstifflegzercherdead6221
    @deficitstifflegzercherdead6221 3 ปีที่แล้ว +133

    2021 has absolutely been the year of Clarence uploads thus far.

    • @clarence0
      @clarence0  3 ปีที่แล้ว +131

      Maybe this is the peak of the anime

    • @bondymagnomous3544
      @bondymagnomous3544 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@clarence0 Might be a bit controversial, but it would be my favorite.

    • @GeneralArmorus
      @GeneralArmorus 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@clarence0 I believe you can eventually top this one

  • @vetlevelle840
    @vetlevelle840 3 ปีที่แล้ว +632

    To fix a problem, the first step is to admit that there is a problem.

    • @djrandlev2864
      @djrandlev2864 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Didn’t they already admit there was a problem and try and ‘fix’ a problem already and that’s why we are where we are?? 🤔 this would be fixing the fix or unfixing the fix 🤯😆

    • @Lolp821
      @Lolp821 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It's not a problem, it's an aspect of human behaviour. It'll always be there. Clarence seems to be very sjw on this subject.

    • @JR-wj9bh
      @JR-wj9bh 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      .lol

    • @LOLLYPOPPE
      @LOLLYPOPPE 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      What a moronic quote

    • @dooby1445
      @dooby1445 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Lolp821sjw 💀 what a loser opinion

  • @juanvrunovillanueva8536
    @juanvrunovillanueva8536 3 ปีที่แล้ว +382

    This should get more attention than divine protein shakes, tricep/pec injuries, and comment dramas.

    • @jz8184
      @jz8184 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yes! Geez

    • @crashyyy4116
      @crashyyy4116 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      online fitness is mostly a bunch of teenage gym bros, tho.

    • @questionableethnicity2268
      @questionableethnicity2268 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I dunno, divine protein shakes need to be explored by science.

    • @juanvrunovillanueva8536
      @juanvrunovillanueva8536 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@questionableethnicity2268 pornhub has done so much already and literally no pornstar has become jacked from swallowing it.

    • @ada0015
      @ada0015 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@juanvrunovillanueva8536 I think the guy was joking my dude haha

  • @Hellshot773
    @Hellshot773 3 ปีที่แล้ว +64

    Im close to 8 years lifting weights and like you as a kid, I was brainwashed thinking that elite level athletes were clean. Watching what effort, discipline, perseverance and sacrifice could achieve was beyond incredible. But just having the idea that they "cheated" would destroy this dream.
    I still feel the same way about top tier athletes, I still admire them and find them as a source of inspiration. The difference is that now I know that the body and mind can only do so much, and that is fine.

  • @fritzfxx
    @fritzfxx 3 ปีที่แล้ว +84

    I always forget how Irish he is until he says the number "tree". Beautiful

  • @ChadX
    @ChadX 3 ปีที่แล้ว +591

    30 minutes of Clarence? On a Friday? Looks like my birthday came early this year

  • @rancen6
    @rancen6 3 ปีที่แล้ว +788

    Clarence is really the goat of TH-cam fitness. It's a real show whenever he posts

  • @Safari_Guide
    @Safari_Guide 3 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    The world record in men's shotput was set by a man that failed a drug test only a few months after, but his record wasn't stripped. There are tons of examples of this in track and field with many athletes having failed tests covered up at Olympic trials.

    • @oisinofthefianna3246
      @oisinofthefianna3246 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Rich national organizations can afford to pay compensation for failed tests. This is why Lance Armstrong won in spite of failed tests.
      Compare his treatment to Karem Gaber, the great Egyptian Greco-Roman wrestler. Because of a "whereabout failure" Gaber was suspended for two years by UWW; I guess the Egyptian federation didn't have enough cash to make it go away.

  • @RobLipsett
    @RobLipsett 3 ปีที่แล้ว +527

    Incredible video man

    • @clarence0
      @clarence0  3 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      thanks rob!

  • @kolosals
    @kolosals 3 ปีที่แล้ว +973

    The saddest part of this video is the fact it clearly reflects Clarence's own disappointment in the dream, especially as he reflects on his youth. Almost sounds like death of spirit.

    • @manofgod7622
      @manofgod7622 3 ปีที่แล้ว +105

      Part of me died when I’ve found out that my favourite athletes like C. Ronaldo or Usain Bolt take steroids. It felt very similar like when I’ve lost faith in god

    • @brunosabrito2
      @brunosabrito2 3 ปีที่แล้ว +85

      @@manofgod7622 wtf

    • @cartoonhanks1708
      @cartoonhanks1708 3 ปีที่แล้ว +62

      @@manofgod7622
      Yeah, there are a handful of amazing natural athletes.
      Many of which are 1930s boxers, and the world record Javelinist.
      Some gymnasts.
      Honestly 1950s> is mostly doping.

    • @corrmick
      @corrmick 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@manofgod7622 you’re just overly cynical! It’s painful for you I’m sure and I hope you get some faith back. Not all; not even most top athletes dope outside weightlifting, by far the most corrupt sport on earth. I doubt Lasha dopes and he’s the best of all time, so even weightlifting is capable of change and has cleaned up significantly with the biological passport program. It’ll still either go through a cycling-esque reformation or die off in the next two decades.

    • @matthewmckee6289
      @matthewmckee6289 3 ปีที่แล้ว +165

      @@corrmick i’m sorry what, are you trolling?
      Lasha has literally been popped before. He literally got popped, then added 80kg to his total in like 2 years despite having already been lifting for his whole life.
      Out of all the athletes you could have said you didn’t think dope, you picked the single athlete who has absolutely smashed recent weightlifting records out of the park and is so far ahead no one can even touch him. You seriously think he’s clean? He’s probably one of the most juiced lifters on the platform right now.

  • @thelongbow141
    @thelongbow141 3 ปีที่แล้ว +513

    Damn I just love Clarence so much. He's intelligent, ethical, and honest on top of being so fantastically strong. The world needs more athletes like him.

    • @laughterman805
      @laughterman805 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Great. Go on then

    • @laughterman805
      @laughterman805 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      No time to waste. Inelegance, ethics, honesty and strength are pursuits that are best undertaken immediately

    • @sgarnev9776
      @sgarnev9776 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      He wasnt always honest. People have been asking him if hes natty for years., but only recently he confirmed hes not

    • @Ron-gq4yl
      @Ron-gq4yl 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      @@sgarnev9776 he didnt say he was natty though

    • @fmls8266
      @fmls8266 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      @@sgarnev9776 He never denied and even lowkey confirmed it many times with jokes and memes.
      He's always been honest.

  • @andrew66769
    @andrew66769 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I'm glad there's people like you out there that are willing to speaking on these topics with respectable authority. Your kind only gets rarer and rarer over time.

  • @geekstomper5562
    @geekstomper5562 3 ปีที่แล้ว +71

    that 16 year old kid u see deadlifting 700 pounds on instagram is totaly natty bro. he just eat higher quality chicken and rice, is key to victory!

    • @Deenuhhh
      @Deenuhhh 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Consistent 1 gallon of water a day!!!

    • @AleksanteriR
      @AleksanteriR 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Dont forget nofap too

    • @Buttsorcerer
      @Buttsorcerer 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      So you’re telling me, all these youtubers that bench over 405 and claim natural are lying? I’m shocked, flabbergasted even

    • @eskay6666
      @eskay6666 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@Buttsorcerer i mean i can bench 365 as a natty and am still making strength gains. 405 is by no means a lift that in itself indicates PED use

    • @mensaswede4028
      @mensaswede4028 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@eskay6666 That’s not the point. The point is that the vast majority of people who show off their ability to bench 400+ pounds on TH-cam are on PEDs. Can a genetically gifted person bench 400 without the PEDs? Yes. Are the TH-camrs that Buttsorcerer is referring to in that genetically gifted category? Most of them are not.

  • @SimonLi
    @SimonLi 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1334

    “Hi guys, Derek more plates more dates here” 😎 @moreplatesmoredates

    • @Mr___f
      @Mr___f 3 ปีที่แล้ว +91

      Hi Guys, Derrick's delts here

    • @tian_ht
      @tian_ht 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Derek

    • @nishansen2161
      @nishansen2161 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Hi guys deadstar delt here

    • @SomeoneOnceBefore
      @SomeoneOnceBefore 3 ปีที่แล้ว +90

      MEAT HEAD CHEMIST MEETS HYDRAULIC PRESS CHANNEL

    • @davecom3
      @davecom3 3 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      Today we are going *ad break* to be talking about *ad break* clarence Kennedy *ad break*

  • @jsem94
    @jsem94 3 ปีที่แล้ว +352

    "People shouldn't think of sports as something healthy."
    Exactly. Been saying this for years. At least top level sports and athletics.

    • @clarence0
      @clarence0  3 ปีที่แล้ว +254

      @@Svetty00 I meant and should have said "professional" sports.

    • @jsem94
      @jsem94 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      @@Svetty00 That's what I mean too. Recreational sports is extremely healthy.

    • @Chris-hz8lj
      @Chris-hz8lj 3 ปีที่แล้ว +60

      @@Svetty00 You may have been the only person who didn’t understand what he meant.

    • @heassik3088
      @heassik3088 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Recreational sports are healthy, pros are not

    • @maxamillionphillipbeckett3237
      @maxamillionphillipbeckett3237 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Svetty00 cry more... put two and two together you know what he was referring too. And you’re claims aren’t even right. High schools use dope and cheat 😂😂😂

  • @JohnLee-dm8jf
    @JohnLee-dm8jf 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Realllyyyy!!!!!! I thought some here and there did but I didn’t think most of them were taking drugs.....I really appreciate you taking the time to letting me know.....thank you!

  • @anthony8721
    @anthony8721 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    One of the best videos I've seen in a long time. Truly brilliant. You should do a feature length documentary on this subject, joining these videos into it.

  • @webapp31
    @webapp31 3 ปีที่แล้ว +471

    Didn't expect this type of video from you Clarence! I love how much more open you are now. 6 years ago I could not imagine hearing your voice as much as we do now. Thanks for posting this and speaking on a controversial, yet very important topic.

    • @oskarrask9413
      @oskarrask9413 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Agreed!

    • @matthewmckee6289
      @matthewmckee6289 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      He’s so damn well spoken as well. Just the cherry on top.

    • @matthewmckee6289
      @matthewmckee6289 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @the_bearded_schlub what?

  • @lonewolf604
    @lonewolf604 3 ปีที่แล้ว +549

    Repeat after me: CLARENCE DIDN'T KILL HIMSELF

    • @FlyTour69
      @FlyTour69 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      🤣

    • @denzel9455
      @denzel9455 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      😂

    • @Menaceblue3
      @Menaceblue3 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      *[News headline]*
      "Clarence Kennedy, famous Irish weightlifter and youtuber, was found dead in his home under a loaded barbell. Friends and family state that he was having suicidal tendencies after uploading informational videos about steroids in professional sports."

    • @bg2junge
      @bg2junge 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      As long as he doesn't end up in an American federal prison.

    • @LuisCruz0138
      @LuisCruz0138 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      FACTS!!

  • @mariod1inc
    @mariod1inc 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hello Clarence! I just wanted to say that you are one of my idols. I try to train the movements that you do. I appreciate how honest and straight to the point, you are!

  • @OJayOG
    @OJayOG 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    This video was so good I finished it in its entirety, took off my ad block, refreshed the page and left my pc running. You deserve the 0.1p TH-cam will give you for my view.

  • @PortlandSawMill
    @PortlandSawMill 3 ปีที่แล้ว +649

    I spent some time in the sport of weightlifting .. been to a few worlds, euros .. Myself and my circle of ex lifting friends share everything you said in your video .. We’ve seen this shit up close and personal .. Its a frustrating BULLSHIT scenario that only you dare talk about. So fair play Clarence . You’ve just achieved AAA Legend Status 👍🏽

    • @hansheinerkohlhoff7607
      @hansheinerkohlhoff7607 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      what about german weightlifters? they seem doping free but dominate the c&j in the euros

    • @hansheinerkohlhoff7607
      @hansheinerkohlhoff7607 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@maricebrown8961 why do i need to explain this? there are no signs that Max Lang or Jon Luke Mau take peds

    • @woffe8094
      @woffe8094 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@hansheinerkohlhoff7607 i sense a national bias.

    • @hansheinerkohlhoff7607
      @hansheinerkohlhoff7607 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Jon Luke Mau was my boyfriend. Further i trained with him together. This guy is as natty as it gets!

    • @MrVanhoden
      @MrVanhoden 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@hansheinerkohlhoff7607 ich will ihm nichts unterstellen, aber habt ihr zusammen gewohnt? Der Umstand, dass du seine Freundin warst hat ja mit natty oder nicht erstmal nichts zu tun. Grundsätzlich kann man selbst der Partnerin fast alles verheimlichen.

  • @awmlawoffice
    @awmlawoffice 3 ปีที่แล้ว +244

    I find it hilarious that some of my friend's will say "I can't stand weightlifting, sprinting or even powerlifting or strongman...it is all about drugs." Then in the same conversation ask me if I watched last week's Falcons or Steelers game. Obviously, no one in the NFL, MLB or NBA uses PEDS. I mean they "test their athletes".

    • @rafaelrandom500
      @rafaelrandom500 3 ปีที่แล้ว +67

      2 meters and looks like a bodybuilder but all natty bro ! 😏

    • @jaggeriscoughmedicine
      @jaggeriscoughmedicine 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      NBA is the one i cannot find evidence of them using steroids. Like they are extra tall,work insane amounts of hours and still look buff. Something doesn't add up. Of course they don't have big backs or legs but still. HGH although is a valid one

    • @manofgod7622
      @manofgod7622 3 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      @@jaggeriscoughmedicine NBA players work insanelly hard. They need something to prevent overtraining, something to increase endurance, and something that will increase their tendon strength, because if you wanna jump higher during a run you need strong achilles tendon.
      My guess is they take TRT to prevent overtraining, EPO to improve endurance and recovery, and HGH with corticosteroid to increase tendon strength and prevent tendon injury, because TRT increases risk of tendon fracture.
      Basketball is not that much different from other team sports like football or something, they take pretty much the same drugs

    • @giannibowling6725
      @giannibowling6725 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@manofgod7622 they also take peptides to help out their overall shape

    • @justina9914
      @justina9914 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@manofgod7622 how does testosterone prevent overtraining?

  • @jjmalerich1053
    @jjmalerich1053 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    B roll in this is fantastic. Took a ton of time. Great job.

  • @blizzard3728
    @blizzard3728 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    From the bottom of my heart, thanks Clarence for this research and information that you shared with us. I can feel the sadness that this has caused you and i really hope that one day the brainwash will stop.

  • @Justin-ph6rx
    @Justin-ph6rx 3 ปีที่แล้ว +532

    Denmark and Belgium randomly drug test people in commercial gyms?! what the heck... 😂 that is the most shocking statement in the video

    • @erikjohansson4999
      @erikjohansson4999 3 ปีที่แล้ว +102

      Same in Sweden

    • @FK-we1dp
      @FK-we1dp 3 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      That’s absurd

    • @aidancone5226
      @aidancone5226 3 ปีที่แล้ว +162

      @Jesse Hoffman he’s not saying it’s fine, he’s saying as a result of Anti-Doping people are forced to dope to get on par with those who live in countries that have been doping since 12 years old. He even said he wished nobody would dope

    • @HaloDude557
      @HaloDude557 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Thank God for the 4th amendment

    • @HaloDude557
      @HaloDude557 3 ปีที่แล้ว +53

      Jesse Hoffman it’s not cheating if it’s your hobby and you just want to exceed your physical limitations...

  • @FlyTour69
    @FlyTour69 3 ปีที่แล้ว +486

    It’s a crying shame Gabriel was robbed of his Bronze medal.

    • @papuhdave9643
      @papuhdave9643 3 ปีที่แล้ว +225

      Yup and they want us to think tao or lu are clean LMAO

    • @james100kg6
      @james100kg6 3 ปีที่แล้ว +55

      I agree. Let us not forget the way anti doping utterly crucified Ilya. I believe he would’ve continued into undisputed goat status had things been different.

    • @GilBatesLovesyou
      @GilBatesLovesyou 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      ​@@james100kg6 What's ultimately the point of that, though? Ilya gets to be GOAT while Bedzhanyan doesn't because Russia and US have bad relations, while Ilya was balding at 15 from blasting drugs and gets to stand in front of WADA Clean Sport signs? Even on the Kaz team, there were multiple people in pissing distance of Ilya who also popped, like Vladimir Sedov, Zhassulan Kydyrbaev, Almas Uteshov, and of course when Ilya was a 105, Alexander Zaichkov, who got sent to Worlds as they thought Ilya had no chance of passing tests. Ilya spoke in the past of getting the President of Kazakhstan (not the federation president, the actual President) to intervene with him in team matters so he was obviously politically favored enough that he got to do what he needed to do to get to where he got.
      While I feel sad as Ilya seems like a kind and very personable guy, he got the opportunities even his teammates didn't get from the corruption. The corruption didn't just take away opportunities from a Clarence Kennedy or a Donny Shankle in a Western country who arguably could make better money doing something else (or as Clarence already is making money doing what he does now) but he took food off the table of other athletes on his own team from the corruption.

    • @olli77hajnal
      @olli77hajnal 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      it's a crying shame if he'll ever get to compete again.

  • @chrisroman4312
    @chrisroman4312 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    You really turned me around on this. I was in the "ignorant about anti-doping" camp, and felt that anti-doping was a means to level the playing field. It doesn't take long to realize that it's a thin and ineffective means of appeasing some individuals without actually solving any problems.

  • @jaredlodico
    @jaredlodico 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This video deserves all the views. Seriously unbelievable how well it’s put together, going to watch part 2 now lol

  • @anddudewaslike
    @anddudewaslike 3 ปีที่แล้ว +263

    “This is going to be controversial video”
    99% like to less than 1% dislike ratio.
    Nah I think we’re all on the same page here 😊

    • @elhomo6406
      @elhomo6406 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      I mean its a very well put together verbal essay. Even if you disagree with the overall point you have to respect how well he communicated and backed up his opinion.

    • @maxpowers4436
      @maxpowers4436 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Bootlickers more like, its all well and good to point out the flaws. But its only substantial if you can provide a solution. Reminds me of staunch criticizers of capitalism, with its hundreds of flaws but when its comes down to it they dont know or have and answer to fix it.

    • @elhomo6406
      @elhomo6406 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@maxpowers4436 except he did provide a "solution". With the current state of anti doping, it would be better to simply not enforce it and instead adopt a system similar to how drugs are treated in Amsterdam allowing for a safer, more controlled environment. This isn't remotely similar to critics of capitalism, this isn't nearly as consequential.

    • @elhomo6406
      @elhomo6406 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@maxpowers4436 there is no concrete solution to the problem and having no anti doping isn't exactly ideal, however in the current state of anti doping it would be far better if it just didn't exist.

    • @saversaan777
      @saversaan777 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Sorry but its currently at 18000/219 which is 98.79% to 1.21% like to dislike ratio. We are not all on the same page.

  • @jicudi
    @jicudi 3 ปีที่แล้ว +416

    This is basically a college paper + international sports competition history lesson regarding PED's.

    • @Jotaromilktea
      @Jotaromilktea 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      I can see why he’s going to college, to make videos like these. Hope he knocked out two birds with one stone and turned in for a research paper

    • @ChinkRoy
      @ChinkRoy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      @@Jotaromilktea Straight up; What higher education offers is the ability to research. They teach you how to research, they teach you how to write as it pertains to the research which you have done. However, research is the key - the credentials are only the ability to regurgitate information; the ability to teach yourself and apply knowledge you have acquired is the true take away

    • @corentind3379
      @corentind3379 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      No it's not.

    • @brianmccormack3621
      @brianmccormack3621 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Doctorate level thesis

    • @living4adrenaline
      @living4adrenaline 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      He has a PhD in doping now

  • @castlecallahan1769
    @castlecallahan1769 2 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    As a track and field athlete this really opened my eyes and I'll have to do a lot more research on doping within my sport. Makes me a bit sad but I'd rather be informed about the reality of it than blissfully ignorant

    • @jmarth523
      @jmarth523 ปีที่แล้ว

      Good luck on your newfound PED use!

    • @castlecallahan1769
      @castlecallahan1769 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@jmarth523 lol. Nah, I'd rather be natty and not extremely fast than take steroids to push my body to an unnatural extreme.

  • @cdcavemanfan
    @cdcavemanfan 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is one of the many reasons I’ve subscribed to this guy for years, between his research, opinions, and lifting he’s amazing

  • @matwinner9708
    @matwinner9708 3 ปีที่แล้ว +568

    I agree Clarence; it's a corrupt system!

    • @Lolp821
      @Lolp821 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Some would be all for corrupt systems, just an opinion

    • @petecabrina
      @petecabrina 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I don't think it is corrupt, more about the public's inability and societies inability to face a harsh reality, along with probably a well intended attempt to try to fix a problem which is not fixable.

    • @matwinner9708
      @matwinner9708 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@petecabrina kind of a description of corruption, no?

    • @petecabrina
      @petecabrina 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@matwinner9708 I think deliberate corruption and denial are two different things. Even the drug testing agencies are probably mostly in denial still and unable to accept the realities of the situation. Humans are simply great at denial and pretending situations are better than they are, sometimes it can be just bullshiting/corruption but others they actually believe it.

  • @georgereynolds338
    @georgereynolds338 3 ปีที่แล้ว +135

    this is one of the most important videos in the last decade of fitness videos

  • @angrygoldfish
    @angrygoldfish 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    This was an incredible video Clarence. I learned a great deal and am grateful for all the effort you put into it. I think everyone who's passionate about high level sport should watch this video.

  • @Tucker0
    @Tucker0 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    As a young (22 years old) competitive weightlifter from the UK, this really spoke to me on a personal level.
    Such a interesting & hard to rebut perspective! I am in deep thought, thank you Clarence amazing & interesting video.

  • @ThatsControversial
    @ThatsControversial 3 ปีที่แล้ว +322

    Clarence you’re so based, thank you for existing

    • @wilmerstall3933
      @wilmerstall3933 3 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      He is PLANT based

    • @hhfbko
      @hhfbko 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Based Pakistani

    • @laughterman805
      @laughterman805 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      What good is a persons thanks and reverence when they are lazy AF

  • @alexhoffmann3002
    @alexhoffmann3002 3 ปีที่แล้ว +119

    'This is definitely going to a controversial video'
    200:1 like to dislike ratio. Preach it Clarence!

    • @vladanr74
      @vladanr74 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      But we are fairly educated bunch. At least in this area.

  • @GoGoZebras
    @GoGoZebras 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I hope this gets loads of more views and more and more peeps talk about this. Thanks for sharing this information with us!

  • @rewazilol
    @rewazilol 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you so much for making this. Hope it goes viral.

  • @sidmenon8470
    @sidmenon8470 3 ปีที่แล้ว +338

    "It's obvious top level athletes use drugs"
    Greg: That's not true, they just have good GENETICS!

    • @joemfahey
      @joemfahey 3 ปีที่แล้ว +86

      Sometimes, he is an idiot

    • @shadearca
      @shadearca 3 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      Tbf Greg also always says that way more people than you think are on steroids not only in sports but everywhere.

    • @user-workingdog
      @user-workingdog 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Honestly I think he says it to encourage people to not take steroids imo.

    • @absolutewanker9384
      @absolutewanker9384 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      So true!

    • @gankt
      @gankt 3 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      Yeah I remember Phillion made a video saying that all top athletes are on PEDs and Greg made a long video saying the opposite. Greg is a moron

  • @lawrencelim9331
    @lawrencelim9331 3 ปีที่แล้ว +124

    DEREK THIS IS CONTENT

    • @davecom3
      @davecom3 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      He'll continue to churn out vids that are overlong for that tasty ad revenue. I dont think I've seen a channel drop in quality so quickly

    • @manu3939393
      @manu3939393 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@davecom3 Somewhat true. I can't watch Greg Doucette and I only watch Derek because I like him. Most of the content made by channels that make a video a day are bland as fuck and you don't learn anything from them

    • @absolutewanker9384
      @absolutewanker9384 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@davecom3 First Greg plummeted , became a snake oils salesman that has some really stupid takes. Derek seems to be following . At least Derek still has some good videos.

    • @megasmashxD
      @megasmashxD 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I can already hear his delts fibers contracting

    • @apathak34
      @apathak34 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Derek talks in circles and takes too long to get to the fucking point

  • @ZackZavage
    @ZackZavage 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This video is an instant classic and amongst the best youtube has ever seen. Thank you so much for bringing light on this topic. I've been aware for some years about anti doping being very corrupted in the olympics ever since I saw Icarus. And still, this video has changed my perspective on this topic. In the beginning you said you weren't giving a solution to the problem. Yet you articulated in a very educated, honest and intelligent way that no anti doping IS the solution. I hope this video will get a lot more views. Everyone needs to see this.

    • @inezm8444
      @inezm8444 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      He was giving an opinion......with or without anti doping, both situations has there own set of problems.

  • @vic2734
    @vic2734 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    You are not only one of the strongest persons on internet but also an amazing content creator. Keep it up!

  • @Slatterin
    @Slatterin 3 ปีที่แล้ว +146

    This was so well made , I felt like this was a documentary

    • @Yellow.1844
      @Yellow.1844 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Dr.Clarence on Netflix

    • @tuxmode
      @tuxmode 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Because it is in itself a documentary.

  • @kaylinpillay2313
    @kaylinpillay2313 3 ปีที่แล้ว +155

    9:38" some athletes shorten their lifespan "then its cuts to Brian Shaw eating food hehe lols

    • @manumaster1990
      @manumaster1990 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Of course 🤷

    • @CrouchingGrandpa
      @CrouchingGrandpa 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      If you weigh 400lbs you'll die younger regardless of your body composition.

    • @gaby9009
      @gaby9009 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Brian also uses a massive amount of drugs...

  • @mapleknot3
    @mapleknot3 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    You've really opened my eyes to the reality of PED use. Well researched and well done.

  • @JohnSmith-om3dk
    @JohnSmith-om3dk ปีที่แล้ว +30

    Even if PEDs never existed, top level professional sports still wouldn't be fair. It would just be about who can pour more money into specimens to make them as strong as possible and then flex their creations for the rest of the world. 100% agree about educating kids about the dangers of top level athletics. Tell them how the athletes are tools that get used until they're broken and then discarded. Teach them that sports can make you happy in more ways than just being #1. That staying healthy can help you enjoy activities you live for your whole life.

    • @luckylollermodmaster6283
      @luckylollermodmaster6283 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I dissagree

    • @Clueless41
      @Clueless41 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thats literally the point. We're trying to see who's the strongest without drugs.

  • @chief5002
    @chief5002 3 ปีที่แล้ว +163

    Shoutout to how Flojo* still holds the women’s world records in the 100 and 200m dash despite clearly being on drugs

    • @kaisersion7003
      @kaisersion7003 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      she almost had a beard didnt she haha

    • @chief5002
      @chief5002 3 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      @@kaisersion7003 her voice dropped like 4 octaves in interviews and she dropped a half second in the 100m in a season which is absurd for an elite level athlete

    • @manofgod7622
      @manofgod7622 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Forget Jojo, look at Jarmila Kratochvilova, that’s a whole new level.

    • @AerinQQ
      @AerinQQ 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@manofgod7622 And Marita Koch 400m record...like no1 has even come close to this in the last 30 years.

    • @bardscape
      @bardscape 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Many women have attempted to break her world records, with many of them being even more doped than she was. Look up videos explaining her pacing and form as those are the reasons they've been untouched. She was maybe the most technically perfect sprinter ever up there with Michael Johnson.

  • @jessg1437
    @jessg1437 3 ปีที่แล้ว +225

    334 dislikes are from top level athletes that get away with doping

    • @hhfbko
      @hhfbko 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Exactly

    • @volodyamihaelovich4576
      @volodyamihaelovich4576 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      So succesful people?

    • @anteapic8527
      @anteapic8527 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@volodyamihaelovich4576 you are the type of a guy that thinks hes cool just because he managed to kill all his friends in cod using aimbot

    • @volodyamihaelovich4576
      @volodyamihaelovich4576 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@anteapic8527 No, that doesn't make me get paid.

    • @makaan699
      @makaan699 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@volodyamihaelovich4576 By those standards corrupt politicians are also succesful people and you can't criticise them because then you'd just be envious of their success. Nah, that ain't it chef, your standards are just dumb.

  • @HomageBeats
    @HomageBeats 3 ปีที่แล้ว +185

    genius video clarence, thank you for talking about this.

    • @devynstroshine8817
      @devynstroshine8817 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @Lum inosity Huh? He's openly stated he's not natty before. This isn't his secret coming out video.

  • @liamzee7268
    @liamzee7268 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have thought this for a while now and haven't found anyone expressing a similar opinion until I only just recently found this video. Thank you for educating people about this topic as its an important thing for people know.

  • @unomacaron1076
    @unomacaron1076 3 ปีที่แล้ว +119

    Dereks reaction vid to this is gonna be like two hours long 😭

    • @chanthao1060
      @chanthao1060 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      And I will sit through it at 1.5x video speed

    • @rudolfskrasovskis6790
      @rudolfskrasovskis6790 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@chanthao1060 do you reckon he decreases the playback speed by like 5% so it lengthens the video yet is basically undetectable?

    • @daleflynn4984
      @daleflynn4984 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Turns out it's only about 47 mins!

  • @VerticalSh0ck
    @VerticalSh0ck 3 ปีที่แล้ว +117

    This video really opened up my eyes. I used to think that athletes caught on doping tests were cheaters, but actually everyone is cheating, some get caught and others dont, thanks Clarence

  • @GurneroMaelstrom
    @GurneroMaelstrom 2 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    Huge mad respect to Clarence. Rarely people talk about this. I'm tired of the brainwashed masses respecting the corrupted industry of the Olympic institutions, and fitness. It's all hypocritical and ruins many people's lives

  • @Highbar250
    @Highbar250 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video, Clarence. This is all so often overlooked.

  • @ubermenschbrent
    @ubermenschbrent 3 ปีที่แล้ว +143

    Clarence just casually dropping the Zeitgeist of the Weightlifting community 🤜

    • @thegrinderman1090
      @thegrinderman1090 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      This is more like a scientific review of the biggest open secret in sport. Zeitgeist is conspiracy theories supported by underwhelming evidence and full of errors.

    • @Gushick
      @Gushick 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      i love how "official" weightlifting olympian community just ignoring the fact, that there is a guy who did a nearly world record total in commercial gym.

    • @JayMoonify
      @JayMoonify 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@thegrinderman1090 half of zeitgeist is true. The 9/11 part is.

  • @ArminEghdamiDrums
    @ArminEghdamiDrums 3 ปีที่แล้ว +156

    Nothing about professional sports is healthy or natural. The drug testing system is absolutely ridiculous.

    • @ashleigh3021
      @ashleigh3021 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Then just increase the length of bans and size of fines, it’s not hard.

    • @ArminEghdamiDrums
      @ArminEghdamiDrums 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      @@ashleigh3021 if noone gets caught what is the use in that?

    • @hungryorphan5975
      @hungryorphan5975 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@ashleigh3021 doesnt make sense

    • @desfhtdsf
      @desfhtdsf 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@hungryorphan5975 looks like we found the WADA plant. Commenting on every post thats pro drug/ anti antidoping

    • @ashleigh3021
      @ashleigh3021 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@ArminEghdamiDrums People do get caught though. And it improves the incentive not to use. Everyone else involved in the chain of events should also be given extremely heavy fines or prosecuted (i.e. literally everyone from suppliers of the drugs, to coaches, team-mates etc). Watch usage go through the fucking floor when you ban a national team for one persons usage. Giving people some sort of monetary incentive to report users would also help massively.

  • @markchorny7607
    @markchorny7607 3 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    I have a feeling this video is far more important than we know.

  • @Bru7aLis
    @Bru7aLis 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you. Amazing video. As in many things in life, there is so much more under the surface.
    One argument I saw against your opinion: giving doping to young children. It's really sad and I think many kids are exploited because of the sick ambitions of their parents and/or trainers.

  • @culpritdesign
    @culpritdesign 3 ปีที่แล้ว +196

    17:21 Clarence says “DMT”
    (Joe Rogan has entered the chat)

    • @Quandussy
      @Quandussy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      LMAO I lit up when I heard him say that

    • @rooolllo2459
      @rooolllo2459 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      So what

  • @bondymagnomous3544
    @bondymagnomous3544 3 ปีที่แล้ว +57

    This should go viral. Amazing video Clarence.

    • @Tom-vu1wr
      @Tom-vu1wr 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It will slap the algorithm in the face unless yt doesn't like the message

  • @carlosacarter
    @carlosacarter 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This is an excellent presentation regarding a topic that I did not know much about. More! More, please!

  • @vojtechkarlovsky4396
    @vojtechkarlovsky4396 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Would have never expected this kind of video from you... I agree with your points fully... my man you keeo on surprising me on many level ever since I found out you existed... hats off

  • @mz8802
    @mz8802 3 ปีที่แล้ว +101

    There are still people who say: Naah Football Players arent dope because they dont look that big 🙄

    • @full-timepog6844
      @full-timepog6844 3 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      That makes me mad because they'd say bodybuilders are on it. Like football players' paychecks are reliant on their performance! Why won't they be on it?

    • @MrDofusplayer
      @MrDofusplayer 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I was always aware of doping in pure endurance and strength focused sports. I am still struggling to find an answer if in sports like tennis or football doping is as widespread. Knowing some professional tennis players, I would be very disappointed if they cheat secretly.

    • @Joe-ki7og
      @Joe-ki7og 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      @@MrDofusplayer Dude, not trying to be rude, but all elite athletes dope to some degree. You can't have that longevity of elite performance naturally, especially when you look at someone like Nadal. The prize money and sponsorship money is so much, as well as the egos involved that they will do anything to maintain a competitive advantage. A low dose regime of testosterone injections is enough to improve performance massively, and almost impossible to detect as displayed by this video. I personally believe it takes nothing away from their achievements. Everyone at the elite stage is in the same boat regarding doping, with it being so widespread that it's not even cheating, it's just a necessary thing to partake in in order to compete at that level.

    • @Chris-hz8lj
      @Chris-hz8lj 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@MrDofusplayer Anyone at the absolute top of almost any sport is doping.

    • @thegrinderman1090
      @thegrinderman1090 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@MrDofusplayer It is absolutely widespread at the top level. Clarence's video and documentaries such as Icarus explain how easy it is to get away with cheating, either with using undetectable substances, or paying bribes. Now despite that, here's a list of tennis players who have been CAUGHT cheating:
      en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Doping_cases_in_tennis
      including John McEnroe, Richard Gasquet, Andre Agassi, Martina Hingis, Maria Sharapova...
      These are the ones who still couldn't beat the tests despite all the loopholes. At the top level there is so much money and prestige that people will do anything to get there. You are wrong to be disappointed in people you know for cheating, it's literally the only way to compete. Depending on the level they're at they aren't necessarily doping, but perfect genetics and rigorous training can only take you so far.

  • @supernoodles908
    @supernoodles908 3 ปีที่แล้ว +82

    I was an international level swimmer for years when I was younger 14-18 I got in an international final once. I never took PEDs and refused to as a result I got left behind

    • @full-timepog6844
      @full-timepog6844 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Rip. Do u still swim?

    • @supernoodles908
      @supernoodles908 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@full-timepog6844 nah, I got an injury when I was 19 and had to stop. I'm now a rower for fun :)
      You can definitely reach national level and even international clean but to win an international comp is very difficult

    • @Libtardo123
      @Libtardo123 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@supernoodles908 when I swam in high school, there was a kid who always got lapped and was in terrible shape. During meets he was several seconds slower than me on the 100 m. But during regionals he dropped 4 seconds and 2 years later he swam a 21 second 50 m free. He admitted he took testanterone pills

    • @supernoodles908
      @supernoodles908 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Libtardo123 21.00 for 50m free? You know the world record is like 20.91 long course?? But tbf if it's a 21 high on short, that's doable. People that come to mine are Duncan Scott or Benjamin Proud but they've been rapid for years
      I was a 100m back swimmer mostly and I know a couple of people on the team that were taking test. It was really really tempting. Don't get me wrong, they worked hard but it would have been nice to get the boost

    • @Libtardo123
      @Libtardo123 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@supernoodles908 I think it was a 21 high on a short course. The thing was he got injured 3 times during the season and skipped a lot of sets. I am not at your level but I was able to get to 23.10 on the 50m and a 53.10 on the 100 m

  • @822737292
    @822737292 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You have to appreciate Clarence’s perspective on this issue. Coming from a western country myself (Canada) we really do not understand the how they view doping in others nations. But when we reach the international level of competition in any sport these “secrets” start to come to light.

  • @ZJ9242
    @ZJ9242 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Thank you for this video. Agree with everything except your conclusion. I feel like we should still encourage kids to follow their dreams, but obviously tell them truth of the situation in elite athletics. Competition is a good thing as a kid, regardless of the doping problems in elite level athletics. And to discourage them completely away from competition in sport could take away valuable lessons like discipline, hard work, commitment, passion, consistency, etc. While they can learn these same lessons in other areas, for me personally, I learnt them through sport. Anyways, thanks again for the well done video.

  • @SjefeNoverSjef
    @SjefeNoverSjef 3 ปีที่แล้ว +174

    I personally believed most athletes in the olympics were drug free. This documentary really opened my eyes.

    • @MrDofusplayer
      @MrDofusplayer 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I was always aware of doping in pure endurance and strength focused sports. I am still struggling to find an answer if in sports like tennis or football doping is as widespread. Knowing some professional tennis players, I would be very disappointed if they cheat secretly.

    • @SjefeNoverSjef
      @SjefeNoverSjef 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Censored Censored Please explain

    • @unnaturalatrophy5377
      @unnaturalatrophy5377 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Censored Censored sHeEp

    • @sticklebacketienne
      @sticklebacketienne 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      @@MrDofusplayer Sports like F1, Tennis, football are the MOST likely to have athletes doping solely due to money. Just look at Serena Williams. How many women have you EVER seen who look even remotely like serena Williams? Professional women bodybuilders who are the most genetically gifted for building muscle in the world and use the most effective steroids available to humankind for building muscle and have been devoting their lives to building muscle for decades upon decades. Serena Williams is about the same size as most of them. It is absolutely genetically impossible to look like serena Williams without anabolic steroid use.

    • @adriangodoy4610
      @adriangodoy4610 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@MrDofusplayer tenis is a high endurance sport. Sports that may have less doping problema are things like skateboarding, skiing, etc. Really high skill but little to no body requeriments

  • @thebkstank2095
    @thebkstank2095 3 ปีที่แล้ว +72

    Lol the footage for Ireland was a guy from Kerry who was completely incomprehensible

    • @matmul4850
      @matmul4850 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Right. I seen that too 😂😂😂😂

  • @llucaristondoalzina2061
    @llucaristondoalzina2061 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    You just gained my respect. I already thought what you said , but you really reassured it for me.

  • @borgusmaximus
    @borgusmaximus 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    You used the non-understandable irish farmer as a reference video while talking about the irish, fn gold man!

  • @IDiggPattyMayonnaise
    @IDiggPattyMayonnaise 3 ปีที่แล้ว +63

    The amount of corruption in just weightlifting is crazy. It literally was at every level.

    • @seanseanston
      @seanseanston 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Well it's either that or don't have a sport.

  • @evanhoyt6282
    @evanhoyt6282 3 ปีที่แล้ว +90

    Alright I’ll catch you guys later in the afternoon when Derek posts his reaction 🙋🏻‍♂️

  • @TheJoyOfGaming
    @TheJoyOfGaming 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Fantastic video Clarence. Some really eye opening stuff in here man and these points apply not to just this domain but to others too. I like the way you think, stay strong mah man!

  • @paraglidingnut26
    @paraglidingnut26 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    A great book I read in 1984, "Death in the locker room," discussed how the majority of Olympic athletes were willing to die earlier in life just for the sake of an Olympic Medal.

  • @Sinisterg60
    @Sinisterg60 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    I'm 37 but can remember being in high school and my wrestling coach telling that every top competitor in literally every sport was on PED's. All of them. There are networks of people employed in all college and pro sports in the US to dose and track athletes levels, then make sure they pass doping tests. In the NFL nobody likes to talk about it. Most of them are on PED's during season for recovery alone.

    • @fritzfxx
      @fritzfxx 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Taking juice for recovery is like taking cocaine to study. It sounds nice, but isnt the true intent.

    • @username6333
      @username6333 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @PogChamp Because as soon as you admit you're on PEDs, you can say RIP to all your sponsorships... I guess. There are some athletes that have casually mentions that "everyone is on drugs" when talking about PEDs, and others have specifically avoided saying they are drug free and instead say they "passed all the drug tests" when talking about PEDs. IDK, I think the whole thing is ridiculous, all I know is I am definitionally getting on TRT in my 40s under a doctors supervision of course.

    • @apathak34
      @apathak34 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@fritzfxx That comparison makes no sense. Enhancing recovery is a big reason for PED use.

    • @fritzfxx
      @fritzfxx 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@apathak34 how often is someone using PED where speed, size, or strength is not an advantage? Sure, they help recovery, but if someone claims that's why they're using them, they're lying, because "I cant grow big without them" doesnt sound good, even if it's the truth. It's something people claim when they want to be lauded for their hard work.

    • @apathak34
      @apathak34 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@fritzfxx But speed, size and stamina is an advantage in NFL. Also recovery directly effects your speed and stamina in your next game so it's all connected.

  • @jowo__
    @jowo__ 3 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    it seems we are reaching the arc in the Clarence anime where all the secrets of the anime are being revealed

  • @michelenicolarizzo2304
    @michelenicolarizzo2304 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi Clarence!
    Just wanted to say that with your multiple skills and your down to earth style and honesty you are an unsung hero for the sport and for me.
    Best of luck!👍🏻

  • @chrisgirolamo8865
    @chrisgirolamo8865 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Really enjoyed this video. Eye opening and very good arguments put forth. Thanks Clarence

  • @WeightliftingHouse
    @WeightliftingHouse 3 ปีที่แล้ว +73

    There are few things I am more interested in than this topic. Looking forward to hearing your reasoned opinion.

    • @scottessery100
      @scottessery100 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      having watched it seb .... what do you think?......

    • @WeightliftingHouse
      @WeightliftingHouse 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      @@scottessery100 I'm going to spend some time collating my thoughts and then I'll respond properly. I think he has thought it all through more than many of the 'all dopers are bad' type people

    • @oskarrask9413
      @oskarrask9413 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@WeightliftingHouse will you make a video on this?

    • @WeightliftingHouse
      @WeightliftingHouse 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@oskarrask9413 I will

  • @luisdatreta
    @luisdatreta 3 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    Can't wait for More Plates More Dates to react to this video!

  • @kira_15_R3D
    @kira_15_R3D 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    mind = blown
    not only u inspired me to get stronger with ur other vids, you helped me understand reality better and its implications, I will take this into account to have a healthier life, thank you so much for taking apart the false curtain with such explanation skills

  • @shadowmuffin36
    @shadowmuffin36 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome video and documentary. First video of yours I’ve watched.

  • @grumpycroissant8712
    @grumpycroissant8712 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    I love listening to Clarence talking. It's like a bedtime story, in the best way possible

    • @blammela
      @blammela 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Clarence is his own brand of ASMR

    • @grumpycroissant8712
      @grumpycroissant8712 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@blammela ClarenSMR

  • @ioncasu9825
    @ioncasu9825 3 ปีที่แล้ว +59

    I must admit I was definitely one of those who thought most top athletes were drug free.

    • @champ8605
      @champ8605 3 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      Just think of it like this. Your simple gym bro juices to look good, athletes with million dollar contracts that rely on their performances somehow don't? it amazes me how people can be so naive.

    • @AfferbeckBeats
      @AfferbeckBeats 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @@champ8605 exactly, PEDs give so much effect for so little cost. As if a government is going to spend hundreds of millions building massive gyms and having an athlete and coaching development programs turning kids into olympic champions, and NOT spend the extra millions on drugs.

    • @99strength92
      @99strength92 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The thing is, who are top athletes role-models for? Children, and adolescents who don't know any better. How can you even blame yourself for being naive? It's what you are taught when you are growing up and running around kicking a football. Common sense doesn't exist.

    • @champ8605
      @champ8605 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@99strength92 what are you even on about? Top athletes are idolized by everyone children have the excuse of naivety grown adults don't.

  • @VadimPakhutkin
    @VadimPakhutkin 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    God, this is so good. My thoughts exactly, and it's great to hear this from an actually experienced athlete.
    So tired of hypocrisy. And I'm a fan of all the "dirty" lifters regardless - it just saddens me that they can't just say "yeah, I take drugs; except all my main opponents do too, so I'm still the best in the world" (Ilya, for instance). Lasha, Ilya and other greats would win on ANY playing field, PED-enhanced or perfectly clean.