The Tragic Death Of Bodybuilder Trevor Smith

How in the world could so many people involved in the industry be surprised that taking dangerous drugs and being unnecessarily and unhealthily huge caused Trevor Smith's untimely death? Do other bodybuilders not feel a responsibility for enabling and promoting the use of these terrible effects of anabolic steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs?

Muscle and Fitness interviewed five experts about steroid use, and received varying responses. While the bodybuilders and lawyers interviewed seemed to lightly defend the practice — "The difference between a medicine and poison is the dose," said an industry lawyer — the doctor they consulted had a stark warning for muscle heads. "We're in trouble. Steroids need to be studied. We need to get doctors to open up and see," said Thomas O'Connor, aka, the Steroid Doctor. "I'm against steroids, because they damage people."

The truth about the tragic death of Trevor Smith is that if he had lived a healthier life, he might still be alive right now. And he's not the only bodybuilder who took things too far. The real danger is that his lifestyle is sometimes marketed as a healthy way to work out and look good. Perhaps more weightlifters will heed the warning of his short life and decide to leave their hormones alone.