Big risk for a bigger body

TNP PHOTO: Zaihan Mohamed Yusof

He has the body and looks of a 30-year-old.

Mr Mohamad (above), 50, attributes his stellar physique to the use of steroids. And he's been using the drugs for the last 20 years.

Twice a week, he injects steroids into his shoulders or buttocks, so that he can keep up with younger men at the gym.

Even potential health risks can’t stop this dispatch rider and father of three from spending $1,000 a month on steroids and supplements.

US bodybuilder Gregg Valentino's story should put fear into people's hearts. He was the subject of a documentary titled The Man Whose Arm Exploded.

His arm needed emergency surgery after his years of steroid use caused it to swell up.