The document discusses senior bodybuilders in South Florida who compete in physique competitions. It notes that competitions are adding older age categories for competitors over 50 and 60 years old. While taking anabolic steroids could help older athletes build muscle faster, it can also have serious health risks. The document profiles some senior bodybuilders who say their motivation is to stay healthy and that bodybuilding helps them feel younger, despite the physical challenges of aging.

1. SENIOR BODYBUILDERS SCRIPT SHERYL KAHN, PRODUCER CBS 4 MIAMI (310) 502-1464
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THIS IS HOW COMPETITIVE BODYBUILDERS USUALLY LOOK..
PUMPED UP...
RIPPED...OILED…
AND VERY, VERY YOUNG.
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BUT NOW, MORE THAN EVER, THEY ALSO LOOK LIKE THIS..
((SOT)) OLDER GUY POSTING
BODYBUILDERS...OLD ENOUGH TO JOIN A-A-R-P...
YET FIT ENOUGH TO DO THIS...
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AND THIS..
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IN SOUTH FLORIDA.... SO MANY SENIORS ARE GETTING SERIOUS ABOUT THE SPORT...THAT
BODYBUILDING COMPETITIONS...LIKE THE RUBY CHAMPIONSHIPS IN BOCA RATON... ARE
ADDING OLDER AGE CATEGORIES..
((SOT)) OLDER GUYS
THESE GUYS...ARE ALL OVER 50...
((SOT))AGE DON’T MEAN NOTHIN', NOTHIN'“
THE MEN IN THE OVER 60 GROUP COULDN’T AGREE MORE..
((SOT)) MC INTRODUCES OVER 60 COMPETITORS
STRUTTINGONSTAGE WEARING NOTHING BUT A TEENY BIKINI... CAN BE INTIMIDATING...
((S0T)) PHILLIP BADRIAN,BODYBUILDER
“YOU’RE A LITTLE NERVOUS, OBVIOUSLY, GUYS 66 YEARS OLD DON’T WEAR LITTLE SPEEDOS”

2. BUT THEY GET USED TO IT.....
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THE ADRENALINE RUSH OF COMPETITION KEEPS THEM WORKING OUT WEEK AFTER WEEK...
....FINE TUNINGTHEIR BODIES....
...TRYING TO HOLD OFF THE RAVAGES OF TIME.
((SOT)) PHILLIP BADRIAN, BODYBUILDER
THE BALANCING ACT IS TO DO SO..WITHOUT DOING ANY DAMAGE.
TAKING ANABOLIC STEROIDS... COULD GIVE THEM A COMPETITIVE EDGE...ALLOWING THEM TO
QUICKLY BUILD BIGGER MUSCLES,...
A CHALLENGE FOR AGING ATHLETES.
BUT THERE'S A PRICE TO PAY FOR THAT ADVANTAGE.
STEROIDS HAVE BEEN LINKED TO SERIOUS HEALTH ISSUES.... INCLUDING HEART ATTACKS,
LIVER DISEASE, AND CANCER.
THIS PARTICULAR COMPETITION WAS AN OFFICIALLY SANCTIONED "NON- TESTED"
EVENT...MEANING COMPETITORS COULD TAKE STEROIDS IF THEY WANTED TO.
IN FACT, SOME OF THOSE CROSSING THE STAGE MAY HAVE TAKEN THE STEROID ROUTE.
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BILL LONG SAYS BACK IN THE 60S...WHEN HE FIRST STARTED COMPETING...HE WOULD HAVE
BEEN ONE OF THEM.
IN THOSE DAYS...HE SAYS...IT WAS NO BIG DEAL...WITH BODYBUILDERS ...EVEN GETTINGTHE
STEROIDS FROM THEIR DOCTORS.
HE STOPPED TAKING THEM AFTER SEEING WHAT STEROIDS DID TO SOME OF HIS FRIENDS.
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BILL LONG, BODYBUILDER
THE OTHER GUYS IN THE OVER 60 GROUP SAY THEY WON'T TAKE THEM EITHER....INSTEAD
CHOOSING TO GO NATURAL.
THEY SAY...THE IDEA IS TO BECOME HEALTHIER...AND STAY THAT WAY...FOR AS LONG AS
THEY CAN.

3. AND..THEY SAY…WHILE BODYBUILDING MAY NOT BE THE FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH…
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SOMETIMES IT SURE FEELS LIKE IT IS...
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((BILL BOWS, WAVES BYE,CROWD CHEERS))