Moderation?

I talked to a friend last night who competed in his first contest in June.  The thing about this guy is that he's found the fountain of youth or something.  He's 50 but doesn't look like any other 50 year-old on the planet...usually grand-master competitors will have some slack skin in the midsection, not my bud, it's like he had a skin-transplant, some 30 year old is out there looking for his hide.

My bud won his class (over 45) and took 3rd in the open heavyweight division.  He looked great and continues to look great but he said no way no how is he doing another contest.  He said the 7-day-a-week cardio nearly killed him, his trainer made him eat 4lbs of tilapia 3 days out from the show, he nearly collapsed after he got off stage.  Too crazy, too extreme.

There really isn't anything moderate about bodybuilding, it's all extreme: diet, training, the supplementation.  I guess that's what makes it so great and so crazy.