I went to the so-called steroid Olympics, to understand why Silicon Valley is obsessed with peptides

If the man manages to do it, he will win $250,000.

The man is Boady Santavy — a two-time Olympic weight-lifting contestant from Canada — and he has muscles that look culled from the Marvel Cinematic Universe: massive, cartoonish arms that might as well belong to a superhero rather than a real human.

Santavy is attempting to beat the world record for the men’s snatch — a lift of 183 kilograms, or approximately 403 pounds. After a tortured few seconds, Santavy drops the bar — an official “no lift” — and, with a look of animated dismay on his face, hobbles away, visibly cursing.

I went to the so-called steroid Olympics, to understand why Silicon Valley is obsessed with peptides

I went to the so-called steroid Olympics, to understand why Silicon Valley is obsessed with peptides

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