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Sam Sulek, a 21-year-old fitness influencer, has managed to garner a significant amount of attention from the fitness community on his social media platforms. He attracted attention due to his exceptionally impressive physical transformation and workout routines. However, not all the attention that he got was positive. 

His projection into the limelight brought in a lot of speculation and debate about whether his transformation journey was a result of his hard work or the use of steroids. Sam Sulek has a physique that is beyond what a normal 21 YO would look like, and this ignited the argument. However, several elite bodybuilders have defended him from severe criticism. Veteran bodybuilder Lee Priest is one of those marquee names.

Lee Priest comes to the rescue of Sam Sulek 

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The official Instagram page of Generation Iron Muscle and Fitness shared a snippet from an interview with Lee Priest where he completely defended Sam Sulek for the hundredth time, from all the fake natty criticisms. They posted a picture collage of Sulek flexing his upper body, and a general photo of Lee Priest.

Lee Priest is an absolute fan of whatever Sulek is doing and it is evident from the way he talks about the fitness influencer. The veteran bodybuilder always manages to defend the young bodybuilder from vitriol and accusations. In the interview with Generation Iron, he said, “You don’t know what he’s taking. Stop speculating.”

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However, it turns out that Priest taking a stand for the bodybuilding sensation is not enough to wash the 21-year-old clean from the criticism he receives from the fitness community. They are still stern in their belief that he undoubtedly is on steroids, and that is why he keeps getting so massive.

Fans accuse Sulek of being on a cycle

The entire fitness community filled the post with comments that all argued against Lee Priest’s statement. Moreover, they criticized Sam Sulek for hiding the fact that he was on steroids. There were comments like, “We decide to kill ourselves with what we like the most, stop messing around❤️ enjoy. 🙌” and “I mean yea we don’t know what he’s taking … but we know he’s taking something lol”.

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A follower even took to the fact that there have been so many deaths due to steroids. The user issued a caution to the wind by suggesting that a similar fate could ensue for the young bodybuilder. He wrote, “Rip in a few years”. Another follower even took back to Keep Priest’s background of use and commented, “Same guy who claimed he wasn’t taking much either ???” A guy even making a joke out of it, simply wrote, “You know…dbol, tren. Just basic stuff.” What are your thoughts on Sam Sulek, is he natural or not? Let us know in the comments section below!