After much fan speculation, Brian Johnson, also known as Liver King , has officially responded to whether or not he is natural or using steroids. Over the past year, Liver King exploded onto the scene. As of the time of this writing, he has 1.1 million followers on Instagram. Liver King’s key to viral success? He promotes an “ancestral” lifestyle – meaning he tries to live like our ancient forefathers by hunting for his meals, eating raw organ meat, and living purely off the land.

Of course, his massive physique alongside his “ancient all-natural” way of living has drawn some criticism and speculation throughout the bodybuilding community. Is it truly possible that Liver King has amassed such muscle without the use of PEDs? Not only has the Liver King responded to such speculation – he also mocks the entire “natty or not” culture in a recent Instagram video.

Up until this point, Liver King had largely ignored all criticism and questions as to whether or not he was all-natural. This video seemingly marks the first time he directly acknowledges the chatter – and doubles down on his claim that his lifestyle, and physique, is 100% natural.

In a funny twist, his video starts with an image of two needles, seemingly filled with some sort of drug. Only for the camera to zoom out and reveal the needles are stuck in bone marrow and raw meat. In addition to the reveal, he claims that his “stack” is to eat bone marrow and organ meat to build muscle . Here’s a direct quote from the video:

“A bunch of primals keep asking if liver king is natty or not. I decided to really face this head on and show you my stack. I stack liver and bone marrow every day. I stack the sun and the earth every day. I stack blood burning workouts twice a day, every day.”

A post shared by Brian Johnson AKA Liver King (@liverking)

The entire video seems just as much to be mocking the entirety of “natty or not “ culture just as much as it’s a defense of his all-natural lifestyle. And while he doesn’t directly say – “I’m all natural” or “I don’t use steroids.” It seems this joking video is the most direct he will acknowledge the entire situation.

That being said, this video will likely do little to curb speculation. Natty or not callouts have long existed for even the most consistent of bodybuilders. Mike O’Hearn has consistently claimed to be all natural for decades – and still receives disbelief due to the massive nature of his physique.

What also doesn’t help Liver King is that he is currently 44 years old. It’s hard for bodybuilding fans to believe that a person at such an age can maintain such bulging muscles without the use of PEDs.

But the ultimately truth is nothing can really be done to ever fully satisfy the criticism. Even taking a drug test wouldn’t fully quell the claims. Much like any other drug, he can simply take a drug test while off cycle and the results will come out negative. And perhaps that’s why Liver King is having fun with it. He can’t ever truly satisfy or prove the callouts wrong. So why even bother? Just make a fun video with needles sticking out of bone marrow and meat – then call it day.

Regardless of his claims, his lifestyle package promoted on social media has garnered him a lot of viral success. If anything, the natty or not debate will only bring more attention to his content – bringing in more follows and views – and more success.

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