Bodybuilder and writer Gregg Valentino is famous both for his record-breaking 27-inch biceps and his steroid use. Valentino, a columnist for Muscular Development Magazine, is critical of those who claim to be against performance enhancers, which he believes include coffee, cortisone shots and LASIK eye surgery.ESPN: Gregg Valentino, the man with bulging biceps, talks about the risks of steroids (April 29, 2009) Though Valentino seeks to demystify steroids, he claims to no longer use or condone them, partly because of the legal consequences—in 2001, he was arrested and jailed for dealing them.ESPN: Gregg Valentino, the man with bulging biceps, talks about the risks of steroids (April 29, 2009)

Valentino has called on Arnold Schwarzenegger to lead a frank discussion about steroid use. The California Governor and former Mr. Olympia has admitted to using anabolic steroids early in his bodybuilding career, before it was illegal to do so without a prescription.CBS-5 (San Francisco): Schwarzenegger Condemns Steroids In Sports (February 22, 2009) Valentino has said that Schwarzenegger, who is now outspoken in his opposition to steroid use, owes his fame to performance enhancing drugs.ESPN: Gregg Valentino, the man with bulging biceps, talks about the risks of steroids (April 29, 2009)