I upvoted this one, despite it technically being pretty popular overall. The roided look is disturbing to a lot of people.
However, it still makes bank for the people that follow the roid path, so I think that balances the dislike people have of the looks of it, despite the numbers seemingly being more on that side of things.
Now, I wouldn't go so far as to say gross, and I would only agree as far as roided body builders go. They do look disturbing for sure, and I used to do a lot of lifting. Did power lifting, not body building though, so the look is different to begin with. So I ran into a lot of roiders over the years. Saw way more of them in locker rooms and saunas and steam rooms than I wanted.
It's less disturbing when they're not prepping for a competition though. It's when they cut really crazy that it starts setting off my "holy fuck" alarm. In between, even some of the heavy steroid abusers don't stand out as much. It's still noticeable, but less severe.
Ngl, some of the fitness competition people look just as offputting when they're gearing up for competition, and most of those folks don't go heavy with steroids, if they use them regularly at all. That ultra low body fat level reads as someone sick rather than athletic, even though they have plenty of muscle.
But old school body builders that stay natural? Totally different thing, even when they cut weight. Everything stays proportional, so the visual effect is less unsettling
The fucking spray tan, though, that's not really on them. It's essentially about competition, for visibility, so even natural builders use the stuff. If you're competing, you want your definition to be easy to see from whatever stage or dais you're on by the judges, so the extra dark tan is damn near mandatory to show well. Even dark skinned people will use it to get a more even tone. It looks horrible, imo, but it's kinda like wearing a belt when power lifting, or goggles while swimming; it looks dumb, but it isn't permanent.
In that regard, even the serious competitors don't usually like the spray tan look
