Bull testicles and steroids: How the ‘Liver King’ was unmasked

Known as the “King of the Liver”, Brian Johnson disappointed many fans when his “ancestral diet” was disclosed, leading him to find three companies with hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue, claiming the food had helped him. he has a muscular body – and, as a result, brought him fame on social networks.

The impressive claimed to eat raw meat to maintain his physique, but it turns out that he spends around R$57,000 per month on anabolic steroids. The discovery was made by a rival bodybuilder who posted the contents of Johnson-related emails.

With a beard, bulging abdomen and biceps, Brian Johnson, 44, was born in San Antonio, Texas (USA). He earned a biochemistry degree from Texas Tech University (TTU), but used his background in the field to pursue additional nutritional studies.

According to the Washington Post, she became a star on social media from August 2021, as she promoted an ancestral diet based on ox brains, bull testicles, and raw animal livers. Johnson was active on TikTok and Instagram with over 1.7 million and 3.6 million followers respectively.

He proclaimed himself the “King of the Liver” (“King of the Liver”), referring to the ancient hunter tribes that favored the organ of their prey and believed that consuming it helped them reach their highest and greatest heights. The predominant form.. According to Johnson, liver is also worth mentioning because it is rich in peptides and vitamins.

It includes nine “ancestral principles” such as daily exercise, sun and cold exposure, adequate sleep, social connection, and a controversial high-meat diet primarily consisting of organ and muscle meats, “organic egg yolks”, bone broth, raw meat. milk, cheese, fermented vegetables and “wild fish roe”. Influencer argues that this method can help people achieve happiness and optimal health.

Johnson also owns Ancestral Supplements, which sells concentrated beef liver, organs, bones and other nutritional supplements that promise better physical results. He also has stakes in Heart & Soil and Fittest Protein Shakes. In an interview with GQ magazine this year, he stated that he earns more than US$100 million (about R$520 million) per year from his business ventures.

How did it get stronger?

Brian Johnson was showing off his daily meal containing raw liver, testicles and beef marrow in videos on social networks. He also stated that he has been using this method for 20 years and helped define his physique.

The bodybuilder said this diet offers “the most nutrient-rich supplements on the planet” and his physique is defined by these guidelines in his “nine ancestral principles” in his eating and other practices.

However, after being unmasked by the leak of emails in which he admitted to excessive use of anabolic steroids, Brian Johnson apologized to his fans in a YouTube video. He admitted to taking steroids, something he has repeatedly denied in the past, according to Rolling Stone magazine.

“I lied and deceived a lot of people,” he said. “Yes I’ve taken steroids and yes I’ve been on steroids.”

The scandal erupted after another fitness phenomenon posted a YouTube video revealing private emails allegedly describing Johnson’s steroid regimen.

Medications and hormones include regular injections of potent anabolic steroids such as: stanozololDeconoate nandrolone and testosterone cypionate as well as Omnitrope, a form of human growth hormone.

Family

“King of the Liver” has been married to Barbara Johnson since 2004. She is also known as the “Liver Queen”. She works as a dentist and adopts her husband’s ancestral lifestyle, she.

The couple has two children, Rad, 15 and Stryker Johnson, 13. The children are called “Savage Liver Boys” (“Wild Liver Boys”, free translation) by their fathers on the networks.