Bodybuilding preparation normally revolves around relentless training, strict nutrition and months spent trying to perfect every detail before stepping on stage.
Peter Mossfield decided to take a very different approach.
The man behind the viral BoozeBagFitness account has completed his controversial experiment of taking anabolic steroids and drinking heavily while avoiding working out — and it culminated with him finishing last among the placed competitors at a bodybuilding show.
Mossfield competed in the Men’s Classic Physique Open Class B at the 2026 NPC East Coast Mecca Classic in New York on Saturday, August 8.
He finished eighth, behind Gavin Connelly, Ahmed Eid, Fedor Zhurov, Enrique Bonilla, Joshua Nabbie, Diego Da Silva and Joseph Mauceri.
But simply finishing last was far from the strangest part of his bodybuilding debut.
Mossfield says he actually left the venue following prejudging to go drinking, lost track of time and ended up missing the finals.
His entire journey to the stage had already attracted attention online because of the unusual premise behind it.
Mossfield wanted to discover how much muscle he could build using anabolic steroids without lifting weights, with alcohol also playing a significant role in the experiment.
At certain points, he claimed to have consumed as many as 24 alcoholic drinks per day.
When it came time to cut down and get leaner for the competition, Mossfield switched from beer to vodka and diet soda in an attempt to reduce his calorie intake.
He had initially intended to combine drinking with working out, but ultimately decided that he did not want to train and instead began using steroids.
Despite the controversial nature of the experiment and the health concerns surrounding it, he followed through with his plan and eventually made it onto a bodybuilding stage.
Mossfield believed his physique warranted a much higher finish than the official results suggested.
“In my mind, it was me or one other guy had the best package out there,” Mossfield said in his post-show video.
There were several hours separating prejudging from the evening finals, and Mossfield decided to spend some of that break drinking.
He claimed his tolerance had dropped after reducing his alcohol consumption during the closing stages of his preparation, saying he had averaged fewer than 12 drinks per day over the previous four weeks.
“I kinda lost track of time,” he admitted.
Mossfield subsequently missed the finals and the individual posing section of the contest.
He also believed another unusual detail may have counted against him: failing to shave.
“I didn’t expect to get disqualified that hard or docked that hard for it,” Mossfield said.
Whatever effect those circumstances had, Mossfield’s official result remained eighth and last among the placed athletes in his class.
And now that the experiment is complete, he is planning another dramatic change.
Mossfield says he stopped taking steroids following the competition and, after completing his bodybuilding preparation without training, intends to finally start lifting weights.
“I’m a born again natural,” Mossfield joked.
“I’m excited to start lifting as a natty,” he added.
The next experiment will be seeing whether resistance training can help him “sustain the gains I made from blasting gear and not lifting” while no longer using steroids.
Mossfield has said he wants to give his body time to reset, including seeing whether his sleep and sexual function return to normal, although he has not ruled out potentially using PEDs again for future challenges.
And his list of possible future projects is predictably unconventional.
He wants to begin MMA training, but rather than building the endurance needed for a lengthy fight, his stated ambition is to train sufficiently to “knock someone out in the first round.”
Baseball is another target.
Mossfield says he previously pitched before suffering a shoulder injury and plans to rehabilitate it before potentially using PEDs in an attempt to throw a 90-mph fastball. He hopes to try out for a professional baseball team outside MLB in spring 2027.
He has also floated the idea of a “cigarette marathon” and a year-long push-up challenge in which he would add one pound to his back each day, eventually attempting a push-up with roughly 365 pounds.
Whether those ideas become reality is another matter.
For now, though, Mossfield can say he completed the experiment that brought his BoozeBagFitness account attention in the first place.
He drank heavily, used steroids, avoided lifting weights and still made it onto a bodybuilding stage.
The result was eighth place.
Now comes perhaps the biggest change of all: actually going to the gym.
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