“How Doesn’t He Get Tested for Steroids?”: Bodybuilder Honored With the Rank of Lieutenant Colonel Leaves Fans Baffled

From serving the army to being financial executives, several participants in the IFBB Pro League follow their passion for bodybuilding while committing to their full-time careers. Bodybuilding icon Charjo Grant is one of the many inspiring testaments of bodybuilders who are equally determined both offstage and outside the weight room.

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Charjo Grant was a former outside linebacker at Newberry College and joined the school’s ROTC program. He was then commissioned as an officer in the Army National Guard and has been serving in the military since 2002. Additionally, along with bodybuilding, it is one of the many sources that give purpose to his life. Grant was recently rewarded for his dedication to the army.

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The official page of Mr. Olympia recently took to their official Instagram account and reshared a series of pictures uploaded by Charjo Grant. In the first and second pictures, he shared the proud moment when he was being pinned as the Lieutenant Colonel. The third and fourth pictures were before the oath in his complete uniform.

The next picture was a full shot of him giving the oath. He even expressed his gratitude upon getting the post. He wrote, “To God Be The Glory 🙏🏾🫡🇺🇸. Finally…… We Have Pinned The Rank Of Lieutenant Colonel. Extremely Honoured And Blessed To Serve At This Level.” He even wrote a small thank you note to his family for being his support system throughout.

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Concluding the post, he even mentioned, “Thank You To All Of My Friends For Coming Out To Help Me Celebrate This Momentous Occasion! Forever Grateful 🙏🏾🙌🏾🫡”. While most of his followers were utterly joyous about his achievement, some of the followers brought about the controversial past that he has had.

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The followers give a mixed reaction to Charjo Grant’s accolade Most of the people in the fitness community were exceptionally thrilled about Charjo Grant’s new rank in the army. They left comments like, “Moving on up 🫡” and “Congrats my friend”. One of them, taking to his perfectly crafted physique, even wrote, “The most jacked LTC ever 😂😂😂”.

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However, a lot of people took up the controversy of him being juiced. One of them out of curiosity about how it went in the medical round, wrote, “How doesn’t he get tested for steroids?“ While another, sarcastically commented, “Congratulations lieutenant, but I have a feeling he’s been pinned before.”

Well, natural or not, it is safe to say that Charjo Grant has been doing a commendable job in the army and his achievement speaks for his hard work. What are your thoughts on the bodybuilding icon? Let us know in the comments section below!

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