how come gangsters back then looked like bodybuilders

[King Sun]

Then the drugs back then wasn't opioids . Easy to get buff smoking water and crack.

 

[feelosofer]

Partially it was prison time because jails had actual workout programs which was supposed to get that pent up energy our but also when Pumping Iron came out in the late 70s, body building exploded in popularity as well and brothers were taking suit.