In one of Rich’s YouTube videos, he admitted to using steroids for more than two decades. In another, he said his testicles had reduced in size as a result of his usage. While he explained the how-to of “properly” using anabolic steroids for bodybuilding, he was also always transparent about the effects the drug had on him long after starting his bodybuilding career.

"If you have the choice to stay natural or do steroids, stay natural," Rich said in an April 2016 video. "There’s no reason to do steroids, you’re only hurting your body, you’re hurting yourself." But, he admitted, "If you want to become a professional bodybuilder, guess what — you’re probably going to have to f-cking do ‘em. You’re not going to have a choice."