remember the old American Gladiators (i know you younger guys have no clue what i'm talking about)... it was normal joe schmo 5 10 185 pounders going up against juiced up guys and they would get obliterated in almost every match that required strength and not agility.
what separated those guys from the gladiators? back then for sure it was steroids.. but it was also the fact the normal schmo had real jobs. they were paramedics, firefighters, cops, accountants, etc. vs. the gladiators who spent their days just focusing on training and eating.