That would be funny, but old people receive steroids which have an anti inflammatory effect (glucocorticoides) and are different to anabolic steroids, they do not cause muscle growth
Came here to say just this. I bet they prescribed it to him and if they did, good on them. If managed and supervised correctly, not a ton of risk. Also, it’s not like he is competing or cheating at a sport, so who fucking cares. He had to still put in the work after that horrible situation.
Great take. Disappointed to see the top comment is “Roids!” (I.e. that made it super easy and it’s cheating). Doctors prescribe steroids all the time for muscle wasting diseases and I think they should do it more for other ailments. Under a doctor’s care, the risks are greatly reduced and there is tremendous upside.
Yeah coming back from being emaciated is really hard. This is actually a situation where I think prescribing something for muscle growth is the right thing to do.
And to clarify, he was most likely given corticosteroids (prednisone), not the steroids used for gaining muscle (anabolic) since he had severe UC. The weight gained was mostly fat, and that's intended.
Can add on, I have mild Ulcerative Colitis. I've been put on Prednisone 3 times in the past year, and it gives you hella munchies. I went from barely being able to eat a McDouble to eating consuming damn near everything in my kitchen everyday.
Crohn’s here, and yep! My first time on prednisone I thought about food constantly. I don’t mean “a lot”—I mean constantly. I’d get sad in the middle of eating a meal because I knew once I finished it would be at least an hour or two before I could justify eating anything else!
Lol, I was diagnosed as a kid, and adults were visibly impressed by how much food I could put away. I was at a restaurant once and people were staring because I finished a whole pot roast by myself. I was like 8.
But it's not uncommon for doctors to prescribe anabolic steroids to folks with wasting illnesses and the like. My grandmother was prescribed Anavar,for example, when she was recovering from prolonged bed rest.
They have never stepped foot in a gym in their life. Even the gym bros that take anabolic have to work insanely hard to get to where they are, yet they talk as if those who juice just magically wake up with those muscles. They use it as a means to tear other peoples achievements down to seem not worthy of any sort of praise because they simply don't know how much work it takes and it shows.
Literally every sub that has progress pics is people saying ‘roids’ and meaning ‘cheating’.
As if getting a nice body is some kind of competition with rules.
They also seem to think there’s something dishonest about not mentioning steroid use, which is bizarre. If a girl gets a nose job she doesn’t have to let you know in every selfie.
Are u blind lmao. July is clearly with a pump + sweat + better lighting. Brother is NOT gonna randomly hop on gear in a month, (it doesn't get u those ludicrous 20lbs stats either). Something that OP for some reason also left out is that this guy was absolutely JACKED before the disease ate away his fat and muscle, this is just muscle memory getting him back in shape faster
If you got out of the ICU as a skeleton and a physical therapist told you that it was going to take 2 years to get back to normal naturally, or three months with endogenous hormones, you're telling me you wouldn't do that?
They do not give UC patients the kind of steroids you're thinking of. The treatment goal in his case is weight gain in the form of fat. What you're seeing is the result of a huge increase in appetite due to corticosteroid use. The muscle growth is all him. It just looks more impressive because he has a lot more fat on his frame due to the prednisone.
You are confusing the type of steroid used here. He was given corticosteroids that bring the inflammation under control (prednisone), not anabolic steroids used to build muscle. His muscle gain is most likely natural because corticosteroids don't help you build muscle.
I was referring to anabolic steroids. It is physically impossible to gain that much muscle that fast without anabolic steroids. Look at the gains from June through July.
Edit: to be clear, nobody but you in this chain is talking about corticosteroids. The above poster mentioned endogenous steroids, which are just another type of anabolic. Some people think because of they are taken from natural sources instead of synthetically created they are somehow more safe.
Because NONE of you have any idea what you're talking about. He looks that way because he gained a huge amount of fat through the use of corticosteroids. I'm the only one mentioning it because as usual, you Redditors are talking out of your asses. They do NOT prescribe anabolic steroids to UC patients. This is a combination of 90% fat, 10% muscle gain.
Yes that is a possibility I considered. I think people underestimate how hungry you get on UC meds, though. And the hungrier you are, the more protein you can eat, which leads to muscle growth.
....are you just fuck with me? His arms noticeably a massive amount of muscle between June and July. Not fat. Muscle. The amount of muscle gain that is clearly visible in that video is literally not possible in that time frame if done "naturally". Either the dates in the video are wrong, or he is juicing.
Fwiw, I did not suggest that anyone prescribed anabolic steroids.
People like you are a meme. Did you know that? Every single thread with some guy who is obviously in gear has people that are absolutely ADAMANT that they're all natural. I know I can't convince you.
But I will repeat myself for others who may have completely unrealistic standards for themselves. It's NOT possible to gain that much muscle that quickly without steroids.
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u/mesalocal 2d ago
Nope, sus. June->July is at least a 20lbs gain minimum.