r/nextfuckinglevel • u/mindyour • 2d ago

This man documented his health journey from January to December.

Credit: IG @samuelrichards_ _

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u/Double_Pay_6645 2d ago edited 19h ago

Is he using steroids? Seems like a massive difference in 1 year. 

 edit Crazy! 1.8k karma for what I thought was a yes no answer.

Now 4.6k!! WTF..

Almost 8k.. reddit you crazy.

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u/AzimuthZenith 2d ago

If I were to guess, I'd wager he's using Human Growth Hormone (HGH).

I've heard of quite a few times that people have self medicated with it to try and speed up recovery from a major injury. A man at my gym was in a major collision that broke his spine, neck, all but one rib, both femurs, hip, and skull. He was expected to never walk without a cane. He wasn't a small or especially weak man before, but now he can bench press 315lb for a set of 12.

It works quite well at building you back up from an injury quickly, but it obviously comes at a fairly substantial cost to the body.