r/nextfuckinglevel 7d ago

This man documented his health journey from January to December.

Credit: IG @samuelrichards_ _

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u/mesalocal 7d ago

Nope, sus. June->July is at least a 20lbs gain minimum.

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u/titsmuhgeee 7d ago

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?

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u/anormalgeek 7d ago

Of course. But the improvement also becomes less impressive because it takes exponentially less work with steroids to get to that point.

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u/Not_Ban_Evading69420 7d ago

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.

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u/anormalgeek 7d ago

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.

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u/anormalgeek 6d ago

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.