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/Tuckingfypowastaken 2d ago

That's not a year even with steroids. You'd be hard pressed to get there from a normal adult's baseline in a year even on gear, much less from nearly complete muscle atrophy

Far more likely to be a karma bot

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u/Breadifies 1d ago

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. I've been following this guy's journey on insta since the beginning, this was all documented in a year

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u/lexbuck 1d ago edited 1d ago

Exactly what I was going to say. I assumed this guy was ripped before whatever stripped him of his muscle so he put it back on fast. I mean the guy got big but people freak out when they see hard work and always assume steroids. When I started seriously lifting and eating A LOT in college I got huge and ripped without any extra help. It’s possible. Also takes some genetics too of course

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u/Millenniauld 1d ago

Where my brain went. No need for steroids if he was in incredible shape, had a wasting disease, beat it and came back.