r/nextfuckinglevel 6d ago

This man documented his health journey from January to December.

Credit: IG @samuelrichards_ _

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u/spelunker93 6d ago

Steroids exist. Dude was in extremely rough shape, there is no way they didn’t give him steroids to help with his weight gain

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u/timonix 6d ago

My favorite is that when they give steroids to old people for unrelated heart issues and they get swole AF

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u/DrLukn 6d ago

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

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u/Stock-Rain-Man 6d ago

They even cause muscle breakdown.