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Steroids significantly reduce recovery time, so you can go back and deliver another "build muscle" stimulus sooner than without the steroids (if you chronically
by jp555 13y ago
Steroids significantly reduce recovery time, so you can go back and deliver another "build muscle" stimulus sooner than without the steroids (if you chronically lift before you recover you'll LOSE muscle mass). But you cannot avoid the work, you still need to work just as hard to deliver the stimulus.
- sanoli 13y agoBy what you're saying, someone who is lifting and taking adequate rest between sessions, ensuring that they get enough rest, won't benefit from taking steroids if they don't change their schedule? I'm saying steroids reduce recovery time, AND build muscle more easily. You're saying it's just the former.
- jp555 13y agoI would say the way steroids build muscle more easily is via reducing recovery. The person you present would get that benefit, be able to train more frequently and grow faster than a person doing the exact same things except not taking steriods. Steroids also allow one to exceed their genetic strength maximum, but unless you're already banging up against that wall (say 10-15 years of sustained excellent programming, diet, & rest; and maybe half that if taking steroids the whole time) their benefit is almost entirely speeding recovery time.
- sanoli 13y agoI didn't know that. Do you have any links that explain this so I could read more on it?
- jp555 13y agohere's a great overview of maximum genetic muscular potential which touches on the role steroids can play. http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/muscle-gain/whats-my-genetic-muscular-potential.html http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/muscle-gain/whats-my-geneti...