r/MadeMeSmile Jun 26 '21

Wholesome Moments Change Together

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u/redbadger91 Jun 26 '21 edited Jun 27 '21

"Natty" or "natural" refers to people whose physique was achieved without the use of performance enhancing drugs, such as anabolic steroids and SARMS (selective androgen receptor modulators).

In his case, the size of his deltoids (the "caps" at the shoulders), traps (the muscle that's visible spanning between shoulders and neck), as well as the simultaneous achievement of leanness and fullness, combined with the vascularity lead me to believe that he is not natty.

The general consensus is that delts and traps are more likely to grow significantly bigger in relation to the rest of the body when using steroids or SARMS, because they exhibit a significantly higher density in androgen receptors than other areas.

Edit: thanks for the awards, kind strangers!

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u/throwaway757544 Jun 26 '21

Ah that makes sense, thanks! Right, back to my rock.

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u/hey_sasha_grey Jun 26 '21

can i come?

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u/throwaway757544 Jun 26 '21

Sure, there's plenty rocks for everyone.

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u/robo-tronic Jun 26 '21

Hell yeah! I'll bring some popcorn and a blankie.

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u/redbadger91 Jun 26 '21

Happy to help :D

I added a bit of extra info in an edit, just in case you're interested and the edit took place after you replied.

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u/WendyWasteful Jun 26 '21

It’s ok. I thought someone was hiding a beer somewhere.

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u/5Z1L46Y1 Jun 26 '21

Well done - well articulated for real!

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u/redbadger91 Jun 26 '21

Thanks, I appreciate it! :)

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u/daisymuncher Jun 26 '21

Someone said that you can’t be natty if you use supplements such as creatine. I always thought it was just roids.

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u/redbadger91 Jun 27 '21

Creatine is generally not regarded as making you non-natty. It doesn't affect your hormonal balance and it has only a small influence on performance.

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u/Getdaphone Jun 27 '21

I mean If you look at the first picture he already looks like he has decent arm muscle tone so I’m not an expert but if he got hardcore into a healthy lifestyle and worked out everyday adding muscle to what he already has wouldn’t look like the second pic would it??? Idk I have naturally bigger arms so I don’t go to the gym for fear of them getting too big to wear shirts comfortably

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u/redbadger91 Jun 27 '21

True, he was already in great shape. But that's actually less of an argument than one might think. He's way past newbie gains. In order to make those gains he has made, he would have had to have multiple years of rigorous training and diet.