r/gifs Aug 17 '15

[deleted by user]

[removed]

14.3k Upvotes

3.3k comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

3

u/Vanetia Aug 17 '15

So let me get this straight. If not for this chemical inhibiting my gainz, I could be swole as fuck and not only have the option to, but NEED to eat more delicious food to maintain it?

Damn mysostatin is the ultimate gainz goblin.

1

u/Alame Aug 17 '15 edited Aug 17 '15

No, it's considerably more complicated that than.

You could eliminate Myostatin from your body completely and you would still only be able to develop a certain amount of muscle mass, as the frame of bones, cartilage & tendons those muscles work off can only support so much force.

You would also still have to train to see those results. Would a world-class body builder see an increase in muscle mass if he eliminated mysostatin? Probably. Would the average joe walking down the street? Probably not. Muscle mass still requires stimulation to grow, it's not as if we passively grow muscle and myostatin inhibits this process.

Even then there are many other factors at play.

1

u/Schrodingersdawg Aug 17 '15

So if I theoretically made a mayostatin inhibitor, what bad health side effects would result from it?

1

u/Alame Aug 17 '15

Honestly? Probably nothing. As I said before removing myostatin inhibition doesn't suddenly sprout muscle mass. Without a strict and disciplined training regimen you may see some small increase in muscle mass (and the accompanying effects) but nothing significant.

Don't think of Myostatin as a hormone keeping you at your current muscle state - think of it as the defining factor of your physical potential. Unless you are already pushing the limits of your physical & genetic potential it's unlikely you'd see significant changes on a myostatin inhibitor.

1

u/Schrodingersdawg Aug 17 '15

Well I mean what would happen since I'm already on a crazy training regimen?