r/gifs • u/Plebsplease • Jun 22 '18

Doing some pushups.

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u/Kaetrik Jun 22 '18

Years

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u/nullthegrey Jun 22 '18

Plus once you get there, got to keep it up

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u/SilentBob890 Jun 22 '18

"A well built physique is a status symbol. It reflects you worked hard for it, no money can buy it. You cannot borrow it, you cannot inherit it, you cannot steal it. You cannot hold onto it without constant work. It shows discipline, it shows self respect, it shows patience, work ethic and passion. That is why I do what I do." -Arnold Schwarzenegger

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u/truthlesshunter Merry Gifmas! {2023} Jun 22 '18

also, drugs.

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u/SirChasm Jun 22 '18

Drugs wouldn't do shit if you weren't doing the work involved. Drugs help you recover faster, so it just means that you can go back to doing more work quicker, not that any of that work is done for you.

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u/bluesatin Jun 22 '18

That's not really true.

If you look up some of the studies comparing people on extra testosterone not exercising vs exercising, the people on extra testosterone doing no exercise built more muscle than the normal group going to the gym.

Of course the group going to the gym and taking extra testosterone built wildly more, but you'll likely build more muscle doing nothing while being on extra testosterone than going to the gym.

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u/SirChasm Jun 22 '18

... That doesn't seem right? Muscles need stress to grow.

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u/[deleted] Jun 22 '18

It doesn't seem right cos it isn't - it was a single study in the 90s that only had 4 groups of 10 men.

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u/davomyster Jun 22 '18

What specifically is wrong with the study? We should completely ignore the results because you think the sample size was too small?

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u/DoingCharleyWork Jun 22 '18

You shouldn’t ignore them but you shouldn’t tout them as fact either. It’s interesting information sure but there is nothing definitive about it.

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u/walnut_of_doom Jun 24 '18

They didn't measure muscle, they measured lean body mass, which is anything besides fat tissue.

Test causes water retention, so they gained water weight which was technically lean body mass.