How Much Muscle Can You Build With & Without Steroids?

Summary by Krater

This video examines how much muscle can be built naturally versus with the use of anabolic steroids, referencing scientific studies and real-world bodybuilders.

From the video

Answers: How much muscle can you build naturally versus with steroids?

• natural muscle building limits
• effects of anabolic steroids on muscle growth
• steroid dosing and side effects
• genetic potential in bodybuilding

What it concludes

• Natural lifters doing most things right can expect to gain around 20 to 40 pounds (9 to 18 kg) of muscle over their lifting career, with men at the higher end and women gaining 12 to 24 pounds (5 to 11 kg).
• In a 10-week study, untrained subjects taking 600 mg of testosterone per week without exercising gained 13.4 pounds of muscle, which was more than three times the muscle gained by the natural training group.
• Higher doses of testosterone lead to greater muscle gains, with a 600 mg weekly dose resulting in an average of about 20 pounds of lean mass gained over 20 weeks, even without lifting weights in one study.
• Anabolic steroids can roughly double or even triple muscle gains depending on genetics and dosage, with enhanced lifters often gaining 40 to 80 pounds or 60 to 120 pounds total.
• Anabolic steroid use carries significant health risks, including cardiovascular issues, blood clots, heart attacks, strokes, and artery damage, alongside unwanted visual side effects.