r/BeAmazed Feb 25 '25

Miscellaneous / Others Strength of a manual worker vs bodybuilders

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u/wannawinawiinebago Feb 25 '25

That's.... Not how it works. They're probably horny all the time due to the extreme levels of testosterone.

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u/Deeptrench34 Feb 25 '25

It's possible to have high sex drive but be unable to perform when it comes time. High estrogen can cause this, common with bodybuilders who use large doses of testosterone. Some steroids are also known to cause sexual dysfunction (deca dick).

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u/wannawinawiinebago Feb 25 '25

Bodybuilders will be taking estrogen blockers on top of the testosterone so they don't grow tits

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u/Deeptrench34 Feb 25 '25

Even still, it's not uncommon for sexual problems to occur taking steroids.

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u/cfidrick Feb 25 '25

Pretty less common now adays for that though with hormone balancing, the main issue is heart problems that come from them

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u/wannawinawiinebago Feb 26 '25

I've taken them before. Was horny as all fuck all day every day. It was actually a super annoying side effect.

They're ridiculously easy to get. There are dozens of sites not even on the dark web that will gladly sell you anything you want. I would buy pure testosterone powder and make the vials myself. Testosterone was only like 50 cents per gram last time I dabbled. Plus where I live steroids are in a weird legal category where anything for personal use isn't considered criminal.

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u/[deleted] Feb 26 '25

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u/wannawinawiinebago Feb 26 '25

Pretty much so good I understood why so many people take them. They came so fast that there was absolutely no hiding it from anyone who was into lifting. Your muscles get stronger too fast and your tendons can't keep up so you actually need to limit how fast you add weight to your lifts.

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u/wannawinawiinebago Feb 26 '25

I got tendinitis in my elbow from upping my bench press too fast but nothing serious.

If you're interested in trying them I would suggest strongly to consider them for a long time, research what they actually do, both positive and negative, and ONLY start them up if you have EVERYTHING on hand and ready to go.

Personally I won't do them again because I didn't enjoy having stupidly high blood pressure all the time. I'm also a lot older than when I used them so cardio has become more and more of my fitness routine, and being swole would make it harder to run.

Oh yeah the muscle pumps can even be debilitating. On back day my lower back would pump up to the point that I couldn't leave the gym for 30 minutes after my workout or sitting in my car would be too painful. Even EATING could hurt if you let your jaw muscles pump up too much.

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u/Deeptrench34 Feb 25 '25

Why the hate? I'm not looking to start any problems.

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u/[deleted] Feb 25 '25 edited Feb 26 '25

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u/Dense-Throat-9703 Feb 25 '25

Still not how it works

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u/CutestBichonPuppy Feb 25 '25 edited Feb 25 '25

No.

The excess estrogen comes from testosterone converting into estrogen. E blockers let dudes to run at higher levels of test to get even more gains.

The reason so many dudes don’t bother with them is because their ignorant, too lazy to try to balance their hormones, too broke to deal with blood tests and doctors, have had bad experiences with crashing their estrogen before, or they just don’t aromatize enough estrogen that they even need them.

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u/wannawinawiinebago Feb 26 '25

One of the most common estrogen blockers simply eliminates an enzyme responsible for converting excess testosterone into estrogen. It does not block gains.

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u/[deleted] Feb 25 '25 edited Feb 26 '25

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u/ryan_m Feb 25 '25

lol you have no clue what you’re talking about.