How can you know if a muscular dude is natural or uses steroids?

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just curious since almost every bodybuilder uses steroids now.

Blobb · Accepted Answer

There isn't any way to tell.

Bigger muscles? No, some dude training with discipline can have big muscles.

Fast gains? Same thing, try getting a coach and see how discipline affects your physique. In the space of a few months you can have massive changes.

A guy who uses steroids will have bulkier muscles, a natural will have "dry" muscles? No, ever heard of bodyfat percentage? A guy bulking up on 5K calorie diet won't have dry muscles.

If he's simply jacked? That or he just exercises and watches his diet. Not impossible to do.

If his muscle mass and strength dont line up? No, if you're hitting the gym, building mass purely for aesthetics, you might get very good a few select exercises and be jacked but not have the strength of a regular guy doing different movements outside the gym. It all depends how you train, generally muscle mass will translate to greater strength, but not always.

His veins pop? Nope. Ever pushed yourself to failure to the point you couldnt hold your body up on a single pushup cause your arms shake so bad you end up collapsing? That kind of training makes your veins pop. No steroids needed, just willpower and endurance.

In my experience there's no way to tell. Steroids really aren't needed to. get a jacked physique. To get to the scary levels of muscle mass. like Jay. Cutler and whatnot, probably not within the reach of your average dude but being ripped isn't that hard, its just discipline.

Chico_brah · Accepted Answer

The things I look for are...
1) 3D delts. Meaning every deltoid on his shoulder is significantly separated. It's damn near impossible for natties to get that seperation.
2) Their skin is too thin.
3) They are too full at low bodyfat percentages. When natties cut to extremely low bodyfat they often look flat. When someone is completely filled out at low body fat they are most likely on some shit.
4) Vascularity. If someone has veins popping out of his quads and calves.. He is on some shit.
5) Size.. simple. If someone is 250 lbs at 5"10 then he is obviously on some shit.
6) Acne.. especially on the lower back. When someone is on some shit.. they often go through hormonal fluctuations which results in acne.

I can spot someone who is using from a mile away.

redeyemindtricks · Accepted Answer

Gna copy and paste from our other conversation lol

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If he's not in super excellent shape then you can't tell from a single look. Like, if he's in "pretty good" shape, then that could either be (1) natural training getting close to its limit, OR (2) a lazy shit who's starting steroids way too early before maxing out his natural potential.
Hopefully #1, but, can't tell.

If a dude puts on like 20 lbs (10 kg) over just a few months and it's almost all muscle, though, then he's on the juice.

If he *is* in great shape, then there are giveaways, but you have to know what to look for.

generally speaking, if you theoretically had a fitness model who was totally natural (ahah very rare)... he would only be "photo ready" for about 2 or 3 days out of every month. If he maintains that kind of dry shredded look for longer than that, it's chemically enhanced.

Beyond that, if you know what certain proportions look like, or what normal levels of muscle fullness, etc. look like, then you can spot the differences. It takes a trained eye, though.

Xfitchick · Accepted Answer

If the muscles grow quickly, its steroids. If his balls are gone, its steroids.

Phoenix98 · Answer

Natural  Natural  Drug user  Drug user

super147 · Answer

You can't necessarily tell in isolation, you would need more information. His shape might be an indicator but only in extreme examples. The most likely indicators would be his rate of growth and the other typically expected side effects of steroid use, including changes in temperament, etc.

If he rips the seats off the gym equipment with his teeth then he's probably on steroids. Or has a fetish for butt sweat... :/ lol

Piccalo2000 · Answer

Big round shoulders that really pop when u look at them, they have a 3d look. If they are really lean like 7% body fat but there muscles look really big and full. IF they are really lean and are lifting really heavy weight. If they have a photoshopped look when u see them in real life

GingerGuy · Answer

My opinion has always been if they are exceptionally big/developed or just muscular. Example if they have like the perfect muscular body I think steroids because it's really, really hard to achieve that type of body and it usually takes steroids to do so. Take professional wrestling for example. If you watch it, back in the 80's they were HUGE guys, today, while there are some really big guys, most aren't, not like they used to be. I say steroids?

Octavius · Answer

If they go from completely unfit to bodybuilder physique in the span of just a few years. sorry zyzz fans. The dude was in fact a juicer.

Jan1ssary_ · Answer

As far as I know, they usually have too thin skin, have a lot of acnes on their backs, balls getting smaller in time, hair loss and too much ripped body.

They usually be too huge, like at least 50-52 CM arm and shi'. They usually enject it from their butt-cheeks bahah 😎

G-Daz · Answer

it can be difficult to know because even though steroids would work. They also require you to still work out but you just get quicker, deeperr effects. His testosterone will fuck up though once he stops

steveguitar · Answer

The only way you may be able to tell is if you know him, and you see him gain muscle faster than somebody else with the same body type. but that can also be misconstrued because everybody is different.

zorro8888 · Answer

Other than really noticing fast muscle gains, the only thing I've heard of was back acne. It would probably be a bit easier to spot out if you spent time with the person.

TrollMan · Answer

It is in the veins. Steroid users will usually have bigger viens. Also, they will have a large mass that doesn't really correspond to their strength. Non-steroid users will have a lot of strength but be leaner. Much leaner.

FakeName123 · Answer

Depends if you see him on first sight or naked. Generally speaking steroids make a guys sweat smell really bad. Also it makes their testicles shrink

hotstuffSRD · Answer

Nowadays their are supplements in the market which are better than steroids and gives same results
But still we can differ cause steroids muscles are weird looking but natural looks dry I don't know how to describe it exactly

Ephemera1 · Answer

Those on the roids can get some serious acne. In some cases their bodies will be covered in it.

Decentguy · Answer

its very easy to point that out. steroids builders will have more big and thick arms than normal bodybuilders

Blitzkrieger · Answer

there's no real way to tell for the majority of guys.

Yumix · Answer

hmm difficult... if he looks unnaturally bloated it might be a sign of steroids

Ahmed_Sy15x · Answer

Those who use steroids mostly have muscles like balloons, but the ones who don't, have dry muscles.

Thisperson98 · Answer

Simple, find out if it is natural or not. I hope this helps.

Other_Tommy_Wiseau · Answer

His pee pee is really small Backne It's obvious

capturemyheartnow · Answer

Ask him.

SteamBuns · Answer

Dem Vascular veins fam

Kiran04 · Answer

You can't unless you can run a blood test.

yucel_eden · Answer

If he's jacked unusually then yeah he is.

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