WrathOfOlives
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I got a lot of flak from people when I claimed that steroids bloats your face, rounds your features and thus OUTWEIGHS the benefits roids can bring you by making it easier to gain muscle/lose fat.
One of the most common pushbacks is that the dose of IFBB open bodybuilders over years causes this effect, but not with people taking a more recreational dose of PEDs. I disagree, even in physique model / classic the changes to Chris Bumstead's face in a 5 year period is profound.
This is only a 5 year difference and the body fat % is as about as low as you can get in both pics. In the 2017 pic he has extremely sharp features, most notably hollow cheeks yet in the 2022 pic his sharp features are completely blurred out, face is undeniably rounder and puffier despite being at the same body fat %.
YES his roid dose is probably higher than recreational gym rats, yet even if your dose cycle does just half the negative side effects on facial aesthetics that's still REALLY BAD if you are into looksmaxxing. Not even talking about accelerated aging.
I mean holy shit, he had amazing facial aesthetics before the roiding started/facial tissue bloated:
He looks like a different man now:
In short, yes having an easier time being leaner and gaining muscle is a positive, but seriously weigh up the side effects of roids growing facial tissue. Don't be willfully ignorant and say there will be zero side effects at a lower dose - there are no free meals.
One of the most common pushbacks is that the dose of IFBB open bodybuilders over years causes this effect, but not with people taking a more recreational dose of PEDs. I disagree, even in physique model / classic the changes to Chris Bumstead's face in a 5 year period is profound.
This is only a 5 year difference and the body fat % is as about as low as you can get in both pics. In the 2017 pic he has extremely sharp features, most notably hollow cheeks yet in the 2022 pic his sharp features are completely blurred out, face is undeniably rounder and puffier despite being at the same body fat %.
YES his roid dose is probably higher than recreational gym rats, yet even if your dose cycle does just half the negative side effects on facial aesthetics that's still REALLY BAD if you are into looksmaxxing. Not even talking about accelerated aging.
I mean holy shit, he had amazing facial aesthetics before the roiding started/facial tissue bloated:
He looks like a different man now:
In short, yes having an easier time being leaner and gaining muscle is a positive, but seriously weigh up the side effects of roids growing facial tissue. Don't be willfully ignorant and say there will be zero side effects at a lower dose - there are no free meals.
