Great subject chris! There have been many tests carried out over the years regarding Steroids, mostly in eastern bloc countries, when these tests are carried out they usually have 3 groups of test subjects. 1 group are given steroids, a good diet and training routine, another group are given no steroids but the same diet and training routine as the other Steroid group, the last group are given injections of water and are told that they are on Steroids, they also have the same diet and routines as the other groups. Now when it comes to seeing how much muscle the groups have gained over say a period of 8 weeks, the natural group would have gained around 1.5lb of lean muscle mass, the placebo group may have gained slightly more than the natural group, maybe 2lb of lean muscle mass, the steroid groups would have gained something like upto 9lb of lean muscle mass in some cases, thats upto 6 times as more muscle mass as the natural guys. The power of the mind is not to be underestimated, the right attitude to your training will always bring that extra percentage to your gains.
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