How do young guys put on so much muscle these days?

ClubSilencio
ClubSilencio Posts: 2,983 Member
in Goal: Gaining Weight and Body Building
Came across this chap on Instagram... he's only 21.

WTH?

Not that it's my goal to get that big but I reckon it would take me at least 10-15 years, if it were to happen at all, to put on that much muscle.

Is there a secret I don't know about beyond just eating more food?

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  • Anonycatgirl
    Anonycatgirl Posts: 502 Member
    Photoshop? ;)
  • usmcmp
    usmcmp Posts: 21,219 Member
    Steroids. Started lifting when he was 12.
  • Kie_Hughes
    Kie_Hughes Posts: 1,004 Member
    Excess clean calories and train hard
  • jessef593
    jessef593 Posts: 2,272 Member
    He has a good buddy who runs a pharmacy out of his gym?
  • dstromley90
    dstromley90 Posts: 60 Member
    Some people have fantastic genetics and pile on muscle. That and you can buy steriods over the counter nowadays with all thr prohormones and sarms.
  • AnvilHead
    AnvilHead Posts: 18,343 Member
    ClubSilencio wrote: »
    Came across this chap on Instagram... he's only 21.

    WTH?

    Not that it's my goal to get that big but I reckon it would take me at least 10-15 years, if it were to happen at all, to put on that much muscle.

    Is there a secret I don't know about beyond just eating more food?

    Not a legal one.
  • Hornsby
    Hornsby Posts: 10,322 Member
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    Seen this dude? 24 years old I think. Claims to be half natty? Whatever that means.
  • singingflutelady
    singingflutelady Posts: 8,736 Member
    Half natty? You either juice or don't juice lol
  • AnvilHead
    AnvilHead Posts: 18,343 Member
    edited March 2016
    Hornsby wrote: »
    Seen this dude? 24 years old I think. Claims to be half natty? Whatever that means.

    "Half natty" is like a woman being "half pregnant". He ain't natty and neither is that dude in the first pic of the thread.
  • singingflutelady
    singingflutelady Posts: 8,736 Member
    edited March 2016
    AnvilHead wrote: »
    Hornsby wrote: »
    Seen this dude? 24 years old I think. Claims to be half natty? Whatever that means.

    "Half natty" is like a woman being "half pregnant". He ain't natty and neither is that dude in the first pic of the thread.

    What are you saying? I'm half pregnant!
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    Oh god. I can't even look at the first dude.
  • AnvilHead
    AnvilHead Posts: 18,343 Member
    singingflutelady wrote: »
    AnvilHead wrote: »
    Hornsby wrote: »
    Seen this dude? 24 years old I think. Claims to be half natty? Whatever that means.

    "Half natty" is like a woman being "half pregnant". He ain't natty and neither is that dude in the first pic of the thread.

    Also funny how his squats are only 10 lbs heavier than his bench. Skips leg day?

    Notice the pic is upper body only? :D
  • Hornsby
    Hornsby Posts: 10,322 Member
    Oh I know he isn't natty. Lol. Just think the half natty is funny. Impressive regardless.
  • singingflutelady
    singingflutelady Posts: 8,736 Member
    AnvilHead wrote: »
    singingflutelady wrote: »
    AnvilHead wrote: »
    Hornsby wrote: »
    Seen this dude? 24 years old I think. Claims to be half natty? Whatever that means.

    "Half natty" is like a woman being "half pregnant". He ain't natty and neither is that dude in the first pic of the thread.

    Also funny how his squats are only 10 lbs heavier than his bench. Skips leg day?

    Notice the pic is upper body only? :D

    I didn't notice the comma. That weight was also bench. His squat weight is cut off. Sorry didn't edit that comment out fast enough lol
  • singingflutelady
    singingflutelady Posts: 8,736 Member
    Maybe only his upper body is juiced and his legs are natty ;)
  • Hornsby
    Hornsby Posts: 10,322 Member
    edited March 2016
    singingflutelady wrote: »
    AnvilHead wrote: »
    singingflutelady wrote: »
    AnvilHead wrote: »
    Hornsby wrote: »
    Seen this dude? 24 years old I think. Claims to be half natty? Whatever that means.

    "Half natty" is like a woman being "half pregnant". He ain't natty and neither is that dude in the first pic of the thread.

    Also funny how his squats are only 10 lbs heavier than his bench. Skips leg day?

    Notice the pic is upper body only? :D

    I didn't notice the comma. That weight was also bench. His squat weight is cut off. Sorry didn't edit that comment out fast enough lol

    That's also LolBroScience lifts. Not the guy in the pic. It's a screen capture from Instagram. Google Matt Ogus. He doesn't skip leg day. Lol
  • singingflutelady
    singingflutelady Posts: 8,736 Member
    Hornsby wrote: »
    singingflutelady wrote: »
    AnvilHead wrote: »
    singingflutelady wrote: »
    AnvilHead wrote: »
    Hornsby wrote: »
    Seen this dude? 24 years old I think. Claims to be half natty? Whatever that means.

    "Half natty" is like a woman being "half pregnant". He ain't natty and neither is that dude in the first pic of the thread.

    Also funny how his squats are only 10 lbs heavier than his bench. Skips leg day?

    Notice the pic is upper body only? :D

    I didn't notice the comma. That weight was also bench. His squat weight is cut off. Sorry didn't edit that comment out fast enough lol

    That's also LolBroScience lifts. Not the guy in the pic. It's a screen capture from Instagram. Google Matt Ogus. He doesn't skip leg day. Lol

    Omg I am blind tonight. Don't mind me!
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    Kie_Hughes wrote: »
    Excess clean calories, steroids, and train hard

    fixed it for you ...
  • kwtilbury
    kwtilbury Posts: 1,234 Member
    The guy in the first pic is on HGH or steroids. That's Matt Ogus in the second pic. He definitely squats more than 220. His physique is achievable without drugs.
  • HamsterManV2
    HamsterManV2 Posts: 449 Member
    edited March 2016
    Eat clen, tren hard, anavar give up.

    The problem is so few people on steroids will admit to using it, due to the stigma. So it leaves the average person oblivious to what is truly natty (natural), and what is not.

    To see what is achievable natty, you have to look back to when they did not have roids. Eugen Sandow is the grandfather of bodybuilding. His chest is a little lacking due to the lack of bench press back in the day (big chest was thought to be for women, and thus un-manly on a man).

    Another way is to look at people who are open about their steroid use. They will post a picture of what they were before they went on the gear, vs after.

    Here is a great video of Natty VS Enhanced (Steroids)

    Remember, people will swear on their mothers that they are not using steroids (i.e. Mike O'Hearn, or "Natty" O'Hearn as people like to call him) because their livelihood is selling an image that is supposed to be obtainable through just hard work and diet. Anyone who is in the fitness industry long enough knows this game.

    Same for all top athletes... imagine the difference between making millions a year vs 0 is taking PEDs (performance enhancing drugs)... Everyone here, including myself, would hop on gear right away! It's just society that is not yet caught up and familiar with the level of doping that is common in all of our top athletes.
  • pinggolfer96
    pinggolfer96 Posts: 2,248 Member
    Everyone always says someone is natty cause they have an awesome physique. It's annoying, cause this is easily attainable without drugs. He's not oversized, just has a solid muscle foundation and is lean? Hard work paired with good genetics, and also being young with high test levels is a perfect combo for this physique.
  • hercrdh88
    hercrdh88 Posts: 9 Member
    arditarose wrote: »
    Oh god. I can't even look at the first dude.

    Why? His stomach? He's doing a vacuum.
  • hercrdh88
    hercrdh88 Posts: 9 Member
    kwtilbury wrote: »
    The guy in the first pic is on HGH or steroids. That's Matt Ogus in the second pic. He definitely squats more than 220. His physique is achievable without drugs.

    What makes you think the guy on top looks more like he juices than that matt guy??? The "half natty" the physique on top is definitely more attainable than matts naturally. Matt is super full as well as vascular and leeeeean as heck, definitely enhanced.
  • dorienhamm
    dorienhamm Posts: 17 Member

    Does anyone have a set meal plan that has a high calorie intake? I'm 5'8, 158 pounds, and have a lean(mainly skinny, imo) build to me. I'm in the gym at least 5 days a week but see little to no gains. Any tips or meals that can help me pack on some pounds? I also want to at least weigh about 185.
  • _benjammin
    _benjammin Posts: 1,224 Member
    Kie_Hughes wrote: »
    Excess clen calories and tren hard
    FTFY
  • mattyc772014
    mattyc772014 Posts: 3,543 Member
    This is an interesting article by Eric Helms on what can be achieved as a natural bodybuilder. My favorite part is page 3 quote about how it would be interesting to see the productive output of baseball players on steroids circa 1945. I am sure most have read this article.

    http://www.alanaragonblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Aug-2014-AARR-Eric-Helms-Article.pdf
  • cookielover_96
    cookielover_96 Posts: 177 Member
    His ribcage though
  • AnvilHead
    AnvilHead Posts: 18,343 Member
    cookielover_96 wrote: »
    His ribcage though

    He's doing an ab vacuum (sucking it in). It wouldn't look anywhere near the same if his abs were relaxed.
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,992 Member
    It's RARE to see a guy with that physique at 21 who's a natty. Nice physique though because it's more classic then freakish.

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  • AnvilHead
    AnvilHead Posts: 18,343 Member
    Hornsby wrote: »
    Seen this dude? 24 years old I think. Claims to be half natty? Whatever that means.

    "Half-natty" usually means they take prohormones/steroid analogs, but not actual AAS themselves. Thus they consider themselves "half-natty" or "semi-natty".

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