PEDs

Looksmaxxing terms · Gym & PEDs

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Performance-enhancing drugs: steroids, SARMs, growth hormone and similar.

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Cutting: Eating in a calorie deficit to lose fat.
Bulking / lean bulk: Eating in a surplus to build muscle. A lean bulk keeps the surplus small.
Recomp: Losing fat and building muscle at the same time. Easiest for beginners.
Natty / fake natty: Natural (no steroids) vs. secretly using them while claiming to be natural.
TRT: Testosterone replacement therapy, prescribed for medically low testosterone. Shuts down your own production and fertility.
Cycle / blast / cruise: Steroid-user slang for a course of drugs, a high-dose phase and a lower maintenance phase.
SARMs: Unapproved pills sold as “safer steroids”. Linked to liver injury and hormone shutdown.
Gyno: Breast tissue growth in men, a common steroid side effect.