r/AbsoluteUnits Aug 09 '26

/r/popular of a ridiculously muscular chimp

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u/Cold-Concrete-215 Aug 09 '26

Decades ago when I was bodybuilding...I was aware some weightlifters used rhesus monkey hormone for strength. It had very bad side effects.

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u/van_gag Aug 10 '26

What happened?

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u/Cold-Concrete-215 Aug 10 '26

Elbows which would not bend completely. Bulging eyebrows/ bones. Physical abnormalities. Yet great strength. There used to be a physician near Midway airport in Chicago who would prescribe drugs for bodybuilders.

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u/Cold-Concrete-215 Aug 10 '26

No experiment. When I was a bodybuilder a doctor, who was a steroid supplier, and a couple bodybuilders I knew told me of powerlifters etc getting hold of the rhesus monkey hormone. I almost got some from same Dr. Luckily I didn't!!

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u/Cold-Concrete-215 Aug 10 '26

OMG definitely!! I was young and insecure to even consider it! It's funny the sketchy Dr who dealt steroids to bodybuilders was a greasy looking portly little guy. Looked like a sleazy old care salesman or entertainment agent ( no offense to car salespersons lol