Questionable Comment by Jose Canseco on Howard Stern

[boyextraordinare]

I just watched a recent Howard Stern interview with Jose Canseco, who was there to promote his second book.

When talking about the variety of steroids available for use, Jose clearly stated that there are some which pump a user's muscle mass without his having to work out.

As far as I knew, all steroids require lifting to be effective.

What do you guys make of Jose's comment? Do such steroids exist?

[almostgone]

Personally, I think a muscle has to work,get fed, and rest in order to grow....Period.
However, there are those that alter the appearance of a trained but lagging muscle through the use of Synthol, etc.
I would think the effect of Synthol would be more like "shimming" the muscle up rather than "pumping" it.

AG

[almostgone]

Also, there's Kynoselen. But again, it's probably not woth much without training. It is stated that it increases contractile strength.

http://forums.steroid.com/showthread.php?t=199855

AG

[Pooks]

maybe he's talking about bloat.. no idea.. its Jose F him.

[ChuckLee]

It is possible since anabolic steroids increase the protein synthesis even without training, which is the main factor for hipertrophy (muscle tissues growth).

CL

[MuscleScience]

Steroids can increase lean muscle mass in individuals significantly even if they don't exercise. A lot of the medical studies involving AAS never have the patients engage in a workout regime. Of course you would get way better results by exercising.