The effects of supraphysiologic doses of testosterone on muscle siz... - PubMed - NCBI
In this awesome study the authors did an important comparison between:
- Guys doing resistance training with no exogenous test supplementation aka "natties"
- Guys taking 600mg test with no resistance training
- Guys taking 600mg test with resistance training
Caloric consumption was set at 36cals/kg of bodyweight with protein consumption set at 1.5g/kg of bodyweight for all the groups.
Training for all groups consisted of 3 non-consecutive days of heavy (90% 1rm), moderate (80% 1rm) & light intensity (70% 1rm) work for 4 sets x 6 reps increased to 5 sets x 6 for the final 5 weeks.
The study took a total of 30 weeks - this included the training & recovery periods (pct, etc) - and the guys on 600mg test ended their cycle after 10 weeks.
After 30 weeks, here are the important muscle mass results:
- Natties
gained 1.9kg (4 pounds) of muscle, which is pretty standard gains for any but the elite naturals
- The guys on test with NO exercise
gained 3.2kg (7 pounds) of muscle
- The guys on test and a training stimulus
gained 6.1kg (13.5 pounds) of muscle
Now, as you can see it is an absolute FACT that you can indeed sit on your ass all day and still gain more muscle on a standard test cycle then a natural can in a year of dieting & training perfection. 7 pounds is pretty much the maximum a natural can gain in a year, never mind 7 1/2 months of zero workouts.