I don't know if there are controlled studies on this, but it's baseline wisdom among strength-training communities where PED use has been anecdotally observed for 50+ years.

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Any particular reason that's such a common injury? Just a lot more upper body mass that the quads can't handle?

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I also recall him whining incessantly about his opponents being on steroids and then suffering one of the most quintessential "I AM ON GEAR" injuries, a torn quad, while serving in a military culture overrun with PED abuse and carrying an absurd amount of muscle. The whining is a nice throughline.

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Wait, former UFC fighter, Special Forces doofus, and fabulist extraordinaire Tim Kennedy got shot three times while working for Erik Prince in the Democratic Republic of Congo?! defector.com/how-did-a-fa...

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Great question! Basically, skeletal muscle has a lot more growth capacity than the connective tissue holding it in place; when someone is on gear, they're bigger and stronger than that connective tissue can safely handle, which leads to uncommon tears of large muscles (pecs are another example)

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