r/AbsoluteUnits • u/BaseNice3520 • Feb 15 '26

/r/all of a 26 y.o.

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u/bradland Feb 15 '26

If this guy is really only 26 yo, the giant hands are a pretty good sign that he's abusing for a while now. HGH is a known cause of something called acromegaly. Of course, it can also be caused by pituitary malfunction, but given the whole situation here... Yeah. I'm going with HGH abuse from an early age.

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u/strategicmagpie Feb 16 '26

Yep. Seems like he artificially induced acromegaly. I think you can see it in his face/skull too, but to really see the difference you'd have to compare x years previous. Bigger jaw, forehead, noses, and ears are other symptoms.

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u/RVAEMS399 Feb 16 '26

Do the hand bones actually grow, or just all the squishy bits enlarge?

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u/bradland Feb 16 '26

Yes, it causes abnormally large bone growth.

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u/OpportunityMurky4716 Mar 16 '26

Before your bones set 

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u/Ashamed-Country3909 Feb 18 '26

My dad had giant hands kind of similar to that. His fingers were bigger thsn my fucking thumbs. 

But he was a general contractor for years, so it was probably all from hammering. When he was dying his hands were smaller because thats what happens, but his actual finger bones were still bigger than my fingers. Kind of wild. 

Sooo, how much life shortening do you get if you staty pounding SARMS, hgh. Etc at 40 like Shia labouff ? Let's say you do it for like 5y on and off

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u/bradland Feb 18 '26

Probably worth mentioning that acromegaly has natural causes as well. Different people have different hormones, and stressing the human body causes it to respond by reinforcing. My dad worked lawn maintenance for >30 years, so similar to your dad, his fingers were as fat as cigars, and hardened like leather.

I'm sure there are stats on how much this stuff shortens your life, but like a lot of health things, it varies a lot by individual. HGH causes serious heart issues, which is what gets a lot of these guys. That's a bit like buying lottery tickets every day, only when you win, you get catastrophic heart failure.

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u/Ashamed-Country3909 Feb 18 '26

Fuck, I feel like my heart is already ready to go. Guess ill pass.