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there is no "in theory", steroids and recovery time are pretty well known, both in research, and via athletes who are, like, totally not doping

example from 1999: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9934411/

> Anabolic steroids may aid in the healing of muscle contusion injury to speed the recovery of force-generating capacity. Although anabolic steroids are considered renegade drugs, they may have an ethical clinical application to aid healing in severe muscle contusion injury, and their use in the treatment of muscle injuries warrants further research.