So, how has Peters achieved his “high dimorphism” and “strong mandible”? In 2025, he told podcaster Jack Neel that he first started taking testosterone at age 14. “I just wanted to get to my goals as efficiently as possible,” he said. “I think everyone should be on testosterone.” Peters explained that he was actually pubertymaxxing, using supplements and hormones to maximize height and muscle growth before the body’s window closes. The problem with natural puberty, see, is that it’s inefficient.

Surgery and bonesmashing—that is, hitting your face with a hammer—are also important tools in the looksmaxxer’s arsenal. But the movement has mostly become synonymous with the mysterious cocktails of supplements and grey-market drugs its proponents say they take. The list of substances Peters and his cohort ingest, inject, and smear on themselves is long and evergrowing, despite the very real risks that come along with them. Peters himself has been subject to some of them; on April 14, he was taken to the hospital after a suspected overdose caused him to lose consciousness.

Some of these drugs have legitimate medical uses, but suffice it to say that no licensed professional would recommend them in these combinations. Disclaimer: this is not a philosophy the general public should embrace. But taking a dive into the pharmaceutical cocktail looksmaxxers say they use on a daily basis does provide a pretty fascinating window into the mindset of the future.

Supplements

Supplements are the cornerstone of the podcast economy, so it’s not a surprise to learn that they’re also a foundational pillar of any looksmaxxer’s stack (a.k.a. their personalized list of regularly used substances). Peters has said that he takes melatonin, a dietary supplement widely available at drugstores that generally causes drowsiness, and L-Glutathione, an antioxidant which is sold at vitamin stores, which Peters says protects his liver from drinking and Accutane. He also takes injectable NAD+ (nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide), a coenzyme popular in regenerative medicine, which increases “cell health” and purportedly reduces brain fog.

According to Dr. Jerry Avorn, the author of Rethinking Medications: Truth, Power, and the Drugs You Take, the unregulated nature of supplements means it can be hard to ensure that they are both safe and effective. “There is a naivete on the part of a lot of patients, particularly younger ones,” Avorn says in an interview with Vanity Fair. “The belief is that just because some TikTok person or influencer says that it works, then ‘Hey, that’s good enough for me,’ and [they don’t think about] how dangerous that really can be.’”

Hormones and Steroids

Peters has said he first learned about hormones by spending time on bodybuilding forums, and that he was taking testosterone to “optimize” his puberty as a young teenager. By 17, he’d moved on to Masteron (drostanolone propionate), a testosterone derivative that causes masculinizing bodily changes like hair growth and voice deepening; but also other side effects like oily skin, acne, and hair loss.

In February 2026, he said he was also taking Anavar, a brand name for the synthetic anabolic steroid oxandrolone, with the hopes that it will lower his cortisol. As a drug, Anavar is usually given to patients following major surgery to promote weight gain and rebuild muscle tissue; according to the DEA, anabolic steroid use can cause, among others, “shrinkage of the testicles, enlargement of male breast tissue, and sterility.”

In 2025, Peters noted that he was likely infertile due to the hormones he was taking. In April 2026, about a week after his suspected overdose on his livestream, he said that he was only taking hCG and hGH, both hormones used to increase fertility.