Steve couldn't wait. All of his fantasies were now about to come true. He stuck the syringe into his arm.
But after withdrawing it, nothing happened. Steve felt no pain or ecstasy sweep over him. His heart broke; disappointed, he went to bed. He cried himself to sleep.
The next day, Steve decided to pay a visit to the gym on campus. If he was going to make himself a jock, he would have to do it the hard way.
He entered and paid for a membership. But he wasn't sure where to start. He guessed the dumbbells wouldn't be too bad, I he went over and picked up a couple of 10 lb ones and started curling them.
Strangely, he noticed that instead of getting tired, his arms seemed to feel better and the weight seemed to disappear as he continued to curl. Steve looked down and gasped. His biceps had grown just a little bit more defined. Could it be that the nanobots worked after all?
He grabbed a set of 40 lb dumbbells and started trying to curl them. At first he could barely raise them up, but it soon got easier the longer it went on. When he finished, his biceps were firm and butted out from his arms much more noticeably.
Steve was thrilled! He dashed over to an open spot on the floor and began doing sit ups. Soon he was cranking them out and his abs were growing more and more visible. Then he headed for some leg machines and pushed himself. His legs grew stronger and thicker, filling out his pants.
Finally he went to the bench press. As he lifted, it grew easier and easier. He added more and more weight and kept going and going until he heard fabric tearing. Steve looked up. The tank top he had chosen to work out in had shredded. It revealed a newly massive and muscular chest that could intimidate most jocks. His biceps had also grown again, this time to softball size.