Androgenic hormones such as testosterone and anabolic steroids (as well as prohormones) have long been used by athletes for their effects on increasing muscle mass and strength. The anabolic effect on muscle is certainly not the only physiological effect that these hormones possess however, and for many people not particularly interested in bigger muscles androgens […]
Anabolic Steroid Articles
Our steroid articles provided detailed, practical information on how anabolic steroids are used to build muscle size, strength and otherwise improve physical performance. They cover topics such as the history of steroids, steroids in baseball, the medical uses of steroids including testosterone replacement therapy (TRT), the side effects of steroids and how to manage steroid side effects.
The Psychological Effects of Anabolic Steroids (Part 3)
The Role of Expectancy in Steroid-Related Aggression Imagine if every day was like your first and you had to relearn everything everyday. Life would be impossible and you’d get little accomplished. Our behavior is made efficient and automatic via processes that carry our experiences forward, allowing us to anticipate situations, behavioral requirements and outcomes, although […]
The Psychological Effects of Anabolic Steroids (Part 2)
Introduction Do AAS cause psychological disturbance? By and large, empirical and experimental results differ. This month we will explore one possible reason for this discrepancy. Because aggression is the most controversial, widely researched, and highlighted psychological effect associated with AAS use, it will serve to exemplify the processes whereby pre-existing psychological factors might influence the […]
Should Women Train Like Men?
The answer to that question is yes and no. This column will explain the reasons why. For generations women have been perceived as being the weaker sex. But it is simply not true. Strength and speed are not a monopoly of the male gender. Women and men have the same capability to develop strength and […]
Let’s Ban Those Who Don’t Use Steroids
At the conclusion of the twenty-seventh Olympiad still another set of athletes was found guilty of using steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs and were sent home in disgrace. Yet the facts concerning steroids are badly misunderstood. So much that is usually said on the subject is utterly banal and repeated so often that any fourteen-year-old […]
The Psychological Effects of Anabolic Steroids (Part 1)
A Brief Overview and Prefatory Comments This article briefly introduces and comments on issues relevant to an appreciation of the psychological effects of anabolic/androgenic steroids (AAS). Few scientific references are included, although a more detailed discussion is planned, so you don’t get off that easily. This article should not be seen as suggesting that AAS […]
How to Use Deca Durabolin
Deca Durabolin (nandrolone decanoate), often referred to as “Deca”, is unique (so far as I know) in that 5a -reductase, the enzyme which converts testosterone to the more-potent DHT, actually converts nandrolone to a less-potent compound. Therefore this steroid is somewhat deactivated in the skin, scalp, and prostate, and these tissues experience an effectively-lower androgen […]
How to Use Nolvadex
Nolvadex (tamoxifen citrate) is very comparable to Clomid, behaves in the same manner in all tissues, and is a mixed estrogen agonist/antagonist of the same type as Clomid. The two molecules are also very similar in structure. It is not correct that Nolvadex reduces levels of estrogen: rather, it blocks estrogen from estrogen receptors and, […]
What Overweight Women can Learn from Bodybuilders
Probably bodybuilders are the last group of people most overweight women would think of asking for advice on how to transform their bodies. Why? To put it bluntly, most women don’t want to look like Arnold Schwarzenegger in drag. However, observing the habits, training, and eating patterns of bodybuilders can work wonders for women and […]
Post Exercise Nutrition to Maximize the Training Effect
Introduction All too often athletes are looking for a food or diet that will increase their performance “during competition”. This is a misguided approach. The key role for nutritional intervention is during the training period. Nutrition will have the greatest impact on “performance” if it is used as an adaptive facilitator after appropriately periodized training […]