Look for the “Bald Look” to be more than a fashion statement in the near future! Title: Detection of anabolic steroids in head hair. Researchers: Deng XS, Kurosu A, Pounder DJ Department of Forensic Medicine, University of Dundee, Royal Infirmary, Scotland. Source: J Forensic Sci 1999 Mar;44(2):343-6 Summary/Abstract: Scientists in Scotland have developed a gas […]
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.
Prohormones of Anabolic Steroids
The modern hormone supplement market, as distinct from the older market for glandular products which were largely ineffective, may be considered to have started in 1996 when DHEA was introduced. This compound is both a prohormone of testosterone and estrogen, and is a hormone in its own right. However, it is rather useless for helping […]
Ask Charles Staley #12
Strength Training for Musicians Q: Dear Mr. Staley: I am a professional cellist, interested in beginning a bodybuilding program. As a group, my profession is subject to a very high rate of occupational related injury, mostly in the form of various overuse syndromes (tendinitis, bursitis, carpal tunnel syndrome, etc.). The conventional wisdom is that training […]
Clearing Up Some Triac Misconceptions (Part 1)
Role of Triac While Off a Diet Are you looking for a very effective fat burner allowing you to rapidly loss body fat with no diet and no side effect? In that case, Triac is not for you. Triac is no wonder drug. Chemically assisted fat loss is a trade off: you give up some […]
Connective Tissue Part 4 – Glycosaminoglycans
What are glycosaminoglycans? Proteoglycans are very large molecules consisting of proteins with attached chains of polysaccharides called glycosaminoglycans (GAGs)(see Part 1). GAG chains contain repeating units of modified sugars: one of two amino sugars (glucosamine or galactosamine) and a uronic acid. Many of these chains attach to a protein core and are collectively referred to […]
Women and Iron
Too often and much to my dismay, I hear women protest against using any appreciable weight in their weight training program. Moreover, many young women completely refrain from resistance training; instead spending countless hours on the cardio deck in a fruitless effort to attain an ideal physique. What is the ideal physique and why are […]
Ask Lyle McDonald #13
Subject: Zone Diet Question Hi Lyle, Okay, have a question for you. I am a woman using the Zone diet to lose weight. Supposedly I am supposed to eat 11 blocks of protein and the appropriate amount of fat and carbohydrates that go along with this. As a block of carbohydrates is 9 grams, I […]
Ask Patrick Arnold #10
Are Sore Nipples the Beginning of Gyno; Prohormone Delivery Systems; FDA and Prohormones; Alcohol as a Prohormone Delivery System; Thoughts on GHB Pro-Drugs; Male Pattern Baldness (MPB) and Androdiol (4AD); Andro Wars, Libido and Norandrodiol; Truth About 19-Norandro Metabolism; Guggulsterones; Diols and Estrogenic Effects; Effect of Norandros on Endogenous Testosterone; Dharkam’s Suggestions
Ask Bill Roberts #11
A Letter from Bruce Kneller on Triacana; Escaping from the HIT Trap; A Not-So-Good Cycle; Androdiol: Length of Time in System?; Winstrol Depot and Drug Tests; Protein; PGF-2; Evaluation of Cycle; Sustanon and Dianabol?; Anadrol® Question; Cypionate Cycle Question; Norandrodiol; 5a -Reductase Inhibition; Clomid and Bone; GHB; Which Two of the Three: Primo, Deca, and Dianabol?; Duration of Action of Sustanon, and Finasteride Use; Less than 4 Weeks Off-time on Short Cycles?
Connective Tissue Part 3 – Role of Micronutrients in Connective Tissue Healing
As was discussed in Part II of this series, the major impact of diet upon connective tissue integrity is a deficiency in energy intake, usually associated with inadequate protein and carbohydrates. Aside from its role in mediation of inflammation, there is little research in effects of dietary fats on connective tissue. Micronutrients (minerals and vitamins) […]