In 1957 the celebrated Parisian man-of-letters Roland Barthes published a short and clever essay called “The Tour de France as Epic.” Barthes saw the Tour as a profoundly symbolic (and therefore enormously appealing) ordeal which, for the duration of the race, creates a caste of heroes and villains that for sheer theatrical effect are second […]
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.
Fat Loss, alpha2-Adrenoceptors and Yohimbine Part 1
Loss of body fat has become an obsession for Western society. Accordingly, overweight and obesity are associated with high risks for various pathophysiological conditions and a lower mortality rate. Approaches to body fat loss vary according to genetic and environmental factors. Moreover, regulation of both energy intake and energy expenditure can be moderated in several […]
Ask Charles Staley #6
Intermittent Sets for Bench & Squats Dear Charlie, A few months ago you recommended “intermittent sets” of pull-ups for a great lat workout. Can you use them for exercises such as bench presses, squats, seated presses, etc? A: “Intermittent sets,” which are also sometimes called “stutter sets,” can produce an intense training effect that can […]
Ask Lyle McDonald #7
Subject: No Fat Loss on CKD Dear Lyle, I am in quite a dilemma. I have tried the Body Opus diet to the T, but it seems s though after the initial ketogenic cycle I don’t lose any more body fat. The first week I lose upwards of 8 lbs. After this though it is […]
After the Northern Lights: Florence Griffith Joyner and the Making of Contemporary Women’s Sports
Shooting stars, exploding cinders, her feet barelyThe lines of her musclesStretched tighter than any tree. She criedWhen she won it a second time and we criedWhen she stood on that platform`Fastest woman in the world,’ for we feltSomething in our chests leap and stretch.Florence, you were so farAhead of the rest of them that dayYour […]
World Anabolic Review Revisited
This month’s article is put together a little differently from usual: rather than holding to any one topic, I will focus on some errors published in World Anabolic Review 1996 (WAR) and offer corrected information in those areas. WAR is probably the best book available to the bodybuilder on the use of anabolic steroids, but […]
Ask Bill Roberts #5
ACE Inhibitors During a Steroid Cycle; Clomid and Estrogenic Activity; Making Testosterone from Androstenedione; Examples of Shorter Steroid Cycles; Ripped Fuel with Andro Fuel; Testosterone Undecanoate; Saw Palmetto and DHT; How Much Deca?; Elevated Estrogen and Depression; Powerlifting and Steroids; Steroid Comparisons; Condoning the Use of Anabolic Steroids?; What is Proviron?; Steroids, Increased Hematocrit, and Competitive Cycling; Stacking Deca; Androdiol on an Empty Stomach?; Russian Dianabol; Drug Tests and Androstenedione; Efficacy of Homeopathic Preparations; Steroids and College Football; Androstenedione and Puberty; Proscar, Hair Loss, and Steroids; Anabolic Diet and Steroids
Ask Patrick Arnold #5
Relationship Between Norandrodiol and Nandrolone Production; Who Gives Good Advice on Supplements; Bicarbonate and Creatine Monohydrate; Prohormone Dosages for Women; Norandrostenedione Use for Drug-Free Show; Side Effects for Nortestosterone versus Testosterone; Percent Conversion to DHT and Estrogen for Prohormones; Prohormones and Risk of Gynecomastia; Relative Potency and Liver Effects of Prohormones; Supplements to Help Obtain Skinny Model Goal
Ask Lyle McDonald #6
Hello Lyle, I recently ran across the Mesomorphosis web pages and your articles and responses therein. I would like to say that I am very impressed with your knowledge and feel that you have probably provided me with more useful information in reading just your articles on this site, than I have been able to […]
Cyborgs in the Gym: The Technopolitics of Female Muscle
Introduction My general argument in this paper is that, contrary to the popular view of it as merely a simpleminded pursuit for large, oddly shaped, animated pieces of meat, bodybuilding is a scientific and technological practice. The bodybuilder not only conceives of her body as a site to be disciplined through various chemical and mechanical […]