Mr. Staley, I am a competitive bodybuilder and personal trainer with a degree in exercise physiology. I have learned a great deal from your website and articles. Recently a friend of mine who is a high school football coach started using a program called “Bigger, Faster, Stronger.” In it they teach a box squat in […]
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.
An Integrated Steroid, Training, and Nutrition Program
There has been considerable interest from readers in the brief alternating cycle concept that I have previously discussed. Here, I give an example of an actual program that has been used successfully. The athlete who followed this particular program has completed four such six-week cycles (only two of each six weeks featured substantial steroid use), […]
Fat Loss, alpha2-Adrenoceptors and Yohimbine, Part 2
In the previous installment of this article, we discovered the regulatory role of adrenoceptors on lipolysis by action of the catecholamines. This installment examines the relevance of the sympathetic nervous system in mediating levels of catecholamines in the body and the interactions of this system with adipose tissue. The role of a 2-adrenoceptors and a […]
Ask Bill Roberts #6
Testosterone Half Lives; Looking Like an Underwear Model; Comparing Equipoise, Winstrol & Deca; AAS and Cholesterol Levels; Andro-6 Sucks; Does AndrosteDERM work?; Stacking Dianabol and Deca; Needle Size for AAS; Using Low Amounts of Dianabol; Gaining Mass with Testosterone & Deca; How to Use Winstrol; Arimidex while on Trenbolone & Sustanon; Two Week Cycles & Short-Acting Esters; Primobolan Depot; Norandrodiol and Saw Palmetto; Pyramiding Dosages; Training Chest Muscles; Finasteride and Hair Loss; Physique Transformation in 8 weeks; AAS Cycles to Maximize Muscle Retention; More on the Short Cycle Theory; Shorter AAS Cycles; Deca for Fat Loss; Norandrodiol vs. Deca; Breast Cancer, Arimidex. Nolvadex, & Raloxifene; Primobolan and Liver Damage; Strength Gains without Mass
Ask Patrick Arnold #6
GHB and Gynecomastia; Supplements for Women; Stacking 19-Norandrodiol and Androdiol; Ipriflavone – Scared to use; Synovex H Cattle Implants; OSMO Norandrodiol
Ask Lyle McDonald #8
Subject: Creatine questions Dear Lyle,I’m confused about when to take creatine. Before, after, during a work out, or does it even matter? Also, does drinking coffee with creatine have an adverse effect on it. Craig For the most part, I don’t honestly see that taking creatine before or during your workout will have a major […]
A Pharmacy on Wheels – The Tour De France Doping Scandal
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 […]
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 […]