Dear Charles, I’m a powerlifter in my first year of training. An Olympic style weightlifter in my gym, who can squat a heck of a lot more than I can, suggested I train without knee wraps except for maximum attempts and save them for the contest arsenal. Do you agree with this wisdom? A: A […]
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.
Ask Lyle McDonald #4
Dear Lyle, Your advice has been the most valuable and useful information I have found while researching fitness and fat loss. I realize you are unable to answer all of your e-mails, but I would really appreciate some advice on fat loss for non-bodybuilding women. For the past 4 weeks I have been using an […]
Steroid Cycle Planning
In previous issues, we have discussed the pharmacology of anabolic steroids somewhat. However, ultimately, most are interested in having and understanding the answers to very simple questions, such as, “Which steroids should I use? How much of them should be used, and for how long? What other drugs are needed in combination with the steroids?” However there […]
Gaining Muscle Mass on a Vegetarian Diet
Dear Lyle, I have been training for the past 5 months. I am a vegetarian. I want a good vegetarian diet that will help me gain Mass. Answer: I’ll say up front that I do not think a vegetarian diet is ideal for gaining muscle mass. Of course it depends on what degree of vegetarian […]
Ephedrine + Caffeine Stack with Yohimbine and Tyrosine
Dear Lyle, I’m a big fan of yours Lyle as you have always provided invaluable advice for bodybuilders on the net! Lyle I was wondering if you can help me out. I am in the middle of losing bodyfat and cutting up. I have been on the ECA stack with 500 mg of l-tyrosine for […]
Improving the Ephedrine + Caffeine Stack
Hi Lyle, My question has to do with the ECA stack (great article on it by Bryan Haycock). I was wondering if yohimbe and/or grapefruit (naringenin) would enhance the stack further. In Dan Duchaine’s book, yohimbe was referred to “letting off the brake where ECA was like stepping on the gas” and I read that naringenin has […]
Twinlab Ripped Fuel and Fertility
Dear Lyle, I take a supplement called Ripped Fuel by Twinlab. I heard that it can affect a woman’s ability to reproduce. Is this true? Answer: Oh good an easy one finally. To answer this let’s look at the ingredients in Twinlab’s Ripped Fuel: MaHuang: this is herbal ephedrine. It acts as a beta-agonist meaning […]
How Does DNP Work for Fat Loss?
Dear Lyle, I am new to this life style, and I do not know a lot about these supplements. You were saying something in a letter about DNP. What the hell is that. I am somewhat like how you described in the letter. I am not at my desired body fat ratio 6’1 185-190 lbs. […]
Poor Results on BodyOpus Diet
Dear Lyle, I’m sorta frustrated with the BodyOpus diet since my results were bad. In 6 weeks of dieting, I lost very little bodyfat, only 3 lbs. I ate 13 kcal/lb. and tried to keep carbs below 15 g and protein at .8 x my bodyweight. Carbup was mostly high glycemic carbs after workout with […]
Importance of Depleting Muscle Glycogen on Cyclical Ketogenic Diet
Dear Lyle, I’ve been following the Body Opus diet for a couple months now, but not too precise. What I mean by that is that Monday and Tuesday training I’ve substituted, with Mike Mentzer’s advice to those who do not make continual gains, the consolidation routine. I do this by working out only every Monday […]