Dear Lyle, I am unclear on the determinants of metabolic rate and how to determine how many calories I should be taking in to either maintain my bodyweight, lose fat or gain muscle. What determines metabolic rate and how can I determine mine? There are three major factors which determine how many calories we need […]
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 Bill Roberts #1
Differences between anti-aromatases and estrogen antagonists; how to use clomid; hcg and clomid to stimulate testosterone production; DHT-based steroids; nandrolone versus testosterone and hair loss
Is Extra Protein to Gain Mass Dangerous?
Dear Lyle, I’m having trouble gaining any mass. A friend of mine told me that I should eat more protein. Is this the answer? I am also concerned about possible health problems with high protein intakes that dietitians always talk about. The debate over protein intakes for athletes has been raging for decades now. […]
Ask Charles Staley #1
Sports Massage and Performance Dear Charles, The other day, I had a long massage just before my workout, and I think it actually made me weaker. I always hear that massage is supposed to help improve recovery, so do I maybe need to seek out another therapist? Or should I avoid massage before workouts? Don’t […]
Ask Patrick Arnold #1
Commentary on Syntrax; Most Promising New Bodybuilding Publications; Patrick’s Association with MET-Rx & Substrate Solutions; Differences Between EAS and MET-Rx; Ipriflavone’s Bodybuilding Applications; Norandrodiol as a Nandrolone Precursor; How to Stack the Prohormones for Best Results
Ask Lyle McDonald #1
Is Extra Protein to Gain Mass Dangerous? Dear Lyle, I’m having trouble gaining any mass. A friend of mine told me that I should eat more protein. Is this the answer? I am also concerned about possible health problems with high protein intakes that dietitians always talk about. The debate over protein intakes for athletes […]
The Differences Between Antiestrogens, Anti-aromatases and Estrogen Antagonists
What does “anti-estrogen” mean? How are anti-estrogens like Cytadren, Clomid, and Nolvadex different from each other? Is Proviron an anabolic steroid, or not? Anti-estrogens are drugs which act to reduce estrogenic activity in the body. This can be done either by reducing the amount of estrogen, or by reducing the activity of whatever estrogen is […]
Athletic vs. Pornographic Eroticism: How Muscle Magazines Compromise Female Athletes and Delegitimize the Sport of Bodybuilding in the Public Eye
“I was fast asleep,” Ben Weider writes, “on the morning of the 30th of January, when sometime around 3 AM, I received a telephone call from Nagano, Japan, informing me that the IFBB had been granted official IOC recognition and that bodybuilding was now a sport to be respected the same as other sports.”i Weider […]
The History and Present Status of the Drug Development of Anabolic Steroids
Table of Contents Abstract Approximately 75% of all health care expenditures in the United States are for treatment of diseases showing preference or distinction in effects between the sexes: for example, cardiovascular disease and many forms of cancer. Yet a comprehensive understanding of the diverse physiological actions of sex hormones and their drug analogues is […]
Ask Lyle McDonald #11
General Announcements Before getting to the Q&A’s, let me say that I hope everyone had a safe and healthy holiday season. If you were in a mass phase, hopefully you gained the 7-10 lbs. that the average person gains during the holidays (I didn’t). If you were dieting well, it’s time for a new Year’s […]