The highly anticipated Mitchell Report on the “illegal use of steroids and other performance enhancing substances by players in major league baseball” was publicly released today. Dozens of writers will offer their commentary on the 400+ page report (including appendices). I am fairly certain my commentary in the next few days will be a departure […]
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Deca, Winstrol and Your Joints
Separating Fiction from Fact I’ve been somewhat plagued by certain questions ever since I started reading about steroids a decade ago. Certain ideas just never sat well with me…and unfortunately, when I asked more questions, I only received similar answers. When I was introduced to the world of internet steroid boards about half a decade […]
Nandrolone Positive Steroid Tests – What Do They Mean?
Drug testing using IOC standards is far from perfect. For more than two decades I have criticized the short sightedness of the IOC drug testing standard bearers. And much of what I said in that period of time has turned out to be right. Among many others, I criticized, right from the start, the flawed […]
How to Use Deca Durabolin
Deca Durabolin (nandrolone decanoate), often referred to as “Deca”, is unique (so far as I know) in that 5a -reductase, the enzyme which converts testosterone to the more-potent DHT, actually converts nandrolone to a less-potent compound. Therefore this steroid is somewhat deactivated in the skin, scalp, and prostate, and these tissues experience an effectively-lower androgen […]
Comparison of Different Anabolic Steroids
Much confusion exists as to which anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS) should be used to achieve given goals, how they should be combined and why, and their relative advantages and disadvantages. While many individual points discussed here have been discussed in previous columns, this is the first time I have brought this information together into a single […]
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 […]