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Speaking as a Chemist - who has had access to high-Purity DMSO - it really *can* help...in fact, I've started looking into the best protocol to help with the arthritis I've inherited, and will post on that soon, I hope. By: Dennis Weis...

Quick update to say where I've been....been busy of late... Let's see, in chronological order..... Friday, July 24th: I learned in the morning, that after a period of declining health, my grandfather, D-Day vet, Korean war vet and 50-years of service Scouts Canada volunteer, had passed away...

Inspiration for leg day!

Muscle Profiling – Is Muscularity Evidence of a Crime? By Jack Darkes Muscularity (mesomorphy) has a long-time alleged association with negative characteristics such as assertiveness or even criminality (e.g., Sheldon, 1942). The modern pursuit of muscle has also been demonized via...

Bigger than Nature Intended The Role of Androgens in Growth Hormone (GH) Secretion and Insulin-like Growth Factor-1 (IGF-1) Sensitivity Bodybuilding is all about building muscle. In some arenas, this calls for whatever means necessary to grow bigger and leaner then anyone has before. Human...

Although their are risks discussed, as always it is tied to the famous "the dose makes the poison" problem. "Too much" IGF-1 can be a problem....what is *too much*? Nobody quite knows yet, but the classic bodybuilding mentality of "more is better" is always best to moderate anyway...

Gotta love some broscience! Usually when someone counters something I say, it starts with, “I heard…” or “Well the guy at the gym said…” Let me stop you right there. If I give an argument supported by logic, reason, and references to studies, you have no business countering with what...

For many years, athletes across the world have found themselves to be a part of the never ending debate on which anabolic steroid is superior for strength and muscle mass gains. Two of the most popular performance enhancing drugs, Anadrol and Dbol (Dianabol) have stood the test of time. What is...

"Methylxanthines? I'm using those?" The simple answer is, unless you're living an entirely stimulant-free lifestyle, almost certainly yes. In the bad old days of yore, when certain supplement makers wanted to put a bit more kick into their pre-workout product, they would add ephedrine in...

L-Carnitine/L-Tartrate- Reduces Muscle Soreness, Improves Recovery, Improves Androgen Response, and Improves Blood Flow? There are not many supplements that I can recommend to bodybuilders, but ones of the few is L-Carnitine. L-Carnitine L-Tartrate (LCLT). LCLC first appeared on the...

One of the most effective ways to be lean and strong for life is to familiarize yourself with the branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs). A few of the most compelling reasons to know about BCAAs include the following: • BCAA metabolites were found to be a significant indicator of lean...

Now, here on Muscle Chemistry, we are supposed to all be adults, however, some of us have, or soon will have teenagers in our households. We all know Teens are better for taking advice from *anyone* other than their parents - so feel free to pull up this article for them when they don't pay...

<article id="post-5666" class="post-5666 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-general-health category-motivation category-self-improvement"> Consider today’s post a splash of cold water in your face. I’m likely going to tell you things, that deep...

Most of these statements were prepared with natural bodybuilders in mind, but the basic concepts still hold true, even if *enhanced* bodybuilders can take advantage of improved recovery ability and nutrient shuttling. Stuart McRobert LIE #1: TRAIN MORE OFTEN TO GROW MORE MUSCLE There may...

Just a reminder that exercise can help not only in a physical way, but for many people can make life worth living again. Robert Camacho I can’t pinpoint exactly when it began. Depression is strange that way. My family lived in Massachusetts. There...

Continued from Part 1. Discussion OA is the most common form of arthritis, and it is often associated with significant disability and an impaired quality of life. Clinical and radiographic surveys have found that the prevalence of OA increases with age from 1% in people <30 years to...

Bit raw-data heavy, but for those of us with damaged knees, some hope... Int J Med Sci 2009; 6(6):312-321. doi:10.7150/ijms.6.312 Research Paper Safety and efficacy of undenatured type II collagen in the treatment of osteoarthritis of the knee: a clinical trial David C...

Well, since there was a question just this morning about increasing appetite, maybe it's once again time to compile a list of materials frequently used by people to increase appetite: <tbody> Product Cost Speed of Action Effectiveness Legal Status Injectable B-12 Cheap Slow build-up...

The results of animal studies in this instance are indeed questionable. There’s the obvious reason that results in humans often differ from results in a given animal, but a further reason as well. Namely, researchers failed to control estrogen level of the subject animals. This, despite it...

RAD-140 is indeed very interesting. First, as to terminology. An “agonist” is a molecule which activates a receptor. A full agonist, at high enough concentration in the blood or test medium, can achieve 100% effect from the receptors. A partial agonist, also called a weak agonist, can only...