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The Best Training Techniques for Muscle Size & Strength Optimal strength gains are typically achieved by high-intensity training requiring the use of heavy weights within a low repetition range, while the best hypertrophic response is ordinarily stimulated by the use of moderate weights...

The Best Training Techniques for Muscle Size & Strength Optimal strength gains are typically achieved by high-intensity training requiring the use of heavy weights within a low repetition range, while the best hypertrophic response is ordinarily stimulated by the use of moderate weights at a...

Methyltrienolone is structurally similar to trenbolone (Parabolan/Finaplix), a well-liked and powerful androgen that does not aromatize to estrogen. The difference is the attachment of a 17-alpha-methyl group for oral activity. So one could refer to methyltrienolone as oral trenbolone. It was...

The Latest Study on Testosterone says it doesn’t work… by Anthony Roberts The Public Library of Science (PLOSOne.org) recently published a metastudy (a study that looks at other studies) titled: “Treatment of Men for “Low Testosterone”: A Systematic Review.” If you’re anything like me, you...

TEAM MD Third of a three-part series Muscular Development covers the bodybuilding industry better than anyone else on the planet, because we educate readers on how to build muscle, burn fat and enhance performance through all means possible. Chemical enhancement is no chump-change player in...

Effect of trenbolone acetate on protein synthesis and degradation rates in fused bovine satellite cell cultures. Although androgenic and estrogenic steroids are widely used to enhance muscle growth and increase feed efficiency in feedlot cattle, their mechanism of action is not well...

ANABOLICS 101 - ORAL STEROID FLUOXYMESTERONE Written by William Llewellyn Anabolics 101 - Fluoxymesterone Description Fluoxymesterone is an oral anabolic steroid derived from testosterone. More specifically, it is a methyltestosterone derivative, differing by the addition of 11-beta-hydroxy...

A group of European researchers took a look at how people are using steroids these days (through analyzing other studies, online postings, and surveys), and reported their findings. by Anthony Roberts If you spend most of your free time on the Internet talking about anabolic steroids, then...

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The Post-Workout Anabolic Window Science Proves It's Not As Narrow As Often Believed For many years, the concept of a “post-workout anabolic window of opportunity” has been taken as gospel by those in the bodybuilding community. Simply stated, the “anabolic window” hypothesis postulates that...

PROTEIN INTAKE - HOW MUCH CAN BE DIGESTED IN 1 SITTING Written by Brad Schoenfeld, Ph.D., CSCS, FNSCA Protein Intake for Bodybuilders Is There a Limit to What Can Be Digested in One Sitting? A long-held belief in bodybuilding circles is that your body can only absorb a fairly small...

GHRP-2 GHRP-2 (also known as KP 102) is a synthetic hexapeptide Growth Hormone Releasing Peptide (GHRP), which acts on the hypothalamus and the pituitary gland to release growth hormone with a slight stimulator effect on Prolactin, ACTH and Cortisol levels. GHRP-2 is considered to be a true hGH...

PT-141 PT-141 or Bremelanotide is the generic term for a research peptide being studied for its possible use in helping to improve sexual dysfunction in both men (erectile dysfunction or impotence) and women (sexual arousal disorder). PT-141 was developed from the tanning peptide Melanotan 2...

SermorelinSermorelin Acetate, also known as GRF 1-29, is a Growth Hormone Releasing Hormone (GHRH) produced by the brain that stimulates the production and release of Growth Hormone (GH). Sermorelin Acetate was first developed in the 70s, which is thought to be the shortest fully functional...

AOD9604AOD9604 is a peptide fragment (hGH Fragment 177-191) of the C-terminus of Human Growth Hormone to which a tyrosine is added at the N-terminal end. Studies have suggested that AOD9604 is more effective than its predecessor AOD9401 in its ability to stimulate lipolytic (fat burning) and...

In the 1920s, long before the appearance of modern antidepressants, physicians tried to treat listless men with a serum of ground-up animal testes, which they imagined contained the essence of male virility. In the '40s and '50s, when that essence had been discovered and synthesized in a...

Steroids and Agression, my view! Steriods and Agression Our media and government has hindered legit medical professionals to prescribe the drugs when needed for existing legitimate medical problems, such as hypogonadism, depression and a host of other conditions. In truth synthetic steroids...

Branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs) were once thought to just be a major amino acid found in muscle and thus we should consume them to build muscle. This overly simple thought process led many bodybuilders in the ‘80s and ‘90s to recommend their nutritional supplementation for muscle growth...

by Jack Darkes, PhD Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology Director of Interventions, Alcohol and Substance Use Research Institute, University of South Florida The following is a brief synopsis of a talk given at the 115th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association (APA)...

Testosterone (T) is the principal male sex hormone. As men age, T levels typically fall. Symptoms of low T include decreased libido, vasomotor instability, and decreased bone mineral density. Other symptoms may include depression, fatigue, erectile dysfunction, and reduced muscle strength/mass...