March 2016

There are always new compounds that are used as a PED (performance enhancing drug), because the financial interests in elite sports are huge. This is not true in the case of Meldonium. In fact Meldonium is used in elite sports by Russian and Eastern Bloc countries for many, many years to improve recovery. And that’s why it was banned, because mainly this select group of nations used it.

This what was posted on a few weblogs. Is this new to me? ..naah.. It happens, but was more or less new to me, was the reactions on the bodybuilding fora. But first the news how it was posted on the web.

Andrew Johnson, a personal trainer at the Fitness First gym in York, died unexpectedly at the age of 34 years old on February 22, 2015. An inquest determined that he died of a heart attack that resulted from a massive infection in his heart. In the absence of any other obvious causes, the use of anabolic steroids was the only thing left to blame.

Beta-blockers are a class of medications prescribed to block the effects of adrenaline, a hormone produced by the adrenal glands. They help the heart work more efficiently, thereby reducing blood pressure, heart rate, muscle tremors and even anxiety. As well, beta-blockers have a relaxing effect on muscle function, gaining the drug class a popular reputation as an illegal, performance-enhancement drug for athletes who benefit from the adrenaline-blocking effects of the medication.

Looking slim and healthy can be termed as a global human desire. And we all know that white fat cells store energy. These white fat cells infamously store fat in the belly, thighs and other places of the body. Most of us know only the two kinds of white fat.