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Glute Training

Submitted by RonnyT on Thu, 2014-10-23 11:20

I would like to start this article about the glutes with a picture and explanation about the pectoralis. Why, because most bodybuilders know more about their pecs then about their butt.

We are all born with a genitical determent body-type and all our muscles have a certain form. Of course we would all like to have the perfect form and body-type as well as a six-pack. Its only sad that most of us will have to work hard to get those hot desired full round muscles.

Back-loading syringes

Submitted by RonnyT on Tue, 2014-10-07 08:39

In the last decade the usage of growth hormone and IGF-LR3 became common among bodybuilders, anti-agers and fitness enthusiasts.

In the beginning people where cautious because they feared side-effects after continuous growth hormone use. And the price was very high also.

Nowadays we see that most discussion-boards have a peptide section. And it’s no longer restricted to GH and IGF. People that used the cadaver extracted GH, will tell you mixed GH is much more effective than the synthesized version. So people started to experiment with GH releasers aka secratogogues.

Research has overwhelming shown that when administering one GH peptide from each class in conjunction (GHRH + GHRP), a synergist effect is achieved, eliciting superior results compared to using just one alone. For this reason, it has been common practice to combine both a GHRH and a GHRP for years. This practice is well-founded, as it is backed not only by credible science, but by a massive amount of anecdotal evidence in terms of both personal experience and user blood work.

Because some bodybuilders wanted to mimic natural GH release they experiment with pulsing their dose in 2 or 3 injects per day. There are many different injection protocols with many different injection frequencies for GH releasers and combinations there off.

Common Sense Cycling

Submitted by RonnyT on Thu, 2014-09-25 10:18

Many bodybuilders, especially the ones that would like to start using anabolic androgenic steroids, ask themselves which steroids are the best for their purposes. I’m running discussion forums for a long time. And I see the same questions over and over again. Luckily science helps us a bit. Steroids where studied in the time of HIV and later for HRT (hormone Replacement Therapy) and male anti-conception.

Most authorities are developing a broader view and just accept that many young people use a lot of drugs. Recreative drugs but also drugs to improve their looks. They grew up in a society that accepted plastic surgery, fake boobs, “speed” - “crystal-meth” – XTC and especially marihuana, as normal. Authorities discovered that just banning it, clogged the justice system and prisons. And it is just useless. Social media shows what’s going on on the other side of the world. And ordering illegal substances is just a mouse-click away. That’s why now they opt for information and research, esp. in the Baltic countries and central Europe.

Science

What does science tells us? One of the most interesting studies was the one that was performed on humans. Thus there was no need to question if these results were valid in humans, since most research is done on rodents or monkeys.

Benefits of Pasta

Submitted by RonnyT on Mon, 2014-09-22 14:15

When talking about building muscle, many people place all their focus on protein. This results in a diet full of chicken, beef, fish and eggs. While protein does play a vital role in muscle recovery and growth, carbs are crucial too. One way you can increase your carbs in a healthy way to build more muscle is to add more pasta into your diet.

Pasta is a perfect foundation for healthy, nutritious and satisfying meals: pasta is generally eaten with nutrient-dense food partners, such as fiber-filled vegetables and beans, heart healthy fish and monounsaturated oils, antioxidant-rich tomato sauce and protein-packed cheeses, poultry and lean meats.

Nutritionally, pasta is rich. It is basically composed of semolina flour (ground from hard durum wheat) and water. Two ounces of uncooked pasta (five ounces cooked) provide eight grams of protein, one gram of fat and 42 grams of carbohydrates. The carbs are key. Your body relies on them for all vigorous activity. Carbs are broken down into glucose, which is used as a main energy fuel. If you don't consume enough carbohydrates your body is forced to run on fat and protein, instead of utilizing them for building and replacing body tissues. The reality of it is that if you don't consume enough carbs you will simply run out of energy. The organizers of the New York City Marathon realized this many years ago, and pre-marathon spaghetti dinners quickly became a tradition.

Is working out harmful for kids and adolescents

Submitted by RonnyT on Fri, 2014-09-12 09:32

I read a lot about weighttraining/bodybuilding etc cause it interest me since I was a kid. Originating from martial arts into bodybuilding and powerlifting I have a broad vision on muscular development. That’s why this really bothers me. I read an article in the Dailymail from the United Kingdom. This article is from 2014, but 4 years ago a similar article about the same twins was also published by The Dailymail. Its rather negative story, as mostly when it concerns bodybuilding.

The scope of the stories where on a dad that wanted to exploit his sons. The family lives in Romania. Romania is a poor country and most people are unable to find a job to make a decent living. I just made a blog post on Calisthenics. Calisthenics are mostly still incorporated in strength training regimes in Eastern Europe. On the pictures made of the family Stroe for the articles, you can see the boys performing calisthenics, thus a safe and healthy life style. The media should concentrate on things that really matter. . I also recently posted a blogpost called “Performance-enhancing Drugs and Teen Athletes” picturing Richard Sandrak. Richard can’t be missed in an article on teen to adolescent training. But more on that later in this blogpost

Nandrolone Decanoate …brain damage and drug dependance

Submitted by RonnyT on Thu, 2014-08-28 14:11

Most scientifical research towards brain damage and drug dependence is focused on nandrolone; one of the most commonly (ab)used AAS. Nandrolone is a synthetic modification of the testosterone molecule and lacks a methyl (CH3) group at the C19 position.

 

Apart from elite athletes aiming for increased performance during competition, both professional and amateur bodybuilders administer AASs to gain maximal muscle volume. During the past decade their use has spread to colleges and high schools as well. Over the last years, several studies examining substance use-patterns have shown an increase in anabolic-androgenic steroids (AASs) in all user groups, not only in athletes. The use of AASs is no longer limited to professional power training athletes and body builders, but a large number of young adolescents take AASs in high doses with the intention of improving their physical fitness, appearance, increasing of confidence levels, and even pleasure.

Chicken

Submitted by RonnyT on Tue, 2014-07-22 12:59

Most of us know that the major part of bodybuilding is nutrition. Bodybuilders are known to eat lots of lean meat. Actually many of them eat chicken and rice and rice and chicken, almost every day. I covered the rice in an earlier blog. And I keep telling you to buy organic, cause then you know what you put in your mouth.

Bodybuilding is expensive because bodybuilders eat a lot, especially those that want to grow. So we want big quantities for less. But it’s the same as with the roids, if you buy cheap, you cannot expect a very good quality. If you buy a burger for a dollar at McDonalds don’t expect real meat. I covered that in this blog-post.

There is something fundamentally wrong with our food supply.

Death of a bodybuilder

Submitted by RonnyT on Sat, 2013-11-16 15:07

An article about about Andreas Münzer, after all these years? Why would I do that? Maybe because after Nasser died I've read so many articles about Andi (Andreas) and how he was abused even after his death. I looked into Andi's causes of death and read more autopsy reports and comparisons and decided to merge all this information.  I will also post images and information of Andi's organs maybe to warn us al. Bodybuilding on a toplevel is very unhealthy, as many other sports on toplevel, but since this is a bodybuilding blog...

Nasser el Sonbatty: "The German media speculated that "Nasser El Sonbaty" would be the next dead German bodybuilder. I was nicknamed "the walking pharmacy" - pure irresponsible speculation."

cabergoline

Submitted by RonnyT on Wed, 2013-10-09 17:27

Cabergoline is a drug most often medically prescribed for its ability to inhibit prolactin secretion via its action as a dopamine agonist. Used in the treatment of such diseases as Parkinson's disease (1), acromegaly (2), restless leg syndrome (3), Cushing?s syndrome (4), hyperprolactinemia (5), among others, the drug has been adopted by bodybuilders and strength athletes as a means to combat prolactin related side effects caused by certain anabolic steroids. For this purpose cabergoline is extremely effective while presenting little risk in terms of serious side effects to the health of the user when used for this purpose.

Steroid users should be concerned about excessive prolactin levels because of the side effects associated with them. Prolactin is a naturally occurring hormone primarily produced by the lactotrophs located in the pituitary gland, with a minority amount of the hormone being produced by other tissues/cells of the body. Prolactin plays a major role in lactation in most mammals including humans. It both stimulates milk production as well as inducing lobuloalveolar growth of the mammary gland. Obviously both of these side effects would be of great concern to bodybuilders and strength athletes from both a health and cosmetic standpoint. Decreased sex drive, sperm production and sexual function may also be related to elevated levels of this hormone (6, 7). In fact even in men with regular healthy levels of prolactin cabergoline can help to temporarily reduce the amount of the hormone that is secreted which leads to such advantages as an increase sex drive, improvement in sexual function (quality of erection) as well as reducing the refractory period for users (the amount of time between erections) (8).

The effect of anabolic steroids to estrogen and progestin receptors

Submitted by RonnyT on Wed, 2013-09-18 10:21

Most of the anabolic steroid not only dock to the androgen receptor, but also to the receptors for estradiol and progesterone. Knowledge about that is also relevant to steroids users, because the progestogenic and estrogenic effect of steroids tells us something about their possible side effects. In 2009 some Dutch researchers published a survey which might benefit health conscious steroids users.

The more you know about anabolic steroids, they more complex they seem to be.  If you start to study the chemistry of anabolic steroids you start to understand how various modifications are meant to prevent the conversion of steroids into estradiol-like and DHT-like hormones, while at the same time allowing for an increased anabolic effect. But if you understand that, you'll discover that it all works just a bit more complicated.