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VIAGRA : The latest research on exercise performance.

Viagra has moved from the bedroom to the locker room. The buzz on the street was that Yankee superstar Roger Clemens had a bottle of Viagra disguised as vitamin pills stashed in his locker. Last May, Italian cyclist Andrea Moletta was removed from the Giro d'Italia after police found a cache of Viagra and syringes in his car. Not surprisingly, the tabloids had a field day following these incidents and charged that legions of athletes in baseball, football, bodybuilding and Olympic sports took Viagra to boost endurance and physical performance. The World Anti-Doping Association (WADA) considered banning Viagra before the Beijing Olympics, but backed off because it had no evidence that the drug provided a competitive advantage.

What do firm erections have to do with sports like bodybuilding? Viagra improves blood flow control. Muscles need plenty of blood to remove wastes and deliver energy, oxygen, and hormones. Increased blood flow could speed the delivery of key amino acids to the muscles, which would promote muscle protein synthesis and growth. It seems reasonable that Viagra could boost performance and that bodybuilders might take it.

Former University of North Dakota Football Players Linked to Anabolic Steroids

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Law enforcement officers have recently been busting college athletes who use steroids even when the steroid testing program administered by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) has failed to detect the use of such drugs. Police in Grand Forks County recently uncovered anabolic steroids at the home of three players for the 2011 University of North Dakota football team.

Testosterone Suspension is one of the most explored names on the Internet. The reason – this testosterone mixture is the best efficiency improving drug for professional sportsmen preparing themselves for a sport meet. Moreover, the anabolic steriod is an affordable, efficient, and safe efficiency increaser that can be easily purchased online, with or without a healthcare prescription.

Considered to be the first anabolic androgenic steroid developed and used for building solid muscle tissue, Testosterone Suspension has been one of the most successful given for the last many decades. Sportsmen, especially muscle builders and sportsmen trust this testosterone compound for its unrivaled efficiency.

A USERS GUIDE:

Growth Hormone is a single chain polypeptide hormone produced by the pituitary gland. It’s a combination of 191 amino acids set in an exact order to make its formation. Years ago it was made from the corpus of dead people. Of course as of recently; it is developed in a lab. GH is involved in MANY different hormonal processes that include reducing insulin sensitivity, fat burning, reproduction, regulating basal body temperature, hair and nail growth, protecting the immune system, bone growth/formation and the main reason bodybuilders use it for which is muscle growth. The most common effect reported from using GH is an increase in a sense of overall well being. People seem to feel a lot younger when taking it on a daily basis. HGH secretes most during high intensity exercise, sleep. During the first few hours of sleep, Growth Hormone Releasing Hormone peaks while Somastatin levels drop. Growth Hormone Releasing Hormone is responsible for releasing HGH and IGF-1 levels. When GHRH and IGF-1 levels are too high, the body creates the negative feedback loop which stops the release of both hormones. High levels of Somastatin cause a dramatic increase in IGF-1 levels which stops the release of HGH. Somastatin is usually obtained from low blood glucose levels. Ghrelin binds to the receptors on somatotrophs and dramatically stimulates the secretion of Human Growth Hormone. The Ghrelin signal is combines with the growth hormone releasing hormone and somatostatin to control the timing and level of growth hormone secretion. Human Growth hormone also stimulates triglyceride hydrolysis in adipose tissue, which usually produces notable fat loss during usage of HGH. HGH also increases glucose output in the liver, and stimulates insulin resistance by blocking the activity of this hormone in those specific targeted cells. HGH increases absorption of protein and other macro/micro nutrients, it also speeds up the metabolism fast enough to start burning fat. HGH builds muscle and burns fat at the same time; it will GREATLY enhance the results you are seeking, and can be used on and off cycle.

Also take a look at this site for a comprehensive list of all tests and explanations of results:
//www.labtestsonline.org

 

A Comprehensive Look at Lab Tests
by Cy Willson

You just had some blood work done, and the friggin' doctor or his nurses are
guarding the results as if they're state secrets. However, after much cajoling
and explaining that you'd like to at least be an informed partner in your own
goshdarn health care, they begrudgingly give you a copy of your lab tests.

Trouble is, as much as you've been posturing about how you've had more than a
smattering of medical education, you still can't figure out what half the tests
are for and whether or not those abnormal values are anything to worry about.

 

Well, in the following article, I'm going to go over each of the most common
tests. I'll include why it's performed, what it tells you, and what the typical
ranges are for normal humans. That way, you'll have something more to go on in
assessing your health other than your family doctor saying, "Well, these few
values are a little worrisome, but you'll probably be okay."

One note, though, before I get started. The values I'll be listing are merely
averages and the ranges may vary slightly from laboratory to laboratory. Also,
if there's only one range given, it applies to both men and women.

We live in a society that hinges on appearances. Even as small children, people are taught that appearance is everything. For many of them, if their appearance doesn't meet the standards of others, their whole world crumbles. They become depressed and tend to go within and hide away. Sound a little extreme? It may very well be in some respects but the majority of society today have a tendency to measure their worth by how they look and what they have. What's even worse is the media's views and the weight these views seem to carry among the younger generation, continuously feeding this thought process. Therefore, it's very hard not to believe that looks are everything.

Bodybuilders deal with these same issues on a much larger scale. In fact, it may be even harder for bodybuilders since they are already critiqued just for their muscularity. But even with all of their mighty muscles, some bodybuilders feel that they are lacking in various areas and quickly develop the need to fix them.

Pro-bodybuilders do anything for the winning edge, they take AAS, growth hormone, thyroid hormone, diuretics, insulin, DNP,  Synthol, uppers –downers, interleukines etc etc, then why not implants and all the surgery. Many competitive bodybuilders go to excess in order to compete citing that ‘extreme sports require extreme measures,’ using a plethora of various forms for different effects

Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Steroid Esters in Oil Vehicle:

Effects of Ester, Injection Site, and Injection Volume

Variations in side-chain ester chemistry are important in the pharmacokinetics of androgen esters in oil vehicle. In humans, the very short propionate (three-carbon aliphatic) ester of testosterone has distinctly shorter duration of action than esters with longer (seven- or eight-carbon) side-chains. More subtle changes in side-chain ester structure have proven ineffective in altering human clinical pharmacokinetics, because substitution of a linear aliphatic side-chain of seven carbons (enanthate) with either a saturated, cyclized, seven-carbon aliphatic chain (cyclohexanecarboxylate) or a linear, aliphatic, eight-carbon chain (cypionate) resulted in virtually unchanged kinetics. (2, 4-6, 12, 15)

If, on bodybuilding fora people start to discuss steroids and cops, emotions come up. Like here on our own JM forum: //juicedmuscle.com/showthread.php?5877-Old-Vid-of-ROnnie-Coleman-at-work-...

What I read on a forum seemed right to me: " Some people are nice, some people are assholes, some assholes become cops!! "

Or as Victor Conte said:"I think overall, it's kind of like alcohol,"  "If you're a jerk when you're sober, you're going to be more of a jerk when you're using."
Conte also said about the psychological effects of steroids -- including mood swings and so-called "'roid rage" -- are often overblown and can depend on how much of the drug is used. The same is true for the other side effects such as liver damage, depression and high blood pressure.

A woman asked our help in the forum:

//juicedmuscle.com/showthread.php?4768-Bad-Peptide-Reaction-on-Stomach

"I need your help....has anyone ever experienced the following reaction or know anyone that has??
Three months ago I pinned HGH frag #177-191 all around my bellybutton and within a week, the fat/tissue was swollen and almost hard to the touch. I never experienced a fever, redness, burning or itching so the doc said "no infection". Recently someone suggested that I try a therapeutic ultrasound machine along with the graston technique. I am seeing a chiropractor and he is treating me with these techniques every other day...in hopes to break up the tissue so my body will naturally absorb it.

I have seen the following doctors - general surgeon, doctor, plastic surgeon, chiropractor and dermatologist so far without any true answers. I have tried Keflex, and am about to start my 2nd round of Prednisone. The Prednisone has softned the hard tissue but the dougnut shape is still there. If anyone knows what this is and how it can be treated please let me know. I really am desperate to get this issue fixed ASAP w/out plastic surgery."

This thread covered many aspects of  topical treatment thats why I thought I could help you guys and gals by posting it on the blog where it stays better available then in in the discussionforum.

Do you really need bodybuilding supplements, or are they just a waste of good money?

I’m afraid that what you just discovered is probably discovered every day by countless bodybuilders and fitness buffs who are hoping to get an edge at the gym by downing expensive shakes, powders and pills.

Just browse the myriad of bodybuilding supplement discussion boards out there and you’ll find plenty of mixed opinions on whether supplements actually result in better performance at the gym. Some people swear by them, others shrug their shoulders and say all supplements give you is really expensive pee.