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The Causes Of Acne

Submitted by RonnyT on Mon, 2014-12-22 10:45

If you search the net for side-effects of anabolic androgenic Steroids (AAS) you will find many different opinions on the cause. And mostly you’ll find the pictures of this young (21) bodybuilder. Mostly used by offenders of steroid use.

In the countless threads on the discussion boards you can find a lot of bro-science. Like: “Acne is primarily genetically based -- some get it on back and shoulders, some get on the face, some don’t get anything -- you don't just get acne from aas -- I have never had so much as a pimple from taking anything. Yet my back was covered at one point in high school when I was 100% drug free--Your reading too much about the dangers of aas --I've never gotten acne, lost hair, gyno -- Never had any of that and the vast majority of users I know don't really either give or take some occasional acne. “

There also exist many discussions on pro-bodybuilders using enormous amounts of gear without any acne. Visible acne that is. Well most guys know that pictures a modified. Not only those of models and Playboy bunnies, but also the pictures of bodybuilders in the magazine, PhotoShop, you know.. Still it’s not hard to find pics of pro-bodybuilders covered with acne. Here I posted a picture of Dennis Wolf, but also Dorian Yates and others are not too hard to find.

SARMS ( Selective Androgen Receptor Modulators)

Submitted by RonnyT on Mon, 2014-12-08 10:50

Androgens are a class of hormones that serve as ligands that bind to cellular androgen receptors. The androgen receptor is involved in a complex signal transduction pathway that ultimately results in greater expression of specific genes.

All anabolic steroids and pro hormones offer their muscle building properties through this binding to the androgen receptor.

A drug that can either block or stimulate the same nuclear hormone receptor under different conditions is called a selective receptor modulator. If it can block or stimulate a receptor in a tissue selective manner, it may be able to mimic the beneficial effects in one tissue and, at the same time, minimize the unwanted effects of the natural or synthetic steroidal hormones in other tissues.

NEBIDO in Bodybuilding

Submitted by RonnyT on Thu, 2014-11-20 10:17

Something odd happened with Nibido. Bodybuilders always closely monitored scientific development on steroids. These researches are meant to treat diseases or meant to develop a male anti-conception compound. Especially means against male hypogonadism had our warm interest. Bodybuilders in the past always experimented with testosterone, methyl-testosteron, dianabol etc. The pharmaceutical companies worked hard on means that required less labor (read injections) from doctors or nurses. Compounds like cypionate and enanthate where frequently used, but their kinetics where undesirable because of the quick peaks and downs, it caused an emotional rollercoaster with moodswings, and libido that was extremely high followed be a sexual disinterest. Organon developed Sustanon a compound containing four different testosterone esters that in theory caused a more stable testosterone level.

EPO article

Submitted by RonnyT on Fri, 2014-11-07 10:02

EPO in Bodybuilding and Sport

Erythropoietin, also known as Epo, is a protein that is made by that kidney that stimulates the formation of red blood cells. Red blood cells carry oxygen in the blood and more red blood cells means better endurance performance.

Erythropoietin alpha is sold as Epogen and Procrit and a synthetic form called darbepoetin is sold as Aranesp. All of these products are produced in an injectable form. Aranesp is dosed weekly or every two weeks while Epogen is dosed three times per week.

Mircera is an artificial form of erythropoietin (EPO) stimulators similar to Amgen’s Epogen and Aranesp. But Mircera is thought to be superior to Epogen and Aranesp due to the use of pegylation technology that provides a sustained release of erythropoiesis stimulating proteins (ESPs). PEGylated erythropoietin (PEG-EPO) results when a molecule of polyethylene glycol is attached.

Chicken legs

Submitted by RonnyT on Thu, 2014-10-16 08:54

Almost everyone has a favorite muscle group they like to train and develop best. For most of the new or young builders this is the biceps/arms. Why is this, probably because strong arms and especially the flexed biceps is the summum of showing your strength. On the other hand, most people also have a muscle group they don’t like to train. And mostly that is legs.

Developing oak tree legs asks a lot of dedication and hard work. Training the legs wears you out and is often very painful, moreover most people don’t consider muscular legs as "sexy" as the biceps. They are often covered up and no eye catcher as fully pumped arms.

AGE’s - Aging and Bodybuilding

Submitted by RonnyT on Fri, 2014-10-03 08:43

Too many ages will make you fat. But the longer-term consequences are much more severe. A process starts in which “silent” inflammation occurs in different parts in your body. Your arteries get clogged, your brain deteriorates and your kidneys can’t do their job properly. If this process does not stop, you have a greater chance of getting Alzheimer's or on a premature death by heart and vascular disease.

First saturated fat was the main culprit in cancer and cardiovascular disease, but that was not true. Then we all went “low carb” because we became too heavy from all those unhealthy sugars and carbohydrates. And now that story can also be thrown into the trashcan?

 

Not really. Sugars and fast carbs are still not good, too much sugar (especially fructose) chases the spontaneous formation of AGE’s in your body

What is calisthenics?

Submitted by RonnyT on Mon, 2014-09-08 08:09

What is calisthenics?

Calisthenics, or body weight training are a form of

training. With help of calisthenics you can
exercise your body without any dumbbells, barbells or a  gym membership. Old School bodybuilding originates from it as I wrote before in my post on “Muscle Beach”. Later more and more weights where involved. Especially after bodybuilding became hot after the legendary movie “Pumping Iron” with Arnold and Louie.
 
There is a big difference between Calisthenics, Bodybuilding and Weight lifting. Bodybuilding is just for looks and has very little to do with strength or functional muscle. As far as the differences between just bodyweight and
weights, I think both are good and you should do both. You must be able to handle your body weight, but you also must be able to handle more. In the beginning sportsmen like football players where discouraged to do weighttraining, “because all those muscle would make them stiff and slow” and it wasn’t functional muscle just “blown-up muscle”. All professional sportsmen and women  know better by now. Many disciplines in training do not have to push one another away, they can exist together and even done together, just like in the days of Arnold. You can join a gym and also join a group of people that train Calisthenics in the open air. It will broaden your vision.
 

Metformin

Submitted by RonnyT on Mon, 2014-09-01 08:47

Glucophage (metformin HCL) 

The drug belongs to a group of drugs called the 
biguanides. A group of antihyperglyceimic drugs. 
Others include Buformin and Phenformin. These 
drugs increase the transport of blood sugar 
across the cell membrane into muscle cells. The 
action works by positively effecting cellular 
insulin sensitivity.

Metformin is very similar to Phenformin that is also an oral hypoglycemic except that Phenformin is considered the harsher of the two compounds. Phenformin is considered to be from 5 - 10 times stronger than Glucophage at what it does for the body on a mg. per mg. comparison. Glucophage has significantly less side effects than Phenformin has as well. The chance for an overdose causing hypoglycemia with the use of Glucophage is dose related whereas you almost have to take a lethal dose. It is common knowledge that Glucophage will increase insulin sensitivity as well. Most bodybuilders use Metformin for its “safety.”

Female hormonal desires

Submitted by RonnyT on Fri, 2014-08-22 08:26

In every fitness magazine, bodybuilding magazine or something like Men’s Health, we read about female sexuality. We enjoy pictures of scarcely dressed models. The same thing with all the discussion forums. And that goes on issue after issue. This made me come to the conclusion that this was very suitable as a subject.

 

Sigmund Freud

 

"The great question that has never been answered, and which I have not yet been able to answer, despite my thirty years of research into the feminine soul, is 'What does a woman want?'"
-From Sigmund Freud: Life and Work by Ernest Jones, 1953

The steroidmarket in Scandinavia

Submitted by RonnyT on Mon, 2014-08-11 12:51

I recently wrote about the steroidmarket in Danmark, the Danish newspaper Politiken started to write about the Danish steroidmarket and all the brands that are located there or originate from there. Not completely new since the Swedish Aftonbladet, reported about the Swedish roidmarket which is off course connected with the other Scandinavian markets. The Vikings love muscles and musclepower, also countries like Iceland and Finland have large groups of people that compete in powerlifting, strongman competition and bodybuilding. I’ll compare a few operations the police undertook to destroy the steroidmarkets in Scandinavia. It will never work as you and I know. Part of this are the media, the police forces and the politicians exaggerating facts and dangers for their own purposes.