Testosterone Lowdown - The Positives & Negatives
Men in their prime take for granted that testosterone is there. Yet, declining testosterone levels are associated with a number of physical, psychological, sexual and metabolic dysfunctions facing society.1,2
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The Positives & Negatives of Testosterone
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Getting The Most Out Of Your Insulin For Bodybuilding Purposes
by Mike Arnold
As with any performance enhancing drug, it is not what how much you take that matters, but how much your body can effectively use that determines the end result. Nowhere is this basic truth more evident than with insulin. While the more is better mentality may pay dividends... -
Steroid Corner - Side Effects of Aromatase Inhibitors
Steroid Corner - Side Effects of Aromatase Inhibitors
Most bodybuilders who use anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS) have used an aromatase inhibitor to prevent the otherwise inevitable estrogen excess that accompanies the use of supraphysiologic dosing of testosterone and other aromatizable AAS. Aromatase... -
HGH & Inslin (GH and Slin) For Bodybuilding Purposes
by Mike Arnold
Anyone who is familiar with my writings will immediately recognize my proclivity for the use of performance enhancing drugs in sport. Aside from their ability to radically improve the composition and performance of the human body, as a whole they are a fascinating set of... -
Why Whey Protein, Health Benefits for Performance Athletes
Whey Protein: Health Benefits and Side Effects Milk is made of two proteins, casein and whey. Whey protein can be separated from the casein in milk or formed as a by-product of cheese making. Whey protein is considered a complete protein and contains all 9 essential amino acids and is low in lactose c... -
Metabolic Syndrome: How to Diagnose and Beat It
Metabolic Syndrome: How to Diagnose and Beat It
Metabolic Syndrome (MetS) is a flashing warning light, strobing a yellow alert that you’re headed towards diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
MetS is defined by a checklist of factors:[i]
- High waist circumference
- Elevated
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Medical Supervision of Individuals Using Anabolic-Androgenic Steroids
by Bryan Haycock Since the Anabolic Steroids Control Act of 1990 became law on November 29, 1990, physicians have struggled with the ethics of becoming involved with patients using anabolic steroids. There are serious repercussions for doctors’ accused of prescribing anabolic steroids to patients fo... -
Effects of different volume-equated resistance training loading strategies on muscular adaptations in well-trained men.
Regimented resistance training has been shown to promote marked increases in skeletal muscle mass. Although muscle hypertrophy can be attained through a wide range of resistance training programs, the principle of specificity, which states that adaptations are specific to the nature of the applied stimulus,
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The Big Gut
By Dan Gwartney, M.D.
A lot has already been said over the last two decades about the decline of symmetry and aesthetics in bodybuilding. Tradition- ally, elite-level bodybuilders were graced with Olympian lines, similar to the figures Michelangelo and other classical artists and sculptors... -
Macronutrient Composition For Optimal Muscle Growth
MACRONUTRIENT COMPOSITION FOR OPTIMAL MUSCLE GROWTH
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Rosie Chee Talks About Gaining Muscle Mass and The Macronutrients That Are Needed For Optimal Muscle Growth.
INTRODUCTION
To gain muscle mass one must be in a POSITIVE energy balance, with a recommendation of ~15% energy... -
Are Heavy Weights Necessary for Maximizing Muscle Growth?
by Mike Arnold It seems like just yesterday that every aspiring bodybuilder was following the example of men like Dorian Yates and Ronnie Coleman, who were known for lifting ungodly amounts of weights on a near daily basis. But over the last 10 or so years bodybuilders seem to have moved away from t... -
How To Get Bigger Arms With Unique “Shock” Exercises
How To Get Bigger Arms With Unique “Shock” Exercises
Tom Venuto
Would you like bigger, more muscular arms? Silly question I guess. Of course you would. Well then, when was the last time you did any “shock training” for arms by using an exercise stimulus that your biceps have never experienced before?... -
Resistance to the Hormone Leptin is now believed to be the leading driver of fat gain in humans. Fat Cells Produce Leptin aka Starvation Hormone
Many people falsely believe that weight gain (and loss) is all about calories and willpower.
However, modern obesity research disagrees… and scientists are increasingly pointing their fingers at a hormone called leptin (1).
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Challenge Youself with Bodyweight Excercises.
Challenge Youself with Bodyweight Excercises. One thing I’ve never gotten away from are bodyweight exercises. No matter how big I’ve gotten or how many lbs I’ve added to my frame, bodyweight exercises have always been a staple. If you weigh 250 lbs and cannot perform a set of pullups then your 250 lb...Last edited by Iron Game; 02-09-2016, 11:05 PM. -
Which is better for fat loss? Resistance training or Aerobic's?
Which is better for fat loss? Resistance training or Aerobic's? For years, aerobic training has been synonymous with fat loss. Once your waistline has gone over the limit and your trousers become too tight, the first thing that will come to your mind is aerobic training. How many times have you s...