Have you ever seen the movie “Pumping Iron”? In it, bodybuilding great Arnold Schwarzenegger enters a gym just a few months before a show. He informs the gym owner (was it Joe Gold?) that he was “Here to get muscles!” He was entering the gym in a very small and soft condition, but would emerge onstage just a few months later with his best muscle form yet. Unlike today’s bodybuilders, who swell up large in the off-season them shrink down for a show, Arnold “grew into” his stage size. Recently, Kevin Levrone was famous for doing the same thing. He was a “normal? 185 pounds in the off-season, then somehow ramped up to 255 pounds of stage-ready muscle in 16 weeks, with the added protein and other compounds necessary to compete in professional bodybuilding. There’s a ...

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Q: I've heard a lot of people online talk about Sesamin or Sesapure (don't know which is the correct term) and had heard it was a fat that you want to ingest. Why is it any better than any other fat? A: Sesamin is the compound and Sesapure is a product name. Sesamin is effective for fat loss and muscle retention because it comes from sesame lignans. Within sesame lignans are high levels of two chemicals (Sesamin and Episesamin) which activate and improve the metabolism of fat and sugar (called PPAR-alpha agonism - which are receptors that control fat and glucose metabolism) Research shows that these two chemicals can speed up fat loss, reduce fat gain even when eating excess calories (when bulking or being careless and gluttonous) and as a result, can mean more muscle and less fat. Mainly, ...

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Q: I can’t remember where I read or heard this, but I was under the impression that some fat burners (Hydroxycut was specifically mentioned) are made differently here in Canada. I’ve heard that the Canadian version of Hydroxycut doesn’t really work, or at least doesn’t work as well as the US version of it. Is this true? A: It is true that the Canadian version of Hydroxycut and other popular brands of fat burners have different formulas than their U.S. counterparts. The reason why is because ephedrine, the main ingredient in most of the popular fat burners in the U.S., is strictly regulated in Canada. Right now, ephedrine is getting a bad rap here in the States too, forcing companies to turn away from using it in their products. Most of the top companies, including ...

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Q: Guys, I am so confused over pro-hormones and pro-steroids and what the correct term is and what is legal and what isn't, that my head is spinning. Can you help me understand this mess? I want a great legal steroid alternative and I just don't know what's BS anymore! It's like the whole supplement world got confusing overnight. A: We know what you mean dude! Too true. But help is here. Despite the ban on these highly anabolic substances, there is a supplement that really is the only TRUE prohormone out there still available. It's Methyl 1-D. There are a lot of bogus terms and products out there right now that really muck up the industry and make you feel as though you don't know if you're getting the real deal or not. But this one is ...

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Steroids are known to be a causative and in bringing about increased risks of side effects and this is what causes more of the health problems for the user. They are known to develop muscles but at the same time cause a fault on the tendons and ligaments out of a prolonged abuse of these products. Anything to do with damages to the body parts or poor health in general is far much from what any body builder would wish for in the process of body building and this is why a cross check up of the routine is taken to be necessary at all times. As for the law tenets, there is a particular set legal stand which stipulates clearly there should be only one way of obtaining these steroids and this must be through legal outlets only. This may ...

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The issue of steroids has come along way in the line of time of change of the medical history. They have been associated more with the increase in muscle strength and mass. Originally, these steroids were developed in an instance to try to cure osteoporosis, cancer and also of late, in such body wasting conditions as AIDS. Mainly, synthetic steroids are derived from testosterone, primarily. In more recent times these steroids that were introduced for noble causes have now been abused thoroughly by athletes and sports persons in an instance to improve performance. Besides the known fact of literally providing unfair kind of advantage for the abusers, these steroids have been characterized with fatal physiological and coarse psychological side effects that include magnified aggression, higher cholesterol and a greater risk to the dangers associated with heart failure, stroke, as well as ...

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A common misconception among many bodybuilders is that it takes a few weeks for steroids to start “working”. Young trainers will inject, hit the gym for a week, and see no new results. They will erroneously deduce their gear is bunk (counterfeit and worthless) and they may end up throwing away $250 of very authentic product. It’s a common mistake made by many over-analytical bodybuilders who are used to seeing immediate results with everything they do. Passing judgment on the effectiveness of steroids after only a week or two isn’t a good idea. The truth is that the “feeling” that users see when the drugs begin working 2 to 3 weeks into a standard dosing cycle is the accumulation of steroids in their body to a point where the effects are obvious and noticeable. Steroids begin working ...

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Lots of experts have come to believe that so many conflicting issues have been in the contribution of teenagers’ usage of anabolic steroids. Many things in the society hustles and bustles, from a teen’s rebel behavior, iced with the weird feelings of being invincible, have been known to be in the push of youths into the chasm of steroidal mindset. For other people, mostly the young and older athletes, they have been known to be more risk takers who could be drawn ceaselessly to steroidal usage more severely than most of their peers. With such a heavy athletic mindset, these individuals have been taking it that if just a little bit can be splendid then more is the best. Mixing such thinking of these athletes with the desire and all the coaches’ pressure to perform and parental push, could make a ...

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So you’ve decided to run your first cycle of anabolic steroids. You’ve been training consistently for over four years, and you know you’re nearing your meaningful maximum natural physical potential. You’ve worked with an experienced guru, and developed a cycle you will use to add some serious bulk to your frame. It’s the off-season, so you’re actually not too concerned about gaining too much body fat or any water retention. Bloat is a-okay, as long as it leads to some muscle gain. You work a fairly easy desk job. Money isn’t a problem, and you can afford a good clean bodybuilding diet. You’re past the age of 25, so you are aware your metabolism is finally in a good spot for weight gaining. You have assurances the testosterone/Nandrolone stack you plan to run is of ...

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In bodybuilding circles, the debate over just how much protein athletes need each day has raged since people first picked up weights. We know protein is essential for building new muscle, and that there is an absolute baseline for athletes. Most people put it at .75 to 1.0 grams per pound of bodyweight. That would mean a 200 pound person would need 150 to 200 grams of protein per day. Most strength coaches, bodybuilders, and personal trainers would vehemently dispute this number. Most competitive bodybuilders (high intermediate to advanced) consume at least 1.5 to 2.0 grams of protein daily per pound of bodyweight. This would put the daily requirement for a 200 pound bodybuilder at 300 to 400 grams per day. This is the most common number for strength athletes. It should be noted that these numbers ...

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