Steroid Guide Review

by jason meuller

So, you wanna be a bodybuilder, huh? Stand up on stage next to the big boys, get all the ladies, never have that sand kicked in your face again, I hear ya. There’s one little problem though. Walking around with all that extra steroid-induced muscle isn’t all peaches and cream baby. Sometimes it can be a downright pain in the ass (literally). Sit back and pay attention, school is now in session.

Breathing is a Bitch
If you’ve ever had the chance to hang out with a professional bodybuilder, one thing becomes immediately clear. Most of these guys suck wind like you wouldn’t believe. Simple tasks, like say, checking the mail for instance, is enough to make a lot of these guys gasp and wheeze for oxygen.

I myself have experienced this on many occasions. I own a three-story condo with plenty of stairs. Stairs. The bane to my existence. Do you know how many times I’ve considered installing one of those chairs that helps old people up the stairs? It’s especially lovely after a brutal leg workout, it’s 11 at night, and I’ve got to get some sleep. Do I climb three flights of stairs so I can get to my bedroom or crash out on the couch?

The human heart was not designed to pump blood through miles of additional vascular networks that are created through steroid induced hypertrophy. Quite frankly, many of these athletes are taxing their hearts to very dangerous levels. The combination of extreme size, steroid-related hypertension, and lack of cardiovascular conditioning makes for a dangerous combination.

You Sweat Like a Gerbil at a Gay Pride Rally
Ok, I admit that was probably in poor taste, but it was damn funny. Who likes to sweat? Hey, if you’re planning on being one of the big boys, you’re going to learn to love it! You think you sweat profusely now? Wait until you’re about 280 lbs of muscle and see what happens. more…

Scott Peck in his best seller “The Road Less Traveled” opens up the first sentence of the book with the statement that “Life is difficult”.

He goes on to say that if we accept this fact rather than struggling against it our lives will become easier. Paradoxical isn’t it?

His thinking and elaboration of this becomes very interesting and involved, but the gist of it boils down to the thought that we should learn to flow with our life and circumstances when we can’t change them.

Instead, if we learn to creatively adapt to our circumstances we will happier people, and more content.

- “What has this got to do with steroids?” more…

IGF-1 is naturally produced in the liver as a result of GH (Growth Hormone) metabolism in the presence of insulin. Muscle tissue can also produce IGF-1 by way of an intracellular response. In fact, one of the benefits of training sets that result in an intense burn, or stretch position training, is the production of natural IGF-1. It is also a side effect of oral 17-ALFA ALKYLATED STEROIDS, which cause a higher release of IGF-1 from the liver. IGF-1 receptors exist throughout muscles and organs such as the heart, spleen, small intestines, and kidneys with a higher concentration of receptors exerting effects upon organs. IGF-1 is extremely anabolic, far more so than GH or Insulin.

Recombinant IGF-1 (genetically engineered) was reported to be effective when injected intramuscularly because it causes localized growth. This was the most popular method, and the agreed wisest for the most part. The drug has a half-life of about 10 minutes, and if it is or has been bound to IGF -BP-3, (INSULIN GROWTH FACTOR BINDING PROTEIN) the half- life is extended to about 12 hours. Pro’s often stacked Insulin and/or GH with IGF-1 because IGF-1 shuts off natural GH production and GH causes Insulin resistance. IGF-1 is often referred to as Pro-insulin because it counteracts Insulin resistance and interacts with insulin. But this would actually be an untrue term for IGF-1.
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Steroids with athletes and how it affects their performance

Steroids are artificial sources of testosterone, the male sex hormone that is responsible for regulation of weight gain, strength, stamina, alertness, endurance, and sexual drive. Testosterone is produced naturally by the body, and injection or administration of steroids to the body increases the effects of this hormone. Studies conducted in the early 1920s have shown some incredible results of this hormone, and in reality endows the user an almost unprecedented, superhuman abilities especially strength and endurance.

Thus, steroids have become a piece of controversy among sports organization evaluating the fair play among participants. In any major tournaments, special teams of doctors conduct thorough physical and biochemical checks on steroids with athletes to detect presence of enhancement drugs that officials believe, would present an unfair advantage over others. It is this particular raucous milieu that the public has been informed about the longstanding controversial use of steroids.

Professional sports, like the Major League of United States of America, and amateur sports tournament, such as the Olympics, are no less than rigid in setting up policy combating the use of steroids with athletes. In the thick of things, we heard of dramatic, almost always emotionally-charged, pictures of athletes humiliated and stripped of honor and medals.

But what is the real score? Do steroids with athletes necessarily make our sportsmen unbelievably strong and invincible? It is important to remember that these athletes would never be good at anything without intense training under professional coaches. If an experiment on effects of steroids would be conducted on ordinary people and athletes, the latter receiving training and the former receiving none, who would we expect to do well on the field? All things being equal, focus, training, willpower, and constant practice still count more than mere use of drugs.

In conclusion, it leaves us to thinking that steroids are used as a means, not the end, towards better performance and world-breaking abilities among athletes. Well this might be quite unacceptable to the public which has long been victimized by media’s anecdotal, white-and-black, treatment of the issue but the truth is, steroids enjoy usage among professional athletes.

Steroids are lab-made drugs that enhance performance in sexual and sports activities plus its capability in building muscles fast. In the 1930’s, anabolic steroids became famous in the pharmaceutical industry. The use of anabolic steroids is usually for building muscles and enhancing testosterone levels to cure impotency. However, this drug can be available only through doctor’s prescription. With its promising results, especially among athletes, anabolic steroids became vulnerable for abuse. Hence, many countries have considered amending their drug laws, which included legalities of steroids.

Medically speaking, steroids are efficient in bone generation; hence, it is effective in treating osteoporosis and some growth deficiencies among children. In addition, it also rehabilitates a degenerated bone marrow. As steroids also function as hormone replacements, it is effective among persons experiencing weight loss particularly patients with chronic illnesses. Steroids are administered orally or intravenously.

Because of the steroids powerful enhancing effect in sports, many athletes have tried taking this drug such as Marion Jones. During the 2000 Sydney Olympics, she was found using steroids, which had her banned by the International Olympics Committee from any kind of Olympic game. With that kind of punishment, steroid use among athletes is definitely an illegal and serious act. more…

Transdermal testosterone comes as a patch to apply to the skin. It is usually applied once daily, and the schedule depends on the type of patch. Androderm patches are applied each night between 8 pm and midnight and left on for 24 hours. Testoderm patches are applied at the same time every morning (or any other regular time of day or night if the morning is inconvenient) and left on for 22-24 hours. Follow the directions on your prescription label carefully, and ask your doctor or pharmacist to explain any part you do not understand. Use testosterone patches exactly as directed. Do not apply more or fewer patches or apply the patches more often than prescribed by your doctor.

Androderm and Testoderm brand patches both contain testosterone, but they are manufactured differently and are intended for use on different parts of the body. Be sure you know which type of patch you are using and where, when, and how you are to apply your patches. Carefully read the manufacturer’s patient information that comes with your patches.

If you are using Androderm patches, you should choose a spot on your back, stomach, thighs, or upper arms to apply your patch(es). Be sure that the spot you have chosen is not oily, hairy, likely to perspire heavily, over a bone such as a shoulder or hip, or likely to be under pressure from sitting or sleeping. Do not apply to the scrotum or a skin area with open sores or irritation. Also be sure that the patch will stay flat against the skin and will not be pulled or stretched during normal activity. Choose a different spot each night and wait at least 7 days before applying another patch to a spot you have used. more…

It would be very surprising to note that steroid use in pro sports will bring us back to times of the Greeks, where the Olympics started over four thousand years ago. Athletes of the ancients ate herbs and body parts of exotic animals believed to boost energy and strength. Leveling the playing field and instituting fair play were something that the ancients were too particular about of course, and were no less meticulous on these matters. But as far as the participants’ abilities are concerned, they didn’t mind about the rise of diets that were purported to improve the edge of athletes against others.

In today’s modern world, the herbs and animals are substituted for synthetic testosterone hormones, the fruit of advances in pharmaceutical research for the better part of the last fifty years and the product of much debate, medal stripping, and tortured national egos. The first suspected steroid use in pro sports was in Olympic Games of 1936, when Germany sent athletes of world-breaking strengths and superhuman sports abilities. Other countries, notably Russia, followed suit and started injecting their athletes with synthetic testosterone products that were developed extensively and allegedly financed and approved by governments. more…

In order to understand steroid effects, let us take a closer look about testosterone which is a natural steroid.  Testosterone is known for its effect for a man’s developmental change.  It is partially responsible for all developmental changes especially during puberty.  Testosterone’s effects are divided into anabolic and androgenic effects. 

Anabolic effects include rapid growth of muscles including bones, red blood cells and enhanced neural conduction of impulses.  Androgenic effects are mainly responsible for the development of secondary sexual characteristics, which include hair growth on the face, armpits, and genital area.  There is also enlargement of the penis and testes, and this is accompanied by noticeable voice change.

Anabolic steroids are now being used in order to enhance the androgens in the human body by promoting anabolic effects rather than androgenic effects.  However, the androgenic effect is not perfectly inhibited. more…

Human Growth Hormone (HGH)
(somatotropin)

Human growth hormone (Somatotropin) is produced in the body by the pituitary gland. Before this happens, Growth Hormone Releasing Hormone (HGHRH) and Somatostatin (SST) are released by the hypothalamus, and that determines whether more or less HGH is produced by the pituitary.(1) Many factors influence the release of HGH, however, including nutrition and exercise (6)(7).

Once it is released, Human Growth Hormone (HGH), which is also called Somatotropin (STH) has many functions in the human body. HGH is a protein that stimulates the body cells to increase both in size, as well as undergo more rapid cell division than usual. In addition, it enhances the movement of amino acids through cell membranes and also increases the rate at which these cells convert these molecules into proteins. Clearly, you can see that this would amount to an anabolic (muscle building) effect in the human body.

HGH also has the ability to cause cells to decrease the normal rate at which they utilize carbohydrates, and simultaneously increase the rate at which they use fats.(1) Fat loss and lean mass increases with HGH have been found at a dose as low as . 0.028 iu/kg/daily for 24 weeks (4), however, in my estimation, that would be insufficient for a bodybuilder trying to gain muscle. Let´s use .028iu/kg as a working number; that´s 2.8iu for a 100kg (220lbs) bodybuilder. That´s certainly not unreasonable, and I would say that that dose to 2x that dose is the range most bodybuilders and athletes are finding their best results with.

Also, that length of time used in the study I just mentioned (24 weeks) is very typical of HGH use, and in conversations with my friends who have used this compound, have told me that they experience consistent results starting well after the 2-month-mark, and they tend to either run this stuff for 6 months at a time, or year-round (if they have sufficient funds).

One of my friends is able to consistently retain a shredded 6-7% body fat all year round with the assistance of HGH, whether he is on steroids or off. He also has noted that his cardio (fast walking, for an hour a day) was much easier while on HGH than when off, and certainly the research I´ve done would support his claim that sub maximal aerobic ability is improved with HGH use (5) (15).

How anabolic is this stuff? more…

Deca-Durabolin
(Nandrolone Decanoate)

Deca - Durabolin (”Deca”) is actually the brand name for Organon´s version of the compound Nandrolone Decanoate. This is a 19-Nor compound (some would say that it is the 19-nor compound), and as such, it shares basically the same characteristics with all of them. One thing unique to Deca, above nearly all steroids, is the mystique it has had for the last quarter of a century. On a personal level, I´ve included Deca in cycles at doses ranging from 100mgs/week to 2,000mgs per week. Suffice to say, I have my fair share of experience with this compound. This drug was regarded very highly by Dan Duchaine in his Underground Steroid Handbooks as well as many of his later writings. For many, this was and is the final word on Deca. Let´s delve into some of the reasons that Deca´s mystique may be well deserved.

First of all, Deca (and Nandrolone in general) doesn´t produce many estrogenic or androgenic side effects. This is because Deca has a very low rate of aromatization (conversion to estrogen via the aromatase enzyme), roughly equal to 20% the rate of Testosterone. more…