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The general population is aware of the risks that anabolic steroids pose, with the media regularly reporting horror stories of men and women abusing PEDs. Despite widespread connotations linking AAS (anabolic-androgenic steroids) to serious illness or death, up to 1 million Brits still take...

The legality of anabolic steroids is seemingly constantly changing, being deemed acceptable for one generation, with the masses using them for cosmetic purposes, yet unacceptable for the next. Today, anabolic steroids are illegal in many countries (1) and, thus, cannot be directly purchased...

For a competitive edge, bodybuilders and athletes frequently use oral anabolic steroids, including Turinabol (chlorodehydromethyltestosterone) and Anavar (oxandrolone). Anavar and Turinabol are relatively similar in relation to how they affect body composition, despite obvious differences in...

Trenbolone is a popular anabolic steroid used by bodybuilders to build muscle and burn fat. Primarily, trenbolone is utilized during bulking cycles to add significant amounts of lean mass without the bloating and water retention of other anabolic-androgenic steroids. As one of the most potent...

Reviewed and Written by Dan Chaiet Fact Checked Evidence Based Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (HCG) essentially holds only one valid major use within the anabolic steroid using community, and that is for the purpose of maintaining, increasing, or restoring proper endogenous Testosterone...

Ask any bodybuilder, powerlifter, strongman, athlete, CrossFitter, or fitness fanatic in general! What the hardest part of getting in shape is and 99.99% of the time they’ll tell you that it’s the diet and nutritional side of the thing that sucks. Getting in shape is far from easy, but if you’re...

Turkesterone supplements are growing in popularity for gym-goers and athletes looking to pack on muscle mass and improve body composition. Like other ecdysteroids, such as ecdysterone (20-hydroxyecdysone), turkesterone is an anabolic steroid produced by arthropods (insects), non-arthropod...

Anabolic Steroids: Read this Before Using Trenbolone ("Tren") to Build Muscle Trenbolone acetate is a popular ester pro-drug of trenbolone, a synthetic anabolic steroid that's estimated to be three to five times more potent than testosterone at the androgen receptor [1]. Since the body does not...

THE BULKING DIET: TWO TYPES Bulking is one of those irritating buzzwords that could mean multiple things. Here are the two most common ways the bulking diet strategy is used: Bulking Like a Jackass: The practice of consuming junk food and a very large caloric surplus to "force" the body to...

Humans are a naturally competitive species. As long as we have had sports to compete in, athletes have tried all kinds of things to be the best. They have used various substances and potions to improve athletic performance since the beginning of civilization. The ancient Greeks ate sesame seeds...

What Are Steroids? l The term "steroids" refers to a class of hormones with a classic poly-phenol ring structure. There are two types of steroids and they are often confused: Anabolic and Catabolic. These two steroids serve different medical purposes. l Catabolic Steroids (Glucocorticoids) A...

Anabolic steroids are drugs that resemble androgenic hormones (sometimes called male hormones) such as testosterone. Athletes consume them in the hope of gaining weight, strength, power, speed, endurance, and aggressiveness. They are widely used by athletes involved in such sports as track and...

Are AAS Dangerous? The general consensus is that if used properly, in conjunction with blood tests, AAS can be used safely. However, the potential side effects can be extreme if they are used incorrectly. l Anabolic Steroid Side Effects include: l 1. Inhibition of Natural Hormones The inhibition...

Steroid Combination For the performance enhancing athlete, steroid combination is a crucial factor to a total performance enhancing plan. You probably already know that you don’t grab a bunch of anabolic steroids and use them like candy. In any case, proper steroid stacking is tremendously...

Arimidex (Anastrozole) Anastrozole is an extremely powerful anti-estrogen officially belonging to the Aromatase Inhibitor (AI) family. Developed in the early 1990’s , this is perhaps the most commonly used AI and one of the most common anti-estrogens on the market. Arimidex has proven to be...

Aromasin (Exemestane) Exemestane is a steroidal Aromatase Inhibitor (AI) that is most commonly known as Aromasin. Aromasin was first released on the U.S. market in 2000 after shortly gaining FDA approval a few months prior in 1999. The primary purpose of use as with most AI’s would be to...

Letrozole is an anti-estrogen of the Aromatase Inhibitor (AI) family and is one of the most potent and powerfully effective of all AI’s. In fact, its potency is sometimes too much for some to handle when used for off label use. Letrozole first gained U.S. FDA approval in 1997. Although Femara is...

The effects of testosterone, a naturally occurring hormone in the human body, can be mimicked by using a family of synthetic medications known as anabolic androgenic steroids (AAS). Athletes and bodybuilders often use these drugs to enhance their performance and physical appearance. They have...

To take steroids or not to take steroids is a dilemma almost every person actively participating in bodybuilding has. For those of you who don’t know, Steroids and Pro-hormones are chemical compounds which artificially stimulate anabolic activity in your body to make it bigger, better, faster...

Over the years, steroids and bodybuilding supplements have had a bad rap and reputation. Most of this sprung out of scandals that have destroyed professional athletes’ careers. Steroids may be illegal in many sports, that doesn’t translate to it not being safe. Despite the scandals and...