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Steroids in Powerlifting and Olympic Weightlifting

December 14, 2012 By Gregor Winter

Clint Darden shares his opinions on steroid use in Powerlifting and Weightlifting. Powerlifters: testesterone, little deca (primobolan, equipoise), anavar, d-bol, anadrol, halotestin Olympic Lifting: is all about recovery, growth hormone, anavar, testosterone (in off season) Looking forward to your opinions / experiences (if you have any, since I don’t). Update: Check out the Top 10 Banned Substances […]

Filed Under: growth hormone, hormones, powerlifting, Steroids, testosterone, videos, weightlifting

Dorian Yates on His Steroid Use

December 10, 2012 By Gregor Winter

First time I heard him talk about it so openly (even though he said he wrote it all down in MD before). At his peak (140kg bodyweight) he took 1000mg testosterone, either 500mg of deca-durabolin OR boldenone (equipoise) and 50mg (daily) dianabol. No GH. Update: Thanks to M in comments who pointed out that he took […]

Filed Under: bodybuilding, growth hormone, hormones, Steroids, testosterone, videos

Workout Duration – Keep it Short and Intense

February 2, 2012 By Gregor Winter

Read Justin’s post on workout duration, rest and the hormonal response. Good strength programs will include two, maybe three primary lifts with one or two assistance exercises. The average number of lifts or exercises included in a session is three or four; there’s no reason that such a workout can’t be completed in an hour. […]

Filed Under: hormones, recovery, rest, testosterone

Fapping, Testosterone, and Muscle Growth

January 7, 2012 By Gregor Winter

Silverhydra on fapping your way to higher testosterone levels. Fapping does not increase or decrease testosterone levels significantly Not fapping for at least a week or longer does increase testosterone levels This increase is pretty small, and probably not worth it Ejaculation and orgasm really don’t affect much hormonal parameters over the long term. It’s […]

Filed Under: hormones, science, testosterone

Blood Sugar Insulin Cycle Graphic

December 6, 2011 By Gregor Winter

In case you need to explain the whole blood sugar / inlusin response deal to somebody. This might be handy

Filed Under: health, hormones, infographic

Poliquin on Meat and Testosterone Levels

September 8, 2011 By Gregor Winter

Read: Chales Poliquin on the connection between testosterone levels in vegetarian and meat based diets. More testosterone related posts here.

Filed Under: diet, hormones, nutrition, testosterone

Heavy Negatives, Forced Reps, Drop Sets

August 19, 2011 By Gregor Winter

Charles Poliquin wrote a post about techniques bodybuilders have been using for decades Three mechanisms of muscle growth. Mechanical tension experienced based on intensity of load and time under tension causes muscle fiber damage, which results in maximal motor unit recruitment and more muscle growth. The local muscle damage caused by training results in inflammation, leading […]

Filed Under: bodybuilding, growth hormone, hormones, hypertrophy, muscles, strength, testosterone

Growth Hormone and Insulin-Like Growth Factor

August 13, 2011 By Gregor Winter

After The Testosterone Response Charles Poliqiun wrote part 2, The Growth Hormone Response, presenting lots of studies that looked at what factors influence GH release. 1)    Use a High Total Volume of Work and Short Rest Periods2)    A Hypertrophy-Type Protocol is Best to Trigger GH3)    Train Above the Lactate Threshold: Lactate Associated with GH […]

Filed Under: growth hormone, health, hormones, IGF, recovery

Increasing Testosterone Levels

August 5, 2011 By Gregor Winter

Charles Poliqiun wrote a post titled “The Testosterone Response!” in which he lists ten ways to increase your T levels. 1) Go Heavy and Use Large Muscle Lifts: Olympic Lifts, Squats, Deadlifts2) The Importance of Volume3) What About Rest Periods?4) The Individual Nature of Testosterone Response5) How Can I Get the Best T:C Ratio?6) Use […]

Filed Under: cortisol, hormones, science, testosterone

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