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 […]
Dorian Yates on His Steroid Use
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 […]
Heavy Negatives, Forced Reps, Drop Sets
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 […]
Growth Hormone and Insulin-Like Growth Factor
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 […]