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 […]
Workout Duration – Keep it Short and Intense
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. […]
Fapping, Testosterone, and Muscle Growth
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 […]
Blood Sugar Insulin Cycle Graphic
In case you need to explain the whole blood sugar / inlusin response deal to somebody. This might be handy
Poliquin on Meat and Testosterone Levels
Read: Chales Poliquin on the connection between testosterone levels in vegetarian and meat based diets. More testosterone related posts here.
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 […]
Increasing Testosterone Levels
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 […]