ACTIVE SUBSTANCE: Testosterone propionate, Testosterone isocaproate, Testosterone phenylpropionate, Testosterone decanoate
DESCRIPTION: Sustanon is most commonly used as a bulking drug, providing exceptional gains in strength and muscle mass. Sustanon dosages are around 200 mg to 1000 mg per week.
Four testosterones in one: 30 mg testosterone propionate, 60 mg testosterone phenylpropionate, 60 mg testosterone isocaproate, 100 mg testosterone decanoate. The mixture of the testosterones are time-released to provide an immediate effect while still remaining active in the body for up to a month. As with other testosterones,
Sustanon¸is an androgenic steroid with a pronounced anabolic effect. Therefore, athletes commonly use it to put on mass and size while increasing strength. However, unlike other testosterone compounds such as cypionate and enanthate, leads to less water retention and estrogenic side effects. This characteristic is extremely beneficial to bodybuilders who suffer from gynecomastia yet still seek the powerful anabolic effect of an injectable testosterone. The decreased water retention also makes Sustanon a desirable steroid for bodybuilders and athletes interested in cutting up or building a solid foundation of quality mass.
A common dosage for Sustanon would range from 250 mg to 1000 mg per week. Although it remains active for up to a month, injections should be taken at least once a week to keep testosterone levels stable. A steroid novice can expect to gain about 20 pounds within a couple of months by using only 250 mg of Sustanon a week. More advanced athletes will obviously need higher dosages to obtain the desired effect.
It is a fairly safe steroid, but in high dosages, some athletes may experience side effects due to an elevated estrogen level. With dosages exceeding 1000 mg a week, it is probably wise to use an antiestrogen such as Nolvadex (tamoxifen citrate) or Proviron (mesterolone). It can suppress natural testosterone production, so the use of HCG (human chorionic gonadotropin) or Clomid (clomiphene citrate) may be appropriate at the end of a cycle. Sustanonis a good base steroid to use in a stack. The most popular way to use it is on a weight gaining cycle in a stack with an oral anabolic like Anavar or Winstrol.
Deca Durabolin
Nandrolone Decanoate (200mg - 2ml)
by Norma Hellas
ONE ORDER UNIT INCLUDES:
one 2 ml vial containing 200 mg 1 ml CONTAINS: 100 mg/ml TOTAL ml PER ONE ORDER UNIT: 2 ml TOTAL mg PER ONE ORDER UNIT: 200 mg
DESCRIPTION: Deca Durabolin (Nandrolone decanoate) is the most versatile anabolic steroid, being useful for mass, strength and also during cutting up periods. It is also the most popular anabolic steroid. Normal usage is around 200 - 600 mg weekly.
Deca Durabolin is the Organon brand name for Nandrolone decanoate. World wide it is one of the most popular injectable steroids. Deca’s popularity is likely due to the fact that it exhibits significant anabolic effects with minimal androgenic side effects. Considered by many the best overall steroid for a man to use (side effects vs. results). Deca Durabolin is most commonly injected once per week at a dosage of 400 mg. With this amount, estrogen conversion is slight so gynecomastia is usually not a problem. Also uncommon problems using Nandrolone decanoate are with liver enzymes, blood pressure or cholesterol levels. At higher dosages, side effects may become increasingly more frequent, but this is still a very well tolerated drug. Deca should also be noted that in HIV studies, Nandrolone decanoate has been shown not only to be effective at safely bringing up the lean bodyweight of patient but also to be beneficial to the immune system. For bodybuilding, Deca Durabolin can effectively be incorporated in both bulkng (mass) and cutting cycles. It is good in combination with Sustanon and Dianabol.
We should point out that there are reallytwo forms of Stanozolol available, oral and Injectable (called Depot). The injectable version of the drug is considered safer and more effective than the oral version. Unlike other injectable steroids, however, Depot has to be injected more frequently as it's dissolved in water. Oil-based injectables tend to last longer in the body, which means fewer injections are needed. Another reason why injectable winny is preferred over oral is that it doesn't easily convert (called aromatization) into estrogen hormones. Not only does this reduce the chances of developing gynecomastia (swelling of the breast tissue in men), but also water retention is kept to a minimum. This last characteristic makes Winny popular as a precontest bodybuilding drug (Stanozolol is also used during the off-season as it does produce good muscle gains).
The risks
Like all oral steroids oral Winstrol has been modified at its 17th carbon position to help it survive passage through the digestive system and liver. Ironically it's this chemical tweaking that makes the drug more damaging to the liver. For those who do decide to use oral Winny tablets, we strongly urge you to have a physician keep a close eye on your liver enzyme values with regular blood tests.
Even though it's less common, the possibility of developing liver problems cannot be excluded from the injectable versions of the drug. While it does not enter the body through the liver, it still travels through it with each pass through the circulatory system. So over time there is a lower level of stress.
It should also be noted that both versions of Winny have been linked to significant changes in cholesterol levels. This negative effect is common with steroids in general - even medical therapy - so it can become a health concern if the individual stays on the drug for extended periods of time. Since the oral version will probably have a greater effect on cholesterol levels than the injectable form because of both the method of administration and chemical modification, individuals should try to limit its use.
Think twice!
As you can see Stanozolol is not some super wonder bodybuilding drug that is risk free. In fact the risks are significant and you should definitely think twice before you fall victim to its allure. With all the risks associated with Winstrol and other anabolic steroids, bodybuilders
should check out the various steroid alternatives that are available. Bodybuilders are reporting that many of these products are just as powerful and just as effective at promoting fat loss as their illegal and potentially dangerous cousins.
Men commit most violent crimes. Scientists have studied the role of testosterone, the male sex hormone, in the violent and aggressive behaviour.
In the laboratory, male mice castration reduces aggression while testosterone replacement restores aggression in castrated mice. The male hormone has an effect on the organisation of the brain. The brain in infancy is sensitive to the effects of the male hormone, which make it more responsive to the effect of testosterone in later life.
However, male individuals differ in their aggressiveness. In one experiment, scientists separated male mice into two groups: the aggressive and the non-aggressive. They were then castrated which reduced their aggression. When they gave testosterone replacement therapy, only those mice that belonged to the aggressive group showed a restoration of aggressive behaviour. In other words, testosterone is necessary for aggressive mice to exhibit aggression, but replacing testosterone is not sufficient to turn a previously non-aggressive mouse into an aggressive mouse. A possible explanation for this finding is the idea that early exposure to testosterone organizes the brain. Testosterone also affects females. In female mice, which had their ovaries removed, testosterone - but not estrogen - increases aggressiveness.
Studies about the relationship between hormones and aggression in humans use various methods such as interviews, questionnaires or criminal records to assess aggressive behaviour. It does appear that there is a positive correlation between violence in male and female prisoners and circulating levels of androgen. Nevertheless, it is unclear whether androgens facilitate aggression or just encourage social dominance, competitiveness, and impulsiveness.
It is possible that high levels of testosterone secreted inside the body encourage behaviour, which aims to dominate and enhance one's status over other people. Sometimes dominant behavior is aggressive when its clear intent is to inflict harm on another person, but often dominance is aggressive. Sometimes dominant behavior takes the form of antisocial behavior, which includes rebellion against authority and law breaking.
The act of competing for dominant status affects male testosterone levels in two ways. The first, testosterone rises in the face of a challenge, as if it were a response to an impending competition. The second, testosterone rises in winners and declines in losers after the competition. Thus, there is a two ways relationship between testosterone and dominance behavior, each one affect the other.
There are important individual differences in our response to testosterone. In a recent study, research gave testosterone to 56 men aged 20 to 50 years. Testosterone treatment significantly increased aggressive responses on a frustration-inducing computer game involving a fictitious subject. This effect, however, was not uniform across individuals; most showed little psychological change, whereas a few developed prominent effect.
In sports, testosterone increases before competition as a response in anticipation to winning. At the same time, winning increases testosterone while losing reduces testosterone level. These effects also occur in sports fans. The same effects happen in non-physical games such as chess. It is possible that these effects are due to changes in status because testosterone increases in students after graduation and in hostages after their release from captivity. Thus, it is possible that these effects will correlate to changes in dominance. Studies have shown that testosterone levels change in response to changes in ranking of men.
There are two possibilities, either testosterone causes changes in person' dominance or dominance affects the level of testosterone. If testosterone level is a stable personal trait, it is possible to predict a person's aggressive, dominant and antisocial behaviour from measuring this hormone in his blood.
Men with higher levels of testosterone are more likely to be arrested for offenses (other than traffic violations), to buy and sell stolen property, incur bad debts, or use a weapon in fights.
On the other hand, testosterone levels vary according to a person's dominance. In an interesting study of 2,100 male Air Force veterans, testosterone levels fell and remained low with marriage and rose with divorce. It seems that marriage make men lose their dominance
Hormones are the chemical messengers of the body since they release certain cells that affect tissues, muscles, and organ cells. Hormones influence blood pressure, like in the case of our kidneys where the hormonal imbalance of insulin leads to a diabetic disorder that progresses with high blood pressure complications.
If all the hormonal systems are not functioning properly or in harmony, the effect is sodium reabsorption which adversely affects the kidneys. However, this can still be controlled by proper diet or medications.
If there is excess insulin, the kidneys will reabsorb the sodium. By this, it means the cells will be influenced to re-absorb the sodium in the blood stream to cause an imbalance in the cells' mineral contents.
In this case, the particular hormone insulin will have an indirect influence in elevating blood pressure. This is common among obese or overweight people who crave for more sugar that will result to the production of excess insulin thereby making them susceptible to high blood pressure.
Another hormonal system that affects the pressure of blood is the angiotensin-renin-aldosterone system. In this particular function, the adrenal glands will produce aldosterone hormones to primarily induce the kidneys to retain chloride and sodium, and emit potassium. Again causing a disparity of mineral contents in each cell.
The aldosterone hormones are produced by the adrenal glands located at the top of the two kidneys. Aldosterone will influence the kidneys and sweat glands (acts similar to kidney functions) to preserve sodium. Even though the adrenal glands generate the aldosterone, the kidneys regulate it by releasing the renin enzyme and the angiotensin hormone.
As the kidneys release renin, the release of angiotensin follows. Angiotensin constricts the arterioles and signals the adrenal to discharge more aldosterone. Angiotensin constriction increases peripheral resistance or a condition where there is difficulty in circulating blood.
Aldosterone release on the other hand will cause the retention of salt. As a result, both hormones influence blood pressure levels while in the process of circulating blood in the kidneys.
Another cause of high blood pressure is the activation of the sympathetic nervous system which will produce renin when under the influence of stress. As mentioned earlier, when renin is discharged, angiotensin follows thereby making the blood pressure to rise. As an example, the sympathetic nervous system is activated when somebody threatens or attacks you with bodily harm.
Further, the production of renin is common among Type A personalities who are always in a competitive mood thereby inducing them to have high blood pressure. This is often treated by certain drugs that that will block the production of renin so that the angiotensin hormone will not influence the blood pressure.
Other factors being considered in the excessive production of renin are inadequate supply of magnesium in the body, serious illnesses leading to high blood pressure (secondary hypertension) and the rate at which the kidneys excrete sodium (natriuretic factors).
As can be inferred from the above, when a diet is high or low in sodium, it creates an imbalance of mineral contents in the cells where sodium is often the excessive substance.
Any excess of sodium over the calcium, potassium, and magnesium content in our body cells can trigger hormonal imbalance in our body system particularly the kidneys. Hormones influence blood pressure as a result of a series of chain reactions that emanates from improper dietary intakes.
Testosterone pills are used to raise testosterone level in blood. These are the most convenient means of testosterone replacement. They are widely used by old age people to restore their hormone level and also by young people to enhance their muscle development. Testosterone pills are taken one to three times a day to maintain an adequate hormone level.
Testosterone pills were first used in late 1940s. These pills are quite toxic and produce some serious side effects. Using of natural testosterone alone may not improve testosterone level in body. It is usually metabolized and inactivated by the body. So, the molecular form of testosterone is modified so that it would not be broken down by the liver. Such modified testosterone forms, like testosterone undecenoate and methyl testosterone, cause testosterone levels to increase after about four hours of administration.
Testosterone undecanoate is frequently used as it has unique properties that reduce the rapid disintegration by the liver. Methyl testosterone, on the other hand, is not often used as they have increased chance of break down in the liver and also can produce adverse effects on the liver. Most testosterone pills also contain some testosterone enhancement ingredients such as tribulus terrestris and beta-ecdysterone for better results.
Benefits of using testosterone pills include easy administration, quick result, and painlessness. Most pills are made from 100% natural supplement and are safe to use. A lot of pills available now are products containing herbs. Testosterone pills help in rejuvenating your sex life, improve physical performance, strengthen bones and muscles, and help in tackle cardio-vascular disease.
Disadvantages of testosterone pills include inconsistent testosterone levels and comparatively high cost. They require multiple daily doses and food can interfere with the hormonal absorption. Some pills produce harmful side effects including liver damage, excessive hair growth and elevated cholesterol levels.
Some biceps exercises work better than others. They work the biceps muscles and build strength and size faster. Remember to do different movements and mix up your exercises when you work your biceps, so that you are hitting both heads of the biceps and receiving the maximum benefit from the training and workouts.
Machine Preacher Curls: This will hit the peak of the biceps.
To do this biceps exercise, sit at the machine preacher curls bench. Adjust the weight on the weight stack to a comfortable, but resistance weight. On the pad in front of you, place your arms in front of you and grab the bar with your palms facing upward. Your feet will be about shoulder width apart and your back will be straight. Keep your elbows in as you lift the handle and exhale as you curl the bar to your shoulders. Inhale as you lower the bar.
Stretch the biceps at the bottom of the movement and squeeze at the top of the moment also stretch the biceps in-between the exercise.
This is key to developing any muscle group to the maximum.
Chin Ups-Close Grip or wide Grip: This will hit the overall size and mass of the biceps.
Using a close grip to do chin ups works your biceps to lift your body weight. Use a straight bar that can be easily reached from a standing position. Chin up bars can come be brought from any sports shop and they don't cost much and are a great biceps exercise when you can't get to the gym, don't forget that this exercise will hit the back muscles as well. Place your hands with your palms facing you and they should be close together, so that they are on either side of your chin. If lifting your own body weight is not enough, then add ankle weights or cross your feet and place a dumbbell between your ankles. When you do the chin up, make sure your chin gets over the bar. Touching the bar with your chin works also, but for it to be a complete rep and work your biceps muscles, your chin should get over the bar at least a few times. Keep your elbows in at your side as well.
If you take a wide grip this will hit the inner head of the biceps, if you take a close grip this will hit the outer head of the biceps.
Hammer Curl: This biceps exercise hits the outer head of the biceps and the forearms.
The hammer curl works your biceps, as well as your forearms. To do the hammer curl, grab two dumbbells and hold them with your palms facing your body. Keep your arms straight and your elbows tucked into your sides. Starting with your right arm, lift the dumbbell so that it touches your shoulder, keeping your palms facing you the entire time. Then do the left arm and alternate back and forth.
Standing Barbell Curl: This biceps exercise will hit the over size of the biceps.
The standing barbell curl exercise is the Mecca of all biceps exercises to not include this into your biceps workouts would be madness. Pick up the barbell, with the appropriate weight, keep the barbell at waste height and your palms facing upward. Your hands should be shoulder width apart and your elbows tucked in at your side. Do curls that come almost to your chin, I like to lift my elbows up just a little to get the squeeze at the top of the movement.
Alternating Rotating Dumbbell Curl: This biceps exercise will hit the entire biceps muscle.
With the alternating dumbbell curl, it is simple to do and feels natural as well. Pick up two dumbbells, one in each hand and keep your arms straight at your side. Elbows should be tucked in again and your palms should be facing your body. Starting with the right hand, curl the dumbbell to shoulder height, as you curl to the top, rotate the dumbbell so that your palm is facing your head. As you uncurl your arm, rotate the dumbbell so that your palm is facing your body again. Lift with the left arm and alternate back and forth.
Don't for get to stretch the biceps during and in between the exercises and squeeze Biceps muscles at the top of every movement.
Creatine is the most popular sports supplement in the world. It has been scientifically proven to increase energy, muscle size and strength. Supplementing with creatine gives you more instant energy (to push out those last few reps in the gym), acts as a buffer to lactic acid, increases muscle volume (users report weight gains of up to 6lbs in 2 weeks) and enhances protein synthesis. Creatine is an awesome supplement for bodybuilders, strength athletes and anyone who wants to increase size, strength or speed!
Creatine has benefits that relate to numerous kinds of people. In this article I will talk about who may gain from taking creatine.
People Who Want To Get Bigger
Many scrawny men want to add muscle to their frame. Creatine can help in doing this. Using creatine draws water into the muscle cells, increasing the size of muscles. It also enhances the repair rate of cells, so if you are exercising you can add muscle faster. Using creatine will enhance your size in the short and long term.
Do You Want To Get Stronger?
Using creatine increases your power in brief time period, high intensity activities. This means you can exercise harder. You will be able to move extra weight and perform more reps. More intense exercise means additional stimulus for muscle growth. Creatine also enhances the action of repair cells called satellite cells. This speeds up muscle repair, and enhances the rate of muscle growth.
Would You like To Be Faster, And More Explosive?
Many individuals observe feeling extra explosive after starting on creatine. This is great for athletes in numerous different sports. That extra speed can give you an edge, allowing you to out jump, kick, swing, throw, sprint, or lift, your competition. It is tough to think of a sport where more explosiveness isn't desirable.
Would You Like More Endurance?
For some time, people believed that creatine was just useful in sports that required brief, intense periods of action. There is now evidence that it also has benefits for endurance athletes. A study with runners found considerable improvement in 300 meter and 1000 meter interval times after using creatine.
One trouble with using creatine is weight gain due to water retention. Employing the traditional loading method (20 g per day for 5 days) can result in an increase of 2-5 lb in the first week. For sports where each pound matters such as running and cycling, this weight gain can have a signficant impact on performance. However, using modest quantities of creatine (2-5 g per day) results in little to no water retention. And even these low amounts of creatine can substantially enhance performance.
There Are Few Athletes Who Don't Benefit From Creatine.
When used properly, I believe creatine can improve performance in just about any sport. I suggest buying a small container and trying it out to see if you experience its benefits. Skip the loading period and just use a small daily dose (2-5 grams). Take it one month on, one month off. Write a journal of your workouts to see if you observe enhanced performance.
Gym workout programs can vary dramatically from bodybuilder to bodybuilder. One gym bodybuilding workout for one bodybuilding enthusiast can deliver outstanding results while another gym workout can be a disappointment for another bodybuilder.
After thousands of bodybuilding fitness consulting sessions, and publishing a popular weight training guide, I constantly teach bodybuilders a results proven gym workout routine that builds muscle fast.
All you have to do is follow my 8 Gym Workout Bodybuilding Tips and you will soon see your muscle building results double.
8 Gym Bodybuilding Workout Tips
1. Have a clear weight training routine purpose.
Upon entering the gym it is imperative to have a clear cut bodybuilding routine plan of action. You should know exactly what exercises you will perform, how much weight you will need to lift, and how many reps you must beat. Therefore, your whole bodybuilding routine is 100% planned, set in stone, prior to beginning your gym workout. You must walk into the gym with a definite plan, and purpose.
2. Be in a "warrior" high intensity weight training state of mind.
It is crucial to enter the gym workout focused. I can remember entering the gym and instantly beginning to perspire. I mentally had worked myself up into state of high intensity weight training desire. This is even before I lifted one weight. It is called focus, and anticipation.
Bodybuilding results are only seen when you force yourself to grow. That takes high intensity weight training, as well as ultra high mental focus. Your mind should be totally focused on conquering the next rep. It is important to imagine yourself forcing out that one additional muscle building repetition.
In an effective gym workout, your attitude, and drive will determine your altitude of muscle development.
3. Focus on effective pre- gym workout bodybuilding nutrition.
Make sure you ingest a small amount of complex carbohydrates, and protein approximately 2 hours prior to beginning your gym workout. This will assure you of getting the adequate amounts of energy producing nutrients to expel in your high intensity weight training session.
Another extremely important gym workout tip is to make sure you are properly hydrated with, preferably, water. You should be consuming at least one-half of your bodyweight in ounces each and every day.
Bodybuilding training preparations are similar to space shuttle preparations. Your goal should be to get your system ready for a high intensity weight training blast off.
4. Did you bring your bodybuilding workout log to your gym workout?
One of the biggest mistakes bodybuilders consistently make is neglecting to track their weight lifting progress. Without measuring progress, there generally is little improvement. How do you know what you are suppose to beat if you have no data? How can a department store set sales goals if they don't track sales? It is just absolutely silly seeing bodybuilders completing their gym workouts without recording any data. That what is not measured will not improve.
5. Gym workouts are for training, not socializing.
Remember, you are in the gym to get muscle building results. If you are talking and goofing around, how in the world can you be ultra focused on going to war with the weights? Get your work done, and then socialize if you wish. I tell my clients to stay focused, and don't allow distractions. Focus on conquering that near impossible, muscle growth repetition.
6. Use only proven bodybuilding program principles.
Don't listen to Joe Bodybuilders newest theory on building muscle. Stick to what has been scientifically proven to work. Beware of all the gym chatter floating around. To discover all of the most advanced proven bodybuilding principles visit my muscle building weight training guide presented in digital audio. Bodybuilding Done Right is a how to bodybuilding audio revealing the proven scientific bodybuilding program principle the pros use, but refuse to share.
7. Avoid Overtraining.
Once you have completed your pre-designed 100% high intensity bodybuilding routine, it is time to get out of the gym, and go home and grow. Hold yourself back from doing one extra set. Remember, more is not necessarily better. Stick to your plan. With high intensity weight training you need less volume of work. Any extra basic weight training exercises could be counter productive to your bodybuilding muscle growth.
Get out of the gym, and let your body compensate, and later overcompensate with added fat burning muscle tissue.
Also, make sure your body has fully recovered from the previous gym workout before you train again.
8. Begin the recovery process with optimal bodybuilding nutrition.
You have an hour after your high intensity weight training workout to replenish your glycogen levels, thus, aiding in the muscle building, and recovery process. Take in two parts complex or simple carbohydrates with one part protein. This is an important bodybuilding tip that has been proven to aid in the muscle recovery, and building process. So power your gym workout with these proven tips.
These are 8 important gym workout tips that should be followed. Following these bodybuilding workout tips will do wonders for your weightlifting, muscle building results.
