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Chris and I met up in Vegas recently and filmed a few videos. In this one, Chris and I go into the depths of the bodybuilding.com forums to find his first prohormone cycle log he made when he was 20 years old (almost 20 years ago when he was heavily into bodybuilding).… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fouad Abiad recently had Mike from “The Research Station” on his podcast to discuss bodybuilding pharmacology. While I agree with many of the concepts Mike presented, there are a handful which I felt were incorrect and should be addressed. [1:16] Addressing The Statement: “The Body Can Only Manage 125 MG Of Testosterone Per Day” [7:42] Are Subcutaneous Injections Less Stable Than Intramuscular Injections? … Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In general, there are two camps of individuals who have polar opposite views on the promise of SARMs. One camp views them as weak alternatives to Steroids with just as many side effects. The other camp hypes SARMs up as compounds that are nearly as effective (or just as effective) as Steroids, but with far less severe side effects.… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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This article will detail a quick and easy way to determine whether or not you are experiencing male pattern baldness or telogen effluvium (temporary shedding). If you've seen my other posts discussing hair loss, you probably already know that there is a difference between follicular miniaturization triggered by androgens, and shedding triggered by nutritional deficiencies, hormonal fluctuations, environmental factors, toxins, allergens, hypothyroidism, radiation therapy, and other stressors.… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There are a handful of strategies that can be implemented to get more vascular via significantly increasing nitric oxide, vasodilation, blood flow and muscle detail. How do you get your bicep vein to really pop? How do you force your veins against the surface of the skin and get that paper-thin skin look?… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Instead of taking an arbitrary amount of T3 and T4, it would be wise to address potential dietary deficiencies and autoimmune triggers first and foremost. However, if exogenous T3 and T4 use is something you are dead set on, or you already use one or the other, you would benefit from knowing what healthy endogenous production actually equates to.… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I recently lowered my weekly TRT dose down to 100 mg Testosterone Propionate split into every day subcutaneous administrations with an insulin pin. Micro-dosing every day results in the most stable blood serum concentrations possible, less aromatization, and more free testosterone.… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Julian Smith claims he bulked for six years straight. He attributes the majority of his success/his accrual of lean muscle mass to this extended bulk phase he did that lasted six years. Basically, he walked around fatter than he needed to be for six years with the logic that he needed to be in a surplus for over a half a decade straight and walk around at 20%+ to maximize his bodybuilding progress.… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I believe that interpreting blood work correctly and implementing an appropriate lifestyle and/or pharmacological protocol can reverse Post Finasteride Syndrome. Post Finasteride Syndrome describes negative side effects caused by Finasteride that persist long-term, even after discontinuing its use. Finasteride-induced side effects can be very real.… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Calum Von Moger Injuries Calum Von Moger tore his bicep in 2017 which took him out of commission for several months. View this post on Instagram DONT TRY THIS! last night I had this crazy idea that me and @cbum_ should attempt a 400lb barbell curl. … Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mouth Tape For Mewing Using mouth tape for Mewing has started to pick up in popularity as many are starting to learn about the potential ramifications that mouth breathing can have cosmetically, and on overall health. It's one thing to consciously force yourself to Mew while you're awake, but Mewing while you are sleeping can be nearly impossible if you are not forcing yourself to breathe through your nose.… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Are you Mewing correctly? While I've watched dozens of instructional videos and read through several articles to make sure I'm not wasting my time with what I thought was the correct way, I wanted to get my ear nose and throat specialist's input to see if it lines up with everything I've learned to date.… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

My conversation with my ear nose and throat (ENT) specialist continued where we subsequently talked about the potential ramifications mouth-breathing can have on the craniofacial development, and its potential implications relating to my sleep apnea. About a year ago, I started to dive down the rabbit hole of mouth breathing vs nasal breathing with “proper” tongue posture.… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is turbinate reduction or deviated septum surgery for mewing effective? In a previous discussion we have talked about whether or not my deviated septum or inflamed turbinates is the cause of my mouth breathing. My ear nose and throat (ENT) doctor outlined how septal deviation and inflammation of turbinates compounds inhibition of nasal circulation.… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Following up on my previous post where I talked about my deviated septum, this topic extends by finding an answer to the cause of my mouth breathing. During my last meeting with my ear nose and throat doctor I asked if the main cause of my mouth breathing was my deviated septum, or the inflammation of my turbinates.… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Can a Chiropractor fix a deviated septum? Some of my followers told me not to get deviated septum surgery and to seek out a Chiropractor instead. Supposedly, they can just snap your nose back into place, and you can avert having to go through surgery entirely.… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A rabbit hole I've been going down over the past few months is the Deca only cycle, synthetic progestins, and Nandrolone analogs. Something right in front of our faces is the fact that women are being prescribed a Nandrolone analog for contraception.… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I used to be religious about hitting 5-6 workouts per week to maintain my physique. This was at a time when I was hardcore into bodybuilding and assumed that any less than that would cause my physique to whither away. This was also the same time that I assumed that I needed 200 mg per week of Testosterone for my TRT or else I would lose everything I had gained over the years.… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oral castor oil is something not thoroughly explored in the hair loss community, despite a significant amount of promising data backing its potential efficacy. Typically, castor oil is topically applied. In practical application, its effect on hair loss prevention topically seems to be minimal when it comes to dealing with androgenic alopecia as opposed to a skin condition.… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Many bodybuilders seeking hyperplasia and enhanced lipolysis use GH (HGH/human growth hormone). Even individuals just seeking anti-aging benefits have started to incorporate GH into their hormone replacement therapy protocols. Most of these individuals have no idea what their IGF-1 levels actually are as a result of the amount of GH they are using.… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Are SARMs side effect free? Also known as the Selective Androgen Receptor Modulators, SARMs are tissue selective anabolic agents designed with the intention of replicating the anabolic effects of steroids in muscle tissue and bone without the androgenicity in other affected tissues.… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Something every aspiring bodybuilder wants to know is what drugs and dosages the top IFBB pros at the Olympia are using. This article is going to quickly break down the biggest steroid cycles used by 7 top tier IFBB pros in the 90s.… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

DHB, also known as Dihydroboldenone or 1-Testosterone, has gotten a lot of hype in the past few years in the bodybuilding community. Guys are always looking for the new exotic steroid to try. It's almost like a form of shiny object syndrome.… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A common misconception about the Selective Androgen Receptor Modulator (SARM) S4 , also known as Andarine, is its half-life. The Human Equivalent Half-Life Of S4 In Preclinical Studies The preclinical data states that the half-life of S4 is only 4 hours in humans [R].… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Are you constantly tired, even when you’re well rested and haven't engaged in excessive amounts of strenuous activities? Do you have major brain fog, or perhaps even constantly feel cold, even in the summer? You know you are trying to stay healthy, but still feel constantly run down.… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Regenepure Reached Out To Me The owner of Regenepure personally reached out to me recently and expressed his gratitude for my posts I've made in the past where I spoke highly of their Ketoconazole shampoo. To this day, Regenepure DR is still the first thing I tell people to use if they're starting a hair loss prevention regimen because it's over-the-counter, the risk profile is very low, and there's an extremely low incidence of side effects.… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This interview discussing Dennis Newman's steroid cycle was recorded by Tom Platz in the 90's. There is some speculation as to whether this was Mike Matarazzo or Dennis Newman in the interview. Some even thought it was Bob Ciccarello. The consensus is that this is more than likely Dennis Newman, but we don't know for certain as this interview was meant to be anonymous after all.… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This interview discussing Chris Cormier's steroid cycle was recorded by Tom Platz in the 90's. The guys that can best shed light on exactly what happened in the bodybuilding community in the 90's are the same guys who've been at the Olympia level and have Olympia caliber physiques.… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Videos are posted to YouTube all the time highlighting the shocking regression bodybuilders physiques undergo after they retire from competing. Rather than focus on the deterioration of their physiques, I prefer to look at the situation in a more positive light.… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Weigh your meat raw, and then weigh that same amount cooked so you know exactly how much it is being dehydrated during the cooking process. A big mistake I see people make all the time when calculating their macros is they weigh their meat cooked without factoring in the uncooked weight.… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is something I skimmed over in my initial article on Cardarine. I wanted write a dedicated article on this topic as I believe the human equivalent Cardarine dose that caused cancer growth is often calculated incorrectly. Many people think the dosage is some exorbitant amount and they use that to justify their use thinking the human equivalent dosage that caused cancer in rats was thousands of milligrams, when in reality, it really wasn't.… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This interview discussing Aaron Baker's steroid cycle was recorded by Tom Platz in the 90's. Granted, this is supposed to be an anonymous interview. This is just an educated guess based on mannerisms and what they sound like and look like, so by no means take it as a definitive statement.… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This interview discussing Paul Dillet's steroid cycle was recorded by Tom Platz in the 90's. This interview conducted with Tom Platz was intended to remain anonymous. But, the internet is the internet, and people can figure out pretty easily with deciphering the 90's technology of looking at these blurred faces and listening to the noise distortion to make an educated guess about who it is.… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This interview discussing Lee Priest's steroid cycle was recorded by Tom Platz in the 90's. This will give an inside look into what top pros with top 0.0001% genetics were doing in the 90's to achieve their physiques. Obviously he could be lying, but I don't see any reason for him to lie, other than to downplay how much of an abuser he could come across as.… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This interview discussing Ronnie Coleman's steroid cycle was recorded by Tom Platz in the 90's. I don't think a lot of people know it exists to be honest. Tom Platz basically “anonymously” interviewed 6 top tier IFBB pro bodybuilders who compete at the Olympia level.… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nandrolone Registers As Testosterone On Blood Tests Something that isn't common knowledge is that Nandrolone is recognized as Testosterone in standard assays used in the vast majority of blood tests. Typically, this goes completely unnoticed because steroid users only check their Testosterone and Estrogen levels in their blood work, and 99% of those who actually use Nandrolone, use it concurrently with Testosterone as a base.… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When it comes to PEDs, the data we derive our conclusions from would ideally come from testing at the clinical level, as opposed to just anecdotes pulled off forums and bro-logs. I found the following study really interesting because to date, no other study has reported findings using a higher steroid dosage.… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

My number one piece of advice is something I highly doubt you've ever heard, but it's something I wish somebody told me when I was younger. I advise you heed what I write in this article before you haphazardly throw yourself into the domain of performance enhancement.… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I've already written about if Finasteride lowers Testosterone levels. I felt an article on Dutasteride was justified as well. If you read the Finasteride article, you already know that Finasteride does not lower Testosterone, which is a common misconception. It actually increases Testosterone levels, as does Dutasteride.… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One of my buddies online Steven, sent me a pamphlet for a European Sustanon prescription. The most baffling thing about this pamphlet is the advised injection frequency at which this Sustanon is prescribed in Europe. I do consultations over Skype through MorePlatesMoreDates.com,… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chestbrah And Zyzz | The Shavershian Brothers Chestbrah (Said Sergeyevich Shavershian) is the brother of Zyzz (Aziz Sergeyevich Shavershian). I'm sure some of you guys know who Zyzz is. He was one of the inspirations I had to start bodybuilding back when I was in high school.… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Don't Take T3 If You Aren't Hormonally Deficient There is no point of taking T3 while you're bulking unless you have a deficient thyroid to begin with. Even in that situation, you would also need to verify via blood work that you have an inability to sufficiently convert T4 into T3.… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If I could go back in time, could I have achieved my current physique with only TRT dosages? This will depend on a few factors. It's becoming more and more common to see bodybuilders who are transitioning to a more health-conscious approach talk about how they can maintain their physique on very low dosages.… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“Should you use an oral steroid during your bulk cycle” has been a commonly asked question in the bodybuilding community. It's not a yes or no answer. With that being said, the entire point of this post is to delve into the very common scenario I see guys put themselves in where they actually limit their progress by using additional drugs.… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A lot of you guys have asked me if you can maintain Minoxidil grown hair after you've stopped using Minoxidil. Can you maintain it with Finasteride, or another hair loss prevention treatment? The harsh reality is that the hairs that you grow via Minoxidil use are 100% dependent on the Minoxidil.… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

No, growth hormone (GH) cannot cause permanent hair loss. However, it can cause temporary shedding. Let's clarify the difference between androgenic alopecia and temporary shedding. Androgenic alopecia, or male pattern baldness, is the acceleration of hair follicle miniaturization facilitated via androgen receptor activation, which is what most guys experience throughout their lives.… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Trenbolone Use In The Bodybuilding Community Trenbolone (commonly referred to as simply “Tren”) is an anabolic androgenic steroid (AAS) that was popularized in the 90's, and has become an increasingly abused drug over the years. Over the years, Trenbolone has evolved into such a commonly used hormone that it is seen by many as “tried and true,” and a necessity to build an amazing physique.… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

David Sinclair is a professor of genetics at the forefront of anti-aging research. I've taken note of his work, and as someone extremely interested in maximizing my longevity and vitality, I have incorporated a couple of his daily supplements into my own routine that I wasn't already using.… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This story is something I stumbled across by accident. It's really interesting as it backs up the theory of wounding, and also implies the importance of Prostaglandins and the recruitment of growth factors via a stimulus. In this story, a 78-year-old man with common male pattern baldness was dozing off in his armchair when he fell head first into a coal fire.… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices