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HOW YOU CAN BUILD A FREAKY PROFESSIONAL BODYBUILDER PHYSIQUE

Assuming that you eat right, train properly, and get enough sleep, there are only two factors limiting your growth; the amount of anabolic, tissue building, and catabolic, tissue destroying, hormones in your blood.

Training causes your muscles to process anabolic hormones. To promote the optimum level of growth, you must learn how long to train before resting and allowing your body to replace the anabolic hormones that have been used up. If you over train, all of the anabolic hormones will be used up and the catabolic hormones will start to dominate. If you under train, you will waste some of the natural anabolic hormones that your body produces.

In the course of learning how to maximize your body’s natural supply of anabolic hormones, you will go through some ups and downs. The catch 22 is that even if you do everything right, you will eventually reach a plateau that you cannot break through. The level of growth at which the plateau is reached is predetermined by the amount of anabolic hormones that your body naturally produces. The only way to break through the plateau is to raise the level of anabolic hormones in your blood.

Anabolic steroids artificially raise the amount of anabolic hormones in the blood and permit further growth. Unfortunately, as I discuss in The Steroid Bible, anabolic steroids are illegal and can be dangerous if misused.

During the course of my research for The Steroid Bible, I have tried countless ergogenic products. As I have reported in the past, the vast majority of these products were totally worthless or provided minute benefits that could easily be obtained through a proper diet. Most products currently on the market are merely expensive forms of reconstituted food. They may work wonders for malnourished individuals who don’t have access to supermarkets, but they are a waste of money for healthy individuals. After all the time and money I have spent researching ergogenic products, I have only been able to find one legal product that produces significant increases in muscle size and strength. It is called Growth Factor-1.

Growth Factor-1 increases the level of anabolic hormones, including testosterone and growth hormone, in your blood. This leads to faster recovery times, increased strength, and increased energy. Most importantly, it provides your muscles with the extra fuel they need to blast through plateaus and move on to the next level of growth. Increasing the level of anabolic hormones, especially testosterone and growth hormone, in your blood enables you to break through your body’s natural limitations. It is the key to serious growth and the only way to build a freaky, professional bodybuilder physique.

Growth Factor-1 has allowed me to experience a level of growth that I thought was only possible through the use of steroids. Growth Factor-1 is the only legal product on the market that will enable you to build the cartoon like muscle that professional bodybuilders display.

Growth Factor-1 can be used by men and women. However, women should be warned that Growth Factor-1, when combined with weight training, promotes a level of muscle growth that leaves a woman with a physique that most people would describe as masculine. Women interested in simply toning their bodies should not use this product. Growth Factor-1 should only be used by people who are interested in building extraordinarily muscular physiques.

Growth Factor-1 is extremely difficult to obtain. There is a limited supply available. It will be sold on a first come first serve basis. Order now and try Growth Factor-1 risk free. If Growth Factor-1 does not allow you to build an impressive, muscular physique that commands attention and respect, simply return the empty bottle or unused portion within 60 days for a full refund.

People who take anabolic steroid follow a pattern of usage, commonly referred to as anabolic steroid cycles. The objective of following such routine is usually two fold. One, users opt to take the drug in sporadic pre-determined intervals so as to minimize side effects. Secondly, the dosage is so designed as to accelerate the chance of meeting the end result sooner than otherwise.

Terms like ‘cycling’, ’stacking’ and ‘pyramiding’ refer to common techniques used as part of anabolic steroid cycles. They are briefly explained below:

Cycling
Cycling is the pattern of usage in which multiple doses of a particular drug are scheduled over a specific period of time, stopping thereafter for some time and then resuming the same routine again.

Stacking
Stacking is similar to cycling but differs from it in the sense that while cycling involves one type of drug, stacking usually involves two or more different anabolic steroids, mixing oral and/or injectable types, and sometimes even including compounds that are meant for veterinary use. Stacking is resorted to in the belief that two or more steroids will produce more pronounced effect than each drug taken individually. This theory has not however been tested scientifically.

Pyramiding
In this case, user will start at a low base, slowly escalating the dosage with time by either increasing the number and frequency of a single drug or doing so with multiple drugs till the pinnacle is reached half way, whereupon the dosage is progressively reduced to ultimately bring it to zero. As can be seen, pyramiding is an offshoot of either cycling or stacking though the usage pattern differs from both. Users typically pyramid their doses in cycles of 6 to 12 weeks.

Steroid users, even as they attempt to enhance performance or boost muscle size, are aware of its dangers. And so, they prefer anabolic steroid cycles spaced out and planned in such a way that danger to overall health can be minimized. In addition, they do increasing cardiovascular exercise or go for post-cycle therapy (PCT) to combat side effects.

Nandrolone (AKA 19-Nor-Testosterone or 19-Nor-Androstenolone) is an Anabolic Steroid. As the names suggests, it is related to Testosterone, a “male” hormone produced naturally in humans (male AND female) in varying quantities. All Anabolic steroids have “Androgenic” effects, which are the actions we commonly associate with Testosterone; masculinisation, aggression, virilisation, growth, but only up to a point, and with (serious!) reservations. Anabolic steroids also have “Anabolic” effects, those associated with growth of bone, muscle, red blood cells and mobilization of sugar. These are more the effects sought by athletes abusing this range off drugs. Although some Testosterone type anabolics are orally active, they undergo a very heavy Liver process, removing a lot of their action, and also stressing the liver. Serious abusers, or legitimate patients tend to have injections, or to take safer more orally compatible anabolics like Stanazolol (the drug found twice in Ben Johnston’s blood)

Anabolic steroids when used legitimately are used most often to stimulate some sort of growth, so are used in advanced osteoporosis, certain breast cancers, regeneration of red blood cells in kidney patients, puberty disorders, growth disorders, anemia, and to help gonad development (in males). Illegitimate use is focused on increasing muscle mass and strength, but will also increase red blood cell production, therefore blood thickness and oxygen-carrying capacity.

Nandrolone is produced in both males and females as a metabolite (by-product) of Testosterone, and studies have shown it can be elevated to a very detectable level. The studies however did NOT prove the elevated levels would exceed the IOC threshold for a positive test. They barely reached a quarter of this value.

The risks are something the takers ignore, or the suppliers say nothing about. Added to this is the fact that the IOC was able to find Nandrolone in over 14% of muscle-building supplements it tested, all claiming to be “natural”, “safe” or “steroid free” athletes’ health may be at risk simply by taking untested muscle or strength supplements.

The side effects are horrendous and are MORE likely to be serious the younger athletes take Anabolics. They include virilisation in males, early fusion of growing bones (stops growth) in teenagers, growth of breasts in males, androgenisation of females (loss of feminine sexual characteristics), Liver cancers, hepatitis, heart disease, cholesterol elevation, blood sugar elevation, epileptic fits, fluid retention, and ultimately heart-attack and stroke.

In defence athletes often ask why would anyone take Nandrolone when there are better illegal substances for middle-distance or endurance athletes? This is indeed debatable, and MAY suggest the taking has been more inadvertent, but maybe this last possibility is the exact reason they take it. They can suggest a defence saying it must have been in one of the supplements. Nandrolone helps muscle grow, and muscle stores glycogen, so no matter what the sport, if taken with the right type of training, it will improve endurance, strength and oxygen-carrying capacity.

Athletes should be VERY careful about what they take, and coaches more so. Remember health advice sites are rarely overtly commercial, but sites selling Ephedra, weight-loss and performance products are exactly that - commercial! You may receive a contaminated product in the post, but try chasing up the supplier! It’s a case of - if the substance is found in your system then you are guilty regardless.

Anabolic steroids are artificial (synthetic) versions of the male hormone testosterone that help build muscle. They also enhance masculine characteristics.

Because they can help the body to form lean muscle, they are sometimes used to treat AIDS wasting and weight loss, and doctors sometimes prescribe them to people experiencing fat loss from the limbs because of lipodystrophy. Testosterone supplements are also used to treat low testosterone levels which can develop in people with HIV due to HIV infection, some other infections, anti-HIV drugs and other medicines.

Anabolic steroids are also widely used by body builders and by many people who weight train at the gym.

Anabolic steroid treatment in people with HIV
The anabolic steroids have been studied as a treatment for AIDS wasting, and have been shown to be safe and effective, helping the formation of lean muscle mass. To be most effective, anabolic steroid treatment should be combined with a programme of resistance training.

Studies have been restricted to men because of concerns about the side-effects of steroid treatment for women.

There have been concerns that the use of anabolic steroids can depress the immune system. This has not been looked at in any great detail. The only study to examine this found that neither CD4 nor CD8 cell count were lowered in HIV-positive men with AIDS wasting treated with anabolic steroids.

Anabolic steroids can increase levels of LDL (bad) cholesterol, so their use should be closely monitored particularly if you are taking a protease inhibitor or have any risk factors for heart disease.

Testosterone replacement therapy in people with HIV
It is estimated that as many as 40% of HIV-positive men who are ill because of HIV have low levels of testosterone (hypgonadism). Low testosterone can result in decreased appetite, depression, poor metabolism of food, and sexual problems, including the inability to obtain and maintain an erection.

A blood test can tell if you have low levels of testosterone and your doctor may prescribe you either a short course of oral testosterone replacement therapy, testosterone patches, or testosterone gel.

Although testosterone is usually considered to be the male sexual hormone, it also occurs naturally in women. Testosterone patches have been examined as a treatment for AIDS wasting in women. It was found that weight and quality of life improved for some of the women, and the development of male characteristics was not reported.

Side-effects from testosterone replacement therapy are rare, but can include the shutting down of natural testosterone production, shrinking of the testicles, hair loss, increased sexual desire, and aggression. In women, male characteristics, such as the deepening of the voice, and facial hair may develop.

Anabolic steroid use for non-medical purposes
Anabolic steroids are often used by people who weight train to improve the effects of training and for aesthetic reasons. They are usually used in four-week cycles, followed by a period off “treatment.”

The use of anabolic steroids in this way is rarely medically supervised, and this may involve considerable health risks.

Health risks of anabolic steroid use
Anabolic steroids, and testosterone, can damage the liver, and severe liver problems including liver fibrosis, cirrhosis and cancer have been seen in long-term users of anabolic steroids. If you are being prescribed them by your doctor, your liver function will be closely monitored.

Acne, male pattern baldness, sexual dysfunction, the shrinking of the testicles, and the shutting down of natural production of testosterone can also be caused by anabolic steroids. Aggression, mood disturbances, stomach pain, an enlarged prostate and water retention can also develop as a consequence of steroid use. Breast enlargement in men, and the development of male characteristics in women have also been observed.

It you are buying steroids on the black market it’s unlikely that you can verify if they are genuine or be certain of their quality. Counterfeit steroids are common and may contain impurities that cause infections or abscesses.

When used in a non-medical context, anabolic steroids are often injected. Sharing needles to inject steroids involves the same health risks as sharing needles to inject recreational drugs, including HIV transmission, and infection with hepatitis C virus and hepatitis B virus.

Legal status of anabolic steroids
Anabolic steroids are a prescription only medicine. Although possession of anabolic steroids is not illegal, selling them is and can involve a fine and a prison sentence.

If you take part in any form of competitive sport, then it’s likely that the use of anabolic steroids will be banned, even if you are taking them for legitimate medical reasons.

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