For this research pick I’ll be addressing a recent paper by Pasiakos and colleagues [1]. In this study they evaluated the effect of 200 mg testosterone enanthate weekly for a period of 4 weeks during a diet- and exercise-induced energy deficit of 55%. The study was a randomised double-blind controlled trial and showed that the …
Mainline organiseert 25 april 2019 een seminar met als thema het gebruik van Performance and Image Enhancing Drugs (PIEDs). Een vijftal nationaal en internationale bekende deskundigen op dit vakgebied zullen die avond spreken, waaronder de bekende Amerikaanse auteur William Llewellyn. Ook ben ik aanwezig als spreker.
One of the fears of androgenic anabolic steroid (AAS) users is the development of acne vulgaris, or acne for short. Everyone knows what acne is, so I’m not gonna waste words on describing that. Anyways, it is widely accepted that androgens play an important role in the pathology of acne. And coincidentally, acne pops up …
For this research pick I’ll briefly address a study which recently came out by Schoenfeld and colleagues. The study evaluated the effects of training volume on muscle hypertrophy and strength [1]. Schoenfeld et al. have published a meta-analysis earlier in which they showed there was a dose-response relationship between training volume and increases in muscle …
Permanent weight loss in essense boils down to a negative difference between energy intake and energy expenditure: burn more calories than are getting in. Practically speaking: eat less than you expend. Every pound goes through the mouth (this saying doesn’t work in English, oh well). Having said that, there are some caveats to this. Obviously, …
Below is an excerpt of a chapter I’m writing on diuretics for my new book on steroids. And yes, the book will be written in English. I’ve taken the references out, because I’m too lazy to include them right now (they will be available in the book of course). Diuretics I’m not sure about which …
For this research pick I’ll go over a recent trial which investigated the effect of terbutaline on body composition in healthy men. Beta2-agonists like clenbuterol and terbutaline have long been thought to increase muscle mass. A wealth of animal research clearly shows this, however most trials in humans fail to demonstrate this. The obvious reason …
In this research pick I’ll briefly go over a recent meta-analysis published in Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport named Effects of beta-hydroxy-beta-methylbutyrate supplementation on strength and body composition in trained and competitive athletes: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials [1]. I’m a bit amazed by the amount of research still done on HMB. …