Thursday, June 26, 2008

Dianabol

By The Steroid Encyclopaedia Team

Methandrostenolone is famous for having been the most popular oral steroid of all time and is commercially known as Dianobol. In 1955 it was invented by Ciba Pharmaceuticals, an up and coming American pharmaceutical company. It is have become so popular as it is an oral steroid but it is also a derivative of testosterone and has been manipulated into having a higher anabolic effect and less androgenic side effects.

Average dose for athletes using Dianabol range from as low as 10mg per day, all the way up to 100mg per day or more for adventurous athletes. With Dianabol, more is not necessarily better. Side effects increase dramatically with increased dosage, which include and are not limited to: water retention, liver toxicity, acne, aggression, and increased blood pressure.

Dianobol is most effective when taken in combination with injectable steroids like deca-durabolin and testosterone. These cycles should not last for more than 6 weeks in order to reduce liver damage and other related side effects. Low dosage cycles over longer time periods will actually give you the better results rather than the recommended high dosage short term cycle to "jump start" your cycle until injectable steroids accumulate and begin working in your system.

For instance, Dianabol could be taken at a dose of 10-20mg for an 8-10 week cycle in a very safe manner for more permanent gains, instead of the usual 50-60mg per day for 4 week cycle, which leaves the user with nothing more than massive water retention that quickly subsides upon cessation of the product.

In general Dianabol is used in conjunction with steroid cycles if a bodybuilder is looking for massive muscle gains out of season. If used in conjunction with a solid weight training program and a proper high calorie diet, a cycle of dianabol gain can add 10-20 pounds of weight over an 8 week cycle. Some of that weight will be water retention and some fat, but most of the gains of dianabol can be kept after cessation of the cycle.

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Ten Simple Steps To Increase Your Testosterone Production

By Ricardo d Argence

Testosterone is thought to be the only substance referred to as the "holy grail" of muscle growth. Testosterone, a vitally important muscle-building hormone, is a determining factor when you are trying to build muscle in your body. This is just a sampling of the numerous incredible advantages to elevated levels of testosterone: Increased muscle size and strength, decreased body fat levels, decreased levels of "bad" cholesterol, improved mood and increased sex drive and sexual endurance.

It sounds pretty good because it is great, and in this article I'm going to outline 10 simple steps to naturally increase your testosterone levels and achieve all of these incredible benefits. While these steps will not result in "steroid-like" muscle gains, they will definitely contribute to your overall bottomline results.

1) Use compound exercises as the cornerstone of your workouts. I'm talking about the basic, bread-and-butter lifts such as squats, deadlifts, bench presses, rows, chin-ups, dips, lunges and military presses. These exercises will place your muscles under the greatest amount of stress in the gym and will force your body to increase testosterone production.

2) Your intensity and effort should always be at 100% when you are training. If you want to see real muscle mass increases, you have to push yourself to your limit when you work out at the gym. Increasing muscular stress by working out will produce more testosterone.

3) Exercise your leg muscles just as hard as your exercise your upper body. You may already know that growth in the chest, back, and arms will be stimulated by intense training of the legs. The increased testosterone produced through leg training exercises is one of the reasons for this.

4) Increase your EFA consumption. Necessary fatty acids that come from origins such as peanuts, avocadoes, healthy oils such as omega 3 fish oil and flax seed. To boost testosterone levels naturally, nothing beats olive or canola oil.

5) Reduce your intake of soy. Soy protein raises the body's levels of estrogen, the main female hormone, and this has a direct negative effect on testosterone levels.

6) Do not drink so much alcohol. It has been revealed that alcohol has a remarkable affect on testosterone production, therefore try to limit the nights you might "binge drink" and consume alcohol in moderation.

7) Increase your dietary intake of cruciferous vegetables. Broccoli, cauliflower, radishes, turnips, cabbage and brussel sprouts have all been shown to dramatically reduce estrogen levels, thereby raising testosterone.

8) Lower your daily stress levels. Being overly stressed stimulates the release of "cortisol", a highly catabolic hormone that will cause your testosterone levels to plummet.

9) Increase your sexual activity. Sexual stimulation causes the body to increase the production of oxytocin which increases endorphin production, the "feel-good" chemical, and this also raises testosterone.

10) Make certain that you get enough sleep each night. Insufficient sleep may result in a reduction of your testosterone levels due to the production of cortisol.

Start implementing these techniques on a consistent basis and you should experience a noticeable increase in your muscle size and strength gains.

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