Bodybuilding can be divided into two distinct camps: So-called "natural," and drug-using bodybuilders (DUB). The term "natural" refers to those who choose to eschew the use of any pharmacological substance for the purposes of building muscle mass or losing excess body … [Read more...]
Why Do Anabolic Steroids Stop Working? by Jerry Brainum 5/23
A few years ago, I was in New York City to cover a contest for a bodybuilding magazine that I was writing for. One afternoon, I went into a local restaurant and saw a familiar face I hadn't seen in a while. This man was a top amateur bodybuilder in the late 80s. He had won the … [Read more...]
Crazy From HCG? by Jerry Brainum 1/23
Human Chorionic Gonadotropin or HCG is one of the first hormones produced during pregnancy. Indeed, most home early pregnancy tests work to detect the presence of HCG, and if none is detected, no pregnancy is assumed. HCG is produced in the human body in the placenta … [Read more...]
Steroids and the Heart: More Serious than believed? by Jerry Brainum
If you check various medical articles about anabolic steroids and testosterone, you will find a long list of possible side effects. This is expected in a way since an axiom of pharmacology states that if a drug didn't have side effects, it wouldn't work. Newly developed drugs … [Read more...]
Life After Steroids by Jerry Brainum
Many people wonder about the safety of anabolic steroid drugs. The media has demonized this category of drugs to the extent that the consensus of the public is that they are toxic substances. In fact, anabolic steroids were never developed for athletic usage or to help … [Read more...]
How Do Anabolic Steroid Drugs Increase Sports Performance? by Jerry Brainum
On February 9, 2017, Russian track star Mariya Savinova was stripped of the gold medal she won at the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London. Savinova won the 800-meter event, defeating second-place finisher Caster Semenya by 1.04 seconds. Semenya, from South Africa, had … [Read more...]