Recently, Victor Black made a post on Instagram touting that “DHT as shown here is a most capable Anabolic Agent” and purportedly refuting my claim that DHT's effect in muscle is dramatically diminished by its breakdown there. However, if anything, the study perfectly supports my position. …
The HAARLEM study suggests post-cycle therapy (PCT) doesn't work
Post-cycle therapy (PCT) is commonly employed by anabolic steroid users to speed up recovery of testosterone production after a cycle. A new study, called the HAARLEM study, suggests this practice might not work. …
The effects of anabolic steroids on blood lipids
Anabolic steroids (AAS) can (negatively) affect blood lipids. In turn, this might affect cardiovascular disease risk. This article will discuss the effect of AAS on LDL cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, apolipoprotein B, apolipoprotein A1 and lipoprotein(a). …
Where are the myostatin inhibitors?
In 1997, McPherron et al. discovered a protein that was intimately involved in regulating muscle mass. Fast-forward over two decades later we wonder: where are the myostatin inhibitors? …
Methenolone (Primobolan) and its 3α-reduction
In Book on Steroids there’s a passage in Chapter 2 in which I briefly describe why I think methenolone (Primobolan) is experienced as a relatively weak anabolic steroid. In this article I expand on the why. …