Alan Aragon and Brad Schoenfeld reviewed the literature to delineate the role of energy intake in muscle hypertrophy. Let's see what they found! …
Creatine and water retention
It is well known that creatine leads to water retention. An interesting question is where this water is contained in the body: inside or outside the (muscle) cells? …
Treatment of anabolic steroid-induced acne vulgaris
Acne vulgaris (AV) is an incredibly annoying chronic skin disease. Teenagers around the globe are tormented by it, although most grow over it. Nevertheless, it's quite common in adults too. And if you've grown over it, you can still be struck by it when you start using anabolic androgenic steroids (AAS). …
Endocrine treatment of gynecomastia
Gynecomastia is the benign enlargement of breast tissue in men. Estrogens play a pivotal role in its development and endocrine treatment can help counteract it. …
What causes gynecomastia?
Gynecomastia is the benign enlargement of breast tissue in men. Androgens and estrogens play a pivotal role in its development. But what about prolactin and progesterone, are they also involved? …