tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44472491235196583472024-03-16T08:08:59.659+01:00SuppVersity - Nutrition and Exercise Science for EveryoneWhere BRO- and PRO-Science Unite in the Spirit of True WisdomAdel Moussahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11282066708304898697noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447249123519658347.post-71195917731582741982015-06-17T13:54:00.000+02:002015-06-17T19:18:56.696+02:00Clomiphene Citrate, Overlooked Testosterone Replacement Therapy (TRT) Alternative? 2.5x Higher T, No Side Effects
Can you replace androgel or injectable T with regular chlomiphene citrate tablets? Or is this just "broscience"?
While many of the things people will tell you about the negative side-effects of testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) are scientifically questionable, un- or even disproven, there's one nasty side effect that is simply unavoidable: the decline in natural testosterone production. Adel Moussahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11282066708304898697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447249123519658347.post-43862558130039307222015-04-20T12:32:00.000+02:002015-04-20T18:18:37.947+02:00BroScience Research: "What do Bros Say About AAS Use and the Prevention of Shut Down & Infertility?"
Are today's "muscle men" not going to be able to procreate?
If you are frequenting any of the popular fitness and bodybuilding bulletin boards, you will know that "broscience" is a mixture of anecdotal evidence and hilarious claims that is spiked with cherry picked scientific references.
Against that background it may sound funny that researchers from the New Castle Fertility Center Adel Moussahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11282066708304898697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447249123519658347.post-3597484134018182462012-10-20T17:31:00.001+02:002015-08-11T05:56:07.621+02:00Measuring Overtraining; Phosphatidic Acid to Potentiate the mTOR Effects of Leucine? Plus: Built-in Serm in Menopausal HRT Blocks Breast Cancer, Creatine Bumps Up Performance Not Body Weight, Estrogen Timing & Brain NDMA Toxicity
Weight-supported sports such as cycling precipitate overtraining
"20%", that's the SuppVersity figure of the week. It tailors directly to the first item in today's installment of On Short Notice and denotes the amount of professional athletes who exhibit symptoms of overtraining syndrome at any given time in their career.
"The prevalence varies by sport and is thought to be highest in Adel Moussahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11282066708304898697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447249123519658347.post-75910347987786534852012-01-15T17:49:00.001+01:002015-09-20T05:16:38.265+02:00Intermittent Thoughts on Building Muscle: Estrogen, Friend or Foe of Skeletal Muscle Hypertrophy? Plus: "Hey, Bro! Are You 'SERMing' Away Your Satellite Cells?"
Image 1: Iris Kyle's back is a living testostomy, ah... pardon testimony to the muscle building powers of estrogen ;-)
Although we have identified a hell lot of verified and purported mechanisms by which testosterone, "the Big T" works its muscle building and fat burning magic, the results of the last installments of the Intermittent Thoughts was nevertheless not really satisfying. After Adel Moussahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11282066708304898697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447249123519658347.post-72824275441086603482010-10-17T03:12:00.000+02:002010-10-17T03:12:00.501+02:00Possible Side Effects of 17β-estradiol and Tamoxifen TreatmentTreatment with estrogens, mainly in women, and selective estrogen modulators (SERMS), which are also interesting for the average juicer, may yield hitherto unknown metabolic side effects. Scientists from Portugal (Moreira. 2010) have found that both, tamoxifen as well as estrogen treatment influence the oxidative capacity of mitochondria:
Fig. 1. Effects of E2 and/or TAM treatments on Adel Moussahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11282066708304898697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447249123519658347.post-53850889562935157702010-07-19T19:16:00.009+02:002010-08-14T08:53:04.120+02:00LG Natadrol: A Short Write-UpA few weeks ago, LG released Natadrol, a product containing a new, self-proclaimed "potent muscle-building androgen found naturally occurring in our environment". Sounds like an invitation for a "SuppVerSive" investigation into its somewhat exotic ingredients.* So lets see what we have here
* Tinospora Cordifolia (TC)
has androgenic activity, established exclusively in the prostate (Adel Moussahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11282066708304898697noreply@blogger.com