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Chest Fat, Bitch Tits, Chesticles, Gynecomastia, Lipomastia and Co.: Infinite Ways to Name it, Only 5 to Get Rid of It

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Image 1: Is it what he eats, is it what he drinks or is it just  andropause? Whatever it may be, Jack does not have the "classic gyno". In the last installment of this two-part series on gynecomastia, lipomastia and co. we have seen that the number of appellations this common, mostly benign enlargement of the male breast has been given, is easily outnumbered by the potential, mostly pharmacological, but also supplemental and/or dietary factors which have been implicated in its development. In a recent paper, Krysiak and Okopien estimate the incidence of mild proliferation of the glandular breast tissue to 30%-50% of the male population ( Krysiak. 2012 ). Against that background, the universal ignorance towards the profound psychological effects, as well as the tacit acceptance that, breasts or no breasts, "men don't cry" are certainly uncalled-for. If it's benign you got to live with it! The idea, "if it's not cancerous", it won...
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Anti-Androgenic Effect of ATD

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A few month ago a study by Svensson ( Svensson. 2010 ) caused quite a fuss in the supplement world. The scientist had injected huge amounts of ATD into his laboratory rats and found that "the aromatase inhibitor 1,4,6-androstatriene-3,17-dione (ATD; 60 mg/kg/day s.c.) decreased behavioral disinhibition in testosterone-treated rats (without affecting accessory sex organ weights)". In view of the huge dosage, I simply ignored the results of that study until I recently stumbled across a whole bunch of papers which support the notion that ATD is in fact anti-androgenic, in that it does reduce testosterone receptor binding in the brain ( Kaplan. 1989 ). The negative effect of ATD administration on mating behavior and success (2x ejaculation) in testosterone treaded rats is alarming (cf. figure 1): Figure 1: Effect of ATD supplementation on sexual performance of hypogonadal rats treated with testosterone + propylene glycol (T+PG), testosterone + ATD (T+ATD) or ATD alone. ...
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Impressive Blood Work on Brassaiopsis glomerulata, i.e. DS Triazole. Less Test Boosting Than ATD, Though

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Figure 1: Driven Sports new aromatase inhibitor Triazole This is no typical SuppVersity stuff, because it is an N=1 sponsored "investigation" (meaning: take it with a grain of skepticism) into the effect of a dietary supplement. Nevertheless, I find it interesting enough to post the results a tester of Driven Sports new aromatase inhibitor Triazole posted on a thread of mine on the BB.COM board : Total Test went from 625 to 1032. Free Test went from 74.9 to 148.1. I'm posting from my phone, so I will have to post a copy of the results when I can scan them tonight. __________________ Driven Sports Rep www.getds.com www.drivensports.co.uk If these values aren't fake ( update: scans have been posted here ) this equals an impressive rise of about 65% in total testosterone (less significant in view of muscle gains) and an even more important rise of 98% in free testosterone . Although you certainly won't see similar gains as on an AAS-cycle, the l...
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Estrogen and the Male Athlete: Why Not to Avoid it at All Costs

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If we believe in what supplement producers tell us, estrogen is to be avoided at all cost, to maximize strength and lean mass gains in male gymrats and competitive bodybuilders. Science on the other hand portrays a more diverse picture of the function/role of estrogen in muscle metabolism. In a recent review Enns & Tidus ( Enns. 2010 ) write: In skeletal muscle, studies with animals have demonstrated that sex and estrogen may potentially influence muscle contractile properties and attenuate indices of post-exercise muscle damage , including the release of creatine kinase into the bloodstream and activity of the intramuscular lysosomal acid hydrolase, beta-glucuronidase. ( Enns. 2010 ) They also highlight that estrogen has also been shown to play a significant role in stimulating muscle repair and regenerative processes , including the activation and proliferation of satellite cells . ( Enns. 2010 ) The proliferation of satellite cells is however what most bodybuilders ...
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DHEA: Overlooked or Overrated?

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With DHEA (structure of DHEA-S, see image on the right; HMDB. V2.5 ) having been mentioned in a few of the last posts as a precursor to other androgens, I thought it might be interesting to have a brief look at the effect of DHEA supplementation on mood, body composition, sex life and human endocrine balance. Lately, a 1988 study by Nestler et.al. ( Nestler. 1988 ) has caught my attention. The researchers investigated the effect of 28 days of 1600mg/day (no, this is no typo) orally supplemented DHEA in 5 normal men (+5 men on placebo). The results were simply amazing. Apart from a 2.5x-3.5x increase in DHEA-levels, the researchers found: "In the DHEA group the mean percent body fat decreased by 31% , with no change in weight. This suggests that the reduction in fat mass was coupled with an increase in muscle mass ." ( Nestler. 1988 ) In addition mean serum low density lipoprotein cholesterol decreased by 7.5% (3.21 +/- 0.11 vs. 2.97 +/- 0.14 nmol/L; P less than 0.01...
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