The general population is aware of the risks that anabolic steroids pose, with the media regularly reporting horror stories of men and women abusing PEDs. Despite widespread connotations linking AAS (anabolic-androgenic steroids) to serious illness or death, up to 1 million Brits still take them for cosmetic purposes (1). Thus, the question beckons: why do […]
In the world of anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS), bodybuilders have the choice of taking orals or injectables. A steroid user, in our experience, typically fits into one of these three categories: Only takes pills, which usually stems from fear of injecting. Only uses injectables, regarding them as safer compounds in the long term. Uses a mixture […]
What Is It? Turinabol (chlorodehydromethyltestosterone) is an oral anabolic steroid with a unique history, being the only AAS created for non-medicinal purposes. Instead, Turinabol was formulated to help East Germany’s athletic team gain an unfair advantage in the Olympic Games between 1968 and 1989. This was a state-sponsored doping program, known as “State Plan Research […]
An array of questions often surrounds the topic of anabolic steroids, with people either thinking about taking them or curious about their effects. Asking questions can be a great method of learning; however, there remains a scarce amount of information online due to the taboo nature of steroids, causing much misinformation and bro-science. Sadly, this […]
All anabolic steroids are forms of exogenous testosterone. However, due to modifications in chemical structure, different steroids produce different outcomes in regard to body composition and athletic performance. Below are the different types, or categories, of anabolic steroids used by bodybuilders: Bulking steroids Cutting steroids Oral steroids Injectable steroids Bulking steroids are used to build […]
