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In the latest Muscular Development, a very interesting comment is made about how prohormones are toxic and many have side effects similar to anabolic steroids. The thing is that prohormones, being ingested by mouth, must pass through the liver before it can hit the blood. This can negatively affect the liver. This is in contrast steroids that are injected, which bypass completely the liver, thus, not having much of an effect on it all.

As the column states, prohormones are actually more toxic and possess more side effects than real injectable anabolic steroids. Amazing, huh!!?

As reported by GetBig, the bodybuilding supplement manufacturer BSN is being sued by Michael Rivera and Dan Abell. They are alleging that BSN claims that some of their supplements contain CEM3 (Creatine Ethyl Ester Malate), when in actuality, according to Rivera and Abell, they don’t. The two gentlemen also are claiming that BSN does not have a patent on this substance, even though the company says they do.

On the flip side of things, BSN has released an official response to these allegations, claiming that the accusations being brought against them are completely false. In the statement, they also go on and mention some awards they have recently won, that you can’t believe what’s said on the message boards, and that they have in fact filed a patent for CEM3 (Creatine Ethyl Ester Malate).

I’m sure we’ll soon see how this all develops, especially being that BSN has quickly become one of the main players in the dietary supplement industry, endorsing such excellent athletes like Ronnie Coleman, Monica Brant, Anthony Presciano, Trey Brewer, Brandon Curry, Anthony Galvan, and Julian Greaux.

Many, if not most, that try to burn body fat fast, or keep body fat levels in check while going through a muscle building / weight gain phase, make drastic adjustments to their food intake in order to get or stay “cut / defined”.

This could be one of the worst things you could do.

Huge drops in calorie levels can cause your body to do exactly what you don’t want it to do, which is to slow the metabolism down in order to keep up with the drastic cut. The body does not adjust well to mega calorie cuts in a diet, especially if done for more than a couple of days.

When the body senses that there is a much less amount of calories being supplied to it, the metabolism slows down to be able to continue to function at the new, lower level….all of which make it even harder to burn fat and results in losing that hard gained muscle mass.

Beware Of Those “Before” & “After” Supplement Ads!-pt 5

That’s the title of the latest installment to this series of articles on the topic of the dietary supplement industry and the practices they don’t want the public to be aware of. In this edition, you’ll see some specific products / companies and the major lawsuit brought upon them and eforced by none other than the Federal Trade Commission!

If you were wondering why you aren’t getting the kind of muscle building effect from those supplements that their ads claim, you’ll want to read this article!

I’m sure you’ve experienced the difference between weight training in complete silence and working out with your favorite, heart pumping music. It can literally make a difference in whether your training session would have been a waste of time or if will stimulate building muscle mass on your body.

Well, IDEA Fitness Journal details a study done by the University of New Mexico in which British researchers found that listening to music raised the intensity of exercised exerted by those being tested. The athletes felt that the training session was less stressful while jamming away than when in complete silence.

Hey, now I have a legitimate excuse to explode my sound speakers with loud music and annoy the neighbors………”It’s backed by science!!!!”

Did you realize that the “proprietary protein blend” you spent so much money on is probably one of the biggest, most unscrupulous tactics that some nutritional supplement manufacturers use to “get one over on you” and make a much larger profit off of unsuspecting individuals?

There’s even a name for this, it’s called “fairy dusting”. You’ve got to check this latest article I’ve just posted….you might not look at your ingredient label the same again:
Fairy Dusting Of Ingredients In Muscle Building Supplements - pt 4

When upping your muscle building efforts, it’s very important to not fall into the big at all costs trap, making yourself eventually look like the Pillsbury Dough boy.

Recently, a study conducted in the Netherlands didn’t not find a relationship between consuming dairy products and weight loss, even though this is what has been getting hyped up lately. In their experimentation, that observed more than 2000 males and females. Blood sugar, blood fats, and abdominal fat wasn’t positively affected by higher consumptions of dairy products.

As a matter of fact, dairy products has the effect in many to “blur” their muscular definition, basically covering up any muscle building progress they may have been making from their workout routines and nutritional intake.

After 20 months of investigations, Senate Majority leader George Mitchell has released a 409 page report exposing allegations of rampant steroid use within Major League Baseball.

89 total players, current and retired, were named, including heavy hitters such as Roger Clemens, Miguel Tejada, Fernando Vina, Andy Pettitte, Lenny Dyckstra, and others. This is a completely bigger box of problems that has now been opened.

Some of the drugs that have been rumored for the last several years to be used are testosterone, HGH (aka Human Growth Hormone), Dianabol, Deca Durabolin, amphetimines, and others.

Although some of these substances have been shown to be crucial in muscle building and weight gaining, many are alleging that Major League Baseball players are using these substances to enhance strength, speed, muscle / tendon / ligament recovery, and even improved vision.

We’ll have to see what the overall results will be.

Even though your main purpose for working out may be for muscle building or fat burning purposes, your overall health still must be a high priority of yours. Hey, it doesn’t how much muscle you’re carrying or how much weight you can lift if your body is in a diseased state.

Well, Ironman Magazine has some interesting information to say about fish and cancer prevention. According to the mag, fish may help prevent prostate cancer (which is a big problem amongst males). Research published in The Lancet found that men who ate fish two to three times a week were less likely to get the disease than those who didn’t eat fish. The omega-3 fats and their anti-inflammatory effects appear to be the reason.

Sure you want to hit those muscle building workouts hard, but you’ve gotta keep that cancer away!

On this week’s MD Radio show they are interviewing Branch Warren, Kai Greene, in which he reveals that his current off season bodyweight is that of some 312 pounds (!), and Gerard Dente, to which they enter into detail on the next installment of the Transformation Challenge they held last year, with some slight differences and updates.

These muscle building online radio shows also come accompanied by a ton of joking around and some real funny insights.

…….Also, I had forgot to post on it several months ago, but I’d like to bid 8 time Mr. Olympia Ronnie Coleman farewell, as he has made his retirement official. Never in the history of this contest has the champion been so unbelievably dominant as was Ronnie Coleman, not even Arnold!

Take care, Ronnie, and like you always say, “Yeah buddy……light weight!!!”

That’s right. There have been several cases where illegal ingredients have been sprinkled in a legal supplement when it first hits the market.

Why is this done, what type of illegal substances are placed in there, and for how long?

Read this article to find out: Bodybuilding Supplement Truths - part 3