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In order to maximize muscle growth outside of the gym, we need to eat and rest. Sleep is a natural part of our circadian rhythm. We need rest in between days as much as our muscles need rest in between workout sets, as optimal sleep can cause great improvements in muscle recovery and cognitive...

Are AAS Dangerous? The general consensus is that if used properly, in conjunction with blood tests, AAS can be used safely. However, the potential side effects can be extreme if they are used incorrectly. l Anabolic Steroid Side Effects include: l 1. Inhibition of Natural Hormones The inhibition...

Sermorelin, sometimes called GRF 1-29, is a growth hormone releasing hormone analogue. It is a 29-amino acid polypeptide representing the 1-29 fragment from endogenous human growth hormone releasing hormone, and is thought to be the shortest fully functional fragment of GHRH. It is used as a...

What Does Sermorelin Do? Sermorelin is one of the most widely tested and researched peptides in the world. According to Richard Walker, Ph.D., Sermorelin may offer a natural solution to the slow, but steady decline of growth hormone that we all experience as we age. This may not sound like much...

Insulin-like Growth Factor-1 (IGF-1), also known as Somatomedin-C, is a polypeptide growth factor that is a member of the insulin family of peptides. IGF-1 includes 70 amino acids with a molecular weight of 7649 Daltons. Similar to insulin, which has 51 amino acids, IGF-1 has an A and B chain...

Follistatin 344 (and 315) Follistatin, also called activin-binding protein, is found in nearly all tissues of vertebrate animals. Its primary function is to neutralize members of the TGF-β family, which play fundamental roles in everything from growth and development to energy homeostasis and...

Sermorelin vs Ipamorelin Sermorelin and ipamorelin peptides are very similar in many ways. Despite their similarities, however, these two peptides are different enough that their applications can be tailored for specific needs. Both peptides stimulate the natural secretion of growth hormone...

Ipamorelin vs GHRP-2 Many people think that ipamorelin and GHRP-2 are the essentially the same thing. After all, both cause an increase in the secretion of growth hormone (GH). In reality, ipamorelin and GHRP-2 are very different peptides and the fact that they cause GH hormone release is the...

What is IGF-1? Insulin-like Growth Factor-1 (IGF-1), also known as Somatomedin-C, is a polypeptide growth factor that is a member of the insulin family of peptides. IGF-1 includes 70 amino acids with a molecular weight of 7649 Daltons. Similar to insulin, which has 51 amino acids, IGF-1 has an A...

Peptides in simple words are amino acids. But peptides actually refer to a vast array of biological compounds with no uniformity in terms of their composition or their effect on our body. If we look at the history of peptides, they have long been used by the bodybuilding community. Although...

Four of the best supplements for fat loss and lean muscle growth If we had the choice, 9 out of 10 of us would have a much bigger and more muscular body, with much smaller body fat percentages. Many of us would ideally like to be at around 10% or less body fat, with large amounts of lean...

Yes, we all know that genetics play a huge part in bodybuilding but you can get some help. There are even some legal steroids out there that actually work! By Vinay Jha Scientific findings are confirming what bodybuilders have suspected for some many years ago, there is a genetic limit to...

Steroids - Medical and Non-Medical Uses Explained Since the synthesis of the hormone testosterone in the 1930s, steroids have been put into use by physicians for a great many purposes and have achieved varying degrees of success in each of these cases. Stimulation of the Bone Marrow For many...

Bodybuilding might sound daunting to some of us. But it’s just a simple workout plan with small tips that optimize your efforts, so today, let’s talk about the two things to include in your diet to get the best possible bodybuilding results, fish, and meat! Lean fish! Fish is the best option...

Across the nation, there are gyms packed with people with one goal in mind: build muscle. The fact is, however, there are very few people who truly understand the ins and outs of building a solid, muscular physique. Diet and exercise fads come and go, but the truth is that bodybuilding comes...

If you are interested in whether you should you exercise to failure of not you should read the following bodybuilding article. Picture is of Steve Reeves Exercise to Failure for Muscle Growth - Fact or Fiction By Donovan Baldwin What is exercise to failure? Well, most simply, it's doing...

Use of wrong exercises is sure cause of trouble which happens as a result of more advanced levels of training regimens being followed by a beginning bodybuilder. It is clear that ambitious youthful bodybuilders happen to acquire too much in weight from a bench press as an attempt in maximizing...

Twice-Weekly Pectoral Blasts Sounds nice - make it twice! We all know that the best way to create some growth in a pair of lagging arms is to hit them twice a week. Maybe we toss in 6 sets of heavy-ish triceps pressing at the end of Monday's chest day, and biceps enjoys a few sets of curls on...

The workout with higher rep lower load sets (30FAIL) was equally effective in stimulating muscle (myofibrillar) protein synthesis as a workout with low rep high load sets (90FAIL) 1. But more notably, the high-rep low load workout (30FAIL) resulted in a more prolonged muscle protein synthetic...

It’s one of the dumbest ideas around. Not to mention one of the most common. The idea is that you should train legs just one day a week. You hate leg day. I hate leg day. We all hate leg day. You curse it, struggle with it, and then cope with debilitating soreness for three or four days...