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by Matt Weik In an industry loaded with well-built men, the ladies often get the short end of the stick when it comes to nutritional supplements. In fact, many female athletes avoid supplements all together due to male-minded branding, while others don’t seem to mind if a tub of protein has a...

The Concept and Purpose Behind Modifying Testosterone to Create Analogues The concept behind chemically altering and modifying Testosterone is to create variants and analogues of Testosterone that could exhibit varying effects in the body that may be more beneficial in certain areas of function...

A few days ago, The New York Times broke a story about two doping cases in cycling. On the surface, that may not seem like interesting news. We’re probably not going to spend a lot of time on positive doping cases here at Anabolic.org, as our readers are well aware that performance-enhancing...

by Matt Weik If you are in the fitness or bodybuilding industry, you know that to be considered one of the best competitors in the world, you need to become an IFBB Pro. This can be in any division ranging from bodybuilding, fitness, figure, classic physique, men’s physique, women’s physique...

Kratom Use In Bodybuilding by Anthony Roberts Kratom is one of those herbs that always seems to be on the periphery of the circles I travel in. Proponents claim that it’s a safe and legal way to get high, a natural painkiller, and even a way for addicts to detox. Typically, none of those...

by Anthony Roberts The biggest doping story of 2016 is Maria Sharapova failing a drug test at the Australian Open. Most of the general public was shocked at her testing positive – but within my crowd (read: steroid-people), the shock was at the actual compound itself: Meldonium. Meldonium...

The Effects of Low-Dose Creatine by Chris Shugart Creatine works, it's safe, and it's dirt cheap. And even though it's already the most studied sports supplement in existence, more studies are conducted anyway. Here's a new one that's pretty interesting. Researchers for this study wanted to...

by Anders JP Eskilsson In recent decades the IFBB has invented new divisions along with a society where new physical ideals are streaming daily through social media. One tribe is the root of it all; on tribe started it all, and one tribe will always be the backbone of the fitness industry...

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Glutamine is the most abundant amino acid in the body and is known for its recovery benefits. What does the research say about glutamine? Current research suggests that glutamine may be beneficial for decreasing delayed-onset muscle soreness and muscle damage. This is especially clear in highly...

Bodybuilding is a journey of learning – identifying boundaries and how to break through them. For many, the choice to use anabolic-androgenic steroids for enhanced muscular development is clear and absolute. But impulsive moves and risky application can be avoided with a little prior research...

by Josh Hodnik Nootropics, also referred to as cognitive enhancers, smart drugs, and memory enhancers are supplements, synthetic peptides, and nutraceuticals that are reported to improve focus, thought connection, memory, and sometimes wakefulness. These drugs are primarily used to treat...

Why Do We Love Muscle? by Geoff Roberts Have you ever wondered why humans love muscle? Why do so many people go out of their way to build more muscle mass, and why is it so hard to look away from a person who is heavily muscular and lean...

Science of Bodybuilding - Six Research Findings 1) Train Explosively for Maximum Gains in Strength, Power and Size High-intensity, explosive training (HIET) is the key to rapid gains in aerobic capacity, muscle mass, strength, power and fat loss that will take your fitness to the next level...

by Josh Hodnik The increased payoff for dominance in sports has led athletes to rely on a larger variety of drugs that carry more dangers than those in the past. Drugs that weren’t even available during Arnold’s era, such as cortisol blockers, and certain diuretics have become common among...

Fundamentals of Building Muscle: The First Ten Every issue of Muscular Development is packed with the latest cutting-edge research and authoritative information on building muscle, burning fat, increasing strength, achieving optimal health and maximizing performance. 2016 was a banner year for...

by Anthony Roberts In 2010, rumors of a new undetectable drug began circulating in the underground community. Supposedly, it worked to boost EPO (erythropoetin)(***link to my article on EPO and steroids***) and thereby red blood cells, which would in turn increase an athlete’s endurance. I had...

by Josh Hodnick The government has long used their power to persuade. A highly ambitious campaign was put together to eliminate marijuana use more than a half a century ago. To stop all the “reefer madness”, The government put forth the effort to convince society that marijuana smokers...

Profile In spite of the fact that many consider cardarine (GW 501516) to be a SARM, it is technically a PPAR-delta agonist (peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors). In fact, it is usually sold as a SARM, just like a tomato being a fruit is always sold as a vegetable. Cardarine was...

Genetic Manipulation The article below is not intended to be racist in any way; it is merely a discussion about genetics’, genetic manipulation and human intervention. In body building we are always hearing about genetics and how they play a huge role in going from a contender to being an...