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theguerillachemist AICAR(Acadesine monophosphate aka ZMP) is a very cool molecule that has been making its way into the performance enhancing circles, and even more recently being sold as a supplement. AICAR is an analog of adenosine(AMP/ATP) that acts as an AMPK agonist. AMPK is an enzyme that...

theguerillachemist Interesting study was just published using exogenous BHB salts in rats and testing its effects on ketonemia(increased blood ketone levels)concurrently with glucose(purposely done to see if you can elevate ketone levels while ingesting carbs). The study was done acutely and...

PubMed Article Summary: Quote - We conclude that the metabolic effects of sc GH injections are clearly influenced by the time of administration and that the closest similarity to normal hormone and metabolite patterns and relationships is reached by GH injection in the evening in GH-deficient...

The Insulin Advantage How to Bulk and Cut on the Same Day by Clay Hyght, DC Here's what you need to know... If you think bulking and cutting are seasonal, think again. By controlling your insulin you can allow your body to build muscle and burn fat daily. Muscle is...

theguerillachemist[/URL]. Dimethylaminoethanol(DMAE) is a nootropic compound naturally found in the body. It is an excellent precursor to choline(gets methylated by SAM) and acetylcholine, a neurotransmitter that helps nerve cells communicate. DMAE can help reduced concentrations of...

theguerillachemist <!-- react-text: 69 -->As promised, Bitter Melon is one the key ingredient<!-- /react-text --> for mimicking insulin and its effects for lowering blood sugar and shuttling nutrients into your muscle cells. It's often called "vegetable insulin" bc it was often ground up and...

Insulin-like growth factor-1 builds muscle (hypertrophy) and utilizes carbohydrates as fuel for energy. We characterized the metabolic profile of transgenic mice exhibiting enhanced muscle mass driven by increased mIGF-1 expression (MLC/mIGF-1). As expected, 6-month-old MLC/mIGF-1 mice were...

by Mike Arnold As with any performance enhancing drug, it is not what how much you take that matters, but how much your body can effectively use that determines the end result. Nowhere is this basic truth more evident than with insulin. While the more is better mentality may pay dividends with...

Steroid Corner - Side Effects of Aromatase InhibitorsMost bodybuilders who use anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS) have used an aromatase inhibitor to prevent the otherwise inevitable estrogen excess that accompanies the use of supraphysiologic dosing of testosterone and other aromatizable AAS...

by Mike Arnold Anyone who is familiar with my writings will immediately recognize my proclivity for the use of performance enhancing drugs in sport. Aside from their ability to radically improve the composition and performance of the human body, as a whole they are a fascinating set of...

Glycogen resynthesis after exercise: effect of carbohydrate intake.Ivy JL1. Author information Abstract<abstracttext>To maximize glycogen resynthesis after exercise, a carbohydrate supplement in excess of 1.0 g x kg(-1) body wt should be consumed immediately after competition or a training...

Determinants of post-exercise glycogen synthesis during short-term recovery. Abstract <abstracttext>The pattern of muscle glycogen synthesis following glycogen-depleting exercise occurs in two phases. Initially, there is a period of rapid synthesis of muscle glycogen that does not require...

Muscle glycogen synthesis before and after exercise. ABSTRACT <abstracttext>The importance of carbohydrates as a fuel source during endurance exercise has been known for 60 years. With the advent of the muscle biopsy needle in the 1960s, it was determined that the major source of...

By Anthony Ricciuto B.Phed. C.F.T. S.P.N. F.T. At the present time the most written about macronutrient is the carbohydrate. This macronutrient has gone through some major changes over the years. Well, the carbohydrate hasn’t actually gone through physical changes, but the way dieticians and...

Metformin (Glucophage) For Bodybuilding by Anthony Roberts Metformin is an antihyperglycemic drug that operates primarily through suppressing glucose production by the liver. Bodybuilders have been using it for dieting since the 1990s, although it’s been around since the 1920s. It failed to...

Branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs) were once thought to just be a major amino acid found in muscle and thus we should consume them to build muscle. This overly simple thought process led many bodybuilders in the ‘80s and ‘90s to recommend their nutritional supplementation for muscle growth...

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