Professor Pope is very cool. I've seen him on many bodybuilding and gear documentaries. Very smart guy and hopefully he lives much longer to spread his research everywhere
This man is genius and he knows how I endorse him 100%. he was my physician in 1991 and was a brilliant man back then. Dr. Harrison Pope is probably the nicest man I have ever met to this day. Dr. Popes analogies are incredible and well positioned. If you see this reply to my email. Thank you for your continued research and contributions -Frank and Chester Darling
The only flaw with some of this is with the health effects, they don't specify which steroids those users were using. Trenbolone acetate is not going to give the same effects as testosterone enanthate. I feel like that would be obvious to almost anyone.
And hypgonadism after stopping steroids isn't something most users wait around for. They don't resume steroids. They take aromatase inhibitors and drugs such as clomid and HCG to "activate" the testes more quickly.
The 1940s/50s bodybuilder study was only one of the things they looked at. They also recruited dozens of modern bodybuilders from all parts of the country and both tested them and interviewed them about steroid use. They found that not a single lifetime natural bodybuilder scored above 26 on the FFMI, which corroborates their study of the bodybuilders from the pre-steroid era.
The cardiovascular effects of steroids are more frightening than you'd think: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4462039/ www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24611438 Individual cases: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11175645 www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3939390/ www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7728810 Even a supra physiologic dose of Testosterone alone can cause severe problems in vulnerable individuals: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2663437/
So doing cycles is ok. Running long time is not. So what about people on TRT? Or is it only harmful at very high dosages? Arnold is still alive and he's been using gear since he was 16.
I love how a Harvard professor claims that anyone that's bigger/more lean than Reeves is on juice. We have an immense amount of literature about proper nutrition and weight lifting that they did not have in 1940's-50's. Common sense can tell you this. I agree that there are a ton of people on gear but outrageous claims like that are ruining it for us natty guys.
And fast food isn't dangerous ? These double standards of allowing alcohol tobacco to be legal arent constitutional Testosterone alone basically has no side effects Till the user is on grams a week extreme abuse. This study doesn't specify which ones with what sides Nobody dies of old age, you die from lacking the hormones to main hour body, this something everyone should do with proper use you will live longer
It is true. Testosterone in low doses is the safest steroid you can get. This is because of a) its openness to metabolism by the liver, and b) its aromatisation into estrogen, the latter which offsets the negative effects of androgens on cholesterol levels. Also, from what I have read, despite being a 17-alpha alkylated steroid, Oxandrolone also has minimal adverse effects if you stick to the pharmaceutical dosages and for the recommended length of time (2-4 weeks). Regarding the most dangerous steroids, from all the scientific studies I have read about deaths related to steroid usage, interestingly the following 3 drugs were found in the users in almost all the cases: Stanozolol, Nandrolone and/or Methandrostenolone. It is of little surprise that Stanozolol and Methandostenolone could contribute to the death of a bodybuilder, owing to the fact that 17-alpha alkylated steroids are the harshest on the cardiovascular system and can cause significant strain on the hepatic system. But I remember reading that Nandrolone was supposed to be one of the 'safer' steroids. I did read somewhere that it is supposedly 9 times more cardiotoxic than testosterone, but I have also read that it is nowhere near as problematic as the 17aa steroids. Methenolone, another supposed 'safe' steroid, was found in 1 study to cause cardiomyopathy, even though that was the only steroid being used by the user. However it was not fatal, and the user recovered. The drug that is potentially the worst in terms of side effects as a whole is Trenbolone. This will be of little surprise to those who are familiar with it, given that it is the most potent anabolic steroid in existence. I have read studies where Trenbolone, particularly after chronic usage, has caused toxic effects to the heart, the liver, and the kidneys. In addition, there is research to suggest that Trenbolone can contribute to neurodegeneration.
exactly and find a study with direct proof that they cause harm, what about arnold and the fact there was less gyno around then, i think the doses today and the fact drugs are used to combat sides of other drugs is a factor, roids don't deserve the reputation they have i wonder if they had the tax potential of alcohol would they be banned lol i don't think so
There's no fact that steroids can kill human being!! According to the book alcohol is 1 in list and guess what anabolic steroids is top 142 on the list. So stay cool and read about it before you being sarcastically.
I think the point where he says about Steroids on posters whereas you wouldn't put cocaine on a poster is ridiculous. There are ZERO positive long term or short term benefits of Narcotics apart from feeling, so it's pointless to mention because steroids actually make you more powerful and bigger.
