As many of you know, I introduced arachidonic acid (ARA) to the sports nutrition market back in 2003 under Molecular Nutrition (X-Factor). Having been granted a patent on the use of this essential fatty acid for muscle building purposes, I also worked with several other companies on ARA products including Universal Nutrition, Axis Labs, Xtreme […]

A new study supports the belief that anabolic steroid abuse can damage the heart. The investigation specifically looked at long-term steroid use (approximately 9 years) in recreational bodybuilders. While it did not find steroid use was associated with excess heart muscle growth, as reported in other studies, it did find reduced heart pumping ability in […]

The past couple of months appear to have been very active with supposed “research chemical” sites closing down. For those unfamiliar, the businesses I am referring to sell nonscheduled and unclassified drugs such as antiestrogens, aromatase inhibitors, and IGF-1/GH analogs. These drugs are normally sold only by prescription, or in the case of unclassified new […]