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 […]

Ecdysterone is an insect hormone, often sold as a dietary supplement for increasing muscle mass. “Ecdy” has been around for many years, and is one of the more controversial supplements of its category, mainly due to it’s lack of scientific substantiation and tendency to produce mixed results in users (some swear by it and others […]