Mike in LA
01-09-2002, 03:37 AM
Hi. Im new to this board. I have been working out every other day for 1 year. I was wondering if anyone has heard anything about the legal "steroid"? called Androstat. I hear that it increases your testosterone. I was wondering if there are any negative side effects and whether or not the product works at all. Any info is appreciated.
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theCryptographer
01-11-2002, 05:24 PM
Disclaimer: I'm a skeptic
Remember that claims made for products sold as nutritional supplements don't have to withstand any sort of careful scrutiny. Basically, you can whip up a concoction in your backyard and sell it as "Mike's mysterious seakelp" and you're in business. Promise your buyers anything you like-that's marketing. (that's what they do)...
What i do believe is that these advertisements address the most important aspect of bodybuilding: the mind. It's like the placebo effect: if you are told a drug DOES something to your body, and you believe it, (even if it's a sugar pill), you are much more likely to actually "see results", despite the non-effectiveness.
I'm no expert, but I've also read that to gain the sort of mass that professional bodybuilders have, it requires elevating testosterone levels to HUNDREDS of times normal levels. Ie, elevating your testosterone a 'bit' won't do much.
My suggestion to you is to go out and read (borrow from the library or whatever) a book on the psychological aspects of bodybuilding (or weightlifting, or whatever)... One book I'm reading now that I really like is "Mind and Muscle" by Blair Whitmarsh. Another I picked up but don't like as much is "Mind Pump" by Mike Kubistant.
Anyhow, whatever you find out, good luck to you.
Peace.
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-Scott
Remember that claims made for products sold as nutritional supplements don't have to withstand any sort of careful scrutiny. Basically, you can whip up a concoction in your backyard and sell it as "Mike's mysterious seakelp" and you're in business. Promise your buyers anything you like-that's marketing. (that's what they do)...
What i do believe is that these advertisements address the most important aspect of bodybuilding: the mind. It's like the placebo effect: if you are told a drug DOES something to your body, and you believe it, (even if it's a sugar pill), you are much more likely to actually "see results", despite the non-effectiveness.
I'm no expert, but I've also read that to gain the sort of mass that professional bodybuilders have, it requires elevating testosterone levels to HUNDREDS of times normal levels. Ie, elevating your testosterone a 'bit' won't do much.
My suggestion to you is to go out and read (borrow from the library or whatever) a book on the psychological aspects of bodybuilding (or weightlifting, or whatever)... One book I'm reading now that I really like is "Mind and Muscle" by Blair Whitmarsh. Another I picked up but don't like as much is "Mind Pump" by Mike Kubistant.
Anyhow, whatever you find out, good luck to you.
Peace.
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-Scott