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Androstenedione Supplement For Muscle Building
Research shows that androstenedione can significantly increase muscle mass and strength, while also providing other benefits such as improved recovery time and increased energy levels. In this article, we'll look at how androstenedione works to build muscle, its potential side effects , how to take it safely and the best androstenedione supplement stack .
What Is Androstenedione ?
Androstenedione is without a doubt one of the hottest new supplements on the market today. Claims of a testosterone levels 300% above normal and the gaining of up to 15 pounds of muscle in a month are not uncommon. But then again, you hear that type of crap from the supplement companies all the time. What makes Androstenedione different is the fact that people at the gym are raving about it too; hell, even Mark Mguire took the stuff. Taken correctly, this new supplement has the potential to throw your muscle-building progress into warp-drive. Taken incorrectly (i.e.- by itself, mega-doses, etc…), Adrostenedione could possibly increase your estrogen levels, cause acne, speed up male-pattern balding, and maybe inhibit your body's ability to make testosterone by itself. So what we have here is a steroid-like supplement (to a much weaker extent) in both results and negative side effects.
So why take the stuff? Well because you can prevent or cut-down a lot, if not most, of these side effects by simple means. So lets start this little lesson; shall we?
Androstenedione And Testosterone Production
Your body makes testosterone from cholesterol; here's the equation (the simple one at least):
cholesterol -> Pregnenolone -> DHEA -> Androstenedione -> Testosterone
Now, as you can see, it takes a few steps down the chain to finally get testosterone, but it happens. Each of those little arrows represents an enzyme breaking down the molecule to the next stage, which takes lots of work. By supplementing your diet with Androstenedione (I'm getting sick of writing this word, so lets just call it Andro for now), you'll be increasing your body's supply of it a lot; thus, you've just made a huge jump in that little equation and your body only has one step left in the process. Simple, so now all it has to do is turn that Andro into testosterone, right? Wrong!
This is where the first tricky part of the supplementation begins. Your body has two ways to go from here: it can turn that Andro into testosterone (what we want) or it can, and in some cases will, turn the Andro straight into estrogen / estrone (bad!). What tells your body to turn that Andro into testosterone is something called luteinizing hormones (LH). Now the body only has a certain amount of this stuff and when you supplement your diet with Andro it'll get used up pretty fast. You see, your body only creates enough LH to make what it thinks is enough testosterone and basically put, it doesn't think you need a lot.
I'd say you have enough LH to use up about 3/10 of the Andro you can convert before running out (that's where most people who take the stuff raw see their results from). To maximize the effectiveness of Andro while minimizing the side effects, you'll need a lot more LH. Well, research has shown that Tribulus Terrestris can increase your body's store of LH dramatically. Salvation!! So the first step in taking Andro is to stack it with Tribulus Terrestris; simple enough. There's another bonus to using Tribulus Terrestris. When your body senses what it thinks is excess amounts of testosterone, it'll shut down its natural production; that's why steroid users lose the ability to make testosterone in any significant amount for a while after coming off the juice. Your body shuts off its production of testosterone by limiting the amount of LH it creates. The Tribulus Terrestris won't allow it to do that; it'll not only force your body to keep making that LH, but force it to make even more than normal! So there's another problem avoided. A double bonus- both Tribulus Terrestris and Andro have libido stimulating effects on a large amount of men (not all though); in other words, you'll experience improved sexual abilities and drive!
So now that you have the excess Andro and enough LH, you're going to get a massive surge of testosterone! Lots and lots of one of the most anabolic hormones in the universe will be surging through your veins!! But wait, don't whip out the champagne and protein shakes just yet; another problem has been born. Your body is going to notice all that excess (in its opinion anyway) testosterone and go into a sudden panic. Its gonna try to get that testosterone level back down to normal and its going to try to do it FAST. All that precious muscle-building testosterone will be converted to estrogen; what can we do? Well help is on the way! There IS a supplement out there that can stop the body from turning excess testosterone into estrogen. Can you guess what it is? Hint- Dan Duchaine referred to it as "the next frontier in drug-free muscle-building". Any guesses? Its called Crysin and it can stop the conversion that occurs with extra testosterone!!! The next step in a safer, more effective Andro stack is Crysin.
So now you have large amounts of testosterone pumping through your veins building muscle and doing all that good stuff; but one final problem arises. This increased testosterone might, in addition to all the good stuff, cause male-pattern baldness and an enlarged prostate. This happens because some of the testosterone changes into dihydrotestosterone (DHT). I can tell you this: I sure as hell have no intention of being some bald guy that can't piss! So here's the solution: take some Saw Palmetto. Saw Palmetto can help with testosterone -> DHT turnover, which means that it should stop or lessen the effects of an increased level of testosterone on possible baldness and the prostate.
Now that I've told you what to take, I should also tell you how much. The right ratios are imperative and you absolutely need to take enough of each supplement without going overboard. I suggest that you take the following stack 30 minutes before you workout (assuming it's in the morning or afternoon) and once in the evening:
100mg. Androstenedione
300mg. Tribulus Terrestris
200mg. Crysin
200mg. Saw Palmetto
After you've taken this stack for 6 to 8 weeks, I suggest you take 2 to 4 weeks off to let your body up-regulate itself.
I strongly suggest you consult a good doctor that knows about supplements before you start the stack. Good luck!
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