On October 22, 2004, when HR 207 - the Anabolic Steroid Control Act of 2004 - was signed by President George W. Bush, it signaled that the long anticipated death of prohormones was finally at hand. The bill was a warning shot to bodybuilders and athletes everywhere that the government's crusade against dietary supplements and dietary freedoms had begun anew.
The prohormone bill, sponsored by Representatives Sweeny and Osbourne sought to classify prohormones and prosteroids as "controlled substances." What had been naturally occurring dietary supplements, will now become controlled substances - grouped with harmful illicit street drugs like crystal meth, cocaine and heroine.
It can be argued that the prohormone ban was borne in the controversy surrounding Ephedra. Ephedra alkaloids have been used by traditional medicine systems around the world for millennia to treat a variety of medical ailments.
When dietary supplement manufactures discovered that ephedra was a safe and natural alternative to side-effect laden prescription pharmaceuticals designed to induce weight-loss (phen-fen being the best example), ephedra products were made that helped millions finally overcome obesity and live healthier, happier, lives.
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What Really Killed Steve Bechler?
The mainstream media made up their collective minds about what killed Steve Bechler before they even heard any of the facts. Don't be fooled. Read the truth below!
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When the media reported several cases of ephedra-related deaths (Steven Bechler being the most recent example), ephedra gained national attention. Ephedra was quickly demonized as harmful to the populace, and the government decided that protective action was necessary. Ephedra was quickly banned for sale and manufacture thereafter. Sadly, the media-generated ephedra controversy has resulted in a spotlight being shone on all dietary supplements - prohormones included.
Millions of honest, law abiding, hard working athletes across the United States have used prohormones for years with great results and without medical complication. And, the idea that once legal nutritional supplements will soon be illegal is both a source of confusion and outrage.
Why the sudden crackdown? When cigarettes and alcohol kill and injure thousands of people every year, why are dietary supplements being banned? Conspiracy theories abound, no real answers have been given yet.
Unfortunately, media sensationalism, the drive for ratings, and political agendas have stifled intelligent discussion. The prohormone ban will quickly become reality and the governed will have no choice but to submit to the will of lobby-groups and politicians. Does this mean that athletes and bodybuilders are helpless? No.
Stockpile Your Prohormones Now!
The ban on prohormones will become law until January 20th, 2005. Because of this, many athletes and bodybuilders have been taking action to beat the ban. Athletes across America have been stockpiling prohormones for long-term storage. By stocking up, they hope to beat the ban. Unfortunately, many are not taking effective action.
Every athlete knows that prohormones have a short shelf life. In fact, if you look on any bottle of prohormones, you will find that most expire in two to three years. And, as every athlete knows, you have to cycle prohormones to allow your body to correct for a hormonal imbalance that can result from prohormone use.
This means that you can lose valuable muscle-building time in between cycles. So, if you stockpile prohormones with a shelf life of only two or three years, your attempts to beat the ban aren't that effective. You'll get two, maybe three cycles at most.
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Ban On Andro Products: What's It All About?
This article is intended to provide an overview of the issues surrounding the events leading up to the ban on dietary supplement products containing anabolic steroids, and related compounds...
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To extend the life of prohormones, it's important that you keep them in a cool, dark and dry place. Exposure to light, heat and moisture is known to speed the breakdown of supplements and medicines. In fact, moisture is the primary agent responsible for the breakdown of capsule based medicines and supplements. When capsules break because of moisture, the chemicals quickly degrade and become less effective.
But, storing your supplements in a cool, dark and dry place is often not enough. There is one more enemy to the long-term storage of a chemical: oxygen. Oxygen speeds the breakdown of chemicals and quickly makes them inert. The key to slowing breakdown is to eliminate oxygen contacting the chemical.
How can you do this? It's simple, make sure that you stockpile a prohormone supplement that is not packaged in a dry capsule - instead make sure that you get a supplement that comes in a gel capsule. And when you do, make sure that you store it in a cool, dry, dark place like a closet or a dry cellar.
Dry Capsules VS. Gel Capsules
When it comes to prohormones, gel cap technology is superior to dry capsule technology for several reasons.
The first reason why gel cap products are superior to dry capsules is that gel cap products can contain liquids - and in the case of prohormones, oils. The inclusion of oils in a prohormone product will make the product vastly superior to dry prohormone products, simply because your body absorbs prohormones by absorbing the oils that prohormones attach themselves to. In short, oils increase the absorption of prohormones, and this means that you will get better results with prohormones that are oil based.
Gel caps are also superior to dry capsule products because - if gel caps are correctly manufactured - moisture cannot break them down. This means that gel caps will not crack and split like dry capsules - and this means that your supplements will last longer.
The final way that gel capsule products are superior to dry capsule products is that gel capsules don't allow oxygen to get at your supplement. Dry capsules are easily cracked, crushed and split - and they can be easily taken apart and the contents removed.
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Gel capsules are manufactured so that they cannot be easily taken apart. In fact, the only way to remove a substance from a gel cap is to clip the end off and squeeze it out. Gel caps keep oxygen away from your supplement, and this means that your gel capsule based supplement will have a long shelf life - up to four times longer than the supplements packaged in the conventional dry capsule.
Beat The Ban!
In the course of my research for this article, I reviewed many 1-Testosterone products, including Mag-10 by Biotest, M1T MethylGels by Legal Gear, X-Treme Test by Avera Sport and 1-Testabolin AQ by BSN. I found only one product that solves the issues of oxygen and moisture exposure - M1T MethylGels by Legal Gear.
Every one of the other products that I examined used dry capsules in some form. Prohormones in dry capsule format do work - but the scientific fact is that they won't work as well as or last as long as prohormones in gel capsules.
M1T MethylGels use gel cap technology and they are made using a special process that ensures that no oxygen is present in the gel capsule. According to the manufacturer, nitrogen is used to remove any oxygen prior to sealing the gel capsule. Each capsule is yellow in appearance and is pressurized with nitrogen to prevent oxygen from entering. Scientifically, this means that MethylGels will last considerably longer than other prohormone products and will allow you to beat the ban.
Conclusion
The ban on prohormones wouldn't exist in an ideal world where science - and not media perpetuated fear mongering - decided the issues. But, politics and personal agendas have made it so that intelligent debate on this issue is no longer possible. The bill is law and the governed must submit to the will of those that govern.
If you want to beat the ban and store your prohormones long-term, you need to store a prohormone that is made using the latest science and technology. M1T MethylGels by Legal Gear solve the problems of long-term storage and they are currently the best option for bodybuilders and athletes looking to beat the ban.
We all know that prohormones work - and so does the government. The prohormone ban becomes law on January 20th, 2005. After this, prohormones will be gone forever.
So, when you begin to stock up on prohormones to beat the ban, ensure that you are making the best buying choice. Your future muscle gains depend on it.
