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 By: Clayton South
Thank you.
There have been countless cases of athletes using dietary supplements that they thought were free of banned ingredients, only to find out that the product was contaminated with a banned substance, or that while the product was clean it worked so well as to produce a banned result - boosted testosterone levels - that could also be produced by a banned substance. That being said, and provided that you are using a quality product from a quality company, I do not believe that you have anything to worry about.
Provided that you're using a high quality product from a reputable company, it is highly unlikely that your product will contain anything other than the ingredients listed on the label. If this product contains only tribulus as you say, then you will not show a positive result on any NCAA drug test. The second reason that you have nothing to worry about is because of how tribulus works. While it is accurate to say that tribulus can boost testosterone, it is important to note that tribulus boosts testosterone by stimulating luteinizing hormone, through the stimulation of the pituitary gland in the brain.
Doping tests of all kinds are designed to test for supraphysiological levels of testosterone - i.e. levels of testosterone so high that they could not have, under any circumstances, been produced naturally by your body and must have therefore been injected. Testosterone Articles: Because tribulus does not increase your total testosterone count but instead increases only metabolically active testosterone levels, your total testosterone count will remain the same as far as drug testing is concerned. Therefore, no violation will be apparent on tests.
Sesamin is a natural fatty acid and fiber that's derived from sesame seed oil. Although there is some evidence to suggest that sesamin has a hormonal impact, and because of this it has become popular, it's important to understand the conditions under which sesamin may increase testosterone levels: primarily in circumstances of fatty acid deficiency or caloric restriction. Because sesamin is a fatty acid, it is calorically dense, containing twice the amount of calories per gram as protein and carbohydrates. The fact that sesamin is high in calories is one of the reasons that it contributes to appetite suppression, but is also one of the reasons why it is a less-than-ideal weight loss agent. Sesamin does not affect facial hair growth in men or women.
When it comes to weight loss, the most important factor is nutrition. Fortunately, because simple weight loss is your goal, this is easily accomplished through nutritional means. Do the following:
As you can see, there is nothing complicated about these steps. They are very simple and, if followed, will produce very dramatic results very quickly for most people. Now, on to exercise.
  Click Image To Enlarge.Nutrition Is The Most Important Factor When It Comes To Weight Loss.
Once again, the above recommendations are very simple and are easy to follow. The key to maximizing your metabolism is to combine cardiovascular exercise and resistance training, and to do both forms of these exercise consistently without too much of a break in between days in the gym. The other key to achieving success with this very easy to follow method is this: don't push yourself too hard. I want to say a few things about this idea that you have to train as hard as possible and burn as many calories as possible every exercise session in the gym: you don't, and buying into this idea is a mistake that will lead only to overtraining and burnout. The fact is: if you push your body too hard, you will eventually become sick and burned out as your immune system will not be able to handle the stress. And, this may lead to weight gain, the opposite of what you want. Overtraining Articles: So, go slowly, and recognize that changes happen slowly, regardless of how hard you push yourself. Simply do enough to stimulate your body to change, and then leave the gym and rest. If you do all of the above simple and easy to follow recommendations, I'm sure that you'll be very surprised at the results you get. Write me back and let me know of your success.
I have been working out for years and no matter what chest exercises I do, I still have man boobs. I can't get the fat to go away and the muscle to bulk up. I have tried lifting heavy weights, workout programs from fitness magazines. You name it and I've done it. Is there anything I can do to remedy this situation? Thanks.
Walid G.
While it might seem that you could both add muscle and lose fat at the same time, the fact that you have man boobs tells me that your body fat levels are so high that it will be virtually impossible for you to build new muscle tissue until you have significantly lowered your overall body fat percentage. Why? Hormones. Lean and muscular people have a hormone profile that is testosterone dominated, and for this reason these people can easily build muscle. Overweight people with higher-than-normal body fat percentages have a hormone profile that is estrogen dominated, characterized by chronically high insulin levels, and therefore can easily gain body fat while muscle growth is difficult.
Therefore, because of these hormonal differences, two people with different body compositions can eat the same foods and react totally differently and with a different outcome. Therefore, instead of trying to add muscle tissue by various workouts and methods, I recommend that you instead focus on losing body fat while maintaining your existing muscle mass. This is done primarily by the methods recommended above for the previous reader. By eating well and exercising correctly, you will lose body fat while preserving muscle mass, and this in turn will make it easier to lose more body fat because your metabolism will stay elevated due to your metabolically active muscle mass. In this situation your testosterone-estrogen profile will also change in favour of testosterone, ultimately making long-term muscle growth easier.  Click Image To Enlarge.Eating Well & Exercising Correctly Will Raise Your Metabolism. So, to conclude, by dropping body fat and maintaining muscle mass for the foreseeable future, you should be able to get your body fat levels down significantly and your hormone profile in favor of testosterone and muscle growth, after which time muscle growth will become a realistic possibility.
The prescription drug Tenormin is a beta-blocker that is prescribed by doctors to treat hypertension and other blood pressure problems. It powerfully affects your blood circulation and heart function. Forskolin is a popular supplement because it raises cyclic AMP levels and powerfully burns fat, increases lean body mass and can even boost testosterone.1 Unfortunately, forskolin is also a vasodilator - it increases blood vessel diameter and increases circulation, and may therefore interact with Tenormin.
While I can understand that you probably want to use forskolin in place of other thermogenic agents, it's important that you do extensive research on these thermogenic ingredients when you're on medications for blood pressure. And always - ALWAYS - talk to your doctor BEFORE you take any supplement that may interfere with your medical treatment plan. In my view, the non-stimulant route may be more appropriate for you, provided that the supplement you plan to use does not dramatically impact circulation and blood pressure - i.e. Arginine. Investigate further online and talk with your doctor to find out the best option for you.
Thanks Ron.
Given your ADD/ADHD condition, finding the motivation to exercise will not be hard. ADD/ADHD is a neurologically based condition that is real and has been proven as real by neuroimaging science. The science shows clearly that, compared to non ADD/ADHD brains, people with ADD/ADHD have imbalances in the chemicals dopamine and norepinephrine. Motivation Articles: Exercise stimulates the release of both of these chemicals in exactly the same way as methylphenidate - also known as Ritalin - the most commonly prescribed drug treatment option for ADD/ADHD. After years of research I am firmly convinced that the bodybuilding lifestyle is ideal for people with ADD/ADHD. Not only does exercise stimulate the same chemicals that are triggered by medicine, but exercise also prevents depression - a common occurrence in people with ADD/ADHD, especially those on stimulant medications. What's more, bodybuilders eat frequently, thus ensuring constant and steady amino acid delivery to the body and even blood-glucose levels - both essential for people with ADD/ADHD to responds well to treatment.
So, my advice to you is this: make sure your diet is spot-on, train as much as you need and no more, and get on a multivitamin, BCCA supplement, protein supplement and a fatty acid supplement. These are all legal and will get you great results at your age and with your condition. Good luck! Scientific References:
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