Do steroid supplements cause muscles to grow at a faster rate or do they just provide a burst of energy?

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I'm referring to the unlawful ones and, whether I could remember, they are called anabolic steroids. I'm not planning on buying illegal steroids but I'm just trying to figure out how steroids work.


Jeff
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Steroids don't do any of the above, Steroids let you work out longer without tiring. That is their main effect. There are numerous other negative side effects to steroids, including penial shrinkage, and acne to appear on the face. But yea they just let you work out longer without tiring.

Karl
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Anabolic steroids cause a few matters in the body to happen. They mimic several male hormones like testosterone. What they do is:

Reduce recovery time after training
Send protein synthesis in to overdrive, which results in the build up of muscle
And some users claim that they help them train harder'.

They reduce the recovery time by inhibiting cortisol from binding on muscle tissue. This means that the catabolism of muscle doesn't happen and they can recover quicker. They also bind to the androgen receptor' which is also where Testosterone would bind to in order to begin protein synthesis.

A web site at the bottom should help a little.

Nick
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Anabolic Steroids

Anabolic Steroids are derivatives of the male hormone testosterone and, as such, they exert their effects on numerous testosterone touchy tissues within the body. This includes reproductive tissues, muscle, bone, hair follicles, liver, kidneys, white and red blood cells and brain. These effects fall under two classifications:

ANABOLIC Promoting muscle growth
ANDROGENIC Promoting the development of masculine characteristics

Of primary interest to the athlete of course is the anabolic effect. Testosterone is the primary hormone involved in muscle growth. Put simply, testosterone enters the inside of the muscle cell where it binds with an androgen receptor. It then continues its journey until it reaches the nucleus of the cell. On arrival at this destination the dynamic duo/ turn on or off specific segments within the Dna in order to trigger muscle growth.
In addition to triggering muscle growth, anabolic steroids also prevent muscle breakdown (catabolism) by inhibiting the action of cortisol and other glucocorticoids, which are known for their catabolic effect.

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So much bad information!

I really wish people who have no experience would be quiet and LEARN rather than post misinformation...

Anabolic steroids cause an "anabolic" effect within the muscle cells of the body, which means simply that they allow for better protein uptake to the muscle cells so that muscle growth is faster and more complete than otherwise would happen.

They also have androgenic effects, which simply means that they have "masculinizing" (makes you more male) effects on the user as well.

They can have certain side effects, but most of these can be avoided through proper use and post cycle therapy.

Steroids are not for people who "think" they know what they are doing, they should be left for those who REALLY know what they are doing. And getting to know what you are doing with steroids can take years of proper research and learning. reading what some unexperienced people say on forums is NOT going to teach you anything meaningful about steroids, rather, it will just give you a ton of bad information, as I see is clearly the case in this thread.

I am a bodybuilding coach and trainer of professional athletes for over 31 years, so yes, I have a multitude of information on the subject. I myself have been trained by the same trainers who coached Magnus VerMagnussun, 4-time winner of the Worlds Strongest Man competition, so I do know of which I speak. I have trained well over several thousand pro athletes over 31 years, and have used steroids for years, and have trained others successfully for many years as well.

All are healthy, bigger and stronger than they ever could have been otherwise.

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