Anabolic Steroids and Virilization in Women – (Q & A)
The general public often attaches women’s bodybuilding to a certain stigma. They mock the idea of highly muscular women, and very often these women will perpetuate the image by doing commercials or acting in stereotypical ways. The topic of “manly women” is an interesting one, and a few questions continually pop up. Let’s delve into them. What is Virilization? Virilization occurs when women develop masculine characteristics due to taking anabolic steroids. What are the signs of virilization? Commonly known in the various stereotypes, the side effects of steroids in women vary. Some consistent signs include a deeper voice, excessive body hair growth, baldness (similar to male pattern baldness), acne, and enlargement of the clitoris. Some women who use in extreme amounts develop a squaring of the jaw. Are these side effects reversible? While the acne that occurs with steroid use may subside in women, the other side effects do not…
Explode Through Your Bodybuilding Plateaus with Anabolic Priming
Have you ever heard a bodybuilder say, “You need to work your legs to build your arms”? While there is in fact quite a lot of truth to this advice, it also hints at a solution to break through training plateaus and pack on muscle when you’re a hard gainer. This article explains how to use exercise to anabolically “prime” your body to boost workout gains and offer a natural alternative to the use of dangerous and illegal steroids. Exercise and adaptation responses Most serious bodybuilders and exercisers will have experienced the frustration of training plateaus – that is the more they work out, the harder it is to make gains in muscle size and strength. Why is this? To put it very simply, the reason is that the once wide window of adaptation when beginning a workout routine for the first time has now shrunk several fold. Weights and…