In a manner of speaking Dianabol (D-bol) can be considered the grandfather of all anabolic steroids, and most bodybuilders who have used steroids got their first start with D-bol. The drug was originally formulated by Dr John Ziegler and released by the Ciba Corporation in the late 1950's. Dr Ziegler developed the steroid after talking to some Russian weightlifting coaches after the Russian weightlifters suddenly started dominating the sport in the early 1950's.
Methandrostenolone was all the rage in gyms during the 1970's. In fact numerous stories are still told of the little blue tablets being sold at the main counters of the bigger bodybuilding gyms. D-bol is probably the most popular steroid ever created and most pro bodybuilders, who are willing to talk, have admitted to using it in their cycles.
The popularity of Dianabol was ironically the key to its downfall. During the 1980's, Ciba discontinued the original D-bol when the FDA decided that its therapeutic uses were minimal compared to the rampant use by bodybuilders and the dosages that some bodybuilders were taking. But generic methandrostenolone has never been out of production. It's reported that the Russians became quite fond of D-bol and Russian D-bol is now one of the popular versions of the drug on the black-market.
Why so popular?
Methandrostenolone is without a doubt one of the most effective steroids for bodybuilders and other athletes trying to pack on the most amount of muscle mass in the shortest time possible. Users routinely report muscular body weight gains of 2 to 4 pounds a week. Among the drugs much desired effects are
* promotes drastic increase in protein synthesis
* enhances glycogenolysis (restores glycogen stores after exercise)
* stimulates strength gains in a very direct and fast-acting way.
The drug is not recommended for those in aerobic events, as there is some evidence to suggest that it may diminish cell respiration. D-bol is often used at the beginning of cycles that also contain injectables since the effects produced by injectables usually take 10-15 days to first be observed. But the effects of methandrostenolone are virtually immediate.
Side Effects?
As steroids go, Dianabol has a rather weak androgenic component and a very strong and visible anabolic component. This means that the drug has less depressive effects on natural testosterone levels than some of the more androgenic steroids. This means that one worry users of D-bol, especially in the short term, needn't fear is the dramatic shutdown of natural hormone production. Of course like most side effects the degree of testosterone shutdown is dose-dependent. But rest assured methandrostenolone still has mild androgenic effects and in high doses (30-40+ mg daily) such androgen-related side effects as acne, male pattern hair loss, and aggression, may be noticed.
Like many oral steroids D-bol is 17-carbon methylated to reduce its breakdown by the digestive system and liver. Of course this chemical modification brings with it a certain degree of toxicity. For this reason users shouldn't stay on the drug for more than 6 to 8 weeks at a stretch. And even then only under supervision of a medical professional who can monitor your liver values.
Although popular as an off-season mass-building drug, Dianabol is rarely used in pre-contest drug cycles. This is because it heavily aromatizes to estrogen making fat loss difficult. The drug is also known to cause a great deal of fluid retention ? another property that makes it unpopular as a contest drug. To get around this bodybuilders usually stack it with other steroids such as nandrolone or one of the testosterones (i.e., propionate).
The average dosage used by bodybuilders is around 15-40mg/day (three to eight, 5mg tablets). Beginners do not need more than 15-20mg per day since their steroid receptors have not been exposed to the drug before and will experience dramatic results using small dosages over a 6 to 8 week period. When the effects begin to slow down (mostly because the steroid receptors have become saturated), and the individual wants to continue the cycle, the dosage should NOT be increased. Instead an injectable such as Deca-Durabolin or Primabolan-Depot may be added to the cycle. Beware of the long arm of the law!
As of 1991 anabolic steroids and their derivatives are classified as controlled substances in the United States. Many other countries have passed similar legislation. Please read up on and become knowledgeable about your state's or country's steroid laws.
Well of course she does...reality is that cats meow and dogs bark and no amount of wishing on my part will change the reality of what is. And yet although this may seem obvious, how many times in a day do we have thoughts which oppose the reality of what is.
For example, the weather should be better; the queues at the checkout should be shorter; the traffic should move faster; the neighbours should be quieter; things should be cheaper; people should be more considerate....and the list goes on and on.
Resisting the reality of what is, is as crazy as trying to get my cat to bark. It won't happen. What is ..is, period. And why is this important? It's important because all suffering is caused by wanting reality to be different than it is. The Truth is no amount of thinking or worrying can change what is. When your thoughts argue with reality, you suffer....but only 100% of the time!
But let's look at this from a much broader, larger perspective. You see something on the news or read something in the paper that upsets you. And based upon your own judgements, you decide this person or thing is bad and shouldn't have happened. As a result you suffer. But consider the bigger picture. In this infinite universe, All That Is, The Creator, Universal Intelligence or whatever name you prefer has given "life" to this "event". It exists, it's what is. But we come along with our private thoughts and individual perspective of the world and say what is, what exists in the universe, is wrong and should not be. The Real universe says it is valid, it exists, but we say the universe is wrong. What exists should not exist.
Now it's important to understand that what I'm talking about here has absolutely nothing to do with right or wrong or condoning or approving what is. These are judgment views anyway. What I'm talking about is the mental anguish that is caused every time you oppose or argue with reality. What is ..is. And the truth is that for everything you think is wrong and shouldn't have happened, someone else out there thinks it's right and it should have happened.
And let's turn this around. Have you ever done anything or said something which someone else thought was wrong. If you're like most people the answer is probably yes. So here you are existing and expressing the fullness of who you really are in this moment and someone else, with their own private view of the world, including how you should behave, says part of you should not be as it is, and it should not exist as reality.
So what's the answer? The answer is to upgrade what you think should or should not happen to a preference. This means that you prefer something to be a certain way like, for example, shorter queues at the checkout; less traffic on the roads; better weather; but you don't insist on it, because if you do you know you suffer.
Your power lies not in resisting "what is" but in letting "what is" be ok. This leads to a key understanding. Despite what we have been conditioned to believe, it is never the event itself, however bad you think it is, that is the true cause of your suffering. It is your resistance to it. If we stop resisting what is, the reality of the moment, which no thinking in the world can change, our suffering stops. Because however it may appear, it is not the person, event or circumstance which is causing your discomfort, but your unwillingness to accept the reality of it.
So next time you're resisting what is, just pause for a moment and think of my cat ....and it'll put you in a purrfect state of mind to be more effective in dealing with the events of your life.
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