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by
Dave Palumbo
Online Editor, Muscular Development; NPC Top Amateur Bodybuilder; Producer, Director,
and Star of
Reconstruction of a Bodybuilder
Nothing in this article is intended to take the place of advice from
a licensed health professional. Consult a physician before taking any
medication.
Enemas for Bodybuilders
Dear Dave,
I have heard about bodybuilders taking enemas
before contest to get rid of extra water. How and when do you use this
idea? How much excess water do you get rid of through your ass? How long
before the contest?
Another question - when do you completely cut
out your water intake before a show if the show is on a Saturday? Do you
think a sauna is a good idea to get rid of extra water? What about
diuretics - what kind and how many before a Saturday show?
Enemas are used to help dehydrated bodybuilders move their bowels the
morning of the contest (so they dont have a belly full of waste stuck in
their intestines). Mild diuretics like Dyazide (1/2 of a 25mg pill)
taken the night before and the morning of the contest should dry you out
just fine. Cut your water out the night before and stick to "sipping"
the day of the show.
Removing Estrogen from Synovex
Dear Dave,
Apparently, Finajet is no longer commercially
available. I found a place that i can find Synovex. One major problem is
the estrogen it contains in addition to the trenbolone acetate. Do you
know of an effective technique for removing the estrogen?
I get this question innumerable times. Don’t waste your time. It’s
like trying to extract the morphine from poppy seeds on a bagel!
Detoxifying Your Liver and Kidneys
Thanks for taking the time to answer my
questions. And by the way, I really enjoyed your profile in Flex.
Alright, now to the questions. Is there anything you can take to
detoxify and "clean" your liver and kidneys after a heavy steroid cycle?
Also, how do you know that the HCG and the Clomid are working to get
your endogenous Testosterone back up?
Try Milk Thistle and Primrose Oil for liver detoxification AND Drink
plenty of fresh spring water to flush the kidneys.
You know the hCG and Clomid is working when you FEEL your sex drive
increasing and when you FEEL you testicles increase in size (which
usually indicates an increase in the production of sperm). And thanks
for the kudos on my FLEX profile!
Massive Gains with Massive Dosages
It seems that out of all the people on the
internet you know your stuff better than anyone. I've cycled AS three
times and I am unsatisfied with my gains. Last cycle I stacked
Reforvit-B (liquid D-bol) with 500mg of Sust for 8 weeks (5 weeks on the
dbol) and gained 15 lbs. I'd really like to make serious gains. For my
next cycle I am planning on stacking Anapolon (oxymethelone) at
100mg/day for 4 weeks
with 1 gram of test/week for 8 weeks. I'm also
planning on using insulin for all 8 weeks and possibly IGF-1. I was
curious to see if you could maybe tell me what Icould take in
conjunction with these to get the most out of my cycle and to make life
a little easier on my internal organs. I'm looking for a huge gain on
this, somewhere in the area of 30-35 lbs. Is this realistic or is it a
pipe dream? Thanks.
If you do 4 cycles per year and you gain 10-15 lbs per cycle. That is
40-60lbs of muscle gained per year - that’s an awful lot of muscle (even
if you gained half of that because you only do two cycles per year). If
you take that 20-30lbs gained per year and do it for 5 years that would
mean in 5 years you will have increased your weight by 100lbs (that’s
awesome!). Now you can see that bodybuilding is about consistency (not
gaining everything at once - that’s unrealistic). I gained 20-30lbs per
year from 1991-1996 taking my body weight from 200lbs to 300lbs. It was
consistency in my lifting, eating and sleeping that did it and not some
miraculous 70lb gain in weight in one 3 month cycle.
Nubain
I am 27 years old and a competitve bodybuilder.
When I diet, I find it extremely difficult to sleep at night. I was
considering the use of Nubain to help me get some rest at night. What’s
your advice?
Forget NUBAIN! First off, it’s an analgesic not a sleep inducer.
Secondly, you WILL get addicted (physically and mentally) and you will
never want to stop! Stick to the new GHB precursor compounds like
Regenerize or Serenity (they are perfect for inducing a relaxing and
high quality of sleep).
High Protein / High Fat and Thyroid
I am a female body builder. I am very confused
and hope you can help me. I was reading an article on the thyroid gland.
In the article, it stated; "avoid fats in your diet, they affect your
insulin secretion and slow down your metabolism." This is where I am
confused, You advocate the fat and protein diet to body builders and I
have used it in the past with much success and will continue to do so.
However, the article did contradict what you believe in. That is, using
the fat for energy instead of the Carbs. Now also lets take into
consideration that I was also taking tricana and cytomel during my
dieting phase. Did taking these substances counteract the decrease in my
metabolism and the effect on my insulin level in my body? My thyroid is
fine. I have no problem with my weight during my off season. Thank you
so much for your time.
The high protein/moderate fat diet will decrease insulin secretion,
increase GH production, suppress your appetite, reduce estrogen's fat
preservation mechanism (since estrogen senses adequate fat intake) and,
in the absence of carbohydrates-- will decrease you active T3 levels
(however, the "cheat meal" that I advocate you eat once per week will
effectively neutralize the thyroid suppression because large quantities
of carbs are being introduced at one time thus spiking your insulin
levels and returning your T3 levels to normal. |
