Post-Balco era, it’s not a matter of whether athletes are using illegal drugs, but what drugs they are using.
As the world has finally caught on to the fact that world-class athletes from all sports have been using steroids and other performance enhancing drugs (PEDs), the athletes themselves have moved on to the next generation of substances.…
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26 - don
this stuff works good but you need to use alot more than whats recomended, which makes it not very cost effective.
27 - jackson
oh jeeze im sorry it was going so slow!
28 - RoseBleue
This is an interesting article, but as a newly diagnosed acromeglic I am alarmed that the very thing that my body is overproducing (IGF1) is being represented as it is in your article. First of all, it WAS detected by a simple blood test that had nothing to do with extracting muscle tissue. Maybe most alarming of all, acromegaly, the name of the disease that people have whose bodies overproduce IGF1, is reputed to SHORTEN, not LENTHEN your life. In living with the disease, you find that you have many problems - with trapped nerves, such as carpal tunnel syndrome and one of the main muscles to enlarge is your heart. I would urge anyone considering this "option" to read about acromegaly before choosing to take it on deliberately.
29 - Warren
So which one is more potent? IGF-1 or IGF-1 Long3? I've read about some of the stuff it does and it sounds pretty impressive. Any thoughts?
30 - sal m
if you can believe what you read on the body building message boards the IGF-1 Long 3 is where it's at.
i find it very interesting that Major League Baseball saw fit to include IGF-1 on its list of banned substances this year despite the fact there isn't and won't be any way to test for it.
31 - Jon Wood
I just watched the Andy Murray quarter final match and it reminded me of why I gave up competitive bodybuilding. Nadals Physiqe is not a normal one. Im not a young man just 40 years of experience in power sport. There is no way you will stop this there is too much money in sport. It saddens me to see someone with heart and talent beaten by 5ml of ..........
32 - John H
I've checked out quite alot on IGF-1 and am actually currently on it. The only thing is, I'm not taking pills and I'm not injecting it. I'm burning body fat and I haven't felt this good in years. Check it out!
33 - Chris
If you look up IGF-1 on wikipedia and then click on igf and bodybuilding in the links section, you'll find an article exactly like this one. This one is slightly modified- the equiv of a 3rd grader paraphrasing a newspaper.
It would be good to address possible cancer risks.. Has anyone tried HexaGHen?
34 - Chris
Nice work...
35 - Frank
Great forum,interesting subject. Just bought some legal stuff by NOW products, simply labelled IGF-1, Anyone tried this stuff? Comes in a sublingual lozenge 30 to a bottle.
36 - Steve
No one seems to mention that there is a disease associated with excess production of IGF-1. It's called acromegaly, the result of a pituitary tumor. The excess amounts of IGF that people seemed to believe will build up their bodies has destroyed mine. I have chronic pain, fatigue, depression and most of my joints have been damaged or destroyed. I'm at risk for colon cancer, blindess, heart disease and several other nasty conditions. And you want to buy this stuff? I'd happily give you all of mine beyond my physiological needs. I can't believe people are paying money to take this stuff. I'm facing surgery and radiation therapy to get rid of mine. I wouldn't wish what I've gone through with IGF on anyone.
37 - Brunelleschi
This article may be right on the money regarding IGF-1, but the PED debate overall lacks balance.
There is nothing wrong with using hormones that occur naturally, IF it's done with proper medical supervision. Everyone has HGH and testosterone/progesterone in their body. You need them, and a lot of other things, for good health.
Abusing them is a bad idea-that's a no brainer. Using them if they are below normal levels is not only safe, it's smart.
All this negativity against HGH and test makes about as much sense as attacking skin and teeth.
There are a lot of very unhealthy people that are missing what they need because of all this negativity, and I'm not talking about just athletes.
I take several hormones and have my blood checked regularly, and my health went from terrible to excellent in less than a year.
38 - pieter
i would love to use igf but am afraid of being tested positive for it as a banned substance in rugby!can it be detected and if so for how long after you've stopped using!