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Ben Greenfield wrote about a class of compounds called SARMs the other day in a blog post titled Safe Use of Steroids.
One compound in particular, GW-501516, seems particularly suited for the ME/CFS population because it can help to improve endurance and recovery as well as build muscle.
The best part is that the SARMs seem to do this without the disruptive effects of using steroids like testosterone directly. This might be especially helpful for women who need help building muscle but are not looking so much for facial hair or body odor.
I'm interested in hearing from people that have taken these substances...and thinking about trying it myself in the future.
The only caveat seems to be that these are banned substances for athletes but since I'm not a competitive athlete (hahaha) that doesn't really seem to apply to us.
Read more https://bengreenfieldfitness.com/2016/08/safe-alternatives-to-steroids/
One compound in particular, GW-501516, seems particularly suited for the ME/CFS population because it can help to improve endurance and recovery as well as build muscle.
The best part is that the SARMs seem to do this without the disruptive effects of using steroids like testosterone directly. This might be especially helpful for women who need help building muscle but are not looking so much for facial hair or body odor.
I'm interested in hearing from people that have taken these substances...and thinking about trying it myself in the future.
The only caveat seems to be that these are banned substances for athletes but since I'm not a competitive athlete (hahaha) that doesn't really seem to apply to us.
GW-501516, also known as “Cadarine” is touted among SARMs users as the ultimate performance enhancer. The nature of GW-501516 is that it has been linked to reversing metabolic irregularities in obese men who have been diagnosed pre-iabetic metabolic syndrome. That syndrome basically means there is too much glucose in the blood, and GW-501516 may have the potential to reverse this, serving as a potential solution for fat loss and insulin insensitivity.
Sure, we all want fat loss, but GW-501516 achieves this differently than severe calorie restriction or copious amounts of exercise, which can cause muscle loss. It’s a non-catabolic, which means GW-501516 has the potential to burn fat quickly, and it does so without negatively impacting the muscle.
Keep the muscle, burn the fat. Great idea.
GW-501516 may also attract folks who crave higher endurance and improved recovery. GW-501516 provides athlete users with an unsurpassed edge over others (which is – attention athletes who are still competing – one of the reasons why it was banned by the World Doping Association in 2009). GW-501516 has a unique ability to significantly increase VO2 max, or maximal oxygen uptake.
I know what you are thinking if you are a well-versed anabolic geek in a white lab coat: GW-501516 is not exactly a SARM. You are kind of right. It could technically be classified as more of a PPAR agonist – or peroxisome proliferator-receptor agonist – which means it plays a critical role in therapeutic instances to balance energy metabolism and inflammation. But no matter what you “classify” it as (which is a silly rabbit hole in my opinion) the fat loss and muscle preserving effects of GW-501516 are undeniable and have long been studied by the scientific and medical community.
Read more https://bengreenfieldfitness.com/2016/08/safe-alternatives-to-steroids/