If you've been paying attention at your local health food stores or in any gym around the country that sells supplements, prohormones have become the latest craze. Substances like androstendione, androstendiol, 19-norandrostendione, and 19-norandrostendiol are just a few of the names you'll come across. They are available over the counter ( without a prescription ) and are thus easy for anyone to obtain. Under many different names and brands, prohormones are being touted as everything from testosterone boosters to anabolic steroid substitutes. But as new prohormones begin to pop up on the market, the question that comes to mind is which, if any, are better than others? Well, let's see...
PROHORMONES refer to any steroid like substance that even remotely resembles testosterone and might possibly form testosterone in the body. In addition, they refer to any steroid like substance that might exert an anabolic and/or androgenic action similar to testosterone in the body. It is the hope of many that these prohormones, when taken orally, will produce a rise in testosterone levels in the body. This is what so many people believe will definitely happen. The facts, on the other hand, are a little different.
Science is split in terms of telling us what exactly happens to prohormones when taken orally. There is a painful fact that consumers must be aware of before "jumping on the bandwagon" with these new supplements. As easily as a prohormone can be converted to the male sex hormone testosterone, it can be just as easily converted by the body to estrogen, the female sex hormone, if given to the wrong person. This is a dangerous fact that far too many people are ignoring. What would be a greater nightmare than taking a supplement you falsely think is going to boost your testosterone, only to have it increase your estrogen? Then, guess what often happens....GYNOCOMASTIA ( also known as "bitch tits" ) refers to the formation of female breast tissue in males. It occasionally occurs natural in adolescent boys and can only be treated by surgery.
FOR THOSE WHO ARE GOING TO USE IT ANYWAY
If you already know all this , and still plan to use the prohormones, here's the latest word...
There's been a lot of debate over the effectiveness of these products. I've pretty much come to the conclusion that the results achieved through the use of prohormones depends on the individual. What works for one person may not work for another. Prohormones, such as androstendione have been shown in animals to act on the brain the same way as testosterone, according to Carlone M. Colker, M.D. in a recent article. This may be why many men feel as if it stimulates their sexual appetite while other's think it pumps them up for their workout.
OK, I'll get to what you hardcore lifters really want to know. Which prohormone is the best to get, if you were going to try one? According to personal experience, experiences of hundreds of other hardcore lifters, and everything I've seen, read, and heard about it, it seems that the 19-NOR products (19Norandrostendione and 19-Norandrostendiol) are the best. Supposedly, they are less likely likely to be converted to estrogen in the body than their counterparts androstendione and androstendiol. I guess the main thing is to stay informed. If it comes down to taking something, I'd rather try to focus on the one that could possibly yield strength and muscle gains with minimal estrogen conversion, if that's even possible. The latest word around rumour mill is 19-NORANDROSTENDIONE! I'll let you know when or if there is any new info!!!!! SEE YA!