November 22, 2016 By Greg Nuckols The Steroid Strength Advantage: A Theoretical Approach This article models the relative strength advantage you’d expect from steroid usage. Does theory match experimental and observational evidence?
July 20, 2016 By Greg Nuckols The HMB Controversy: Better than Steroids? A couple recent studies have shown that HMB – a legal supplement – works better than moderate-dose steroids. Is it the next wonder-supplement or just hype?
April 14, 2016 By Greg Nuckols How Much More Muscle Can You Build With Steroids? It’s impossible to know exactly how much muscle someone can build drug-free, so we approached this problem probabilistically, using published data and a fair amount of math to see how much extra muscle steroids help you build, and…
September 2, 2015 By Greg Nuckols Steroids for Strength Sports: The Disappointing Truth What you’re getting yourself into: ~5,600 words, 18-37 minute read time Key Points: Many people think steroids make a massive (several-fold) difference in terms of competitiveness in strength sports. They are wrong. Other people (somehow) think that steroids…
November 1, 2014 By Greg Nuckols Unleash Your Inner Superhero What you’re getting yourself into: -3,200 words. 8-12 minute read time. If you’re in a hurry, you can skip to the last section for the takeaways, but they may not make as much sense unless you actually read…
October 8, 2014 By Greg Nuckols The Science of Steroids: The Physiology and Psychology of How Steroids Make You Stronger Straight-talk about steroids: They work, but maybe not for all the reasons you’d expect. Let’s talk science, psychology, and how steroids affect you.
February 26, 2014 By Greg Nuckols Steroids, dosage, and the placebo effect A MUCH more thorough treatment of this subject can be found here: The Science of Steroids Steroids. Just start talking about ‘roids and most people get antsy. They have an air of danger and mystique around them. …
