Testosterone Boosters

The Pros and Cons of Testosterone Testosterone made you the man
you are today. It is the most powerful androgen, or male sex
hormone.

During your teenage years, testosterone manufacture started up to complete the development of the reproductive
system and to produce all those fun secondary-sex characteristics.

When you take up bodybuilding, during your weight-training workout, the concentration of testosterone in your blood increases by as much as 37 percent.

High testosterone levels are the biochemical key to major and
speedy lean muscle development. There is just no other more
significant hormonal factor in the muscle-building equation. In
the world of sports nutrition science, there are fortunately
super-advanced, maximum-potency testosterone boosters to help
ramp up your all-important mass-building, strength-increasing
testosterone levels.

Testosterone is a steroid hormone from the androgen group. It is
derived from cholesterol, like other steroid hormones, and is
created by the Leydig cells in the testes. The effects of
testosterone on humans and other vertebrates take place via two
major systems: by activation of the androgen receptor, and by
conversion to estradiol and activation of certain estrogen
receptors.

Conditions related to a decline in hormones in aging adults: *
Tiredness * Muscle loss or inability to gain muscle * Low sex
drive * Erectile dysfunction * Memory loss and a lack of focus *
Irritability * Weight gain and low metabolism

The name of the game in the supplement industry has always been
generating the ideal anabolic situation. The use of testosterone
boosters is one of the most controversial areas in today's
bodybuilding.

Drugs work, and using testosterone isn't bad for your health.
The negative is that testosterone is just a drop in the bucket.
Too many bodybuilders, particularly the competitive ones, try
almost every hormone and drug remotely connected to any sort of
ergogenic or anabolic process, and a large number of drugs to
deal with the side effects of these hormones and drugs.

Nineteen molecules of carbon, 28 molecules of hydrogen, and 2
molecules of carbon comprise testosterone. How can you increase
your body's natural production of testosterone? Here's a list of
some of the most popular over-the-counter testosterone boosters
presently on the market.

Androstenedione This product is one of the many testosterone
boosters available on the market. Its chemical variants are
Androstenediol, Nor-Androstenedione, and Nor-Androstenediol.
These products were initially developed in Germany and were
intended to have anabolic steroid-like properties.

The main difference between these products and anabolic steroids
is that anabolic steroids are synthetic derivatives of
testosterone, the male anabolic hormone. The Andro products are
precursors of testosterone, which means that they are not really
testosterone, but they can turn into it through biochemical
reactions in the body. They are plant-derived substances and
they become testosterone when they come in contact with enzymes
in your liver. Andro is able to boost testosterone levels up to
600%, and is considered by many people to be a "weaker steroid."

The testosterone boosting effects of Andro products are subject
to possible unwanted side effects such as head hair loss, body
hair growth, acne, gynecomastia and increased aggression. These
side effects are much less severe than those of steroids. The
milder form of "Roid Rage" associated with Andro can be taken
out on the weights in the gym.

The results of Andro do not compare with those of steroids, but
Andro is much safer, and also much cheaper. Androgenic products
should only be used by healthy males 21 years of age or older.
It is recommended that you use these products for no more than 6
weeks at a time followed by a 4-week break to allow your body to
produce hormones naturally.

On October 8, 2004 Senate Bill 2195, also called the
Androstenedione Ban, was passed by unanimous consent in the
United States Senate, and has been signed into law by President
Bush. The Congress, by passing this bill, has amended the
Controlled Substances Act to include Androstenedione supplements
such as 4 Androstenediol, 5 Androstenediol, etc.

Tribulus Terrestris Tribulus Terrestris is a Bulgarian root that
has been used for thousands of years to signal the body's
sensors into producing more testosterone. Tribulus has long been
used in different societies as an aphrodisiac and treatment for
sexual dysfunction.

The effects of Tribulus include increased luteinizing hormone
release and thus increased testosterone production, increased
sperm production, increased ejaculatory volume, and increased
libido. In animal husbandry studies Tribulus was shown to
increase rutting behavior in rams as well as in boars. Tribulus
extract is extremely safe and appears to have no undesirable
side effects.

Quality assurance firm ChromaDex rated TribexR the no. 1
Tribulus supplier in the world in December 2005.

"We've tested hundreds of Tribulus Terrestris samples and Tribex
is the most potent, full-spectrum extraction we've analyzed,"
says Frank Jaksch, President of ChromaDex. "Most of the Tribulus
we test is either a poor-quality extract or a counterfeit that's
been spiked with protodioscin-containing extracts, like
fenugreek and wild yam."

DHEA An awful "mother hormone" that breaks down into all four
kinds of hormones, including estrogen and pregnelone.