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Nandi from CEM posted this a while back, CEM is where i get all my "scientific" info:
1) The use of thyroid hormone damages the thyroid
See mind and muscle #10
2) GH administration builds muscle mass
No studies have ever confirmed this. Several have refuted it. Hepatic IGF-1 is probably not important to muscle growth
3) Estrogen promotes fat accumulation
Estrogen has been shown to be both anorectic and lipolytic, the latter via reduction of lipoprotein lipase levels
4) Aromatase inhibitors and SERMS reduce the anabolic effects of steroids
Again, there is no research to support this. The effect is claimed to be due to reduction in IGF-1. As mentioned, hepatic IGF-1 is probably relatively unimportant for muscle growth
5) Proviron prevents gynecomastia
This is based on the fact that Proviron is 5 alpha reduced, like DHT. Numerous other AAS are 5 alpha reduced and they are not claimed to prevent gyno. Proviron has never been used in a study to treat or prevent gyno
6) Winstrol prevents "progestigenic gyno"
There is no evidence that synthetic progestigenic androgens cause gyno, or even contribute to it. Winstrol has been shown to be a progesterone receptor agonist in the one study that looked at this effect
7) Insulin use damages your pancreas
Insulin is routinely used in type 2 diabetes to lower blood sugar. It has not been shown to harm the pancreas in these patients or in any other subjects.
8) Antiestrogens prevent bloat from AAS use
Rather than a myth, this is probably better called a half truth. Androgens can directly promote water retention without aromatizing
9) Androgen receptors need to be "cleaned out" periodically
Androgen receptors are continually being turned over in the body. There is no need to clean out existing receptors because they only have a halflife of a few hours
1) The use of thyroid hormone damages the thyroid
See mind and muscle #10
2) GH administration builds muscle mass
No studies have ever confirmed this. Several have refuted it. Hepatic IGF-1 is probably not important to muscle growth
3) Estrogen promotes fat accumulation
Estrogen has been shown to be both anorectic and lipolytic, the latter via reduction of lipoprotein lipase levels
4) Aromatase inhibitors and SERMS reduce the anabolic effects of steroids
Again, there is no research to support this. The effect is claimed to be due to reduction in IGF-1. As mentioned, hepatic IGF-1 is probably relatively unimportant for muscle growth
5) Proviron prevents gynecomastia
This is based on the fact that Proviron is 5 alpha reduced, like DHT. Numerous other AAS are 5 alpha reduced and they are not claimed to prevent gyno. Proviron has never been used in a study to treat or prevent gyno
6) Winstrol prevents "progestigenic gyno"
There is no evidence that synthetic progestigenic androgens cause gyno, or even contribute to it. Winstrol has been shown to be a progesterone receptor agonist in the one study that looked at this effect
7) Insulin use damages your pancreas
Insulin is routinely used in type 2 diabetes to lower blood sugar. It has not been shown to harm the pancreas in these patients or in any other subjects.
8) Antiestrogens prevent bloat from AAS use
Rather than a myth, this is probably better called a half truth. Androgens can directly promote water retention without aromatizing
9) Androgen receptors need to be "cleaned out" periodically
Androgen receptors are continually being turned over in the body. There is no need to clean out existing receptors because they only have a halflife of a few hours
I've seen some heated debates on several of those points. I don't have the credentials to back my arguements up, but he does
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