Author: Dr. Steroids

Amino acids are known as the building blocks of protein. There are twenty known amino acids required by the body. Nine are essential amino acids required in the body, and the other eleven non-essential amino acids are made when necessary by the body through linking with the essential amino acids. The essential amino acids must be consumed through the diet, as a deficiency can cause the body to slow down the building blocks of proteins, and even break down the muscle if amino acids are not supplied to the body in an adequate quantity. This can provide havoc for the…

I’ve got a big scoreboard and I’m not afraid to use it! I’m 21-10 for the season, and after I got of to such a good start in Week 1 I am feeling the crunch from Week 2.  Let’s discuss a couple of my losses just to make sure I’ve got this straight. The 49ers beat Seattle:  I figured out WTRM… Mike Singletary might actually kill players who don’t play hard, because I have no other explanation for this.  Don’t get me wrong, I love it, but this is crazy.  I always respected Mike when he was with the Bears,…

It’s Friday Night, I got some thoughts, and we got College Football coming tomorrow.  I’m not keeping a record for College Football because it’s too up in the air.  I never know what games will strike me from week to week.  I read the schedule and then my brain is flooded with ideas….so here they come! (22) North Carolina @ Georgia Tech   12 Noon North Carolina is pretty hot right now, Tech is not.  With absolutely no ability to pass the ball the Jackets HAVE to get off to a good start.  If they get behind even 7-0 I…

For much of the first 125 years of professional baseball, one never thought of such things as a player taking days off, a starting pitcher throwing less than a complete game, or there being prodigious power hitters. This was especially true during the dead ball era at the turn of the 20th century, where you could see the league leader hit as few as a dozen home runs over the course of a full campaign. Fast forward into the last decade, when the game seemingly has exploded, from attendance, to the number of teams, and most surprisingly, the sudden rage…

Every day, I see guys eating the same old stuff, and getting worse and worse gains. You know why this is? They’re neglecting their bodies, focusing entirely on protein, as if that is the one, single nutrient their bodies require. How much more wrong could they be? Of course, protein is extremely important, definitely the most important nutrient if your lifting, however, that is not to say that there aren’t other foods that could supercharge your gains if eaten in moderation. This series of articles is about the other foods – which contain the other nutrients – which really could…

Many waves were made in the fallout of UFC 103 this past weekend.  Legends fell, new stars were introduced, the dreams of contenders were shattered, and potential title challengers were born. In my opinion, the two most important undercard battles were the Efrain Escudero vs Cole Miller and the Rick Story vs Brian Foster fights.  Escudero, despite being undefeated and The Ultimate Fighter Season 8 lightweight champion, had a lot of questions coming into the bout.  All of his previous twelve wins had been either by decision or submission, and he had never faced anyone even close to the caliber…

With a record of 13-4 Roy “Big Country” Nelson is far from a newcomer to the sport of Mixed Martial Arts.  Unlike many of his cast mates on this season’s The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights, Nelson has faced some of the sports biggest names and is recognized as the International Fight League’s last heavyweight champion. During his time in the IFL, Roy won 6 of his 7 fights, with his only loss coming via a very close split decision loss at the hands of Ben Rothwell.  However since the now defunct IFL went out of business Nelson is 0-2 against some…

The meal that is eaten before and after a workout is very important. A protein shake or bar is ideal as it is easily digested. This provides the body with extra energy before a workout. Do not eat anything too heavy. Shakes are useful as are a handful of nuts eaten around thirty minutes before a workout. Bananas are also a useful energy foods as they contain carbohydrate and help to release energy slowly due to their natural sugars. Many fitness drinks contain carbohydrates and caffeine to boost performance, but the same can be achieved by drinking half a cup…

I really want Urban Meyer and Lane Kiffin to sit down and hash it out… Meyer: You little punk!  How dare you call out my team, the Gators after we just beat you! Kiffin: Because you thought you were going to put your foot where the sun don’t shine and you just sorta beat us.  We played you tight and you didn’t like it.  Then you said we were running a conservative offense to cover up the fact that your defense didn’t play very well.  How could I not tweek you!? Meyer: We don’t make excuses at the University…

is the primary alkaloid found in the Pausinystalia yohimbe tree. It is available OTC and via prescription as a dietary supplement and as treatment for erectile dysfunction respectively. For the latter, it seems to work mostly via vasodilation of the periphery, which basically means it improves blood flow to your Dong Johnson. For the former, it works by antagonizing the alpha-2 adrenergic receptor. To briefly explain the adrenergic system so this makes a little more sense to you, consider two receptor types: Alpha and Beta. Of these there are five subtypes: Alpha-1 and 2; and Beta-1, 2 and 3. The…