Hey Carl,
I've been training my girlfriend more and more, and I liked the show you had with Alicia Fong on womens training strategies.
I would love to hear more from pro bikini chicks, or pro fitness girls, and learn more about their training first-hand.
Also, you used to have Matt Cahill as the supplement guru a while back. Now he's with DS sports, and there was that independent study on activate xtreme:
Clin Chim Acta. 2011 Oct 9;412(21-22):1999-2001. Epub 2011 Jul 12.
A novel case of a raised testosterone and LH in a young man.
McDonald TJ, Perry MH, Jones AG, Donohoe M, Salzmann MB, O'Connor J.
Source
Clinical Chemistry, Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust, Exeter, UK.
Abstract
A 19 year old male attended his GP with a history of "fluid retention", lack of libido and erectile dysfunction. He was found to have a high serum testosterone, and a raised luteinising hormone. After further investigations, the patient admitted to taking a supplement called ActivaTe Xtreme, obtained from an internet source, to address his low libido. ActivaTe Xtreme contains active ingredients which increase serum testosterone levels by several independent mechanisms that are not associated with luteinising hormone suppression. Urine analyses for synthetic anabolic steroids were negative, and urinary testosterone, epitestosterone and other androgens were normal. This biochemical pattern is not the same as that seen with anabolic steroids (i.e. raised testosterone, suppressed luteinising hormone and abnormal urine steroid profile). The issue of self medication with performance enhancing compounds needs to be carefully considered in order to avoid expensive and invasive investigations, missing an underlying pathology or misdiagnosing a patient. This case also raises the spectre of yet another "performance enhancing" product that may cause difficulty for those trying to ensure that sport remains on a "hormonally" equal basis.
Copyright © 2011. Published by Elsevier B.V.
PMID:
21756889
[PubMed - in process]
Also they're finally getting around to releasing their new preworkout, which has been in the works for at least a year. I think it would be great to have him on.
I'd like to know more about the 'latest & greatest' supplements hitting the market (like ursolic acid from PA). Let's hear what's new and what's hot, that kinda stuff.