I. AAS & Nonhypertrophy Objectives ("Making Weight") for Untested Powerlifters: (i) Increased Strength/Power; (ii) Anticatabolism & Antiadipogenic Effects; (iii) Enhanced Bone & Soft Tissue Metabolism; & (iv) Increased Glycogen Synthetase Activity
II. Curated Biological Harms of AAS: (i) Cardiovascular; (ii) Psychological
III. Female Considerations: GH Secretagogues vs. RhGH, Enhanced Efficacy/Tolerability
IV. Thyroid Function a la (a) AAS and (b) RhGH
Features Type-IIx Topics AAS, androgens, neural drive, central motor command, rate coding, GHRH, GHRP, Ipamorelin, Ibutamoren, MK-677, Mod GRF (1-29), RhGH, growth hormone, testosterone, oxandrolone, Dianabol, metandienone, methenolone, Primobolan, thyroid, T3, T4, TBG Referenceshttps://thinksteroids.com/articles/steroids-growth-hormone-connective-tissue-bone-tendons-ligaments/
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