I'm having a bad day, so I'm going to vent a tad here. I bet some of the things that piss me off probably piss you off too, so I'm going to list my "Top 10" things that truly rub me the wrong way in the gym. If any of you can add to this list and want to see it published in this column, send me your list; if I use it, I will give you full credit when published.

1.  I work out in a "chain gym" and for sure, it's a very large facility. So tell me why these cheap, tight-assed gym owners only have one of any of the good machines/stations (squat rack, hack squat station, leg press, leg curls, standing calf, Smith machine, cable cross over, etc.) and doubles and triples of shit nobody uses (e.g. hip adduction/abduction, rotary torso, that stupid Gravitron thing)?  This is very deceiving because when you first walk in, you see miles of equipment and you think, "kick-ass."  Well, if you're like me, you thought wrong. I hate that!

2.    No matter what time of day I want to train, there are like a gazillion people there and maybe four of them have decent physiques- a couple of gear heads- nothing really good to look at. (OK, occasionally I'll get lucky and a local stripper from The Red Garter or Brad's Gold Club will come in). And everyone of these jackholes walks around like he is Greg Kovacs! Dude, put your arms down; the only wars going on are in Iraq and Afghanistan. Either that or put a couple of basketballs under your armpits. 

3.     Since it's completely obvious to me from looking at these people that less than two of them ever work their legs, can anyone tell me why I can't ever get into the power cage?  Notice: The power cage is not for doing barbell curls, loser! Now stay the fuck out of my cage until you want to work legs, turnip boy!


4.    Why does some jerk (the guy who always hogs the leg press, the dude who wears work boots and a flannel shirt to train in) put 10 of the 45-pound plates on each side of the leg press and only drop the thing like an inch or two? I so want to tell him he's an idiot but then I always realize, hell no, the best revenge is the solemn assurance that he is absolutely and completely wasting his time.


5.    Why is it some guys think other guys want to talk to them when they are buck naked in the locker room? It's just plain nasty! I'm just trying to get out of there as fast as I can. Hey, us guys are gross, period. I wouldn't fuck me, that is for sure! You want to be gay? Hey, I ain't got no problem with that. Just keep it at whatever "club" you frequent or at your house. The gym ain't no place for you to "cruise." Understand?

6.    What's with the crappy, last-year's techno-dance music blaring over the  loudspeakers? Is that supposed to motivate me? Does anyone really like that shit? Sometimes the dance crap is so loud I can't hear my Iron Maiden or Metallica in my headphones. Get some real music! The last thing I want to hear while going to the hole in the squat rack is lame-o shit like "Ace of Bass" or "Evanescence."

7- Why is your fat ass sitting on the hack squat machine like you're relaxing on a park bench feeding the fucking pigeons? Why do you look at me like I'm an idiot when I politely ask to work in? Tell you what, why don't you get the fuck out of my way!  Work out or get out!

8- Hey, honey, why are you wearing those spandex pants that are like five sizes too small when your ass is the size of Brooklyn? Is it even conceivable that you think you look good in them? Do you think people will think you work out if you wear them? They make baggy clothes for a reason. And what's with the 10 pounds of caked-on makeup? This ain't no fashion show.

9- Why the fuck am I hearing cell phones ringing in the gym? Ok, one more time: Why the fuck am I hearing cell phones ringing in the gym?

10- Buddy, are you wearing that tank top because you think rippling fat looks as good as striated muscle? Oh, and by the way, shave your back you ape! Either that or go work out with Jane Goodall in Namibia or Zaire.
 
I remember the good ole' days though: The Gold's Gym in Stoughton, Mass., and Work Out Plus in Dedham, Mass.- mainly hardcore, lots of competitors, competition and camaraderie. I used to see a lot of true bodybuilders in there back in the day. Hey, at least I have the memories, right?
Sorry for the obscenities and the rant, but, I feel better now.

On to the Subject at Hand
One of the perks for being a columnist at MD and a known steroid expert is that I get a lot of offers for free goodies to "test." I rarely take people up on such offers because I don't use steroids anymore (despite the above rant), but nonetheless, I do want to keep my readers abreast of "what's going on in the world of steroids."  This edition of Chemical Corner will be 100 percent dedicated to just that: narratives and photos of the latest steroids to hit the scene. 
Read on and learn, brothers! I want to thank the dozens of people who sent me these cool scans of products for me to print. These are not my photos- I want to make that clear- they are from you folks, the good readers out there who want to share your experiences with other iron brothers to make sure we all know "what's hot and what's not." Thanks guys and keep the photographs coming!

British Dragons?
Recently, I discussed a company in the Far East (Thailand) that makes a rocking good trenbolone acetate product. The company is called "British Dragon" (BD, for short) and in fact, they have an entire line of great stuff as some of the readership has pointed out. In addition to the trenbolone acetate (Trenabol 75®) injection they make, they also make a trenbolone acetate oral tablet called, believe it or not, Parabolan Tablets that are available in 25-milligram (mg) tablets, 20 tablets to a package and 25 packages to a box (see photo).
British Dragon also makes a first rate nandrolone phenylpropionate product called Durabol®, which is 100mg/ml x 10ml bottle (see photo); a very cool, high-strength Equipoise clone called Boldabol® (200mg/ml x 10ml bottle-see photo); and a testosterone propionate product called Testabol® (100mg/ml x 10ml bottle- see photo). I'm starting to like this company because they make "human grade" goodies and are reasonably priced both "direct" and in the gyms (or so I've heard). Reputable people "in the know" tell me to look for more goodies from the company that originally brought us the legendary Thai Dbol Clone in the near future. I have heard nothing but positive feedback regarding all BD products and would strongly recommend them to anyone who can obtain them.



                


From BD to BM?
There is yet another company I want to tell you about that's making some first rate steroids now out of India. The company is called BM and they have some really cool goodies from what I hear. Feedback has been very positive with this company, also. The first product I want to tell you about is Testen-100, which is a small vial of 2ml per vial containing 200mg of testosterone enanthate. They're packaged three vials to a box- how convenient (see photo).  BM also makes a nice, albeit simple, testosterone ester blend called Testenon, which contains 220mg of testosterone enanthate and 50mg of testosterone propionate per 2ml vial, again conveniently packaged three vials to a box (see photo). 
BM also carries two different nandrolone products of excellent quality.  The nandrolone phenylpropionate product is called Dubol-100 and contains 100mg/ml (or 200mg total) per little vial, which is again, packaged three per box (see photo). The other nandrolone product is Decadubol-100 (nandrolone decanoate, 100mg/ml or 200mg total) which is also packaged three per box (see photo). What I like about BM is that all the flip top caps are "engraved" with identifying marks to make counterfeiting these guys a difficult and expensive proposition, which is great for the end users, especially with so many fakes going around these days.



 

 


 



 




 


More Trenbolone?
Yep! Yet another underground laboratory has thrown its hand into the trenbolone market. In addition to the likes of Red Star of China, Blue Diamond Labs, ProLINE and many others, Generic Labs is now making a 75mg/ml x 10ml vial of trenbolone acetate. Word is that this stuff is pretty good, but also pretty pricey. In a future column, I'm going to have many of these trenbolone products analyzed for the yellow dye found in Finaplix-H pellets so we can see which labs are making their products from cattle pellets and which ones are actually using powder from the Chinese. Look for these tests in the near future. Generic Labs also has a pretty cool boldenone undecylenate product out called Boldenone 200, which is 200mg/ml x 10ml. Feedback so far is that this product is also outstanding (see photo).



 


 

Yet Another Lab!
Here we go again! What a great time to be in the "gear market" for those of you looking. You have unprecedented choices and prices are coming way down from just a year ago. Here is the first offering from an underground lab called QFS International, out of Canada, I believe. Prop Rx is testosterone propionate 100mg/ml x 10ml (see photo). I haven't heard enough feedback either way to determine if this is a great product or not, but since the raw materials to make this (e.g., testosterone propionate powder) is so inexpensive out of China, I have zero reason to believe anyone would bother faking it. If anyone has any experience with this product (or any other QFS product), please drop me a line.
 

Hit or Miss? Miss!
International Pharmaceuticals (a.k.a. "IP") is the largest and oldest bootlegger in the world, bar none (although companies like Red Star of China and Blue Diamond Laboratories are nipping at IP's heels, for sure). Over the years, IP has produced some excellent products and some that are not so good. The problem is that because IP is located overseas and relies on domestic resellers to package and resell its products, when some of the products are "not so good," it's hard to pinpoint whether this is due to IP making bunk product or a reseller diluting or substituting one item for another.  In this instance, I can't say IP made a bad product because I don't know; it might be the domestic packager who screwed up. But my ear to the ground is telling me that these "Equipoise" products by IP (boldenone undecylenate 200mg/ml x 10ml) are not giving folks the gains they should. A reader has contacted me and is going to have them tested. Stay tuned for the results. In the meantime, stay away from these guys (see photo).


 


Asian Human Growth Hormone
I am not a fan of Human Growth Hormone. It's expensive, it doesn't offer a heck of a lot for all but the top echelon of professional bodybuilders out there and the potential side effects (acromegaly, diabetes, abdominal organomegaly) make it really something I would dissuade people from using.  Most people have had to use domestic human growth hormone made by companies like Lilly, Serono and Genetech until recently. Of late, there has been a flood of very cheap (relatively speaking) Chinese human growth hormone to hit the market. The most notable of these is called Jinotropin by Gen Sci and Ansomone by AAHB (see photos). Also making a domestic appearance is "Somaject" by Eurotech (a European company obviously- see photos). I have limited feedback so far on all these products other than that they cost 40-70 percent the price of the stuff made in America. Use at your own peril.




More Red Star Stuff
Big Phil and his Red Star of China are at it again with some fantastic new products. I don't have photos of them yet, but I am working on them (and an interview with Phil/Red Star and Bradley Grosh of ProLINE). Red Star has recently launched an amazing oral capsule, a virtual clone of a very popular 1980s European steroid called Oral Turinabol. Feedback is that this stuff is amazing- think dianabol-type gains with no bloat or gyno and minimal shrunken nuts. It comes in 10mg caps and 90 caps per bottle for the ridiculous price of about $150-$200! What is Oral Turinabol? Glad you asked! Here is a brief description of it:
Oral-Turinabol (OT) is an oral steroid developed during the early 1960s that was popular through the early 1980s with European bodybuilding elite.

OT has a predominantly anabolic effect, which is combined with a relatively low androgenic component. On a scale of one to 100, the androgenic effect is very low- only a six- and the anabolic effect is 53. (In comparison, the androgenic effect of Dianabol is 45 and its anabolic effect is 90). Oral-Turinabol thus has milligram per milligram effect about half that of Dianabol. It is therefore not a steroid that causes a super rapid gain in strength, weight and muscle mass. Rather, the solid gains in lean mass appear over several weeks. This is also a fantastic strength-enhancing drug. Oral Turinabol does not cause that bloated, puffy look, as is the case with

Testosterone, Dianabol and Anadrol 50.
Typical dosing is between 10mg-40mg per day broken up over several times per day. Many enthusiastically report good results with a dosage of about 20mg per day. It's a dosage with which one builds a solid muscle mass, the strength gain is worthwhile seeing, the water retention is very low and the estrogen-caused side effects are rare. Not without good reason, OT is also popular among powerlifters and weightlifters who appreciate these characteristics.

Due to its characteristics, OT is also a suitable steroid both for men and women in competitions. Usually, a very effective stack for male bodybuilders consists of 230mg OT/day, 200-300mg trenbolone/week and 300-400mg Deca Durabolin/week. Those who have brought their body fat content to a low level by dieting and/or by using fat-burning substances (e.g., clenbuterol, ephedrine, salbutamol, cytomel, T-3, etc.), will find that the above steroid combination will manifest results in relatively and surprisingly hard, sharply-defined, but still dense and full muscle mass. Very little gyno, no estrogen surplus and no watery, puffy-looking skin. Now that OT is currently available again on the U.S. black market, bodybuilders, powerlifters and weightlifters will surely go crazy for this East German esoteric and exotic anabolic.      

OT enjoys a great popularity since it's quickly broken down by the body and the metabolites are excreted relatively quickly through the urine. The often-posed question regarding how many days before a test OT can be taken in order to be "clean" is difficult to answer, specifically or in general. I know from a "reliable source" that athletes who only take OT as a steroid and who, in part, take dosages of up to 50mg/day, have discontinued the compound exactly six days before a doping test and tested negative. These indications are supported by the fact that even positive urine analyses have rarely mentioned the names Oral-Turinabol (a.k.a. "chlorodehydromethyltestosterone").

The potential side effects of OT usually depend on the dosage level and are gender-specific. In women, depending on their genetic predisposition, the usual virilization symptoms occur and increase when dosages of more than 10-15mg per day are taken over a prolonged time. In men, HPTA depression and subsequent reduced testosterone production can be avoided through the judicious usage of HCG and anti-estrogens. Gynecomastia occurs extremely rarely, but it is a possibility. Acne, gastrointestinal pain and uncontrolled aggressive behavior are also the exception rather than the rule with OT. An increased libido is reported in most cases by both sexes.    
The availability of OT is extremely poor. The only chance of finding it now is probably through Red Star of China.