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Originally posted by Jenetic
With all due respect, a combination of knowledge and experience results in the most optimal and rational train of thought.
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No doubt, but a lack of personal experience does not mean someone is not qualified to speak on a subject.
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This particular subject of AAS causing an automatic increases in strength and performance is not something I like to comment on since it can give many people the wrong impression. However, this topic is more true than most people would like to believe and/or take the time to understand.
Many AAS users will report that certain substances such as methandrostenolone (Dianabol) cause a substantial increase in strength and endurance when taken prior to their training session. The general concensus would indicate that it's impossible. Especially, since methandrostenolone has been shown to have a week affinity for the androgen receptor (AR). These effects do in fact occur and are due to the activation of nongenomic pathways such as but are not limited to Ca++ fluxes, cAMP, mitogen activated protein kinases, protein kinase C, adenylyl cyclase, G proteins and G protein coupled receptors.
Regardless, there are no substitutes for training, nutrition and rest.
Jenetic
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The percieved increase in strength and endurance prior to training is likely psychosomatic. The days when I'm really pumped to get into the gym, I feel like I'm stronger then normal before I even get there. When I get there, I almost always have an above usual day. I don't use any gear, so it has to be something else, such as mood, hitting an optimal point of hydration and blood sugar level, or both.
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