Recent study on short-term test. enan. use

[newscandinavian]

I thought this study was interesting because:

a. They did the study on healthy young men, not aids patients or old people.

b. The study is new and new studies on the performance enhancing effects of anabolics are hard to find.

The effect of short-term use of testosterone enanthate on muscular strength and power in healthy young men.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/en...earch=17530941

Use of testosterone enanthate has been shown to significantly increase strength within 6-12 weeks of administration (2, 9), however, it is unclear if the ergogenic benefits are evident in less than 6 weeks. Testosterone enanthate is classified as a prohibited substance by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and its use may be detected by way of the urinary testosterone/epitestosterone (T/E) ratio (16). The two objectives of this study were to establish (a) if injection of 3.5 mg.kg(-1) testosterone enanthate once per week could increase muscular strength and cycle sprint performance in 3-6 weeks; and (b) if the WADA-imposed urinary T/E ratio of 4:1 could identify all subjects being administered 3.5 mg.kg(-1) testosterone enanthate. Sixteen healthy young men were match-paired and were assigned randomly in a double-blind manner to either a testosterone enanthate or a placebo group. All subjects performed a structured heavy resistance training program while receiving either testosterone enanthate (3.5 mg.kg(-1)) or saline injections once weekly for 6 weeks. One repetition maximum (1RM) strength measures and 10-second cycle sprint performance were monitored at the pre (week 0), mid (week 3), and post (week 6) time points. Body mass and the urinary T/E ratio were measured at the pre (week 0) and post (week 6) time points. When compared with baseline (pre), 1RM bench press strength and total work during the cycle sprint increased significantly at week 3 (p < 0.01) and week 6 (p < 0.01) in the testosterone enanthate group, but not in the placebo group. Body mass at week 6 was significantly greater than at baseline in the testosterone enanthate group (p < 0.01), but not in the placebo group. Despite the clear ergogenic effects of testosterone enanthate in as little as 3 weeks, 4 of the 9 subjects in the testosterone enanthate group ( approximately 44%) did not test positive to testosterone under current WADA urinary T/E ratio criteria.

[Selene]

thank you for sharing

[prodigy06]

interesting :O

[advanced-stealth]

yes very interesting.

[role model]

So there saying a 220lb person was given 700mg a week?
Thats the way I read it.

[newscandinavian]

Originally Posted by role model

So there saying a 220lb person was given 700mg a week?
Thats the way I read it.

No, they're saying 3.5 mg of test per kg of body weight. A 220lb person weighs about 100kg so they would be given 350mg per week.

I thought it was interesting that, at that dosage, 4 out of 9 subjects did not test positive under WADA criteria. This is despite the fact that their results indicate performance enhancing effects at that dosage.

[role model]

Originally Posted by newscandinavian

No, they're saying 3.5 mg of test per kg of body weight. A 220lb person weighs about 100kg so they would be given 350mg per week.

I thought it was interesting that, at that dosage, 4 out of 9 subjects did not test positive under WADA criteria. This is despite the fact that their results indicate performance enhancing effects at that dosage.

Thats because a healthy 20yo produces about 250 a week naturally. and if you take 350 for months your normal production shuts down.