Adaptogen N Scores Again: Boosts Interval Training Anabolism
Posted: Tue May 07, 2013 6:15 am
CREDIT: ErgoLog
https://www.ergo-log.com/dhea-supplement ... olism.html
"They went on to study the effects of DHEA on eight young men in their early twenties and on eight men in their late forties. The men took 50 mg just before going to bed* and the next day at eight o'clock in the morning they did an interval training session. This consisted of five short sprints (2 minutes in length) in which the men cycled at 100 percent of their maximal oxygen uptake. The men took one-minute rests between sprints.
*AN just so happens to contain 25mg of DHEA per cap, as revealed by AskMass here recently.
Immediately before and after the interval training session the researchers analysed the men's blood. The researchers also repeated the experiment after the men had taken a placebo.
They saw that the interval training had no noticeable effect on the men's free testosterone level. But DHEA supplementation raised the testosterone level in all of the men.
CONCLUSIONS: ""More importantly, we provide convincing evidence that oral DHEA administration can rapidly raise the free testosterone levels of middle-aged men to levels comparable to that of young men, and this increase is well maintained after acute high-intensity interval training."
MY $0.02: It's interesting to note that it works in both young and old (well, middle aged LOL) and it takes but 50mg. That's great news, because it allows you to take just 2 caps of AN to get these kind of results! Throw in the fact you're getting a full GRAM of Bulgarian Trib and other goodies (most studies use 750mg/day), and you can see why AN can be a real bargain, especially if using a 5on/2day off cycle.
https://www.ergo-log.com/dhea-supplement ... olism.html
"They went on to study the effects of DHEA on eight young men in their early twenties and on eight men in their late forties. The men took 50 mg just before going to bed* and the next day at eight o'clock in the morning they did an interval training session. This consisted of five short sprints (2 minutes in length) in which the men cycled at 100 percent of their maximal oxygen uptake. The men took one-minute rests between sprints.
*AN just so happens to contain 25mg of DHEA per cap, as revealed by AskMass here recently.
Immediately before and after the interval training session the researchers analysed the men's blood. The researchers also repeated the experiment after the men had taken a placebo.
They saw that the interval training had no noticeable effect on the men's free testosterone level. But DHEA supplementation raised the testosterone level in all of the men.
CONCLUSIONS: ""More importantly, we provide convincing evidence that oral DHEA administration can rapidly raise the free testosterone levels of middle-aged men to levels comparable to that of young men, and this increase is well maintained after acute high-intensity interval training."
MY $0.02: It's interesting to note that it works in both young and old (well, middle aged LOL) and it takes but 50mg. That's great news, because it allows you to take just 2 caps of AN to get these kind of results! Throw in the fact you're getting a full GRAM of Bulgarian Trib and other goodies (most studies use 750mg/day), and you can see why AN can be a real bargain, especially if using a 5on/2day off cycle.