{"id":6851,"date":"2008-10-27T11:31:35","date_gmt":"2008-10-27T16:31:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/magic1host.com\/blog\/2008\/10\/27\/steroids-and-blood-part-1\/"},"modified":"2008-10-27T11:31:35","modified_gmt":"2008-10-27T16:31:35","slug":"steroids-and-blood-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magic1host.com\/blog\/?p=6851","title":{"rendered":"Steroids and Blood (Part 1)"},"content":{"rendered":"
by Mick Hart<\/div>\n

Even a weight trainer engaged in heavy lifting will return out of the norm results even with no use of anabolic steroids. Now we all know the liver is one of the most important organs in the body Duh! – they all are! Detoxification, numerous processes involved in the conversion of food for energy, growth and repair.<\/p>\n

The secretions assist in fat digestion, production of high density lipoprotein Cholestrol (HDL-C) and destruction of the arch enemy low density lipoprotein Cholestrol (LDL-C). Go figure, at rest our liver receives around 30% of the total blood supply, (have a good look at some next time your in the butchers).<\/p>\n

Enzyme levels are detected through liver function tests (biological catalyst, try a biochemistry course for detailed info). The harsh workouts of a bodybuilder helps to break down a great number of skeletal muscle cells (Well that’s if you’re training right).<\/p>\n

Not only this but also intra muscular injections will reveal that test results are misleading. So what exact information does our Doctor need for us to get the correct medical advice that will help to make our muscles bigger? The actual tests themselves include a number of enzyme markers but I would like to pay most attention to the ones relevant to bodybuilders.<\/p>\n

Each of the items listed below are parameters used in the measuring of a full blood hematology profile, and it is included here just to get a full understanding, but if the truth<\/a> is known only a couple of these indexes are of any interest to bodybuilders.<\/p>\n

Hemoglobin: This will focus on the quantity of the major blood protein of red blood cells and if the test results in a low count, it could mean anemia. This could be caused by an unbalanced diet and or deficiency in Vit B12 and folic acid. This can be easily remedied by eating iron packed liver or spinach.<\/p>\n

Red cells: Now this is a strange one as it counts the number of red cells in a given quantity of blood. These blood cells are actually produced by our bone marrow and only survive for about 3 weeks, but alcohol is a player here and can cause macrocytosis. This means the cells become bigger which can cause serious problems when trying to pass through tiny capillaries.<\/p>\n

HCT ratio PCV (haematocrit ratio, packed cell volume \/ MCH (average corpuscular hemoglobin \/ MCHC (mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentrations) top the list in red blood cell indexes which provide us with concrete information about the shape and content of red blood cells.<\/p>\n

ESR (erythrocyte sedimentation rate) shows us the state of a patient’s health. The rate can be compromised by infection through certain medications that are prescribed which weaken the immune system. Another cause for a high test rate could be through the cause of an inflammatory condition.<\/p>\n

Platelets; represents the average number in a given volume of blood, and are essential for helping blood to clot (a low count could lead to bruising or prolonged bleeding from a wound). Use of Aspirin in an ECA stack can also exacerbate this!<\/p>\n

A high while cell blood count would be the result of a viral or bacterial infection which increases production, releasing more antibodies to get the infection under control. The advantage of possessing good muscle mass comes into play here as protein is required to synthesis antibodies.<\/p>\n

Every test that has come before are just run of the mill tests that will be explained to the patient by his GP in the consultancy, unless there should be something really serious revealed. But the results of the tests featured in part 2; although average for big beast body builders, will knock a GP for six if he isn’t used to his patients looking like Arnold Schwarzenegger. (Part 2 coming soon).<\/p>\n

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About the Author:<\/div>\n
By Top UK Bodybuilding And Steroid Expert<\/a> Mick Hart. Learn how to Build Lean Muscle <\/a> At Micks new Blog<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Even a weight trainer engaged in heavy lifting will return out of the norm results even with no use of anabolic steroids. Now we all know the liver is one of the most important organs in the body Duh! – they all are! Detoxification, numerous processes involved in the conversion of food for energy, growth and repair.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2430,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[96],"class_list":["post-6851","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-training","tag-training"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/magic1host.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6851","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/magic1host.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/magic1host.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/magic1host.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2430"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/magic1host.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6851"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/magic1host.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6851\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/magic1host.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6851"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/magic1host.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6851"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/magic1host.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6851"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}