EP 64 Women and Anabolic Steroids, Steroid FAQs, and Being a Conscious Consumer | PT. II with Victoria Felkar
Steroids, particularly anabolic androgenic steroids (AAS), are very popular in all sports, but particularly strength and physique sports (bodybuilding, Weightlifting, powerlifting, and Crossfit). There's a huge taboo around AAS, but an even bigger taboo surrounding women and androgen use. I'm so excited to bring you part 2 with Victoria Felkar, a researcher whose research is quite literally titled, "Women and Steroids." We're diving into that exact topic in this episode.
Today we talk about:
-Side effects of high levels of androgens in women (whether they have endogenous hyper-androgenism or they're supplementing with androgens)
-Are the side effects of high androgens permanent?
-Managing female anabolic androgenic steroid use
-Coming off of AAS
-Hormonal and systemic changes when you take androgens/systems effected when you're on androgens
-Things you need to do to regain normal health/function after using AAS
-How long does it take to regain normal health after drug use
-Is there an intelligent/"healthy" way that women can use anabolics
-Being a conscious consumer of your own health
-The ignorance surrounding women and AAS
-The anabolic:androgenic ratio and what it means
-Are your symptoms from AAS or are they something else?
-Polypharmacy in steroid use
-The purity of non-pharmaceutical AAS
-So much more!
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