As many of you know, I'm a woman of few words. Usually, pretty straight forward and to the point. Something got into me, I don't know, maybe a bug up my ass, but as I read this article on clenbuterol, I couldn't help but think that it was full of BS. Since some of you appear to respect the guy, I decided to read closer to see if there was something I was missing. I always try to read things with a scrutinizing eye and try to use trusted, reliable resources and scientific data. Just because someone references XYZ study, doesn’t mean anything. So much data can be skewed depending on the way the study was performed and who is “funding” the study, not to mention, the study could be totally meaningless as you will see.
He says that clen & ephedrine work by suppressing appetite. Really? Clen does this? He has a reference though.: "Relationship between food intake and metabolic rate in rats treated with beta-adrenoceptor agonists. From here it just gets worse.
Then he tries to explain the method of action, yet all it says is that clen increases lipolysis. Nowhere does he mention fat mobilization. Reference 13 is to an interesting article that you can download for yourself entitled "Multiple actions of beta-adrenergic agonists on skeletal muscle and adipose tissue." I read it and it says nothing about humans. It's all about animal data. He says that it's unfortunate that clen decreases insulin sensitivity. Does he even know how clen works and why the insulin resistance is desirable?
Next he talks about clen as a repartitioning agent. Okay, he says it may increase FFM, but the study that he references is on "chronic administration of therapeutic levels of clenbuterol acts as a repartitioning agent"... "in twenty-three unfit Standardbred mares!" (that’s adult female horses in case you didn’t know ).
Then he goes on to give us the graphs of the horse data. Apparently he hasn’t heard clen doesn't have {significant} anabolic effects in humans. It’s scary that he is using horse data to recommend full 6-12 weeks on. (because the mares who exercised only gained FFM (a whopping 4.4%) after week 6. You've got to be kidding.
This is good: "even though it is known that its effects on animals are typically much more dramatic than in humans….There’s still no doubt about it, in my mind…Clen will help you lose fat and gain muscle." In other words, "even though I know it doesn't work like this in humans, I'm sure it works the same." WTF
Now the ‘expert’ advice. "if you want the quasi-anabolic effect from the clen, it’ll take more than 2 weeks on (apparently 6 weeks)." Great advice. I'm sure it'll be much more anabolic at week 6 when your receptors are severely down regulated. He goes on, "Keep in mind that animal responses to beta-agonist/antagonists differ a bit from ours…(no f'g $h!t) but I’m sure that you get the idea that 2on/2off is not a great dosing protocol." Why do you even say to keep it in mind when recommending dosages based on a horses response?
He says, "The reasons for the further increase in FFM around week 6 despite no changes in % fat or fat mass is not easily explained." No? Well… let me explain it for you. No change in % fat BECAUSE THE RECEPTORS ARE FRIED!
He says that clen will increase muscle protein synthesis in your body. Oh really? This is based off of the study he references - "Chronic effects of beta 2-adrenergic agonists on body composition and protein synthesis in the rat."
Next says that "clenbuterol can help blast you past 'sticking points' in your training by circumventing the usual mechanisms by which anabolism is experienced! It is of note that both muscle composition and fiber size has been shown to increase with administration of clen." That study: "The effect of the anabolic agent, clenbuterol, on overloaded rat skeletal muscle."
Finally he says something about humans - "This type of dramatic anabolic effect hasn’t been confirmed in human studies." DUH!
You can read the rest if you want. For me, this confirms what I said earlier. The article is full of CRAP. This leads me to another observation (albeit speculative) – this guy probably shouldn’t be trusted since he uses random, inapplicable studies frequently.
OK, I’ll shut up now.
No offense, Princess L, but you criticizing Anthony Robert's work is like Richard Simmons criticizing Ron Coleman's training technique.
Who are you and what gives you the idea that you've got the experience he does in this field of expertise?
It's cool to have an opinion, but when you criticize people who are published in this field you should at least back it up with some knowledge of your own.......otherwise you just look like a fool.
If you'd used clen on severe calorie restricted diet you'd understand that it is indeed anabolic by default simply because it preserves lean mass in an otherwise catabolic environment.
It's anabolic because it spares muscle in catabolic conditions.
If you had experience with the drug in moderate to high doses you'd know this......
Not all of this is conjecture and speculation, Princess L.
Some of us use the drugs and don't rely solely on clinical studies to form our opinions.
hmm?
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