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Is Turkesterone Legal?

Is Turkesterone Legal?   With Turkesterone becoming so popular and helping lots of natural body builders and weightlifters achieve impressive gains, many people are wondering in Turkesterone is Legal. Turkesterone is an ecdysteroid. Turkesterone and other ecdysteroids are steroids found in plants and many invertebrates. Scientists believe that Turkesterone and ecdysteroids are created by plants when they are under environmental stress. The main reason that people would question whether Turkesterone and other ecdysteroids are legal is in both of these names. Turkesterone end with ONE, just like Testosterone. Ecdysteroid literally has the word steroid in it. In many countries Testosterone and other steroids are illegal. So it would make sense why so many people question if Turkesterone is legal. Not everything that has the...

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Turkesterone Side Effects

Turkesterone Side Effects There is no doubt that Turkesterone is growing in popularity.  Natural body builders love the idea that Turkesterone can give them an edge over other body builders without giving up their precious Natty lifter card. But many people are concerned that Turkesterone seems to good to be true. Lean natural gains from a plant steroid already seems to be too good to be true. But when you start looking at Turkesterones side effect profile is when it starts to look like a miracle substance. Turkesterone as we already know is an extract that is derived from plants. Turkesterone which is a form of ecdysteroid is thought to be produced in plants they are under stress from the environment...

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What is Turkesterone / Ecdysterone?

What is Turkesterone / Ecdysterone? Turkesterone is a naturally occuring compound that is extracted from different plants. Leuzea or Maral Root are the main source of the Turkesterone Extract. When concentrated Turkesterone is considered an Ecdysteroid. Ecdysteroid's are also a naturally occurring compound that is found in all forms of life including plants. Ecdysteroid's are hormonal steroids that are found naturally in plants. While Turkesterone is in a class of compounds that are called steroids, Turkesterone is not a steroid in the way most people think of them. Most steroids act on the Androgen Receptors in the body. Turkesterone has not been found to interact with the androgen receptors. Most people think of Testosterone when they hear the word steroids. However the term steroids...

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Turkesterone (ecdysterone) Muscle Building Studies

Turkesterone (ecdysterone) Muscle Building Studies World Anti Doping Agency - Ecydsteroid / Turkesterone Study on Muscle Building Significantly higher increases in muscle mass were observed in those volunteers that were dosed with the ecdysterone supplements. Even more relevant with respect to sports performance, also significantly more pronounced increases in one-repetition bench press performance were observed. These data underline the effectivity of an ecdysterone supplementation with respect to sports performance. We therefore strongly recommend to include ecdysterone in the List of Prohibited Substances and Methods in sports to improve clean competition in the future. As the exact mechanism of action is not yet fully understood, we suggest to include it in class S1.2 “other anabolic agents”. Ecdysteroids as non-conventional anabolic agent:...

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