Open AccessBodybuilders??? Body Composition: Effect of Nandrolone Decanoate
Author(s) -
Wouter D. van Marken Lichtenbelt,
Fred Hartgens,
Niels Vollaard,
Spike Ebbing,
H. Kuipers
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
medicine and science in sports and exercise
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.703
H-Index - 224
eISSN - 1530-0315
pISSN - 0195-9131
DOI - 10.1249/01.mss.0000117157.06455.b0
Subject(s) - nandrolone , body water , anabolism , chemistry , endocrinology , bone mineral , placebo , composition (language) , medicine , hydrostatic weighing , zoology , body weight , osteoporosis , biology , linguistics , philosophy , alternative medicine , pathology
The use of androgenic-anabolic steroids (AAS) among bodybuilders to increase muscle mass is widespread. Nandrolone decanoate (ND) is one of the most popular misused AAS, although the effects on body composition are equivocal. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to determine the effect of ND on body composition in male bodybuilders, with special reference to muscle mass alterations.