All right guys so as promised. I'm going to continue my series on drugs physique athletes take and today
We're going to talk about Clenbuterol if you missed the last video where we talked about the strongest antibiotics steroids on the market
be sure to check it out and I'll post a link to that video in the info section below
Now if you're just tuning in for the first time I want to make it very clear that the [only] reason why I'm [making] these
Videos is because a lot of people especially young people are
Blindly taking these drugs without any sort of worry as to what the repercussions might be
social media makes it seem like the only people who suffer horrible side effects from them are the people who are dumb or
don't do it right at the end of the day guys that just isn't true [a] lot of factors including your
Genetics play a huge role [in] the side effects you may experience and yes, I am against the use of these drugs
But I can assure you these videos are unbiased and just contain the facts about what they do to your body both
positively and negatively
So what is Clenbuterol?
Well Clenbuterol or Clen for short is also known as the cousin of ephedrine remember guys Clen is not a steroid
It's a selective Beta-2 agonist
Antagonist and a bronchodilator and its intended purpose is to take is to treat breathing disorders like asthma
Clen comes in pills spray or liquid form and it is illegal for purchase in Usa without a prescription
In the bodybuilding world this drug is mainly used to lose unwanted fat and get extremely
Shredded and actually clen is used amongst [celebrities] who are looking to lose [weight] fast as well for example
Britney Spears and Lindsay Lohan are celebrities that have
Publicly admitted to taking the drug as for which works, best pill Spray, or liquid
There is a lot of talk on which form of clen is Better but there's no
Consensus some people like the convenience of the pill while others prefer the liquid because of its fast
Absorption and because of how easy it is to measure the dosages now here's where it gets real
99% of the time when someone tells you that they're dirty bulking
Which is when you gain loads of fat in the short amount of time
When it comes time for them to lose all the unnecessary fat gain fast Clen is usually the drug of choice
this is why a lot of you guys scratch your heads wondering why your favorite natty athletes are able to get so
shredded so fast when you can barely get your abs to show after four weeks of eating clean and
Just to give you a guy's a good visual. Here's an example of a before-and-after of just one cycle of clen
But what does clen actually do well the reason why clem works so well for getting shredded is because it stimulates your beta 2
Receptors which actively reverses Airway obstructions and improve your breathing
But this same stimulation of your receptors can also be used to [enhance] your metabolic rate
However clen doesn't actively burn fat by attacking fat cells in simple terms clen directs your body to burn fat
Over muscles that actually stimulate your metabolism by increasing your body's temperature
which helps you burn more calories over time and
Like with many other drugs people typically stack Clen with other drugs to enhance the results a common addition to a clean cycle is
man-made Thyroid hormone which helps you burn fat [even] faster, and I won't get into it now
But I will make a video about it in the future
Now a term that I use a lot is lean gains and to make lean gains as a natural athlete
You have to keep a small Calorie surplus of around
250 to 500 calories over your TDEE or Total Daily total daily energy expenditure
And still incorporate things like hit cardio a few times a week
So when you see people claiming that they're on a lean bulk or lean gains
But it is very clear that their calorie intake is exploding the small window of 250 to 500 calories
It should be obvious
It's because they're using drugs
And I need to say this because I don't want you guys to think
Lean gains means eating whatever you want and just do some cardio later
It's not that simple you [have] [to] be very cautious of your protein carbs and fat intake in order to grow muscle with as little
Fat gain as possible also guys keep in mind that if you're a seasoned lifter over four years
That naturally you're only going to be able to gain about four to five pounds of muscle a year max
And you can learn more [about] what to expect in terms of muscle growth in the first four years of lifting in my video
Bulking you're doing it wrong, and I'll put that [link] down the info section below as well
But the new trend among physique athletes is to use this drug while
Bulking to keep their weight gain on the cleanest side while feeding their muscles as much as possible with food and steroids
This is because another benefit of Clen. Is that it can really help with muscle retention and prevent muscle Catabolism when cutting
Remember guys the hardest trial to overcome for a natural lifter when cutting or getting shredded is not going
Catabolic and keeping a full look to your muscles to lose weight you must put your body in a calorie deficit
So muscle wasting is always a risk even if you're only cutting
250 to 500 calories a day from your TDEE. So really sit for a moment and think about the struggle natural lifters
Go through in order to bulk or cut when bulking you have to gain some fat. You're in a Calorie surplus
It's science guys and to cut you need to be in a deficit which will result in some muscle loss along with fat loss
So it's no wonder why clenbuterol is so popular among physique competitors it not only helps you cut the unwanted fat
But also makes it easy to keep your muscle mass during a leaning out phase
So what are the side effects? Well before you start fantasizing about how you can [obtain] this miracle fat shredding drug
You may have just learned about it's time to talk [about] them now
Just like when we talked even though [you] may not experience all the side effects that come with this drug
They're all still [very] common side effects include muscle cramps increased blood [pressure] increased heart rate, Insomnia
Dry mouth vomiting shaking especially of the hands guys
nervousness breathing difficulties sweating Tremors Vertigo anxiety headaches and even heart
palpitations most people typically take magnesium and potassium to help with the muscle cramps which can be brutal and I know it's a mouthful of
Risks guys, but now I want you to keep in mind everything
I just mentioned and think about how hardcore in tension workouts are and how much it takes
Mentally to [train] hard and heavy and my question to [you] is
How the hell are you going to train at your best with raging headaches shaking all over
Vomiting dry mouth and any of the other side effects listed now what I'm going to do for you guys and show you some examples
That I found on forum posts [of] real people talking about their experience using Clenbuterol
And the side effects that they had from it because I feel like it's easier for you [guys] to see as opposed to just getting
Me all give me giving you guys all the facts and just making it cut and dry
I feel like post like this make it a bit more real and easier to understand what can happen to you
So this first post is from T-nation from a guy Sunder
And he says you become a human vibrator able to crush rocks just by jackhammering them with your grip don't eat soup actually
don't eat with any utensils around anyone else or be prepared to answer some questions, and if your job [requires] any kind of manual dexterity
Such as drawing or surgery have fun, so obviously guys here
He's having a bit of fun with his post
But you get the idea that the Shakes was a very common side effect and here's a few more forum posts, so this guy says
By all means be cautious in your dosing even on this thread. We have vastly different tolerances
I ran the same batch of clen as a buddy
And he struggled to write anything at 80 micrograms a day due to the Shakes whereas
I was yawning next to him on a hundred and forty micrograms a day
Granted I am very Stim tolerant
but I
Assure you to take potassium and taurine along with it as clen causes
increased excretion of both of them also
I believe some of the heat concerns with clen are due to low touring levels in the heart and here's another post
Yeah, I think I might be just being cheap and lazy
I've got the clean sitting around and I'd like to use it and I have the fat to lose
But I also had a buddy my age died from some heart issues most likely genetic and not due to clen by the way
But I'm a little bit more leery than I used to be as you guys saw in the beginning
some of the side effects include heart palpitations and sudden death, so
We don't know for sure but maybe that's what happened to his friend now. He's a bit worried and the next post
Here's what this guy had to say
Clen, I don't like it use it before but the sides [oh], holy shit. Shake shake shakes
You're not able to do nothing else to work to eat becomes a big problem
[because] you cannot put the fork in your mouth
You cannot take a coffee at work without people asking you are you okay? Man? No, no, I'm having some Parkinson's attack
I'm fine use ephedrine, effective less sides and great great fat burner and it's cheap
Clen operates on a single receiver
[ephedrine] operates on Several just like caffeine so you'll feel more energy more power to train without shaking forever
Clen is a great fat burner, but you'll feel like shit almost every time and here's one more forum post for you guys
[I] can't believe that no one mentioned it already Clen drains your body's taurine
Take four grams of Taurine a day that will help with the cramps sadly it might not remove them completely
I remember lying on the floor crying and screaming because of the cramps varying from both quads to both
Hamstrings now that is quite a [mess-up] situation because interrupting a quad cramp triggers the hamstring cramp man
That was shit, haha
It's kind of funny just saying haha at the end
Now you can tell from the post that the side effects are real and Clen has a half-life of about 48 to 72 hours
So most side effects will leave once the Clen is out of your body
But there are long-term side effects as well in fact there have been animal studies showing Cardiac hypertrophy
or an enlarged heart it has also been [shown] that Clen causes Collagen infiltration into the
Structures of the heart altering its muscle structure which can lead to Sudden death
Also, the use of Clenbuterol may worsen any pre-existing heart condition or blood pressure
Problems, so if this is you you should definitely stay [away] from this drug
do not take this lightly guys higher resting heart rates higher blood pressure pep
Palpitations all this stuff can lead to death [as] for dosages people take they can vary based on gender, experience and goal
But a common starting point for beginnings is 20 micrograms a day and it's recommended to slowly increase this to forty to sixty
micrograms a day by the end of two weeks
And then cycle off and back on after another two weeks
some people as you just heard in one of the forum posts even end up going as high as a hundred and forty micrograms per
Day but just remember that the more [you] take the more severe the side effects can be and that's always going to be the deciding
[Factor] here, and how this drug is going to affect you now the reason why people like to cycle clen
is because eventually the receptors that it binds to [becomes] saturated or full and the results diminish
Another factor to consider is money one twenty microgram pill can cost between 50 cents to $1
So it will add up over time especially when you consider the additional drugs or supplements that you'll be taking on the side
Another thing I want to mention is that if you're significantly overweight
You shouldn't even think about taking Clen
Especially considering the side effects that might already be a problem for somebody with excess body fat
Clen would be for somebody already in pretty good shape looking for an extra Edge
So do the benefits outweigh the risks guys?
Well that is something that you need to decide for yourself [and] for me personally the answer is no
Lastly I want to mention that there are supplements on the market with the names very similar to Clenbuterol like Clenbutrx
that are not clenbuterol these are just supplements that are a lot of the times are nothing more than ephedrine fat burners
And they're purposely named to sound like Clen to trick you went to buying them
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