Archive for December 9th, 2009

Super Strength Substance (Myostatin) One Step Closer to Human Trials
by Aaron Saenz

National Children’s Hospital used Macaques to test the effects of myostatin blocking on primates. The result: Muscular Monkeys

Get muscles now, ask me how. As published in the journal Science Translational Medicine, researchers at the National Children’s Hospital (NCH) and Ohio State University have proven that blocking myostatin in monkeys will lead to skeletal muscle growth with few or no discernible negative side effects. Myostatin is the protein that helps mammals regulate muscle building, acting as a signal for muscles to stop consuming resources and stop growing. Blocking myostatin leads to enhanced muscle strength and continuous muscle growth. You may remember Liam Hoekstra, the baby apparently born without the myostatin gene, and similarly enabled animals that have absurd strength. Using gene therapy, NCH scientists were able to get follistatin (a myostatin blocker) to promote phenomenal muscle growth in the quadriceps of macaque monkeys. NCH is now working with the FDA to perform the preliminary steps necessary for a human clinical trial. We could see a superman gene therapy available in the next decade.
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Next Proteins Lawsuit

Long before BSN’s NO XPLODE or Superpump 250 hit the market, the leading pre-workout powder was called “Ultimate Orange” which was made by Next Proteins with the help of the “steroid guru” Dan Duchaine (pictured above). The now deceased Dan Duchaine supposedly formulated the product back in 1981 with a basic blend of protein, carbs and fats for his clients in Venice Beach. The product developed a cult-like following and was a huge success (even the Supplement Genius used Ultimate Orange back in high school). Next Proteins later came out with a gel cap version of the product called “Ultimate Orange PowerCaps” that never really seemed to take off, a fruit punch version of the power called “Ultimate Punch” and they even had an RTD version of Ultimate Orange.
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