Burly Decides to Bench Again...

[Jelisej]

Tendons can grow thicker with stimulus. One of my main issues with winstrol usage is that while tendon thickening will occur, the way the extra tissue is "folded" as it is created does not make for a stronger tendon, but a more brittle one.

Can you give me some direction, links- I would like to know bit more about this....

BTW, proper whips were made from animal tendons, I think horses commonly- they were quite an weapon...

[burlyman30]

Can you give me some direction, links- I would like to know bit more about this....

BTW, proper whips were made from animal tendons, I think horses commonly- they were quite an weapon...

Here's one regarding Winstrol...

J Bone Joint Surg Am. 1992 Mar;74(3):411-22.
Miles JW, Grana WA, Egle D, Min KW, Chitwood J.

Source

University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City.

Abstract
Twenty-four male rats were divided into four groups, with anabolic steroids and exercise as variables. Biomechanical tests and histological evaluations were performed. The results of the biomechanical tests suggested that anabolic steroids produce a stiffer tendon, which fails with less elongation. The energy at the time when the tendon failed, the toe-limit elongation, and the elongation at the time of the first failure were all affected significantly. Changes in the force at failure were not statistically significant. No alterations of structure were noted when the specimens were viewed with light microscopy. Alterations of the sizes of the collagen fibrils were noted on electron microscopy.

PMID: 1548269 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Full article in .pdf here: http://jbjs.org/pdfaccess.ashx?Resou...6&PDFSource=17

[Sperwer]

Can you give me some direction, links- I would like to know bit more about this....

BTW, proper whips were made from animal tendons, I think horses commonly- they were quite an weapon...

Geez, you guys from the East!

I once participated in a whip-snapping contest in rural Poland with such a genuine whip. Not as easy as it sounds. And I definitely would not want to be on the receiving end.