Taking meldonium for performance enhancement

Re:Taking meldonium for performance enhancement by cc81 on Monday August 28, 2017 @05:06PM (#15120078)

There are power lifting federations where they are not tested which can give you some information. PED seems to increase strength between 5-20 percent with most around 10% probably.

https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/what-powerlifting-tells...

If you want watch people go all out with AAS, HGH, insulin and all that you can watch modern bodybuilding.

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Re:Taking meldonium for performance enhancement by ethan_g on Monday August 28, 2017 @09:48PM (#15121563)

By the way, that's not a 10% increase in individual performance, but rather a 10% increase in relative performance for your weight. People on PEDs will usually move up a weight class from increased muscle mass.

Edit: See here for a really detailed comparison from someone who knows what he's talking about: https://www.strongerbyscience.com/steroids-and-strength-diff...

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