ALR Industries BAM® 60 capsules
When you want...Superior Mass! When you need...Superior Strength!The unique sapogenins matrix in BAM® is specifically structured to
optimize a healthy pro-anabolic environment without producing any
unwanted side effects. Notably, we have included sapogenins from a
variety of sources that encompasses the broadest range of desirable
effects on supporting pro-anabolism in the body with the greatest
potency possible. Although there are a few other good sapogenins
products available, this is not like any other product out at this time.
(Hey, try it and get back to us)
BAM® is designed to support serious mass gain through the most effective pro-anabolic pathways.
- Stimulate muscle AR’s for enhanced protein synthesis and tissue repair.
- Bind SHBG to increase levels of free testosterone.
- Increase LH/FSH to maximize output of natural testosterone.
- Increase glycogen retention and optimize internal hydration levels.
- Support superior protein synthesis through modulation of transcription factors.
- Inhibits excessive cortisol levels for an anti-catabolic effect.
- Promote recovery of the neuromuscular matrix.
- Provide superior results either in a synergistic stack or as a standalone supplement.
If you want to know what makes BAM® different from other new generation lean mass supplements read on...
Okay, So I Was Wrong…
There is always more than a few times in every researcher’s career
when admitting an error, even when the error was based upon valid
research, is necessary. Okay, at least it should be necessary. So here
we go…
There is a group of compounds called spirostanes.
Technically speaking they are, by definition, steroid derivatives
containing a fused lactone ring at the 16,17-position and a
spiroglycosidic linkage at C-22.
The most common representatives
in this group are the plant-derived sapogenins (remember that word, it
would be important in a few minutes) that include spirostenes,
spirostadienes, and spirostatrienes.
Big deal, huh?
A few
years ago several such BS-hype products were sold as bodybuilding
supplements by way of some “promise the world” magazine ads. The
compounds were usually referred to as “sterols” because it sounds so
much like “steroids”. Of course, for the most part, they really were
useless…at least without the help of some serious structural alterations
(that would result in anabolic steroids on the controlled substance
list and a visit from one of the not so friendly Federal Agencies who
keep it all in line).
Truth is that for years I made jest of the
products and tossed them “all” into the same group…like most any other
credible researcher. Even after some of the Russian studies showed that
there are “specific” sapogenins on par with some of the most effective
muscle building compounds used by Russian athletes in days gone by…I
still clowned the idiocy and grouped them rather than re-examine the
individual compounds and actually TEST them. Hmmm, okay…
ALR Industries is Proud to Announce an Error
While researching and testing the plant based pro-anabolic matrix in
our well known lean mass product Jungle Warfare™, we found some
interesting sapogenins (yes, those) that seemed to support mass building
rather well. Then we found some that did so even better. Yeah, I know, I
said in an old article that they “could not do s**t”, but the stuff was
adding some poundage to test subjects when we were almost positive it
was not even possible. I mean it was meant to act as a placebo, you
know, like a control! So what now? Duh! Being a bunch of performance
freaks at heart, we of course kept testing additional plant sources and
analogs for affect, potency and potential synergy.
I know, yes
there are several other sapogenin and lignan based products out right
now, and of course everyone is claiming theirs is the best based upon
something like higher dosage (if you need more, is it really an
efficient or powerful compound to start with?) or some simple hydroxyl
alteration they claim makes it a super pro-anabolic. Some even missed
the importance of the right amount of estrogen in the body to fuel the
GLUT-4 receptors to maximize mass gain (hmmm, it is either a dry cutting
compound or a wet mass building compound…but it cannot be both). And
the right ester structuring for highest bioavailability is a must often
missed. Fact is that they are all good products in some manner.
Bashing any of them would be a little childish as well as a lie, and all
product designers/manufacturers do the best they could with what they
had to work with. Not everyone has ALR Industries experience with “real
world” results or has as many successful products as we have to base it
upon. We’ll just keep doing what we have always loved doing (Building
Beasts) and let the rest do the marketing angles thing and debates….or
not.
So read on and let us know your results!
Do You Have Serious Bad Ass Mass?
Everyone wants to pack on the pounds of new mass. And we already
know we need to eat some serious calories (clean diet please with about
20 calories per pound of bodyweight daily) and train like a beast to
make this even possible. But the search for the most effective
supplemental aids and stacks best for pro-anabolic (as in “supports
muscle growth”) aids is always ongoing. Get it right, and you get
serious bad ass mass bragging rights with size and strength…as well as
sex drive…and lots of each. Right?
BAM®
from ALR Industries
The unique sapogenins matrix in BAM® is specifically structured to
optimize a healthy pro-anabolic environment without producing any
unwanted side effects. Notably, we have included sapogenins from a
variety of sources that encompasses the broadest range of desirable
effects on supporting pro-anabolism in the body with the greatest
potency possible. Although there are a few other good sapogenins
products available, this is not like any other product out at this time.
(Hey, try it and get back to us)
We have extracted and
structured four active (thought I would never say this) sapogenins for
the following purposes that synergistically work together to create an
optimized effect for muscle repair and recovery.
A Complete unique sapogenin matrix supports a mass building pro-anabolic environment through synergistic mechanisms:
- Stimulate muscle AR’s for enhanced protein synthesis and tissue repair.
- Bind SHBG (you know, those proteins that keep testosterone in bondage) to increase levels of free testosterone.
- Increase LH/FSH (testes stimulating hormones) to maximize output of natural testosterone.
- Increase glycogen retention and optimize internal hydration levels.
- Support superior protein synthesis through modulation of transcription factors.
- Inhibits excessive cortisol levels for an anti-catabolic effect.
- Promote recovery of the neuromuscular matrix .
- Provide superior results either in a synergistic stack or as a standalone supplement
How Is This Different From Other Pro-Anabolics?
Notably this is all achieved without any exogenous hormones
whatsoever, and importantly (in the case of creating optimal environment
for increasing lean body mass and weight) not utilizing anti-estrogenic
compounds. What, no AI’s? (Aromatase inhibitors)
The use of AI’s
has pretty much become the supplement industry standard for
testosterone boosting. And it works pretty well. Jungle Warfare™ and
Restore™ are serious products for this reason….and others.
The
way AI’s work is by controlling the aromatase enzyme that converts
susceptible androgens (like testosterone, androstenediol and others your
body makes) into estrogens. When there is too much estrogen in the body
it shuts down the HPTA and the “boys” stop kicking out the
testosterone. Well, AI’s shut down the excess estrogen production and
the “boys” get to run wild for awhile. Big problem with most AI’s is the
possible false positive test results for athletes. This is important for superior mass gains:Usually
the very low circulating estrogen levels required for anti-estrogens to
positively affect natural testosterone levels will suppress or decrease
proper intracellular fluid retention in muscle. This in return
prohibits the muscle from achieving maximal glycogen, nutrient and water
up-take that promote muscle fullness and optimized anabolism. In short,
less cell food means less cell size and growth.
While being very dry is important for shows, and there is a period
in every protocol that estrogen suppression is significantly beneficial.
In fact, lately there is a much needed and much over looked mass
gaining synergy that results from having the “right amount” of
circulating estrogen at the right period to assure maximum growth and
recovery.
Even more so when you really need to pack on the mass. Of course this makes BAM®
a Bad Ass stacker too.
Note that illegal true mass building steroid cycles always included
the ability to have an optimal effect of this nature, without falling
over into excess.
(25R) – 4-Spirosten-3b,6b-diol: The plant 4-Spirosten analogs
appear to have the potential for mild aromatization thus aiding
synergistically in mass gain oriented product designs. In the original
testing (and according to the Russians) the structure overall was a good
standalone compound for weight and strength gain support but in our
opinion was best when we augmented BAM®
with synergists like any stack. Does it work? Well, we have a patent
pending on it at the moment so we obviously think so.
(25R) -5- Alpha-Spirostan-6-one-3b-ol: Here is an interesting
non-aromatizing compound that the Russians bragged a bit about as being
superior for strength and hardness. Personally (and I do not blame other
sharp researchers for continuing to doubt its value) I noted an
increase in hardness, strength and libido after about the first week of
use.
Since we were getting good results with these two unlikely
compounds we finished the design with two extracts we have had good
results from.
Ptychopetalum Olaoides Extract: Okay, so this is also another odd one
but so was creatine monohydrate when it first hit the general market.
(Athletes had been using it for years before then). A simple name for
this herbal is Muira Puama which is an extract from a plant in the
Amazon region of South America. It has been widely used as a powerful
aphrodisiac, nerve stimulant, tonic and cure for rheumatism and muscle
paralysis. We used it as an overall adaptagen. Over a period of about 2
weeks we have seen (and felt) a significant increase in training
intensity as a result of use. Finding the right extraction method for
potency and affect was the hard part. (Lots of Third Party Reference
reading at the end for those interested)
Basella Rubra: No doubt many are going nuts on PubMed and elsewhere
trying to figure this one out. Simple, it has some interesting carriers
in it, and some other aspects I will explain in the up-coming FAQ.
With the addition of BAM®
we have created this optimized environment that is so important in
fostering the ultimate conditions for maximum accrual of lean body mass.
Yes, and this facet seems to be all too often neglected. As such BAM®
is, as the name says, the newest tool to slap layers of Bad Ass Mass
on your frame.
Of course each of the ALR Industries Size and Strength Series
products will provide excellent results. However many muscle and
performance enthusiasts are looking for the ultimate edge in total Lean
Mass accruement and how can they get it the fastest. For them we offer
the Size and Strength Evolution Stack.
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