Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences , 1270 , 6672
While intramuscular injections remain the gold standard, high-dose oral supplementation (1,000 g daily) shows promising efficacy comparable to injections in many cases
For a 12-week cycle, plan 4 to 6 weeks off
The injections can support fat breakdown and metabolism, but they work best alongside a balanced diet and physical activity
So for the purpose of this article, and with the intention of hoping to highlight what I see as massive gray areas in the discourse, Im going to define the moral sin of doping as: The use, accidental or on purpose, of a substance with a substantial evidentiary basis that it improves performance If youre going to write this off because hes just making up definitions for his own purposes, I hope you will keep reading because I aim to explain why this clearer definition of the term will serve to add to the discussion without further inflaming what I view as extreme views on both sides of this issue