NEW 'STEROID ALTERNATIVE' PACKS ON INSANE SIZE & STRENGTH But Are Athletes Who Take It 'Cheating'?

NEW YORK (GM) — A new dietary supplement containing a pair of specialized fatty acid "growth factors" is the hottest thing going in amateur athletics — but not without controversy.
Critics say the compounds — cis-9, tr11 conjugated linioleic acid and phosphatidylserine (Ps) provided in the controversial, new supplement C9T11 2.0 — gives athletes an "unfair advantage" and their use should be prohibited by athletes.


Proponents argue research shows the compounds to be both safe and effective and that banning the natural compounds is like trying to prohibit athletes from consuming creatine, which is also isolated from natural sources.

One thing people on both sides can agree on is the controversial, new supplement works. According to a recent study published in the journal Medicine & Science & Sports and Medicine, novice weight trainers who took these compounds for seven weeks experienced a 600% increase in lean muscle growth, including a 9-fold increase in biceps girth.

Another study published in the same journal found that in weight-training athletes, these growth-factors increased overall muscle strength by 202 percent within just 6 weeks — with zero side effects.

In fact, not only were there not any side effects, but men using the supplement actually experienced improved health measures across the board, including reductions in bad LDL cholesterol, triglycerides, and blood sugar.

And if all that weren't reason enough to have athletes stocking up, researchers from Sweden's Uppsala University found that people using the supplement for 28 days experienced a full 1-inch reduction of abdominal fat — without changes to their diets.