How Do Performance-Enhancing Supplements Work?
According to Dr. Bruce Sennett, sports medicine chief for the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, says many infamous supplements are in a class called “androstene-dione.” These supplements, called “A-T’s” are pro-hormones, because they directly boost production of testosterone. However, Dr. Sennett says 6-OXO Extreme is a newer, different type of supplement called an “androstene-trione.” He says it contains enzymes that block another enzyme called aromatase. Aromatase causes testosterone to break down into small amounts of the hormone estrogen. By blocking that process, it blocks estrogen, and keeps testosterone levels in the blood artificially high. The mechanism is one employed in the new generation of breast cancer drugs. They are classified as ‘aromatase inhibitors.’ The maker of 6-OXO Extreme also claims it contains resveratrol, the same substance said to make red wine “heart healthy.” Why? Mo Orlando chuckled when we asked. “It makes your blood flow better…It makes it a
