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If you hang around bodybuilding forums you will hear to avoid Ibuprofens as they hurt your ‘gains’ Perhaps bro-science was right in this case

• marpstar 9y ago
  Your comment intrigued me so I Googled and found this[1] article. Not sure what to think. The sample size in the study was even smaller than that in the original article. [1]: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18461099 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18461099
• bluedevil2k 9y ago
  Bodybuilders tend to not rely on their testes for testosterone production though
  • igor47 9y ago
    <citation needed>
  • Toast_25 9y ago
    Not all bodybuilders juice, and even when they do, there's a wide variety of ways to increase your gains without straight up shooting testosterone.
• pkaye 9y ago
  What I've read is that NSAIDs in reducing inflamantion, it can slow down the mobilization of immune cells that help clean up damaged tissues and promote new tissues.
  • DanieI 9y ago
    NSAID pain relievers don't have any anti-inflammatory properties when they are taken in over-the-counter dosages.
• brandonmenc 9y ago
  "High doses of anti-inflammatory drugs compromise muscle strength and hypertrophic adaptations to resistance training in young adults" 2017 paper http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/apha.12948/abstract http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/apha.12948/abstra...