Sterile filtering

        17. Warm the solution in hot water for 5-10 min. Draw 10ml oil out of the vial/container holding your gold or yellow colored solution. See V3 for an alternative to drawing.

      18. Turn the syringe upside down.

     19. Remove the needle.

     20. Open the sterile filter package, but leave the filter in the plastic!

     21. Holding the filter from the side through the plastic, screw the sterile syringe filter onto the syringe.

     22. Remove the stopper from vial 3 and place it into the now empty sterile syringe container. (See V4 for an alternative for which you don't need to remove the stopper.)

    23. Place the syringe filter/syringe combination immediately onto the mouth of the sterile vial ‘3'.

16. Pre-filter and reusing old cleaned sterile filters step. The GDX filters have a pre-filter built into them and it is a 10. By cleaning an old filter out with methanol you can use it again as a pre-filter if your solution hasn't cleared enough. A. Draw the coffee filtered solution into the syringe. B. Place a white pre-filter onto the tip of the syringe. C. Push the liquid through into any vial. D. After the solution is all into the and pre-filtered remove the pre-filter. E. Draw more solution into the syringe.

     14. Press gently onto the balloon while holding onto the twisted part of the filter. Keep pressing that balloon smaller until most of the solution is out.

     15. Twist the filter ever more into the balloon area, but be careful not to tear the filter. Wring it out like a miniature towel. This procedure lets you get all but about 1-2ml out of the coffee filter. Note: In case you have doubts about what the brown residue is in the coffee filter, you can test it! Scrape the residue into a small clear glass vial or container. Add 5-10ml of methanol or acetone. The brown stuff will begin to turn white (filler) and the liquid you added will take on a tan tint. The white will stay on the bottom and will not go into solution. Your liquid will not turn yellow because there are no hormones in the residue. If you add some water to the methanol, almost all the white stuff will disappear! AS are NOT SOLUBLE IN WATER. (No applause, please) Discard the test products and pat yourself on the back for getting this far.

Steps 7-13

      Your solution is either very cloudy, very dark, or the filler is more than 1/2 inch the way up the vial or you would not be here, but on step 17. This non-settling cloudiness happens sometimes and we can't do anything about it, nor can we do anything about darker shades from old pills.

     8. Insert a funnel into the now empty vial ‘2' and insert the coffee filter into the funnel. If you don't have a funnel to fit into a vial, you can secure the coffee filter over any glass container with a rubber band.

    9. Warm the solution in vial 1 in some hot water again or in the microwave for about 30 seconds. It should be very warm, but not too hot to touch. Pour the liquid solution from vial 1 into the coffee filter leaving as much filler behind as possible. Allow all the solution to drip through.

    10. Now pour the rest of the contents of vial 1 into the coffee filter and let drain.

    11. You may want to let is set overnight as the draining will be slow due to the filler and glue from that last pour.

    12. Put on some rubber gloves as the same stuff that is making the hormone soluble in oil will also solvate the oil out of your skin and leave you with dry skin. Close up the coffee filter and wring it from the edges inward to where the ‘solution' was.

   13. Begin twisting from the open edges of the filter. A ‘balloon' will develop.

What you should have in your 'Sterile' kit.

       1. A red stoppered clear vial with 5-10ml MAGIC solution marked ‘1'.
       2. A red stoppered clear vial with oil in it.
       3. A sealed clear, sterile, vial.
       4. Two 18 gauge 1.5 inch needles.
       5. A 5ml and a 10ml syringe. A QS also has a 20ml syringe. This is the largest syringe we can use with the Sterile filters.
       6. 1 clear, sterile, 0.45um GD/X sterile syringe filter. QS kits have 2 filters.
       7. A real cheap coffee filter

Now why mention all that?

        Well, if you mess up your filter you can run some methanol through it and then wrap it in a piece of aluminum foil, and then you can throw it in your oven at 250F for 20-30 minutes.

     Then it will be good as new again! You can also make a very good pre-filter which is specifically made for our solutions! Cleaning a spent sterile filter for 'pre-filtering' purposes. The GDX filters have a pre-filter built into them and it is a 10.

By cleaning an old Sterile filter out with methanol you can use it again as a pre-filter if your solution hasn't cleared enough.
1. Run about 20ml of methanol through your syringe into your syringe filter.
2. When the syringe is empty, back draw on the syringe and that pulls much of the filler off the top of the filter and you will see the methanol turn white.
3. Discard the methanol.
4. Blow some air through the filter by taking off the syringe and filling it with air a couple times to dry out the filter.
 5. Let sit 24hrs to let the rest of the methanol evaporate, or you can throw it in a 250F oven.

Detailed Fina Instructions- courtesy of Animal himself!

        Read the directions first, then the VARIATIONS and FAQ section!
       And please remember that these kits are for developing the ability of the user to create a sterile end solution and to experiment with the solubility of molecules in a vehicle in which ‘the experts' say can't be done. A note on pressure/syringe size to use with the filters.

        A 20ml syringe will create 80psi, while a 10ml syringe creates 140psi. With a 10ml syringe the solution will go through more than 2x faster.

Quick Access Links: 
GMF Filters Cleaning a spent sterile filter for 'pre-filtering' purposes.
What you should have in your 'Sterile' kit.

What you should have in an 'EZ' kit.
How to keep a bottle sterile.
New 'Easy' kit directions.
'Sterile' kit directions.
 Sterile filtering.
 Descriptions of Variations...

GMF FILTERS: Resistant to weakening or disruption of the fibrous matrix by inorganic or organic solutions and has a broad chemical compatibility. Made of borosilicate glass microfibers.

Presterilized by gamma irradiation.
--Typical Characteristics
--Filter 25mm GD/X
--Membrane GMF
 --Prefilter GMF 150 (10:1mm) and GF/F (0.7mm)
--Autoclavable At 121°C (250°F), 15psi, for 20 min. Max. temp., 131C(267°F)

SECRETS TO SUCCESSFUL MAIL ORDER PURCHASES

      With the ever decreasing availability of non-counterfeit black market steroids athletes are increasingly turning to international mail order and the Internet for steroid purchases.

      The success of purchase attempts varies enormously, as does the reliability of the mail order pharmacies. As the laws in this area remain vague, the following general guidelines should be used in mail order transactions in order to insulate the purchaser from potential problems.

Ordering:
1. Never order using your real name.
2. Do not pay by a traceable means -- e.g., personal check or wire-transfer.
3. Keep the order small i.e. there should be no question that the order is for personal use.
4. Never include any personal information (e.g., telephone number) with order
5. Request non-registered delivery only and request a notice to be placed on package "leave at door."
6. Do not order by unencrypted E-mail, order by regular mail.

Receiving:
1. Never sign for or acknowledge ordering a package -- i.e., if a mailperson will not deliver without a receiving signature, write it off as a loss and change your supplier.
2. Check out arriving-orders carefully for dubious looking brands and containers. Use published literature and discussion forums like www.elitefitness.com.
3. Do not order any overseas package shipped via express. The chances of it getting intercepted and checked this way is 90% higher. Always use regular snail mail service. A delayed but delivered parcel is preferable to a fast, intercepted one.

AS YOU GET STRONGER DECREASE THE FREQUENCY OF WORKOUTS AND/OR AMOUNT OF SETS

      Exercise physiologists have found that your strength increases disproportionately to your recovery ability. Thus the stronger you get the LESS high intensity exercise you can tolerate. Some authorities, such as Dr. Ellington Darden, mention a "300/50%" ratio of strength to recovery ability potential.

      Thus in theory, the average trainee has the potential to increase his untrained strength by a factor of 4, but his recovery ability will only increase by a factor of 1.5.

GET AMPLE REST AFTER EACH TRAINING SESSION

Believe it or not, your muscles DON'T get stronger while you work out. Your muscles get stronger while you RECOVER from your workout. After high intensity training your muscle tissue is broken down (although that's a very bas

DO NOT SPLIT YOUR ROUTINE - DO NOT WORK YOUR BODY ON SUCCESSIVE DAYS

     Many bodybuilders practice a split routine. The reasoning is that training their upper body on one day and lower body on the next day allows them additional time to work each muscle group "harder". HIT advocates fervently believe that this is NOT the case.First, split routines lead you to believe that *more* exercise is better exercise.

    Remember HARDER exercise is better. And if you train harder you MUST train briefer, not longer. You cannot train hard for a long period of time. Thus, out of physiologic necessity, people who use a split routine have to reduce the intensity of their exercise which leads to less growth stimulation.

EXERCISE THE MAJOR MUSCLE GROUPS FIRST.

         The emphasis of your exercises should be your major muscle groups (i.e. your hips, legs and upper torso). You should select any exercises that you prefer in order to train those body parts. It is recommended that lower body work be done first, as it is more taxing.

      This is not always the case, as a technique for bringing up a lagging body part is to work it first in your routine, but it is a general outline.

MOVE QUICKLY BETWEEN SETS

       The transition time between each set varies with your level of conditioning. You should proceed from one exercise to the next as soon as you catch your breath or feel that you can produce a maximal level of effort.

        After an initial period of adjustment, you should be able to recover adequately within 1 to 3 minutes.   Training with a minimal amount of recovery time between exercises will elicit a metabolic conditioning effect that cannot be approached by traditional multiple set programs.

TRAIN FOR NO MORE THAN ONE HOUR PER WORKOUT

        If you are training with a high level of intensity, more than one hour is counterproductive as it increases the probability of overtraining due to a catabolic hormone called cortisol.

        Overtraining, next to injury, is your worst enemy. Avoid it like the plague. In addition, the faster you can complete your workout, given the same amount of sets performed, the BETTER CONDITIONING obtained.

REACH CONCENTRIC MUSCULAR FAILURE WITHIN A PRESCRIBED NUMBER OF REPETITIONS

    As stated above, research shows that our level of intensity is the most important factor in determining your results from strength training - the HARDER you train, the BETTER your response. As muscle hypertrophy is an adaptive response by the body to stress, you should always strive to go as far as you can go on that "impossible" rep. Every centimeter matters. Your "impossible" rep should last between 10-15 seconds.

     One could even call this an "isometric rep". If concentric muscular failure occurs before you reach the lower level of the repetition range, the weight is too heavy and should be reduced for your next workout. If the upper level of the repetition range is exceeded before you experience muscular exhaustion, the weight is too light and should be increased for your next workout by five percent or less.The GENERAL recommendation is 8-12 repetitions But this can vary from individual to individual, and from body part to body part. In many cases people have been known to benefit from higher reps for their lower body (12-15), while lower reps for the upper body (6-8).

    The most important thing to remember here is that it the *number* of repetitions isn't the key factor - TIME is. One can perform a set of 10 reps in as low as 10-15 seconds, or a set of only 1 rep in 60 seconds. So how many seconds per repetition? The general guideline is a 6 second repetition consisting of a 2 second lifting (concentric) phase, followed by a 4 second lowering (eccentric) phase. The emphasis is placed on the lowering, or NEGATIVE, as research has shown this to be the most productive part of the rep.The lowering of the weight should also be emphasized because it makes the exercise more efficient: the same muscles that are used to raise the weight concentrically are also used to lower it eccentrically. The only difference is that when you raise a weight, your muscles are shortening against tension and when you lower a weight, your muscles are lengthening against tension. So, by emphasizing the lowering of the weight, each repetition becomes more efficient and each set becomes more productive. Because a muscle under tension lengthens as you lower it, lowering the weight in a controlled manner also ensures that the exercised muscle is being stretched properly and safely. Thus in a 8-12 rep scheme with the above guidelines, each set should take you between 48-72 seconds until you reach concentric muscular failure.

PERFORM 1 TO 3 SETS OF EACH EXERCISE

      In order for a muscle to increase in size/strength it must be fatigued or OVERLOADED in order for an adaptive response to occur. It really doesn't matter whether you fatigue your muscles in one set or several sets - as long as your muscles experience a certain level of exhaustion.

    When performing multiple sets, the cumulative effect of each successive set makes deeper inroads into your muscle thereby creating muscular fatigue; when performing a single set to failure, the cumulative effect of each successive repetition makes deeper inroads into your muscle thereby creating muscular fatigue.

     Numerous research studies have shown that there are NO significant differences when performing either one, two or three sets of an exercise, provided, of course, that one is done with an appropriate level of intensity (i.e. to the point of concentric muscular failure).

FOLLOW THE "DOUBLE PROGRESSION" TECHNIQUE IN REGARDS TO REPETITIONS AND WEIGHT.

        For a muscle to increase in size and strength it must be forced to do PROGRESSIVELY HARDER WORK. Your muscles must be overloaded with a workload that is increased steadily and systematically throughout the course of your program.

     This is often referred to as PROGRESSIVE OVERLOAD.Therefore every time you work out you should attempt to increase either the weight you use or the repetitions you perform relative to your previous workout. This can be viewed as a "double progressive" technique (resistance and repetitions).

   Challenging your muscles in this manner will force them to adapt to the imposed demands (or stress).

General guidlenes of HIT

      HIT can be summed up in the following GENERAL guidelines.   These guidelines - or ones very similar - have formed the basis of strength training programs for years:

      1. TRAIN WITH A HIGH LEVEL OF INTENSITY. Intensity is defined as "a percentage of momentary ability". In other words, intensity relates to the degree of "inroad" or muscular fatigue, made into muscle at any given instant. Research, going back almost 100 years now to studies done by German scientists, has conclusively shown that intensity is the SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT FACTOR in obtaining results from strength training.

      It has been shown that the HARDER that you train (intensity), the GREATER the adaptive response. A high level of intensity is characterized by performing an exercise to the point of concentric (positive) MUSCULAR FAILURE, i.e., you've exhausted your muscles to the extent that the weight cannot be moved for any more repetitions.
      Failure to reach a desirable level of intensity - or muscular fatigue - will result in little or no gains in functional strength or muscular size as low intensity workouts do very little or nothing in the way of stimulating muscle size/strength. Evidence for this "threshold" is suggested in the literature by the OVERLOAD PRINCIPLE.

      Essentially this principle states that in order to increase muscular size and strength, a muscle must be stressed - or "overloaded" with a workload that is beyond its present capacity. Your intensity of effort must be great enough to exceed this threshold level so that a sufficient amount of muscular fatigue is produced.

General Guidelines to HIT BRIEF

    The reps should be done in a controlled fashion so tension is placed on the muscles. Some use a 2 second count for the concentric (lifting) phase while others use a 20 second count. The key is performing QUALITY repetitions to a point of volitional fatigue.
    One set IS productive, although some high intensity advocates sometimes choose to perform more than one set. Some people may require additional sets. As a general rule, with of course some exceptions, one set performed in a high intensity manner will provide all the stimulation you need.ii)

    General Guidelines to HIT BRIEF, HARD work done INFREQUENTLY.

    When you're in the gym you want to focus your energies on only performing work that is productive, i.e., growth producing. In good form, you push yourself as far as you can go on every set. Now, by training this way you simply CANNOT do the marathon 2-3 hour workouts the "champs" say they do in the muscle mags.

What is "HIT"?

     The acronym "HIT" stands for HIGH INTENSITY TRAINING.

    HIT simply means organizing your workouts so that they are:
   1. HARD - as hard as possible IN GOOD FORM.
   2. BRIEF - 1-3 sets of a few basic exercises performed in an hour or less.
   3. INFREQUENT - No more than three times per week, often times two, or even one.
   4. SAFE - HIT is meant to be extremely productive in terms of size/strength gains AND also has a built-in safety component.

   One of the fundamental goals of strength training is to act as INJURY PREVENTATIVE
HIT is a disciplined style of training which is based on the two universally known factors affecting muscular growth - OVERLOAD and PROGRESSION.

Optimal Training for Muscle Growth

     Intensity  has been identified as the single most crucial factor to success in your training. Intensity can be defined as the percent of your momentary ability to perform an exercise. Intensity has nothing to do with how much resistance you are using, nor what percent of your 1 repetition maximum is for a chosen exercise. It refers to the DEGREE OF DIFFICULTY that you experience during the exercise.

     The specific intensity required to produce optimal gains in strength is unknown at this point. However, if you are a healthy person and perform an exercise to the point of MOMENTARY MUSCULAR FAILURE (100% intensity), you can be assured that you have attained a level of intensity that will stimulate growth and strength (34& 35).

High Intensity Interval Training or HIIT:

      The basis premise is that the long and slow school of aerobics for fat-burning is now outdated. Shawn Phillips of Muscle Media 2000 claims the way to more fat-burning success is interval training done on a track, a bike, or stairs. It all starts with a basic four minute program that consists of 60 seconds at about 50% max. effort, then 30 seconds of max. or near max., 60 seconds at 50%, 30 seconds all out, then the 60 second phase again. Every 3rd workout you are to add one 30 second ‘sprint’ phase and one 30 second ‘cool down’ phase.

     To get cut there is nothing else like a good diet. High reps and less weight is a myth as is spot reducing. Aerobics are good, however, too much will burn muscle. A good diet and moderate/light aerobics will work to get your body fat to less than 10%.