GREGORY CHANDLER ON ACETYL L-CARNITINE

Many bodybuilders look for a safe way to increase testosterone. After all, one does not want to draw the attention of the Feds.

One legal testosterone booster is acetyl L-carnitine. If your testosterone is low, it does not matter how hard you are training or how much you are eating--you are not going to gain much muscle.

Testosterone declines as you age, but it can also be depressed in younger guys who eat a very low-fat diet and/or are overstressed from too much exercise without adequate recovery.

However, researchers have shown that acetyl L-carnitine (ALC) may prevent declines in testosterone that result from stress. The researchers found that ALC supplementation in rats prevented the 200% decline in testosterone the rats experienced from cold weather exposure. Studies have also suggested that ALC either directly regulates the production of testosterone in the testes or restores hormones originating in the brain that stimulate testosterone output.

GREGORY CHANDLER