Pop a Pill, Get in Shape?

FOX ^ | 4/11/02

[Tumbleweed_Connection]

For many who toil away in gyms to keep their weight down and muscles toned, exercise is more work than fun. But some day, those who identify more with Homer Simpson than Arnold Schwarzenegger may finally be able to lose the sneakers and turn on the tube

[Balata]

It will be a while. They haven't found the drug, only the pathway. However, when they do athletes seem to be the ones with connections and are the ones standing at the front of the line.

[Tumbleweed_Connection]

Crunch the damn pills up and put them in your beer, it's a free world, do what you want to do!

[bloodmeridian]

Grumble, grumble. Smile, will ya?

[Tumbleweed_Connection]

I was laughing.

[bloodmeridian]

As was I. :^)

[Lazamataz]

I will kill an entire state full of young, doe-eyed children with my bare hands for a solitary, single one of these pills.

[mewzilla]

Lovely, but I bet this pill won't do a darn thing for cardiovascular disease. What good are muscles if blood can't get through the sludge in one's arteries?

[bloodmeridian]

Drink more beer. It thins the blood so fat doesn't clog up arteries.

[mewzilla]

The first time I ever had my cholesterol tested it came back at 100. The doctor asked me, very tactfully, if I was an alcoholic. I assured him that I wasn't and asked why he inquired. He told me that mass quantities of alcohol will lower one's cholesterol, but since that amount of booze also did mean and nasty things to the rest of one's bod, they didn't recommend it for that :)

[bloodmeridian]

Ok. I'm a doctor, then. Drink more beer and Freepmail me in the morning. :^)

[mewzilla]

Well, can't stand beer, but I will take your advice with a glass of port :)

[Tumbleweed_Connection]

I don't know anything about this and am curious. I would love to see a pharmaceutical description. What are the pharmacodynamics; metabolism properties, bioavailability..., precautions, adverse events...