Syntrax Proxylon - Discontinued

Take a journey with me for a moment to the land where werewolves reign. Here, normal people live in fear hopelessly unable to do anything to defend themselves from the beasts that terrorize when the moon is full. Some people just give up and quit fighting allowing the wolves to tear them apart limb by limb. Others try to fight back but to no avail. BUT WAIT! In some obscure place in the West Side of town a skinny, little runt of a man holds what appears to be a silver bullet. As he loads his revolver with this bullet, he changes! He is no longer a wimp but an ox of a man able to leap tall buildings with a single bound (Whoops! Wrong story!) This man is scared of nothing including the wild and vicious werewolves, and is able to kill them easily with the help of his silver companion.

This is all good and wonderful but how does this relate to increasing muscle mass and reducing adipose tissue? The above story is highly analogous to the land of bodybuilding where many people wander hopelessly in search of a legal way to actually change the way they look. The werewolf of small muscles and large fat stores haunts them incessantly. Some give up in the battle; others fight it but make minimal progress. What they need is a SILVER BULLET that will help them in their fight.

Meet a group of compounds called anabolic isoflavones that were developed and studied in the 1970's by a Hungarian company called Chinoin. These compounds indeed appear to be able to be the SILVER BULLET of the sports industry. They are naturally occurring, and possess a high degree of anabolicity to both bone and proteinaceous tissues. Furthermore, they have been shown to drastically decrease fat stores, reduce blood cholesterol levels and dramatically increase vitality and endurance. Even more enticing is the fact that they are devoid of any chronic or acute negative side effects.

Initial research was done in the 1950's on this group of compounds but their beneficial aspects were negated by their potent estrogenic activity. The publication of Miklos Gabor, Naturwissenchaften No. 46, 650 (1959) describes that isoflavones containing methoxy or hydroxy groups in 5,7,3' and/or 4'positions are estrogenic. The commonly occurring genistein, daidzein, and biochanin fall into the above category and were specifically studied. Although slightly anabolic, the above three isoflavones had significant estrogenic activity and thus were deemed of little commercial value.

I have personally experimented with daidzein hoping to increase my anabolicity but the results were highly disappointing. I saw no increase in muscle mass, no decrease in adipose tissue and no increase in vitality or endurance. I did notice my nipples, though, getting a little puffy which is probably attributed to daidzein's inherent estrogenic activity. The worst effect I noticed was that my joints became very sore and tight. According to published research, many flavonoid compounds alter connective tissue turnover and synthesis especially in the joints. I have a peculiar feeling that daidzein indeed is active in this respect and was the cause of my achy joints. I rate daidzein of little or no use for increasing ergogenesis and recommend leaving this compound alone.

Lucky for us, research did not stop with these estrogenic compounds. In the 1970's, a Hungarian company called Chinoin spent a great amount of time and resources attempting to synthesize and isolate isoflavones devoid of estrogenic potential and with greatly increased anabolic potency. Kudos for Chinoin, for they succeeded in their quest and found a handful of isoflavones that can be called nothing short of amazing - a SILVER BULLET!

Of the initial group of compounds studied, one of the most potent was 7-isopropoxyisoflavone, also called Ipriflavone. The first thing we want to know is whether this isoflavone is estrogenic. The determination of its estrogenic activity was accomplished by a reliable method evolved by East J. (J. Endocrin. 13, 94, 1955) where the very estrogen-sensitive uterine tissue of young female rats is observed for growth. If a compound has any estrogenic activity then it will consequently stimulate growth of the highly sensitive uterine tissue. Fortunately, Ipriflavone did not stimulate this tissue in the least and thus was shown to have no estrogenic activity. Absence of estrogenicity is obviously a must for the bodybuilder, as no man (at least that I know) wants gynecomastia or female pattern fat distribution.

Phew! We now have peace of mind that men won't be turning into women but what about other possible toxic side effects of Ipriflavone? Fortunately, Chinoin performed dozens of experiments testing the safety of this compound. Acute (high dosage over a short time period), subacute (moderate dosage over a month's time period), and chronic (normal, small dosage over a long time period) toxicity studies were performed and proved the full inocuity of the compound no perceptible, negative alterations were observed (full blood investigation, histological, and other clinical tests). Good news to women is the fact that Ipriflavone's teratogenic (able to produce birth defects) potential was also studied and, likewise, found to be negative.

Now that we know Ipriflavone is completely safe, let's move on to all of the positive benefits that this incredible compound can provide. Most significantly is Ipriflavone's ability to act as a potent nutrient partitioning agent. Practically, this means that Ipriflavone has the ability to shuttle more ingested nutrients into proteinaceous tissues (anabolic towards muscle and organs) and away from adipose tissue (catabolic towards fat). A person on Ipriflavone should thus see a reduction in body fat and an increase in muscle tissue.

The nutrient partitioning effects of Ipriflavone were studied in detail by Chinoin. In every animal group studied calves, hogs, poultry, rats, dogs, etc. there was a seven to twenty percent increase in weight when Ipriflavone was added to their diets. Interestingly, the animals were not fed more food, which means they were processing the nutrients more efficiently. Storing adipose tissue can be a very inefficient process, especially when it results from conversion of proteins and carbohydrates. Partitioning nutrients away from adipose and into proteinaceous tissues results in a much more efficient metabolism. In turn, this allows the organism to take in fewer calories to maintain lean body mass (or increase lean body mass if the same or greater number of calories is ingested). The weight gain in all of the animals was analyzed very closely. As expected, the gained weight was muscle mass and not fat tissue. Actually, in most cases, the amount of fat mass on the animal was less after treatment with Ipriflavone. Ipriflavone's anabolic effect was further confirmed by measuring methionine incorporation into muscle tissue and by measuring overall nitrogen retention of the organism. Both nitrogen retention and methionine incorporation into muscle are potent markers of an organism's anabolic potential. As expected, values of both of these indicators rose significantly showing conclusively Ipriflavone's anabolic potential.

By now, everyone reading this article has their tongue hanging out and saying, "Give me some, give me some!" Well, it gets better! Ipriflavone also has been shown to dramatically increase endurance. To demonstrate this effect, Chinoin performed an experiment where rats were forced to swim in water of 29 degrees Celsius with a load of 3g per 100g of body weight. The calorie content and quantity of feed administration were the same as with the control animals. The difference between the periods of forced swimming until exhaustion of the control animals and the animals treated for 45 days (forced to swim daily) was a whopping 33 minutes (the control animals were subjected to identical treatment with the exception of Ipriflavone). The swimming period of the control animals increased from 166 to 196 minutes while that of the treated animals increased from 162-225 minutes. These results are nothing short of amazing and have phenomenal implications for the sports industry.

Besides affecting proteinaceous tissue, Ipriflavone has been shown to be anabolic towards bone tissue. This is accomplished by increasing the uptake of phosphorous and calcium into the bone tissue and by inhibiting a type of bone cell called osteoclasts-- which breaks down bone tissue. This bone building affect is so strong that it even is very effective against osteoporosis! What more could you ask for in a nutritional compound? How about reducing cholesterol? Indeed, Ipriflavone is a potent cholesterol reducing agent that specifically reduces the bad LDL cholesterol preferably to the good HDL cholesterol.

I know some of you are asking, "If this compound is so great, why haven't we heard about or seen this compound before now?" Well, in the 1970's, when Ipriflavone was developed, anabolic steroids were dirt cheap and easily accessible. Although amazing, Ipriflavone was just not as potent a compound as some anabolic steroids (nor as cheap). Because it couldn't compete in the marketplace, Chinoin pulled the plug on further pursuing this compound. Over the years, it was just forgotten about never again to resurface until now.

I knew about Ipriflavone over a year ago but never pursued it much because of my wrongful belief that it wasn't naturally occurring (and thus couldn't be sold as a nutritional agent). Fortunately, a few months ago I stumbled upon some research which shows that Ipriflavone is found in minute quantities in bee propolis. This discovery is monumental for it allows Ipriflavone to be easily sold and bought as a nutritional agent. I predict that Ipriflavone will be one of the biggest selling nutrients in the sports industry in the near future.

The last issue we will discuss is whether this compound works in the real world the gym. To be honest, I haven't given this compound out to too many people, but the ones I have given it to have been highly impressed with it. Most of them said it worked about as well as weak anabolic steroids oxandrolone, methenolone, etc. No, this compound won't "blow you up" like Dianabol; but it should increase your muscle mass, decrease your fat mass, and increase your endurance. Effective dosages seem to be about one gram per day. In your arsenal against the werewolf of small muscles and large fat stores, remember the anabolic SILVER BULLET remember Ipriflavone.

Supplement Facts
Serving Size: 1 Capsule
Servings Per Container: 90
Amount Per Serving % DV
Ipriflavone (micronized) 250 mg **

**Daily Value not established.

Other Ingredients:
Barley Flour, gelatin, Titanium Dioxide, Yellow #5, Blue #1, Red #40.

Suggested Use:
As a dietary supplement, take 1 capsule three to five times daily with meals. Proxylon is extremely safe and effective for both men and women.

Warnings:
Use only under the advice of your physician if you have a medical condition or are taking other medication. If you are pregnant or nursing a baby, seek the advice of a health professional before using this product.