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High dose testosterone or other anabolics? I know DHT has anti inflammatory effects, I wonder if raising it above the normal range could help.

Porto fans say this is one of their best sources. Thoughts?

Bruno Fernandes matching the all-time assist record for a Premier League season with 1 game left to break it and equal the top 5 leagues record of 21 held by Muller and Messi.

Vitinha, Neves and Mendes with the change of going back-to-back in the Champions League.

Cancelo has been looking incredible for Barcelona.

Diogo Costa had a fantastic season for FC Porto.

Bernardo Silva in the second half of the season has been great.

Dias has been injured but he's recently started making the bench as he's not game-fit yet but he's a leader at the back.

Portugal's team ends up looking like:

Costa

Cancelo Dias x Mendes

Vitinha Neves

Fernandes

Silva Ronaldo x

With the X's being the uncertainties. What do you think of this Portugal side's chances?

I'm curious about people's opinions about how Mourinho is going to set up his Real Madrid side.

From the current squad who's starting? Valverde, Trent, Jude, Courtois, Mbappe, Vini?

What positions do you think we're lacking for a Mourinho team? And who do you see Mourinho targeting as a signing?

Build your Mourinho's starting 11. Keep it realistic.

https://karger.com/mpp/article/30/1/92/204809/ACTN3-s-R577X-Single-Nucleotide-Polymorphism

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Goalkeeper — n=4

ACTN3 0 / XX: 0 / 0.0%

ACTN3 1 / RX: 4 / 100.0%

ACTN3 2 / RR: 0 / 0.0%

R allele: 50.0%

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Central defender — n=9

ACTN3 0 / XX: 2 / 22.2%

ACTN3 1 / RX: 5 / 55.6%

ACTN3 2 / RR: 2 / 22.2%

R allele: 50.0%

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Fullback — n=7

ACTN3 0 / XX: 0 / 0.0%

ACTN3 1 / RX: 4 / 57.1%

ACTN3 2 / RR: 3 / 42.9%

R allele: 71.4%

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Central midfielder — n=3

ACTN3 0 / XX: 1 / 33.3%

ACTN3 1 / RX: 2 / 66.7%

ACTN3 2 / RR: 0 / 0.0%

R allele: 33.3%

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Wide midfielder — n=8

ACTN3 0 / XX: 0 / 0.0%

ACTN3 1 / RX: 2 / 25.0%

ACTN3 2 / RR: 6 / 75.0%

R allele: 87.5%

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Winger — n=6

ACTN3 0 / XX: 0 / 0.0%

ACTN3 1 / RX: 3 / 50.0%

ACTN3 2 / RR: 3 / 50.0%

R allele: 75.0%

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Forward — n=6

ACTN3 0 / XX: 0 / 0.0%

ACTN3 1 / RX: 1 / 16.7%

ACTN3 2 / RR: 5 / 83.3%

R allele: 91.7%

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For those of you that don't know, ACTN3 is gene linked to fast-twitch muscle fibres. There are 3 common types:

\- RR / 2: it makes the full ACTN3 protein

\- RX/1: it makes some ACTN3 protein

\- XX/0: it makes no ACTN3 protein

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XX is underrepresented in football, it's the most rare type. Some studies show RR as the most common, others RX.

XX is not seen among elite power/sprint athletes.

XX makes you more injury prone, especially non-contact injuries.

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I thought it would be interesting to share. A bit part of being an elite footballer or elite athlete is genetics and the ACTN3 gene is a small part of this.

Any differences in mood, energy, libido, cognitive function? Anything you can think of.

Are they good?

I'm in the UK, would they arrive before the WC if I ordered now?

And what size? I'm 1,86cm and like football tops a bit oversized. Would XXL be enough? The chart says 3XL

Serum ferritin level 148 ng/mL [30.0 - 400.0];

Serum iron level 30.3 umol/L [5.8 - 34.5]

Transferrin saturation index 55 % [20.0 - 50.0];

Serum transferrin level 2.44 g/L [2.0 - 3.6]

I'm not on TRT or anything. Not overweight. I'm 25.

My oestradiol came back at 170 pmol/L and no idea what's causing it.

I was listening to the Overlap and the consensus seems to be that it's between Bruno Fernandes, Bernardo Silva (if City win the league), or Declan Rice (if Arsenal win the league).

In your opinion who should win it?