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A wide, landscape editorial photograph shot from slightly above, showing a rustic matte-white ceramic bowl of dried tribulus terrestris, spiky star-shaped seed pods in warm tan and khaki tones, with a few fresh green trailing vines and tiny yellow flowers draped beside it. The bowl sits at the left third of the frame on a pale ash-wood table. Scattered nearby are two identical sets of plain, unlabeled amber supplement capsules, one pile slightly apart from the other, hinting at a placebo comparison. To the right, slightly out of focus, a worn leather rugby ball rests next to a chalk-dusted steel barbell plate and a folded charcoal-gray athletic towel.

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Tribulus terrestris échoue chez les joueurs d’élite de rugby à XIII : essai de 5 semaines

BY DR. GYMBRO ·

Le Tribulus terrestris est vendu comme un booster naturel de testostérone promettant de prendre du muscle en moins d’un mois. Des chercheurs l’ont testé chez des joueurs d’élite de rugby à XIII lors d’un essai en double aveugle. Tous les participants sont devenus plus forts et ont gagné de la masse maigre, mais le groupe placebo a obtenu les mêmes résultats. Le supplément n’a d’ailleurs pas modifié le taux urinaire T/E. Voici ce que l’étude a révélé, ses limites et où il vaut mieux placer votre argent.

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