A Look into the Most Commonly Used Anti-Estrogens and Aromatase Inhibitors
by Josh Hodnik
Not much more than a decade ago, body builders relied mostly on pharmaceutical grade steroids from Europe and veterinary grade s [...]
Titus Talks
by Craig Titus
2014 Mr. Olympia Report
It has been a few months since the 2014 Mr. Olympia in Las Vegas Nevada marking its 50th anniversary. Jus [...]
Q10 combined with light exercise burns more fat
After taking a capsule containing 30 mg of the co-enzyme Q10 [structure shown below] your body spontaneously burns more fat. At least, if you combine [...]
Short rest between strength-training sets results in more muscle
Bodybuilders and other strength athletes who rest for 1 minute between sets build more muscle mass, strength and speed than athletes who rest for 4 mi [...]
Last Days of Ms. Olympia
by Anders JP Eskilsson
During the last few months a debate has blown up after IFBB announced that MS. Olympia has been cancelled for 2015. Rega [...]
Milk, the white ladykiller
You can't have missed it, it's all over the news media: the epidemiological study that researchers at Uppsala University in Sweden published recently [...]
The Death of Bodybuilding Magazines
by Cade Thomas
One of the great joys of my first years following the world of bodybuilding was walking into the local grocery or convenience stor [...]
Another Round With Alcohol & Muscle, V 2.0
by Anders JP Eskilsson
I’m squeezing myself through people to reach the crowded bar. Meanwhile really loud house music is blasting in the backg [...]
Study: hCG makes testes bigger, but no increase in testosterone
If men with low testosterone levels want to increase the size of their testicles, then hCG will do the job. But if these same men want to boost their [...]
SAM-e causes rise in testosterone
We came across this article by accident: over twenty years old and a test tube study at that, but nevertheless interesting. The article reports French [...]
AICAR Reviewed
by Josh Hodnik
Recent scientific studies have helped the medical community make progress in the treatment of many modern day diseases t [...]
Animal study: low-carb diet with lots of saturated fats cuts life expectancy
Not all nutritionists are happy with the idea, but it does look as though a low-carb diet can be healthy. Take a look in our archives. But that low-ca [...]
Two years non-stop creatine without side effects
It's safe to take continuous not-too-high doses of creatine. Neurologists at the University of Munich conclude this from the longest-running, most com [...]
Compton and Rambod: The Right Move?
by Cade Thomas
Once or twice in a decade we see a genetic specimen rise through the bodybuilding ranks at a ferocious pace sparking debate on h [...]
Decorin – myostatin inhibitor and follistatin booster – is key factor in muscle growth
A few months ago a Norwegian-German research team published a study in Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications about which in a quarter of [...]