Archive for the ‘Bodybuilding’ Category

Exercise Triggers Stem Cells in Muscle

ScienceDaily — University of Illinois researchers determined that an adult stem cell present in muscle is responsive to exercise, a discovery that may provide a link between exercise and muscle health. The findings could lead to new therapeutic techniques using these cells to rehabilitate injured muscle and prevent or restore muscle loss with age.
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Enjoy holiday meals again – Ten tips to cure acid reflux naturally
by JB Bardot

(NaturalNews) Sharing a big meal is a time-honored tradition for most holiday celebrations, and over-indulging is often accompanied by food coma and acid indigestion. Swallowing gallons of antacids or sucking on chalky lozenges won’t stop the pain for long, or keep it from returning. However, a few simple lifestyle changes and natural remedies may prevent burning chest pain, belching, coughing and choking.
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Tweaking a Gene Makes Muscles Twice as Strong

An international team of scientists has created super-strong, high-endurance mice and worms by suppressing a natural muscle-growth inhibitor, suggesting treatments for age-related or genetics-related muscle degeneration are within reach.
The project was a collaboration between researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies, and two Swiss institutions, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL) and the University of Lausanne.
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B vitamins and omega fat ratio are critical to prevent Alzheimer’s disease
by John Phillip

(NaturalNews) Proper nutritional status, attained by consuming a healthy diet teamed with natural vitamins and minerals along with optimization of omega fat lipid ratios, can help to prevent cognitive decline associated with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) pathology. Researchers studying the effects of nutrition at Oxford University in England found that daily supplementation with folic acid and vitamins B6 and B12 lowered levels of homocysteine, a known risk factor leading to decline in cognition and memory. Further evidence published in the journal Molecular Nutrition & Food Research explains that a disproportionate ratio of omega-6 to omega-3 fatty acids plays a crucial role in the development of AD in later life. Cellular nutritional saturation from diet and appropriate supplementation with B vitamins and omega-3 fats may provide the cornerstone to prevent this most feared memory-robbing disease.
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Mustard compound helps build muscle, increase strength and performance
by Jonathan Benson, staff writer

(NaturalNews) The simple mustard plant and its seeds have been in the news a lot lately because of their ever-expanding list of known health benefits. And yet another new study has found that mustard and certain types of vegetables naturally contain a steroid-like compound that can help increase appetite, promote the development of muscle mass, and boost overall athletic performance.

Bodybuilders, aging individuals with wasting muscles, and even just young- or middle-aged people looking to bulk up often start out experimenting with a variety of muscle-building powders and supplements with the hope that these will help to improve performance and promote muscle growth. Many of these products do, of course, work as intended when combined with exercise and weight-lifting — but now it may be even easier to build muscle just by eating the right foods.
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Phil Heath Makes It Two in a Row With Sheru Classic Win in India
By Joe Pietaro for MuscleSport Mag

If anyone thought that Phil Heath’s victory at the 2011 Mr. Olympia was a fluke, the man known as ‘The Gift’ backed it up by staying in top condition and winning the inaugural Sheru Classic in Mumbai, India. He bested his good friend Jay Cutler for the second time in a week, with the former champion settling for the runner-up spot again.
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Caffeine raises fat burning after strength training

After an intensive workout the body expends extra energy. Researchers suspect that because of this, strength training can help in maintaining a healthy weight, and they are studying ways of increasing the ‘after burn’. One such method is to consume caffeine before pumping iron, as sports scientists at California State University discovered.
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Kevin English Retains 202 Olympia Title Despite Tough Battle With Flex Lewis & Jose Raymond
By Joe Pietaro ~ for MuscleSport Mag

As he walked out of the Orleans Arena following a tough night at the office, Kevin English knew that he had been in a war. His usual adversary was not standing next to him on stage this time, but rather a two-pronged attack from both sides. Bobbing and weaving his way through the battlefield was not an easy task, but one that he met head-on and still come out the winner.
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Phil Heath Defeats Jay Cutler To Become 13th Mr. Olympia in Bodybuilding History
By Joe Pietaro ~ for MuscleSport Mag

They stood in the same spot on the Orleans Arena stage as they did a year ago, but on this evening it was Phil Heath who heard his name called as the winner. “The Gift” brought an incredible package to the stage and was able to knock out the champ – and his best friend – Jay Cutler, who was gracious in defeat.

“I’m actually happy right now,” Cutler said with a smile as he congratulated Heath on the win.
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Glutathione is the master super antioxidant of the body
by Dr. David Jockers

(NaturalNews) The human body is under oxidative stress from a variety of sources at all times. To combat this stress and damage the body utilizes anti-oxidants of all different varieties. Glutathione (GSH) is a very special peptide molecule that provides the greatest anti-oxidant protection and recharges other anti-oxidants within the body.

Every cell in the body produces glutathione. Many longevity scientists believe that the level of glutathione in our cells is predicative of how long we will live. This is logical considering the wealth of essential bodily processes that glutathione plays a critical role in.
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It’s expired – but does that mean it’s not good?
by Anthony Roberts

One of the most common questions I hear in both the steroid-world as well as the nutritional industry is “my stuff expired, is it still safe to use?” This ranges from Winstrol to protein powder and I can’t count how many times I’ve been asked this. Personally, I tend to be on the liberal side with my own stuff, often going pretty far past an expiry date. But what actually happens to drugs when they go past their expiration date? If your aspirin has expired, will it still get rid of your headache? (Answer: Wisconsin’s pharmacy school tested aspirin 4 years after it was made, and found that it was still 100% potent) But are you going to die because you’ve been using protein powder that expired yesterday?
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Beef up muscles, cut diabetes risk

The more your muscle mass, the lesser is your risk of developing diabetes, a new study led by an Indian-origin researcher has shown.

Previous studies have shown that very low muscle mass is a risk factor for insulin resistance, the major precursor of type 2 diabetes, but new research has suggested otherwise.
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A Rich Gaspari Comeback Would Give Masters Bodybuilding a Boost

A trek to Venice Beach can inspire a wide variety of people to get in the best of shape. Even a retired bodybuilding champion whose name graces the top supplement line can get the bug again by spending some time there. That apparently is the case when Rich Gaspari attended the Muscle Beach Hall of Fame ceremony recently.

“Being back in Venice Beach after all these years, I was inspired to get back in shape,” Gaspari wrote in his blog on June 24th. ‘The Dragon Slayer’ then set up a cover photo shoot for Iron Man Magazine and another shoot with Hidetada Yamagishi (one of his Gaspari Nutrition athletes) for Muscular Development.
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Protein helps muscles grow faster up to 24 hours after strength training

Strength athletes’ muscle growth is not only boosted by consuming extra proteins before, during and just after a training session. For up to 24 hours after a workout in the gym, muscles react positively to protein intake. At least, young men’s muscles do.

Researchers at McMaster University in Canada came to this conclusion after doing experiments on 15 students whose average age was 21. The students were familiar with weight training. For the study they did lab sessions consisting of 4 sets of leg-extensions. Each time the men trained only 1 leg.
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Apple peel promotes muscle growth

Researchers at the University of Iowa have discovered that a waxy substance known as ursolic acid found in the apple peel reduces muscle atrophy and promotes muscle growth in mice.

It is also found to reduce fat, blood sugar levels, cholesterol and triglycerides, hence, can be used in treating muscle wasting and metabolic disorders such as diabetes. “Muscle atrophy causes big problems. It’s also very common – it affects most people at some point in their lives, during illness or aging. But, there’s no medicine for it,” said Christopher Adams, endocrinologist and senior author of the study.
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