Category: Articles
Rick Collins: Getting it Done in the Gym and Courtroom
by Matt Weik
Matt: Thank you, Rick, for taking the time out of your day for this interview. For those who don’t know about all of your services [...]
Avoiding Injuries in the Gym
by Josh Hodnik
Painful muscles and joints are a common condition that affects young and aging bodybuilders at some point. Minor injuries with l [...]
Raspberry ketone: lose weight and strengthen your bones at the same time
Raspberry ketone, a compound found in weight loss supplements, may also make bones stronger, according to an in-vitro study that researchers at Ehime [...]
To-failure set with light weights before your regular sets: more muscle strength, more muscle mass
Bodybuilders and other strength athletes can probably build more strength and muscle mass if, before doing their usual sets, they first do a set of [...]
Joint Supplements: Not Exciting…but Necessary!
by Matt Weik
If you’re anything like me, you get excited to take your joint and bone support supplements every day (can you smell the sarcasm?) [...]
Anabolic Steroid cycle transforms acne bacteria into super-acne bacteria
The use of anabolic steroids stimulates the growth of Propionibacterium acnes, which increases the chances of developing acne. Researchers in Iran di [...]
DHT levels through the roof with Butea superba
A supplement containing Butea superba not only sent a 35-year-old man's libido through the roof, but sent his levels of the androgen hormone DHT sky [...]
More vitamin D, more muscle mass
If you have an optimal amount of vitamin D in your blood – which surprisingly few people actually do – you'll have more muscle mass than if your vita [...]
Green lip mussel extract reduces damage to muscles after extreme exertion
If you take green lip mussel extract for a couple of weeks and then subject your muscles to unusually heavy exertion, you can reduce the unavoidable [...]
Lifestyle Choices and Cancer Risk
by Matt Weik
In May 2016, two new studies were published that touched on cancer risks and lifestyle choices. While it should come as no surpris [...]
Aloe vera as a slimming supplement
Too fat? Take two aloe vera capsules at breakfast and another two with lunch. Do that for two months and guess what? You lose almost a kilo of fat an [...]
The best way to do interval training
Even more explosive exertion, for even shorter bursts, with even shorter rests in between: according to sports scientists at Lillehammer University [...]
Anabolic and Androgenic Ratings Explained
by Josh Hodnik
Testosterone is used as a baseline standard that all other anabolic steroids are measured against. Every anabolic steroid has it [...]
The unusual anabolic effect of Ajuga turkestanica
There's a kernel of truth in the hyperbole-ridden ads for ThermoLife's bodybuilding supplement E-Bol. [thermolife.com] E-Bol contains an extract of [...]
Kai Greene: A New Chapter
by Matt Weik
It’s pretty well known that Kai Greene will not be up on stage at the 2016 Mr. Olympia contest in Las Vegas. Is this his personal [...]
