Category: Articles
You spread Eli Lilly’s new SARM on your skin
Researchers at Lilly Research Laboratories in Indianapolis are studying a new SARM. It comes in the form of a gel that you can spread on your skin. T [...]
12 Week Get Shredded and Jacked Plan
by Chris Marzarella, CFT
Aaah the new year's resolution. For years, many folks have tried to make promises for the new year that encompassed qu [...]
Shilajit boosts concentration of testosterone, free testosterone and DHEA
Men synthesise more testosterone if they take 500 mg shilajit daily. Researchers at J.B. Roy State Ayurvedic Medical College and Hospital in India di [...]
Faster concentric movement = more progression with bench press
Experienced strength athletes can increase their maximal weight for bench presses by ten percent in just a couple of weeks by raising the bar faster [...]
Vitamin S prolongs your life
Vitamin S – in other words, the total amount of social contact in your life – extends your life expectancy. But as you age, you need more and more, ac [...]
The Truth About Drugs in Sports
by Josh Hodnik
Bonds, Clemens, and Armstrong have become synonymous with steroid use in sports. Any time a high profile athlete is accused of u [...]
The Joy of Ginger
by Geoff Roberts
I have worked in the dietary supplement retail industry for the majority of my adult life. While retail work, in my opinion, b [...]
Lysine supplementation boosts muscle strength
We have no idea whether this study from India is relevant to strength athletes with a high protein intake, but we thought we'd bring it to your attent [...]
Don’t feel like training? Caffeine makes exercise more enjoyable
People who want to do sports, but find exertion unpleasant, can probably benefit from a high dose of caffeine. Psychologists at Leeds Metropolitan Un [...]
Roid rage; The New Reefer Madness
by Geoff Roberts
If you were to ask a large group of people derived from the general public, their opinion on the use of anabolic steroids, a m [...]
Effect of BCAAs on muscles is dose dependent
Whether bodybuilders, fitness fanatics or other strength athletes actually build up extra muscle mass by taking BCAAs depends on the dose. We, the ign [...]
Speed up interval-training fat loss with supplement containing caffeine and green tea
Short and intensive training can stimulate fat loss too, partly because the body burns more calories after highly intensive exertion. It's called the [...]
The Legend of Jay Cutler
by Geoff Roberts
If you were lucky enough to be an avid bodybuilding fan over fifteen years ago, you might not remember where Jay Cutler placed [...]
Weight loss through exercise is better for your bones than dieting
If you have a choice between losing weight by doing more exercise and losing weight by eating less, then the first option is best, for a number of rea [...]
High-protein diet does not cause kidney damage in the long term
The idea that a diet containing relatively high amounts of protein leads to kidney damage is persistent. And even this Australian study, in which the [...]
