Category: Articles
Alpha-GPC supplementation boosts strength within six days
Athletes for whom strength or speed is important can boost their chance of success by taking 600 mg alpha-glycerylphosphorylcholine [abbreviated to a [...]
Growth Hormone, Estrogen, and Skin Thickening
by Mike Arnold
As bodybuilders, our unceasing quest to understand the effects of hormones on the body is driven by a singular purpose—that we m [...]
Anavar Revisited
by Mike Arnold
Each week, when I sit down and think about potential topics to write on, my selection is usually guided by a single motivation—p [...]
Is the Expansion of Shows Killing the Passion for Bodybuilding?
by Anders JP Eskilsson
Every weekend in recent years, it seems, an IFBB Pro show is on the schedule! Bodybuilding & Fitness expos have exploded [...]
Your body burns more calories after a meal with fish oil
Fish oil supplementation boosts energy expenditure after a meal, so it makes weight loss or maintenance of a healthy weight a tiny bit easier. Canadia [...]
Bodybuilding’s Greatest “What Ifs” – Part 2
by Geoff Roberts
Two more modern bodybuilding what ifs are, what if Victor Martinez never sustained his devastating leg injury in 2008, and wha [...]
Exploring New S.A.R.M. Technology RAD-140
by Mike Arnold
S.A.R.M’s, or selective androgen receptor modulators, as they are called, have become all the rage among pharmaceutical researc [...]
Two grams L-carnitine daily protects athlete’s muscles
A daily dose of 2 g L-carnitine protects athletes' muscles from breaking down, according to a human study that sports scientists at the Islamic Azad [...]
Strength athletes react better to whey with added extras than whey on its own
Strength athletes with a bit of nous don't just consume whey, but mix it with substances like creatine, beta-alanine, HMB and sodium bicarbonate, to n [...]
Who Will Comprise Of Bodybuilding’s New Era?
by Geoff Roberts
Between 2001 and 2002, the often praised and discussed “90’s era” came to an end with the storming of a young Jay Cutler into [...]
Physical activity lowers oestrogen levels
The more you move, the less oestrogen circulates through your body. Biostatisticians at the University of Maryland will soon publish the results of a [...]
Back Development And Glute Conditioning: Bodybuilding’s Holy Grail
by Geoff Roberts
It is not uncommon to hear a person in or around the bodybuilding industry make a statement in regards to the winner of a body [...]
Hefty dose of vitamin B5 helps damaged tendons heal quicker
A hefty dose of vitamin B5 – aka pantothenic acid – speeds up the healing of wounds. Researchers at the French institute Inserm discovered this in th [...]
Does Q10 offer strength athletes cardiac protection?
Athletes who do strength sports develop an enlarged heart. This is not a problem in itself, but when combined with anabolic substances this enlargeme [...]
Alpha lipoic acid combined with training boosts EPO levels
Endurance athletes probably synthesise much more EPO if they take 1200 mg alpha lipoic acid daily. Sports scientists at the University School of Phys [...]
