Category: Studies
Knee Rehab That NASA Would Approve Of
by Matt Weik
For those of you who are athletes or even everyday gym-goers, knee health is extremely important. You don’t realize how much we t [...]
Coffee and caffeine can help prevent depression
Women who drink a couple of cups of coffee every day are less likely to develop depression than women who drink no coffee. American nutritionists [...]
15mg Capsaicin pre-workout makes more intensive strength training possible
Bodybuilders and other strength athletes who take a supplement containing 15 mg capsaicin 45 minutes before their workout are able to get more rep [...]
Steroids users nine times more likely to rupture tendons
Strength athletes who use anabolic steroids rupture their tendons a whopping 9 times more often than strength athletes who stay clean, write resea [...]
Protein requirement of over 65s is higher
Men and women over 65 need more protein than nutritionists advise. That's the message in two studies that Canadian nutritionists have published in [...]
Stress and fatigue reduce testosterone just as much as age does
Age is an important factor that determines the amount of testosterone circulating in men's bodies, but it's not the only one. American army resear [...]
Betaine May Make Muscles and Bones Stronger
Betaine, a bodybuilding supplement, which has been shown in small studies to have an anabolic effect on muscle tissue, may also help to strengthen [...]
Q10 & Selenium Supplementation Raises IGF-1 Levels by 20%
Supplementation with selenium - a trace element that most westerners don't consume enough of - and the co-enzyme Q10 boosts the IGF-1 level by alm [...]
Children and Type 1 Diabetes
by Matt Weik
There are things in life that simply aren’t fair—one of which is childhood illness. Type 1 diabetes is a lifelong battle for those [...]
Phosphatidylserine and Athletic Performance
Genuine advances in sports nutrition are rare, which is why the discovery back in the 90s that creatine supplementation really did improve anaerob [...]
How Much Protein Do We Need as We Age?
by Matt Weik
Here’s one thing we can all count on—we aren’t getting any younger. In an effort to not look and feel older than we really are, w [...]
Bodybuilding with protein-rich diet is healthier
Strength training will result in more muscle mass when combined with a protein-rich diet. Nothing new here, but that strength training combined wi [...]
Biggest study on cardiovascular side effects of steroids brings bad news for users
A small number of human studies, a large number of case studies and loads of animal studies have already shown that anabolic steroids are not goo [...]
Keratin hydrolysate as sports supplement
Endurance athletes - and perhaps strength athletes too - may perform better if they use supplements containing hydrolysed keratin. Sports scientis [...]
Meal Timing Study Says Don’t Eat at Night?
by Matt Weik
With broscience running all over the fitness industry, we came to find out that meal timing and frequency really means nothing the [...]
