Category: Studies
How safe is SARM S23?
SARM 23 can be found in some webstores that sell research chemicals online. Not much is known about the working or side effects of SARMs in humans, so [...]
L-Citrulline versus exhaustion
If you take the amino acid L-citrulline [structural formula shown below] in combination with intensive exertion you can postpone the moment of exhaust [...]
Beta-Alanine helps against anxiety
Exam nerves? Agoraphobia? Scared of the dark? A Japanese study has shown that you can overcome anxiety more easily by taking beta-alanine. And, if the [...]
Hericium erinaceus: the memory mushroom that makes athletes fitter
You can buy supplements with extracts of the mushroom Hericium erinaceus in online stores. They are especially popular with people wanting to improve [...]
Recovery from a Deca cycle can take up to a year
For chemical athletes who have taken a cycle of nandrolone decanoate, re-establishing their hormonal balance can take longer than you'd expect. Swedis [...]
LG121071, ACP-105 and LGD-3303: three SARMs you probably haven’t heard of
SARMs such as S4, MK-2866, LGD-4033, YK11 and RAD140 are familiar names in the chemical sports world, and no doubt there are many more on the horizon. [...]
Recipe for a sex supplement that works
We recently wrote about a Japanese sex supplement that has a modest effect. The sex supplement we're talking about today works more than a little bit. [...]
Vitamin B5, the testosterone vitamin
Vitamin B5 – aka pantothenic acid – is involved in the production of testosterone, researchers at Gifu University in Japan discovered. The animal stud [...]
L-Arginine: the best anti-aging remedy
If you're over forty and starting to notice signs of aging then, according to the Egyptian biochemist Mohamed Gad, there's a very simple way to restor [...]
Why big studies say supplements don’t work
People who use supplements have a less healthy lifestyle. Taking a supplement makes people feel invulnerable, and as a result they eat less healthily [...]
Vitamin C-Phosphate offers your hair protection from androgens
It's all very well, all those male hormones, but they are also responsible for hair loss. And androgens that your body produces itself are just as mu [...]
Cinnamon extract supplement boosts muscle mass
Even if you do no exercise you can build up more than a kilogram of muscle in four months if you take a supplement containing cinnamon extract. Nutrit [...]
Burn more fat with triset strength training
Strength athletes can reduce their fat percentage by doing trisets instead of traditional sets, sports scientists at the San Antonio Catholic Universi [...]
Animal study: octacosanol is an endurance sports supplement
Octacosanol is found in wheat germ oil, but far higher concentrations of the substance are to be found in sports supplements. The ergogenic effect of [...]
Leucine stimulates muscle growth without training
Supplementation with leucine results in a small increase in the muscle mass of over 65s without them having to train. Researchers at Leeds Beckett Un [...]