Category: Studies
Vitamin C can reduce alcohol-induced performance dip
Alcohol and sport don't go well together. A training session done after drinking alcohol is by definition a bad training session – and for every year [...]
Bodybuilder’s hormones still off balance three years after last cycle
For some the negative effects of anabolic steroid use on the body's own testosterone production and fertility are not as temporary as most underground [...]
Three grams L-cysteine can soften a hangover
If you drink more alcohol than is good for you, a supplement containing a couple of grams of L-cysteine might help reduce the inevitable hangover. We, [...]
Creatine-Q10 combination protects brain cells and lengthens lifespan: animal study
Combining two sports supplements may delay the rate at which essential brain cells die off in people with Parkinson's and Huntington's disease. If yo [...]
GLA supplement helps tamoxifen work better
GLA is a fatty acid that has an anti-oestrogenic effect. Supplementation with GLA can reduce the number of estradiol receptors in cells, and in this [...]
Breakfast boron capsule boosts testosterone
If men take 10 mg boron every day for a week with their breakfast, their free testosterone levels rise by almost thirty percent and their estradiol g [...]
Too much emphasis on breakfast when dieting will cost you muscle mass
If you want to lose weight you need to make sure you get a good breakfast. Try asking Google. But a small study done in 1997 showed that athletes ma [...]
Lycopene and beta-carotene protect against heart attacks
Men who eat lots of carrots and tomato juice are less likely to have a heart attack than men who don't, according to an epidemiological study that Fin [...]
Curcumin helps damaged muscle recover faster
Curcumin, the yellow colour in the spice turmeric, has a muscle strengthening effect, and this is most pronounced in muscles that are recovering. Acco [...]
Broccoli diet for more muscle cells
Strength athletes may build up more muscle tissue by eating Brassica vegetables like broccoli, sprouts or cabbage daily. We base this wild speculati [...]
Animal study: L-theanine, caffeine and sleep
Are you unable to get to sleep because there's too much caffeine [structural formula below left] racing round your body? Then you might benefit from L [...]
Turmeric inhibits conversion of amino acids into glucose
Gluconeogenesis is a useful process, but if muscle building is your hobby, you'd probably prefer it if it didn’t work so well. Gluconeogenesis is the [...]
Non-stop long-term steroids use reduces life span, says animal study
Athletes who are continuously using anabolic steroids are probably reducing their life expectancy. Biologists at the University of Texas draw this co [...]
Fish oil protects for up to seven years against psychoses
Fish oil offers protection against psychoses, concluded psychiatrists at the Medical University of Vienna a couple of years ago after doing a small [...]
Nigella sativa: might not be a testosterone booster, but is an effective slimming supplement
The seeds of Nigella sativa – perhaps better known as black cumin – contain substances that have been shown to boost the secretion of testosterone in [...]