Category: Studies
6 g D-Aspartic Acid a day lowers testosterone levels
Evidence is mounting that D-Aspartic Acid supplementation does not raise bodybuilders' testosterone levels. Researchers at the University of Western S [...]
Human study: the effects of 600 mg nandrolone decanoate per week
Little scientific research has been done on the effects of high-dosage courses of anabolic steroids. There have been some epidemiological studies, but [...]
Weight loss with cardio requires four sessions a week
Weight loss is often most successful if you eat a little less but really increase the amount of exercise you get. It's better to burn calories than no [...]
Training in the afternoon slightly more effective than in the morning
In the short term it makes no difference whether you pump iron in the morning or afternoon. But if you can choose, then probably in the long term it's [...]
Caffeine more effective slimming component than green tea or tyrosine
A modest dose of caffeine raises the body's energy expenditure more than do doses of typical metabolic boosters such as green tea extract or tyrosine. [...]
Melatonin reduces estradiol level
If we are to believe a small Israeli study published seven years ago in the Journal of Andrology, the sleep hormone melatonin reduces the production o [...]
Animal study: ginkgo strengthens bones
Ginkgo biloba extracts do more than just improve your cardiovascular system and delay ageing processes. According to an animal study done at the Brazi [...]
Muscle building effect of Tongkat Ali shown in animal study
Extracts of the Asian bush Eurycoma longifolia, or Tongkat Ali, increase the testosterone level, according to an Italian animal study that we wrote ab [...]
Caffeine + quercetin + exercise = enhanced fat loss
Supplements containing quercetin [structural formula shown below] may well increase fat burning during training, especially when combined with good ol [...]
Superior weight-loss diet: high protein plus capsaicin supplements
If weight loss is your aim, nothing works better than a diet with relatively large amounts of protein. At least, that's what we always thought. But si [...]
One letrozole pill a week quadruples fat men’s testosterone level
Obese men have lower testosterone levels. Because fat mass produces aromatase [the enzyme that converts testosterone into estradiol] obese men are mor [...]
EGCG speeds up muscle recovery after period of inactivity
Bodybuilders and other strength athletes who start training again after a period of inactivity may regain their lost muscle mass and strength faster b [...]
Green tea inhibits breakdown of fast muscle fibres during long-term inactivity
A supplement containing a couple of hundred milligrams of green tea extract may protect the muscle fibres of strength athletes from breaking down if t [...]
Lactic acid as testosterone booster supplement
Lactic acid [structural formula shown here] is released during intensive exercise. And after short, intensive exertion the body also produces more tes [...]
Quercetin reduces cortisol peak after stress
A diet rich in flavonoids, or quercetin [structure shown below] analogues, causes your body to make less of the muscle-destroying hormone cortisol aft [...]