Category: Studies
Steroids lead to lopsided face
Doctors at the General District Hospital of Athens in Greece discovered a new – and probably highly rare – side effect of steroids use. A thirty-year- [...]
Just a little clove for more testosterone
Used in moderation, extracts of clove can raise your testosterone level. But if you take too much, the extracts can cause damage to the testes and the [...]
Capsaicin keeps metabolic rate high during weight loss diet
You can probably speed up a weight loss diet a little by consuming a gram of chilli powder at meals. According to a human study that Dutch nutritionis [...]
EPO-gene injection results in increased muscle and definition
Once gene doping has become just as normal as, say, a bottle of trenbolone or oxymetholone, EPO-genes will become interesting for strength athletes. A [...]
Animal study: melatonin extends lifespan
Mice live longer if you add melatonin to their drinking water. Researchers at the Universidad de Granada in Spain discovered this when they did experi [...]
Torn tendons recover faster with imaginary training
After surgeons have repaired torn tendons in the hand and lower arm, patients require at least twelve weeks to recover. Dutch researcher Martin Stenek [...]
Heavier squat, faster sprint
The greater the weight at which you can squat, the faster your sprint will be, write sports scientists from the American Appalachian State University [...]
Microwaves speed up muscle recovery after strength training
Strength athletes who use microwaves for their muscles a day before training recover more quickly from their workout. The treatment has an anticatabol [...]
BCAAs + glutamine may raise your testosterone levels
Strength athletes produce more testosterone, and less cortisol, if they take a handful of caps containing BCAAs plus glutamine every day, write resear [...]
Lose fat faster with 2g choline per day
A supplement containing 2g choline per day speeds up weight loss on a low-calorie diet. Sports scientists at Zagazig University in Egypt came to this [...]
Calcium supplement raises free testosterone levels in athletes
The concentration of free testosterone in athletes after training is higher if the athletes have more calcium in their system. Sports scientists at th [...]
L-Ornithine gives faster sprint during endurance activity
The amino acid L-ornithine [structure below] improves stamina and reduces fatigue during periods of extended physical exercise. Japanese researchers d [...]
Raspberry ketone: lose weight and strengthen your bones at the same time
Raspberry ketone, a compound found in weight loss supplements, may also make bones stronger, according to an in-vitro study that researchers at Ehime [...]
Why it’s worth combining IGF-1 and GH
It would of course be expensive, but in theory there's a lot to be said for combining growth hormone [structure shown below] and IGF-1, writes the Dut [...]
The best carbs for your whey shake are found in honey
It doesn't really make an awful lot of difference which easily absorbable carbohydrates strength athletes use for their protein shakes. According to a [...]