Category: Studies
Extra hour sleep raises testosterone level by 12 percent
Aging men's testosterone decline is largely due to the fact that older men sleep less well than younger men. Endocrinologists at the National Universi [...]
The unusual anabolic effect of Ajuga turkestanica
There's a kernel of truth in the hyperbole-ridden ads for ThermoLife's bodybuilding supplement E-Bol. [thermolife.com] E-Bol contains an extract of [...]
Royal Jelly maintains testosterone levels during modest steroid cycle
Royal Jelly helps maintain testosterone levels while using anabolic steroids in moderate amounts, Iranian researchers discovered when they were experi [...]
Pea protein: a fine way to build up muscle
If you do resistance training, then protein shakes made from pea protein work just as well as shakes made from whey protein. Researchers at the French [...]
Animal study: acerola inhibits growth of fat tissue
Bodybuilders are always on the look out for strategies that will help minimise the growth of fat reserves while they're on a high-calorie diet. An ani [...]
Green tea inhibits cortisol synthesis
Green tea is a cortisol inhibitor, and it may well be a very effective one. Pharmacologists at University Medical School Schleswig-Holstein in Germany [...]
Muscle group you train first grows fastest
The muscle groups that you pay attention to first during your workout grow and gain relatively more strength than the other muscle groups. Sports scie [...]
Study shows fat only shifts with intensive cardio
If you want to lose weight by doing cardio training, you won't achieve much if you train at such a low level that you can keep on chatting while exerc [...]
Body fat melts away with gum Arabic
Body fat melts away with gum Arabic
If you consume 30 g gum Arabic every day you can lose 1.5 kg body fat in six weeks – and gain almost 1 kg lean bod [...]
Two exercises for injury-free shoulders
For many bodybuilders and other strength athletes the weak spot in the shoulder joint is the external rotator cuff: small muscles to the rear of the s [...]
Endogenous growth hormone keeps older athletes young
If you're in your mid-forties and exercise every day, then you probably make as much rejuvenating growth hormone [spatial formula shown below] as some [...]
High-intensity cardio too much for obese people
They are wildly popular, the fast but high-intensity fitness training sessions that gyms advertise to lure new members. The promise of a fitter, slimm [...]
Stopped your low carb diet? The pounds fly back on
A diet that's low on carbs - like the Atkins diet - is still regarded as an effective way to lose weight. If you react well to a low-carb diet, it mig [...]
Prohormone 7-alpha-methyl-estra-4-en-3,17-dione: effective but not without risk
Things are getting out of hand with designer steroids write endocrinologists at the University of Tennessee in Andrology. They are full anabolic stero [...]
Drink two glasses of water and burn 23 kcal extra
You can lose weight by drinking ordinary tap water, according to researchers at the University Medicine Berlin. In the Journal of Clinical Endocrinolo [...]