Category: Studies
Creatine users have more DHT in their blood
Creatine [structural formula shown below] may increase muscle mass and strength through an additional mechanism and not just by increasing the amount [...]
Raised estradiol level gives men varicose veins
Men who suffer from varicose veins have more estradiol in their blood than men who do not have varicose veins. Dermatologists at the Universitaetsklin [...]
Amount of rest between sets makes no difference to strength progression
If you've just started doing strength training and are short of time, then Brazilian sports scientists at the University of Brasilia have good news fo [...]
Life extension, muscle tissue and irisin
Muscles release the protein irisin [structural formula shown below] into the bloodstream, and this amount is increased by physical exercise. Irisin in [...]
Meta-study: a high vitamin D level helps you live longer
People with high levels of vitamin D in their blood probably live longer than people with low amounts of vitamin D in their blood, according to an epi [...]
Eighteen grams of whey before training increases your fat burning
You eat the same amount, and don't change your fat, protein or carbohydrate intake. But still you burn more fat and build up more muscle tissue. Yes, [...]
Optimal resistance training: choose weights according to your energy level
The most effective way to do resistance training is to use a schedule in which you train using different weights each day. On one day you train for ex [...]
Cold brewed white tea contains most antioxidants
In Taiwan it's all the rage, and it's catching on elsewhere too: making tea by steeping leaves in cold water. Test-tube studies done at the Italian Un [...]
Ginkgo has anabolic effect on ageing muscles
Athletes who are no longer in the prime of their youth can do themselves a favour by taking extracts of the leaves of an ancient tree, Ginkgo biloba. [...]
Sinetrol: lose a pound a week with orange supplement
If we are to believe the article that has been published in Phytomedicine, there's a little known supplement on the market that helps those rolls of f [...]
Study: Echinacea helps against colds
Plant extracts of Echinacea purpurea increase immune cell production during a viral cold infection and help make the suffering more bearable. Nutritio [...]
Enzyme supplement speeds up muscle recovery
Supplements containing enzymes such as bromelain and papain speed up muscle recovery after exertion, write sports scientists from Baylor University in [...]
Higher doses of testosterone, less fat
The more testosterone you give men, the more fat they lose. Canadian and American endocrinologists describe the effect of a study in which they gave f [...]
Testicle size worries? Try a cycle of tamoxifen + Andriol
Taking steroids by definition reduces your body's own testosterone production, underground handbooks will tell you. Well, not necessarily. In the 1990 [...]
Grape Seed Extract inhibits aromatase
Supplements containing Grape Seed Extract (GSE) may well lower estradiol levels. This would make GSE an interesting supplement for athletes who want t [...]