Category: Studies

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Sugar Injections to Help with Knee Pain?  Sweet!

Sugar Injections to Help with Knee Pain? Sweet!

by Matt Weik For those of you who have been active all of your life—maybe through sports and athletics growing up, to even those of us who cont [...]
Long-term anabolic steroid use in athletes

Long-term anabolic steroid use in athletes

Elite athletes who used steroids decades ago are more likely to suffer from depression, anxiety disorders and ruptured tendons - but not from card [...]
Fasted training breaks down more fat tissue

Fasted training breaks down more fat tissue

If you want to lose fat by doing more exercise, then exercise as much as possible on an empty stomach. In the short term doing this burns more fat [...]
A bodybuilder and a rare nervous system disorder following anabolic steroid use

A bodybuilder and a rare nervous system disorder following anabolic steroid use

Three weeks after starting a second cycle, a healthy 24-year-old bodybuilder became ill. He developed a rare disorder of the nervous system - his [...]
Tongkat Ali boosts testosterone and muscle strength

Tongkat Ali boosts testosterone and muscle strength

Tongkat Ali is an interesting supplement for athletes over the age of 55. Ralf Henkel of the University of the Western Cape in South African and [...]
DHEA supplementation lowers cortisol levels

DHEA supplementation lowers cortisol levels

In small quantities the stress hormone cortisol is amazingly useful, but continuously raised levels of it are bad... for just about everything. We [...]
Fish oil reduces rheumatoid arthritis joint pain

Fish oil reduces rheumatoid arthritis joint pain

Taking a fish oil supplement alone or combined with evening primrose oil reduces joint pain in people suffering from rheumatoid arthritis. This is [...]
Drink water and lose weight

Drink water and lose weight

If you can teach yourself to drink ordinary tap water when you're thirsty, and avoid juices and soft drinks, you'll find it much easier to reach a [...]
Do Better in School by Getting Iron and Pumping Iron

Do Better in School by Getting Iron and Pumping Iron

by Matt Weik Being a Penn State alum, I like staying up to date on different research that is being put out by the University. I came across a [...]
Does Excessive Weight Loss in Female Competitors Cause Health Risks?

Does Excessive Weight Loss in Female Competitors Cause Health Risks?

by Matt Weik The industry today is definitely not lacking hardworking women. In fact, today there are more female competitors than ever before [...]
Exercise to Mitigate Side Effects of AI’s in Breast Cancer Survivors

Exercise to Mitigate Side Effects of AI’s in Breast Cancer Survivors

by Matt Weik If you are a bodybuilder or are heavily into using supplements to achieve a desired physique, there’s a good chance at one point o [...]
Minimize Calories to Maximize Life Expectancy

Minimize Calories to Maximize Life Expectancy

by Matt Weik I think it’s safe to say around 75% of Americans could put the fork down a little earlier in the day and step away from the table. [...]
Weight loss diet while physically inactive speeds up loss of muscle mass

Weight loss diet while physically inactive speeds up loss of muscle mass

A few months ago we wrote that a surplus of calories during a period of physical inactivity speeds up muscle breakdown. This finding tempted us to s [...]
Lose weight faster: skip breakfast and jog for an hour

Lose weight faster: skip breakfast and jog for an hour

Miss breakfast and go jogging for an hour in the morning. The calories you miss out on at breakfast you won't consume later in the day. On the con [...]
Should You Eat Before Training?

Should You Eat Before Training?

by Matt Weik There has been a debate for quite some time on whether you should eat before you exercise or if you should exercise when in a fast [...]
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