Category: Studies
Testosterone makes men more honest
The more testosterone there is circulating in a man's body, the more honest he's likely to be. Even when he knows that no one is likely to find out th [...]
YK11: a SARM and myostatin inhibitor in one
Japanese researchers are doing experiments with a new SARM which, if the first publications are anything to go by, has a stronger anabolic effect than [...]
D-Aspartic Acid not effective in young bodybuilders
You're in your early twenties, and you're looking for a supplement that will boost your testosterone level and thus speed up your muscle bulking. What [...]
Resveratrol reduces effect of interval training
Men aged between 60 and 72, who do interval training twice a week, will reduce the effect of their efforts if they take supplements containing resvera [...]
Instant Ketosis?
by Patrick Arnold
In late 2010 a professor from a university in Florida approached me to see if I could synthesize a compound that he wanted to use i [...]
Ferulic acid improves performance over a period of consecutive days
It's found in coffee, but also in oranges, peanuts and apples. According to an animal study done by nutritionists at Chonnam National University in Ko [...]
L-Citrulline helps you hold on to muscle mass during a weight-loss diet
If you take a hefty portion of the amino acid L-citrulline just before going to sleep at night, it might help you to maintain muscle mass even though [...]
HMB bulks muscle without strength training
HMB can boost muscle strength and quality even if you don't do strength training. Sports scientist Jeffrey Stout, of the University of Central Florida [...]
Raw tomatoes boost HDL
If you eat 300g raw tomatoes every day for a month, the concentration of HDL – the 'good cholesterol' – in your blood rises by 14 percent. Researchers [...]
Animal study: weight loss a cinch with apple pulp
When apple juice is produced on an industrial scale apple pulp is left over. Right now most of this goes into animal feed, along with other waste prod [...]
The anti-catabolic effect of a couple of grams of L-carnitine
Supplementation with a few grams of L-carnitine daily may inhibit the molecular demolition machinery that breaks down your muscles. This is suggested [...]
Alcohol after strength training boosts testosterone levels
Sometimes, as a scientist, you make a discovery that you wish you hadn't made. If you publish your findings, you know that some people will interpret [...]
Now there’s proof: training for fat spot reduction doesn’t work
Even if you do a couple of hundred reps for each set of your triceps extensions, it won't help the fat on your upper arms to disappear. And you won't [...]
Physical exercise better anti-aging medicine than megadose of resveratrol
When it comes down to it, the aging process is merely a cascade of inflammatory reactions. Physical exercise can help reduce the inflammation, as can [...]
Eleutherococcus senticosus boosts endurance capacity: animal study
In most of the human studies published so far, extracts of Eleutherococcus senticosus – a plant you may recognise under the name of Siberian ginseng – [...]
