Category: Bodybuilding
Recover faster: strength training first, cardio afterwards
If you combine strength training with cardio exercise, you probably start your workouts with the strength training and finish with the cardio. That us [...]
Strength training works even with a low protein intake
If you do weight training, nothing helps you more than making sure you have a high-protein diet. So that's that you might think. But what happens if [...]
Green tea has a slightly anabolic effect on strength athletes
Strength training stimulates the build up of muscle tissue and the burning of body fat. Both effects are boosted if you combine your strength traini [...]
Added leucine makes wheat protein as anabolic as whey
A protein that athletes rightly turn their nose up at – because it doesn't provide the optimal amino acids for muscle building – becomes a lot more [...]
HMB slows down muscle loss if you’re not training
Strength athletes who are unable to train for a while lose less muscle mass and strength if they take the leucine metabolite HMB, according to an [...]
Make training with light weights just as effective as heavy weights
If for any reason you can only train with light weights, you can still gain strength and build up muscle mass. According to researchers at the Unive [...]
Cauliflower, broccoli & bodybuilders
Bodybuilders, power lifters and other strength athletes may be able to build up more muscle if they eat a portion of cabbage-related vegetables ev [...]
Sports drink with alanine and proline works better than one with just carbs
Most trainers still believe the way for cyclists, runners and other athletes to improve their times and extend the boundaries of their endurance cap [...]
Training with light weights also boosts anabolic effect of protein supplementation
You're a bodybuilder, but you can only train with minimal weights because of an injury, and you're worried about your muscle mass. Is that your probl [...]
HMB works wonders with over-seventies who do strength training
It's good stuff that HMB. Ask sports scientist Matthew Vukovich of South Dakota State University. In 2001 he published the results of a study in whic [...]
Protein shake before bed stimulates muscle growth
Many athletes like to consume a last protein shake just before turning in for the night. This provides their muscles with extra amino acids while they [...]
Watching aggressive videos can boost muscle strength
Athletes can train with heavier weights if they watch a video clip that stimulates the production of hormones like testosterone just before working ou [...]
Fish oil supplement can make you fitter, slimmer and more muscular
Taking a fish oil supplement boosts calorie expenditure and fat burning while doing low-intensity exercise, and it stimulates the growth of muscle tis [...]
Angelica sinensis boosts endurance capacity and muscle strength
In-vitro and animal studies done by Taiwanese nutritionists at Taipei Medical University suggest that Angelica sinensis – aka Dong Quai – might be [...]
Shilajit boosts concentration of testosterone, free testosterone and DHEA
Men synthesise more testosterone if they take 500 mg shilajit daily. Researchers at J.B. Roy State Ayurvedic Medical College and Hospital in India di [...]