Category: Fitness
Vitamin D improves muscle quality
Most people on this planet have too little 25-hydroxy vitamin D in their blood, and as a result their muscle quality is below optimum. Radiologists at [...]
Why some multivitamins can make you feel nauseated
Just occasionally multivitamin takers develop nausea from the supplements they take. And sometimes the nausea is so bad it leads to vomiting. A resea [...]
6 weeks of fish oil: lose a pound of fat and gain a pound of lean body mass
If you're not afraid to take more than the manufacturer's recommended dose, you can lose extra fat and gain extra muscle tissue with a harmless supple [...]
Low carb + intensive training = fall in testosterone levels
Trained athletes who a) cycle hard for an hour a day and b) eat little carbohydrate produce less testosterone and more cortisol [structural formulas s [...]
Cholesterol adds more muscle gain to old people who lift weights
The more cholesterol elderly people consume in their diet, the more muscle mass they build up with strength training, American sports scientists disco [...]
Upbeat cardio session burns more fat
According to the textbooks, in terms of the energy you burn it makes little difference whether you walk or run. It's the distance that determines how [...]
Do your cardio after weight training and burn more fat
If you do weight training and cardio, you probably do your cardio after the weight training. This order of doing things is beneficial, as this way rou [...]
Weight loss with cardio requires four sessions a week
Weight loss is often most successful if you eat a little less but really increase the amount of exercise you get. It's better to burn calories than no [...]
Training in the afternoon slightly more effective than in the morning
In the short term it makes no difference whether you pump iron in the morning or afternoon. But if you can choose, then probably in the long term it's [...]
Caffeine + quercetin + exercise = enhanced fat loss
Supplements containing quercetin [structural formula shown below] may well increase fat burning during training, especially when combined with good ol [...]
Superior weight-loss diet: high protein plus capsaicin supplements
If weight loss is your aim, nothing works better than a diet with relatively large amounts of protein. At least, that's what we always thought. But si [...]
EGCG speeds up muscle recovery after period of inactivity
Bodybuilders and other strength athletes who start training again after a period of inactivity may regain their lost muscle mass and strength faster b [...]
Green tea inhibits breakdown of fast muscle fibres during long-term inactivity
A supplement containing a couple of hundred milligrams of green tea extract may protect the muscle fibres of strength athletes from breaking down if t [...]
Capsaicin keeps metabolic rate high during weight loss diet
You can probably speed up a weight loss diet a little by consuming a gram of chilli powder at meals. According to a human study that Dutch nutritionis [...]
Lose fat faster with 2g choline per day
A supplement containing 2g choline per day speeds up weight loss on a low-calorie diet. Sports scientists at Zagazig University in Egypt came to this [...]
