Category: Fitness
Raspberry ketone: lose weight and strengthen your bones at the same time
Raspberry ketone, a compound found in weight loss supplements, may also make bones stronger, according to an in-vitro study that researchers at Ehime [...]
More arginine – more muscles, less fat
Give rats L-arginine [structural formula shown below] in their food and they become slimmer and more muscular. Even if you feed them more calories the [...]
Cyclists recover quicker with protein and maltodextrine shake
After intensive activity cyclists recover more quickly if they drink a shake containing proteins and maltodextrine than if they drink a sports drink c [...]
Green lip mussel extract reduces damage to muscles after extreme exertion
If you take green lip mussel extract for a couple of weeks and then subject your muscles to unusually heavy exertion, you can reduce the unavoidable m [...]
The best way to do interval training
Even more explosive exertion, for even shorter bursts, with even shorter rests in between: according to sports scientists at Lillehammer University Co [...]
Pea protein: a fine way to build up muscle
If you do resistance training, then protein shakes made from pea protein work just as well as shakes made from whey protein. Researchers at the French [...]
Animal study: acerola inhibits growth of fat tissue
Bodybuilders are always on the look out for strategies that will help minimise the growth of fat reserves while they're on a high-calorie diet. An ani [...]
Study shows fat only shifts with intensive cardio
If you want to lose weight by doing cardio training, you won't achieve much if you train at such a low level that you can keep on chatting while exerc [...]
Body fat melts away with gum Arabic
Body fat melts away with gum Arabic
If you consume 30 g gum Arabic every day you can lose 1.5 kg body fat in six weeks – and gain almost 1 kg lean bod [...]
Two exercises for injury-free shoulders
For many bodybuilders and other strength athletes the weak spot in the shoulder joint is the external rotator cuff: small muscles to the rear of the s [...]
Endogenous growth hormone keeps older athletes young
If you're in your mid-forties and exercise every day, then you probably make as much rejuvenating growth hormone [spatial formula shown below] as some [...]
High-intensity cardio too much for obese people
They are wildly popular, the fast but high-intensity fitness training sessions that gyms advertise to lure new members. The promise of a fitter, slimm [...]
Burning fat with circuit training goes better with extra vitamin D
A supplement containing extra vitamin D can boost the positive effects of circuit training on body composition discovered sports scientists at Kyung H [...]
Black tea reduces muscle soreness after training
A supplement containing theaflavins [structural formula shown below] from black tea protects muscle cells from the effects of intensive exertions, wri [...]
Strict weight loss diet works better if you bend the rules occasionally
Many dieticians advise clients who are following a low-calorie diet to take it easy on pre-selected days and to eat whatever they want on those days. [...]