Category: Fitness
Endurance athletes perform better if they avoid these foods
Onions, soya, beans and pistachio nuts are all healthy, but endurance athletes are better off avoiding them in the week before a race, according to [...]
Better NO boosters contain a combination of L-arginine and L-citrulline
Sports supplements with amino acids designed to boost the concentration of nitrogen monoxide [NO] work better if they contain not just L-arginine or [...]
Arachidonic acid boosts anabolic stimulus of strength training
Bodybuilders who take a daily supplement containing 1.5 g arachidonic acid will speed up their muscle growth. They'll develop strength and speed more [...]
GABA: body fat inhibitor and insulin booster
You can find capsules of gamma-aminobutyric acid [GABA] in almost every supplements shop. GABA promotes sleep and is a growth hormone enhancer, but G [...]
Vitamin C maintains endurance athletes testosterone levels
Performing endurance sports reduces testosterone levels. [Eur J Appl Physiol. 2003 Apr;89(2):198-201.] This happens, for example, if you run for long [...]
Nicotinamide-riboside transforms muscle cells into super muscle cells
Muscles cells expend more energy and burn more fat when supplemented by the vitamin B3 analogue nicotinamide-riboside. This is suggested by an animal [...]
Aronia reduces cellulite
A capful of super-berry Aronia juice a day can reduce not too serious types of cellulite. Serbian researchers discovered this when they gave Aronia [...]
Exercise and low-carb diet combo excellent way to lose weight
Burning a couple of hundred kcal extra a day by exercising more is a great way to lose weight. Reducing the amount of carbohydrates in your food is a [...]
Build muscles but eat little protein? Use L-citrulline
Athletes who for whatever reason don't eat much protein might benefit from L-citrulline [structural formula below]. We draw this tentative conclusio [...]
Cacao boosts fat burning
If you make sure you're consuming fewer kilocalories than you're burning, you might be able to lose weight faster by taking a couple of tablespoons [...]
How multi-vitamins can help you stay slim
How multi-vitamins can help you stay slim The worldwide decline in vitamin intake is contributing to the increase in the number of overweight people [...]
The best high-protein slimming diet contains lots of taurine and glycine
If you're looking to lose a couple of pounds of fat, a high-protein diet is often the best option. But what's the best kind of protein for weight lo [...]
Why intense cardio training usually doesn’t work
Fitness trainers probably do better by not getting unfit people to start doing very intensive exercise, but instead starting them off at a moderately [...]
Achieve better performance on low-carb diet by using L-carnitine
Athletes on a low-carbohydrate diet may benefit – in the first few weeks at least – from taking a supplement containing the amino acid L-carnitine. T [...]
Animal study: cacao-phenol (-)-epicatechin keeps endurance athletes fit during inactive period
Endurance athletes who are unable to train for a few weeks can help maintain the condition they've built up by taking supplements containing (-)-epi [...]
