Category: Science
Finasteride Explained
by Anthony Roberts
Propecia (finasteride) is one of those drugs that we've seen around the steroid community for decades, but hasn't really bee [...]
Paleo diet – Make sure to take these supplements as well
The diet that nutritionists most love to hate, the paleo diet, is an excellent weight-loss diet, and has no negative effects on the cardiovascular s [...]
Nicotinamide riboside extends life expectancy and rejuvenates muscles
On boards and forums you can read posts by bodybuilders and fitness fanatics who experiment with daily doses of 500 mg nicotinamide riboside. It's [...]
Krill oil supplementation: big boost to HDL and lower LDL
Are your cholesterol levels worsening? Are you a candidate for statins and you'd prefer not to be? In that case, a human study that Canadian resea [...]
Carbs at night does not increase performance
Endurance athletes who eat extra carbs at night, just before going to sleep, won't perform better the next day. But they will burn a little less f [...]
Don’t do cardio and strength training the same day
There are 1001 arguments to do both strength training and cardio training, but it's also crystal clear that the types of training can compromise eac [...]
Increased vitamin uptake from supplements with Ester-C
Ester C is eight times more expensive per mg than ordinary vitamin C, but also works considerably better than the regular variety. That's the mess [...]
Which diet reduces chance of fatal heart attacks, strokes and cancer?
How and what you eat determines in part how long you will live and whether you will die from a fatal heart attack, a stroke or cancer, report nutr [...]
Live longer by maintaining muscle mass
If you want to reach a ripe old age in good health, make sure you maintain your muscle mass. With age, muscle mass protects us against dying. At l [...]
Guanidinoacetic acid more effective than creatine
Supplementation with guanidinoacetic acid [first formula on the right] boosts the creatine concentration in cells even more than supplementation w [...]
End of day training results in increased endurance capacity and muscle growth
If you do strength training because you want to build muscle, then working out early in the evening is a better time than in the morning. We've po [...]
10 minutes of interval training 3 times weekly will make you fitter, healthier and slimmer
If you spend just ten minutes doing interval training three times a week you'll find yourself becoming noticeably fitter, healthier and slimmer. Can [...]
Is it better to combine a low-carb diet or a traditional slimming diet with strength training?
When you combine a traditional weight-loss diet with strength training you lose just as much fat and retain just as much muscle mass as you would on [...]
Are squats or leg press better for legs?
If you do strength training to improve your sports performance or your general physical functioning in every day life, you can forget about leg-pre [...]
Bodybuilders manage twenty percent more reps with beetroot juice
Beetroot juice is not only a good supplement for endurance athletes. Bodybuilders and other strength athletes can train more intensively by adding b [...]