Category: Science
Muscle building effect of Tongkat Ali shown in animal study
Extracts of the Asian bush Eurycoma longifolia, or Tongkat Ali, increase the testosterone level, according to an Italian animal study that we wrote ab [...]
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 [...]
One letrozole pill a week quadruples fat men’s testosterone level
Obese men have lower testosterone levels. Because fat mass produces aromatase [the enzyme that converts testosterone into estradiol] obese men are mor [...]
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 [...]
Lactic acid as testosterone booster supplement
Lactic acid [structural formula shown here] is released during intensive exercise. And after short, intensive exertion the body also produces more tes [...]
Quercetin reduces cortisol peak after stress
A diet rich in flavonoids, or quercetin [structure shown below] analogues, causes your body to make less of the muscle-destroying hormone cortisol aft [...]
Steroids lead to lopsided face
Doctors at the General District Hospital of Athens in Greece discovered a new – and probably highly rare – side effect of steroids use. A thirty-year- [...]
Just a little clove for more testosterone
Used in moderation, extracts of clove can raise your testosterone level. But if you take too much, the extracts can cause damage to the testes and the [...]
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 [...]
EPO-gene injection results in increased muscle and definition
Once gene doping has become just as normal as, say, a bottle of trenbolone or oxymetholone, EPO-genes will become interesting for strength athletes. A [...]
Animal study: melatonin extends lifespan
Mice live longer if you add melatonin to their drinking water. Researchers at the Universidad de Granada in Spain discovered this when they did experi [...]
Torn tendons recover faster with imaginary training
After surgeons have repaired torn tendons in the hand and lower arm, patients require at least twelve weeks to recover. Dutch researcher Martin Stenek [...]
Heavier squat, faster sprint
The greater the weight at which you can squat, the faster your sprint will be, write sports scientists from the American Appalachian State University [...]