Category: Science
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 [...]
Creatine makes kidneys healthier
Creatine is not bad at all for the kidneys, researchers at the University of Sao Paulo in Brazil concluded after a study on eighteen healthy test subj [...]
More vitamin D, more muscle mass
If you have an optimal amount of vitamin D in your blood – which surprisingly few people actually do – you'll have more muscle mass than if your vitam [...]
Fish oil capsules reduce fat rolls
If you give women 3 g of fish oil daily in capsule form, the fat around their middle shrinks. Researchers at Inserm in France discovered this when the [...]
Creatine boosts protective effect of resistance training on bone mass
Especially women, but men too, start to lose a little bone mass each year after the age of forty. The pace at which bone breaks down increases with ag [...]
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 [...]
Aloe vera as a slimming supplement
Too fat? Take two aloe vera capsules at breakfast and another two with lunch. Do that for two months and guess what? You lose almost a kilo of fat and [...]
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 [...]
Extra hour sleep raises testosterone level by 12 percent
Aging men's testosterone decline is largely due to the fact that older men sleep less well than younger men. Endocrinologists at the National Universi [...]
The unusual anabolic effect of Ajuga turkestanica
There's a kernel of truth in the hyperbole-ridden ads for ThermoLife's bodybuilding supplement E-Bol. [thermolife.com] E-Bol contains an extract of [...]
Royal Jelly maintains testosterone levels during modest steroid cycle
Royal Jelly helps maintain testosterone levels while using anabolic steroids in moderate amounts, Iranian researchers discovered when they were experi [...]
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 [...]
Green tea inhibits cortisol synthesis
Green tea is a cortisol inhibitor, and it may well be a very effective one. Pharmacologists at University Medical School Schleswig-Holstein in Germany [...]
Muscle group you train first grows fastest
The muscle groups that you pay attention to first during your workout grow and gain relatively more strength than the other muscle groups. Sports scie [...]