Category: Science
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 [...]
Stopped your low carb diet? The pounds fly back on
A diet that's low on carbs - like the Atkins diet - is still regarded as an effective way to lose weight. If you react well to a low-carb diet, it mig [...]
Prohormone 7-alpha-methyl-estra-4-en-3,17-dione: effective but not without risk
Things are getting out of hand with designer steroids write endocrinologists at the University of Tennessee in Andrology. They are full anabolic stero [...]
Olive oil converts cholesterol more easily into testosterone
The more fat you eat, the more testosterone your body produces. More fat, more testosterone. The best source of testosterone boosting fat, Argentinean [...]
Building muscles without testosterone
If you've got no testosterone in your body you can't build up muscles, say the textbooks. Not so, say sports scientists at the University of Maryland [...]
Supplement with lactic acid and caffeine makes athletes’ muscles bigger
If you and I even vaguely resemble the lab rats that sports scientists at Ritsumeikan University in Japan use for their experiments, then it would see [...]
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 [...]
Low doses of ecdysteroids promote muscle building
The amounts of ecdysteroids in bodybuilding supplements are probably sufficient to stimulate growth of muscle mass, write endocrinologists at the Univ [...]
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. [...]
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. [...]
