Category: Science
More stamina with 3g L-arginine-L-aspartate per day
Imagine your body being able to take up more oxygen, and burn less sugar and more fat. According to a study done at the University of Innsbruck in 200 [...]
The kind of fat in your diet helps determine how much muscle mass you build up
If you gain weight, the kind of fat in your diet partly determines the amount of fat and the amount of muscle in your newfound kilograms. The unsatura [...]
For stronger biceps, train your legs
The best way to develop more strength in your arms is to train them together with a large muscle groups such as the legs. This theory was put forward [...]
DMBA: unknown amphetamine-like substance found in 13 supplements
Researchers at Harvard Medical School have found a stimulant that is related to DMAA in a dozen supplements. The stuff is called 1,3-dimethylbutylamin [...]
Creatine keeps inactive muscle strength up
Broken your arm recently? Has an injury stopped you from training for a while? Or just no time to train? If you're worried about losing muscle bulk an [...]
Old-fashioned calcium HMB works better than HMB Free Acid, says rival
HMB Free Acid, the miracle supplement that enables bodybuilders to gain 7 kg hard muscle in a couple of months, is now available in webstores. And jus [...]
Study: testosterone works better than deca
In the late eighties the American army did experiments with anabolic steroids on soldiers. One of the experiments that the army doctors carried out wa [...]
Endurance athletes prepare better for races with a low-carb diet
Endurance athletes who are preparing for competitions may achieve better results if they cut their carbohydrate consumption right down, and replace th [...]
Brewer’s yeast boosts endurance capacity
Supplements that contain lots of piece of genetic material – or nucleotides as theyr'e called – enhance athletes' endurance capacity, according to a h [...]
Ecdysteroids curb growth of fat tissue
More plus factors for the ecdysteroids: the steroid compounds in spinach-type plants not only have an anabolic effect, but also curb the growth of fat [...]
Medical study: twelve weeks on oxandrolone
It's not new, but nevertheless it's interesting, this study done at the University of Southern California in 2004. The researchers gave thirty men ove [...]
Obese teenagers benefit most from a combination of strength training and cardio
Severely overweight adolescents aged between 14 and 18 who want to lose weight and have enough will power to get up and exercise are best off combinin [...]
Kelp has anti-estrogenic effect
Kelp, or bladderwrack seaweed – scientific name Fucus vesiculosus – has an anti-estrogenic effect. Substances found in kelp delay the manufacture of e [...]
Vitamin D delays aging at genetic level
The more vitamin D in your body, the younger your DNA is, researchers at the London School of Medicine suggest in the American Journal of Clinical Nut [...]
Cup of coffee good for cholesterol levels
Large amounts of coffee are not good for the heart and blood vessels, but drinking just a couple of cups a day reduces the risk of cardiovascular dise [...]