Category: Science
DHEA boosts muscle build-up from strength training
The over-65s – both men and women – build up more muscle mass and strength if they take 50 mg DHEA in combination with strength training. A ten-mont [...]
Rice protein works just as well as whey for bodybuilders
The price of whey proteins has been rising in recent years and the trend looks set to continue. Fortunately there are also plant-based proteins, suc [...]
Fructose is a cortisol booster
A diet containing large amounts of fructose is even more unhealthy than you probably realised. Fructose not only leads to gradual weight increase, i [...]
Using whey during strength training helps tendons grow faster
If you're interested in strengthening your knee ligaments – or patellar tendons as your physiotherapist would call them – then you'll probably be in [...]
Creatine and protein-rich diet combination not dangerous for kidneys
Supplementation with creatine, you sometimes hear, is bad for your kidneys. Nevertheless, Brazilian researchers at the University of Sao Paulo demon [...]
Tongkat Ali raises testosterone levels in over-fifties
The Malaysian population has been using extracts from the roots of the Eurycoma longifolia shrub [which you may know by the name of Tongkat Ali] for [...]
CoQ10 supplementation makes explosive movements a little faster
You can boost your speed by taking 100 mg of the co-enzyme Q10 every day. To be more precise: your ability to perform fast and explosive movements [...]
The combined effect of taking supplements before, during and after your workout
You have pre-workout supplements containing NO boosters, beta-alanine and caffeine. You have supplements for during your workout, containing carbohy [...]
Creatine dissolved in water works a little better than powder form
Strength athletes who dissolve their creatine in fluid react a little better to the supplement than athletes who take their creatine in powder form. [...]
15 grams of whey before strength training, and 15 grams afterwards
Athletes build up more muscle mass and strength if they ingest 15 g whey before a strength training session and another 15 g after they've finished [...]
Fish protects heart against stress
People who eat fish a couple of times a week have fewer heart attacks than people who never eat fish. Researchers at the Japanese National Center of [...]
Strength training speeds up 3k and 5k runners too
You don't need a university degree to realise that sprinters can benefit from doing strength training. But you might not have expected that runner [...]
Beta-Alanine works better if you take it with meals
Athletes will benefit more and faster from a beta-alanine supplement [structural formula shown here, above] if they take the amino acid during meals [...]
Eating too fast messes up your insulin balance
The faster you eat, the more difficult it is for the hormone insulin to do its work in your body. That means that fewer nutrients reach your muscles [...]
Portion of protein every three hours is best for muscle building
Bodybuilders and other athletes who do weight training a couple of times a week build up muscle best if they take a portion of protein every three h [...]