Category: Science
What happens when women over 65 use oxandrolone
Women over the age of 65 start to lose muscle mass faster than men do and as a result experience more difficulty with everyday activities such as get [...]
Sleep better by doing strength training
Having sleep problems? Strength training can help, sports scientists at Appalachian State University in the US discovered. According to their study, [...]
Why it’s best to train big muscle groups first and then the smaller muscles
Do your squats first, and then calf presses. Do bench presses first, and then triceps extensions. You train big muscle groups first and then the smal [...]
Supplements that contain methylsynephrine
Methylsynephrine is not a naturally occurring substance, but a medicine that the pharmaceutical industry has now rejected because it was too risky. T [...]
Maintain muscle mass and live longer
If you want to reach a ripe old age in good health, make sure you maintain your muscle mass. With age, muscle mass protects us against dying. At leas [...]
Eating more than 45 g protein per meal won’t get you more muscle
The results of the study that sports scientists at the University of Mississippi published in Clinical Nutrition may seem obvious to regular readers [...]
Isolation exercises for strength training require longer recovery time
The more isolation exercises that strength athletes use in their workout, the longer their muscles need to recover. Sports scientists at the Universi [...]
Nicotinamide riboside extends life expectancy and rejuvenates muscles
On boards and forums you can read posts by bodybuilders and fitness fanatics who experiment with daily doses of 500 mg nicotinamide riboside. It's th [...]
Curcumin more glycogen, less lactic acid, more stamina, more strength
Curcumin supplementation may be of interest to endurance athletes. This is suggested by a Taiwanese animal study in which a relatively low dose of cu [...]
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 nutritioni [...]
Fat loss faster with 2g choline daily
A supplement containing 2 g choline per day speeds up weight loss on a low-calorie diet. Sports scientists at Zagazig University in Egypt came to thi [...]
Raspberry ketone: lose weight and strengthen your bones at the same time
Raspberry ketone, a compound found in weight loss supplements, may also make bones stronger, according to an in-vitro study that researchers at Ehime [...]
To-failure set with light weights before your regular sets: more muscle strength, more muscle mass
Bodybuilders and other strength athletes can probably build more strength and muscle mass if, before doing their usual sets, they first do a set of [...]
Anabolic Steroid cycle transforms acne bacteria into super-acne bacteria
The use of anabolic steroids stimulates the growth of Propionibacterium acnes, which increases the chances of developing acne. Researchers in Iran di [...]
DHT levels through the roof with Butea superba
A supplement containing Butea superba not only sent a 35-year-old man's libido through the roof, but sent his levels of the androgen hormone DHT sky [...]