Category: Supplements
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 German [...]
Supplement with lactic acid and caffeine makes athlete’s 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 s [...]
Soya protein + HMB has same anabolic effect as whey
There are now a respectable number of studies that show that whey has a slighter stronger anabolic effect than soya protein. But researchers at Aarh [...]
Taurine protects steroids user’s testes
Steroids users may prevent the decline of their testosterone and sperm production by using taurine. Egyptian pharmacologist Maha Ahmed of Misr Unive [...]
Better NO boosters contain a combination of L-arginine and L-citrulline
Sports supplements with amino acids designed to boost the concentration of nitrogen monoxide [NO] work better if they contain not just L-arginine or [...]
Arachidonic acid boosts anabolic stimulus of strength training
Bodybuilders who take a daily supplement containing 1.5 g arachidonic acid will speed up their muscle growth. They'll develop strength and speed more [...]
GABA: body fat inhibitor and insulin booster
You can find capsules of gamma-aminobutyric acid [GABA] in almost every supplements shop. GABA promotes sleep and is a growth hormone enhancer, but G [...]
3 myostatin inhibitors available from your supplements supplier
Leucine, HMB and creatine probably all boost muscle growth because they reduce the functioning of myostatin, the protein that causes muscles to atrop [...]
Vitamin C maintains endurance athletes testosterone levels
Performing endurance sports reduces testosterone levels. [Eur J Appl Physiol. 2003 Apr;89(2):198-201.] This happens, for example, if you run for long [...]
Nicotinamide-riboside transforms muscle cells into super muscle cells
Muscles cells expend more energy and burn more fat when supplemented by the vitamin B3 analogue nicotinamide-riboside. This is suggested by an animal [...]
Aronia reduces cellulite
A capful of super-berry Aronia juice a day can reduce not too serious types of cellulite. Serbian researchers discovered this when they gave Aronia [...]
Overweight and depressed? Hypericum perforatum kills two birds with one stone
You are probably familiar with Hypericum perforatum as a herb that has a mild antidepressant effect, but according to researchers at Banaras Hindu [...]
The joint effect of strength training and ginger supplementation
Supplementation with ginger combined with strength training reduces the damage wreaked by aggressive molecules in fat people, but the combination [...]
Build muscles but eat little protein? Use L-citrulline
Athletes who for whatever reason don't eat much protein might benefit from L-citrulline [structural formula below]. We draw this tentative conclusio [...]
Cacao boosts fat burning
If you make sure you're consuming fewer kilocalories than you're burning, you might be able to lose weight faster by taking a couple of tablespoons [...]
