Category: Supplements
Echinacea not an effective endurance sports supplement
Runners who take 8 g Echinacea extract every day for six weeks don't even add a millisecond to their speed, and don't increase their oxygen uptake eit [...]
Green tea speeds up muscle recovery after heavy training
Green tea supplements don't just protect muscles during heavy physical exertion. The catechins in tea also speed up recovery after exercise. An animal [...]
Magnesium-rich diet reduces mortality risk
Magnesium supplements probably fit perfectly in the life-extensionist's diet. We deduce this from recent epidemiological studies done in Germany and t [...]
Taurine makes muscles stronger
Supplements manufacturers sometimes promote taurine as a substance that helps strength athletes to train more intensively. According to an ex-vivo stu [...]
Your New Ally Against Heart Disease and Obesity: Bergamot
Serendipity is a word that refers to a fortunate accidental discovery. For example, in the drug industry Minoxidil was originally used as an oral drug [...]
Beetroot concentrate makes team sport players faster
It probably doesn't matter whether you play hockey, football, rugby or volleyball. According to the human study published by sports scientist at the U [...]
The anabolic effect of betaine
Athletes who take 2.5 g betaine daily and do intensive training increase their body's anabolic response to the workout. Sports scientists from the Uni [...]
Taurine for more testosterone
Men who are worried that their testosterone production will decline as they age, and with it their sexual performance, may react well to supplements c [...]
The anabolic effect of combining salbutamol with L-dopa
Ten years ago neurologists at the University of Arkansas published in Clinical Neuropharmacology the results of a small study, which may or may not be [...]
N-Acetylcysteine supplement inhibits post-workout muscle recovery
N-Acetylcysteine is a strong antioxidant, and athletes take it to protect their muscles from the negative effects of extreme exertion, such as sorenes [...]
More reps with NO gel
Supplementation with 2-nitrooxy ethyl 2-amino 3 methylbutanoate is probably of little use to strength athletes, researchers at the University of Memph [...]
Better strength training and less muscle pain after three cups of coffee
Bodybuilders and other strength athletes can squeeze more reps out of their sets if they consume the amount of caffeine contained in three cups of cof [...]
Amphetamine analogue in pre-workout supplement Craze?
If you use the pre-workout supplement Craze, made by the American company Driven Sports, you may have noticed that it's no longer available through [...]
Betaine gives bodybuilders more muscle and less fat
Bodybuilders who take a daily 2.5 g betaine for six weeks will improve their body composition. Sports scientists from Coastal Carolina University draw [...]
Vitamin D supplements work better when taken with large meal
You're likely to derive most benefit from vitamin D supplements if you take them with your main meal of the day. Endocrinologists at the Cleveland Cli [...]
