Category: Training
Can you isolate the pecs with the dumbbell press? Not really…
Many bodybuilders regard the dumbbell press as an isolation exercise which they can use specifically to train their pectorals and to deactivate othe [...]
Creatine works better after strength training than before
Bodybuilders and other strength athletes who use creatine during a workout – because their muscle cells can absorb the energy supplement better at t [...]
Recover faster: strength training first, cardio afterwards
If you combine strength training with cardio exercise, you probably start your workouts with the strength training and finish with the cardio. That us [...]
Recover faster: strength training first, cardio afterwards
If you combine strength training with cardio exercise, you probably start your workouts with the strength training and finish with the cardio. That us [...]
Strength training works even with a low protein intake
If you do weight training, nothing helps you more than making sure you have a high-protein diet. So that's that you might think. But what happens if [...]
Added leucine makes wheat protein as anabolic as whey
A protein that athletes rightly turn their nose up at – because it doesn't provide the optimal amino acids for muscle building – becomes a lot more [...]
HMB slows down muscle loss if you’re not training
Strength athletes who are unable to train for a while lose less muscle mass and strength if they take the leucine metabolite HMB, according to an [...]
Make training with light weights just as effective as heavy weights
If for any reason you can only train with light weights, you can still gain strength and build up muscle mass. According to researchers at the Unive [...]
Can’t train? Keep on using those BCAA’s
Strength athletes who for whatever reason are unable to train for a couple of weeks can reduce their muscle decay by using BCAAs. An animal study [...]
Combination training speeds up weight loss
If you train because you want to lose weight, you're best off doing combination training. The combination of cardio training and strength training he [...]
Modest cardio speeds up post-weight training recovery
Gentle cardio training is definitely healthy for strength athletes. Twenty minutes of cardio training after a workout with heavy weights helps fight [...]
Training with light weights also boosts anabolic effect of protein supplementation
You're a bodybuilder, but you can only train with minimal weights because of an injury, and you're worried about your muscle mass. Is that your probl [...]
Aromatase inhibitors help women react better to strength training
Women who have survived breast cancer and use aromatase inhibitors react surprisingly well to strength training. Researchers at Oregon Health and Sc [...]
Kamishimotsuto: Japanese herbal supplement that boosts anabolic training response
Kamishimotsuto is a mixture of thirteen different Japanese plant extracts. An animal study (paid by the way by the Japanese firm Kobayashi) has shown [...]
Faster concentric movement = more progression with bench press
Experienced strength athletes can increase their maximal weight for bench presses by ten percent in just a couple of weeks by raising the bar faster [...]