Lower fat percentage with sufficient magnesium in diet
Sixty percent of the inhabitants of developed countries ingest less magnesium than is healthy. As a result they put down fat reserves more easily, acc [...]
The Truth About The 2016 Arnold Classic Judging
by Geoff Roberts
The 2016 Arnold Schwarzenegger Classic has come and gone, and has provided us with plenty of drama and controversy to talk abo [...]
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 [...]
The 5 W’s of Ergogenic Aids in College Athletics
by Matt Weik
When it comes to supplements in the college ranks, things can get a little dicey. You can take this, you can't take that -- your [...]
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 [...]
The Dark Direction of Bodybuilding!
by Anders JP Eskilsson
Competitive Pro Bodybuilding is undergoing some serious transformations at this point in time. The open division has bee [...]
The calming effect of tamoxifen
Tamoxifen, the active ingredient in the antioestrogenic drug Nolvadex, makes you calmer. So calm in fact that psychiatrists would like to use tamo [...]
Fish oil helps athletes’ immune system to fight cancer cells
Intensive training reduces the activity of immune cells that destroy pathogens and cancer cells. That's why athletes are more likely to fall prey [...]
Stomach reduction helps testosterone level but not erection
If extremely obese men lose weight after having a stomach reduction, their testosterone levels rise to levels found in healthy, slim men. But the ere [...]
The Skinny on Fats
by Matt Weik
Fats for years have been touted as a main contributor as to why people are overweight/obese. Without fully understanding the diff [...]
The IFBB’s Monopoly Lawsuit Explained
by Anthony Roberts
You may have heard recently that the International Federation of Bodybuilding and Fitness, The National Physique Committee, [...]
International Iron – Episode 25
[podcast]http://www.ironmagazine.com/radioshows/International-Iron-Episode25.mp3[/podcast] [...]
Waist measurement says more about health than BMI
Are you too fat or not? You're better off answering this question with a tape measure than a weighing scale. According to obesity researchers at the [...]
Sulforaphane – a natural anticatabolic
If you train to the point of exhaustion you may benefit from taking a supplement containing sulforaphane, a compound that occurs naturally in brassic [...]
2016 Arnold Classic Men’s Open Review
by Geoff Roberts
7th place: Maxx Charles
Normally I would not assess a show all the way down to the 7th place finisher, but unfortunately [...]
