Insulin – Common Misconceptions and Frequently asked Questions
by Mike Arnold
Despite its relative simplicity and even though it has been in widespread use for over 20 years, insulin continues to be one of [...]
The Great Genetic Debate
by Mike Arnold
There is no sport in the world in which the subject of genetics is given as much time and attention as it is in bodybuilding. [...]
Stressed out? Your cortisol level will explode after training
If you are experiencing a lot of psychological stress in your life – for example because there's been a death in your close family, you're going throu [...]
Do You Really Want To Compete?
by Cade Thomas
Competing is all the rage these days. How it has become a trendy thing to do is beyond me, as it used to be saved for the truly [...]
Live ten years longer with just one multivitamin pill per day
If you take a multivitamin and mineral supplement regularly you're likely to live ten years longer. At least, you'd think so if you read a study from [...]
More testosterone, less cortisol after training with phosphatidylserine
Phosphatidylserine [structure below] improves the body's hormonal response to training. Men given a daily dose of 600 mg for ten days in a row produce [...]
I Used To Look Like You!
by Cade Thomas
If you carry a respectable amount of muscle mass, it's inevitable that you have encountered a few of the dreaded middle aged men [...]
Heavily taxed heart beats more slowly with fish oil
Fish oil may help to improve performance during extreme aerobic exercise, when the heart is performing at its peak ability. We deduce this from a stud [...]
In vitro study: fish oil is anti-estrogenic
High doses of the fish fatty acid DHA may help protect the body from the impact of the female sex hormone estradiol. This is suggested by research don [...]
3 Reasons Your Delts Don’t Impress
by Cade Thomas
Nothing sets someone apart from the average human being (musculature wise) like a round set of delts. While most muscles can be [...]
Three 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 atroph [...]
Life-extending effect of virgin olive oil shown in fat rats
Westerners are getting fatter and fatter. If they were to get most of their dietary fat from cold-pressed olive oil they might not lose weight, but th [...]
The more anabolic hormones your body produces, the longer you live
Your life expectancy grows, the more anabolic – and fewer catabolic – hormones your body produces. Researchers at Harvard Medical School reached this [...]
The effect of ursolic acid on bodybuilders
If experienced strength athletes take 450 mg ursolic acid every day, they lose mainly body fat write Korean sports scientists in the Korean Journal of [...]
Fat burner carnitine needs carbohydrates
Going by what's written in physiology textbooks, you'd think that the amino acid L-carnitine [structure below] would be a fantastic supplement. Carnit [...]
