Instant Ketosis?
by Patrick Arnold
In late 2010 a professor from a university in Florida approached me to see if I could synthesize a compound that he wanted to use i [...]
DMAA: Not Dangerous After All?
by Patrick Arnold
DMAA, also known as methylhexanamine or 'geranamine' is a controversial stimulant ingredient used in weight loss and energy s [...]
Dennis Wolf: Contender or Pretender?
by Matt Meinrod
It’s almost hard to remember the last time Dennis Wolf has not been in contention to win nearly every show he has entered. Alth [...]
Ferulic acid improves performance over a period of consecutive days
It's found in coffee, but also in oranges, peanuts and apples. According to an animal study done by nutritionists at Chonnam National University in Ko [...]
L-Citrulline helps you hold on to muscle mass during a weight-loss diet
If you take a hefty portion of the amino acid L-citrulline just before going to sleep at night, it might help you to maintain muscle mass even though [...]
HMB bulks muscle without strength training
HMB can boost muscle strength and quality even if you don't do strength training. Sports scientist Jeffrey Stout, of the University of Central Florida [...]
IGF-1: Changing the way Bodybuilders use Growth Hormone
by Mike Arnold
There is no denying that growth hormone is one of the most popular BB’ing drugs in use today and for good reason. It not only [...]
Raw tomatoes boost HDL
If you eat 300g raw tomatoes every day for a month, the concentration of HDL – the 'good cholesterol' – in your blood rises by 14 percent. Researchers [...]
Animal study: weight loss a cinch with apple pulp
When apple juice is produced on an industrial scale apple pulp is left over. Right now most of this goes into animal feed, along with other waste prod [...]
2013 Mr. Olympia: Did They Get It Right?
By Matt Meinrod
After every big IFBB contest I like to do a retrospect on the entire event that was. This year Mr. Olympia had me hoping for so [...]
The anti-catabolic effect of a couple of grams of L-carnitine
Supplementation with a few grams of L-carnitine daily may inhibit the molecular demolition machinery that breaks down your muscles. This is suggested [...]
Alcohol after strength training boosts testosterone levels
Sometimes, as a scientist, you make a discovery that you wish you hadn't made. If you publish your findings, you know that some people will interpret [...]
Now there’s proof: training for fat spot reduction doesn’t work
Even if you do a couple of hundred reps for each set of your triceps extensions, it won't help the fat on your upper arms to disappear. And you won't [...]
IronMagLabs E-Control Rx
by Mike Arnold
Normally associated with women, the hormone estrogen is usually of little relevance to men outside the BB’ing lifestyle, but to [...]
Physical exercise better anti-aging medicine than megadose of resveratrol
When it comes down to it, the aging process is merely a cascade of inflammatory reactions. Physical exercise can help reduce the inflammation, as can [...]
