Strength training and a protein shake before bed – does it work?
If you drink a protein shake before going to sleep, you'll make more muscle protein during the night. You knew that already. And if you do weight [...]
Loneliness leads to first stages of dementia
In apparently healthy over 65s, loneliness can have a potentially disastrous effect on the brain. Neurologists at the University of Harvard publis [...]
Use Weed to Lose Weight?
by Matt Weik
If I were to tell you that individuals who use weed everyday are thinner than those who don’t, you’d think I was smoking something [...]
Central Bodybuilding Episode 81
Central Bodybuilding Topics Discussed:
1. Steve Weinberger vs Kai Greene video
2. Are the new divisions killing bodybuilding?
3. Do bodybuilders [...]
Lose fat with Acai
Supplementation with acai - scientific name Euterpe oleracea - might reduce the amount of body fat you're carrying, a Brazilian animal study publi [...]
Elevate Muscular Endurance and Pumps with Beetroot Juice
by Josh Hodnik
A recent buzz surrounding beetroot has generated excitement for its reported ability to improve athletic performance and overall [...]
International Iron Episode 39
International Iron Topics Discussed:
1. Current industry gossip
2. Donald Trump's "travel ban"
3. Terrorism?
4. American ignorance
5. Acne i [...]
Intrinsic Rewards Form Healthy Habits
by Matt Weik
Habits are formed when repeated actions are taken. On the flipside, negative habits are formed when there’s no intrinsic reason t [...]
Lactic acid keeps you fit, healthy and young
During interval training and high-reps strength training, the muscles release large amounts of lactic acid into the blood stream. The lactic aci [...]
The Best Diet for YOU
by Matt Weik
I’m not going to beat around the bush and drag this article out. We’ve all tried a diet one time or another in order to reach a c [...]
Drink a couple of cups of coffee a day, and live longer
If you drink two or three cups of coffee a day, then do continue to do so. This habit may just delay the aging process at molecular level. Epidemi [...]
Athletes get more out of proteins with probiotics
Fitness fanatics, bodybuilders and other strength athletes recover quicker from training if they use probiotics with their protein preparations. Thi [...]
The Steroid Lies, Lies, and Wolf Cries
by Josh Hodnick
The government has long used their power to persuade. A highly ambitious campaign was put together to eliminate marijuana use m [...]
Central Bodybuilding Episode 80
Central Bodybuilding Topics Discussed:
1. David Baye fired from Muscular Development
2. What does Dave's firing mean for the industry?
3. What d [...]
How many times a week should strength athletes train their muscle groups?
As far as American sports scientist Brad Schoenfeld can tell from the literature, bodybuilders and fitness fanatics make more progression by trainin [...]
