Animal study: acerola inhibits growth of fat tissue
Bodybuilders are always on the look out for strategies that will help minimise the growth of fat reserves while they're on a high-calorie diet. An ani [...]
Green tea inhibits cortisol synthesis
Green tea is a cortisol inhibitor, and it may well be a very effective one. Pharmacologists at University Medical School Schleswig-Holstein in Germany [...]
Muscle group you train first grows fastest
The muscle groups that you pay attention to first during your workout grow and gain relatively more strength than the other muscle groups. Sports scie [...]
Study shows fat only shifts with intensive cardio
If you want to lose weight by doing cardio training, you won't achieve much if you train at such a low level that you can keep on chatting while exerc [...]
Body fat melts away with gum Arabic
Body fat melts away with gum Arabic
If you consume 30 g gum Arabic every day you can lose 1.5 kg body fat in six weeks – and gain almost 1 kg lean bod [...]
Insulin Resistance
Don’t let insulin resistance turn a bulking cycle into a fat storing cycle! Bulking diets, where a surplus of calories is consumed for size and st [...]
Two exercises for injury-free shoulders
For many bodybuilders and other strength athletes the weak spot in the shoulder joint is the external rotator cuff: small muscles to the rear of the s [...]
Endogenous growth hormone keeps older athletes young
If you're in your mid-forties and exercise every day, then you probably make as much rejuvenating growth hormone [spatial formula shown below] as some [...]
High-intensity cardio too much for obese people
They are wildly popular, the fast but high-intensity fitness training sessions that gyms advertise to lure new members. The promise of a fitter, slimm [...]
The Great Judging Debate
by Cade Thomas
We hear it all the time - "Bodybuilding is a subjective sport". Usually it's used to sugar coat a judging decision that is less [...]
Central Bodybuilding – Episode 7
[podcast]http://www.ironmagazine.com/radioshows/Central_Bodybuilding_Episode7.mp3[/podcast] [...]
Get Bigger, Stronger, and Leaner With Fish Oil
by Josh Hodnik
Protein and amino acid supplements work in the spotlight and are the superstars when it comes to muscle growth, but there is a s [...]
International Iron – Episode 6
[podcast]http://www.ironmagazine.com/radioshows/International-Iron-Episode6.mp3[/podcast] [...]
How The Arnold Will Affect The Upcoming IFBB Season
by Cade Thomas
2015 might be several months deep, but the competitive bodybuilding seasons has just begun. As last year closed out in redundant [...]
Making the Transition from Traditional Cycling to Cruising
by Mike Arnold
While some may argue that PED use has become overcomplicated in today’s drug obsessed bodybuilding sub-culture, previous generat [...]
