Ecdysteroids curb growth of fat tissue
More plus factors for the ecdysteroids: the steroid compounds in spinach-type plants not only have an anabolic effect, but also curb the growth of fat [...]
How Strong Are Bodybuilders?
by Geoff Roberts
The average power lifter will laugh like an intoxicated Will Ferrell fan watching Step Brothers if asked whether or not bodybu [...]
Medical study: twelve weeks on oxandrolone
It's not new, but nevertheless it's interesting, this study done at the University of Southern California in 2004. The researchers gave thirty men ove [...]
Obese teenagers benefit most from a combination of strength training and cardio
Severely overweight adolescents aged between 14 and 18 who want to lose weight and have enough will power to get up and exercise are best off combinin [...]
Kelp has anti-estrogenic effect
Kelp, or bladderwrack seaweed – scientific name Fucus vesiculosus – has an anti-estrogenic effect. Substances found in kelp delay the manufacture of e [...]
Beginner and High Doses Why?
by Cade Thomas
Some bodybuilders (using the term loosely) want to grow, some bodybuilders want to get lean, some bodybuilders want to maintain, [...]
Vitamin D delays aging at genetic level
The more vitamin D in your body, the younger your DNA is, researchers at the London School of Medicine suggest in the American Journal of Clinical Nut [...]
Cup of coffee good for cholesterol levels
Large amounts of coffee are not good for the heart and blood vessels, but drinking just a couple of cups a day reduces the risk of cardiovascular dise [...]
Strength athletes don’t need at-failure sets to achieve growth
Even if strength athletes don't squeeze all the reps possible out of their sets they can still give their muscles the growth stimulus they need, and b [...]
Thoughts From the Post Olympia IFBB Tour
by Cade Thomas
Foreign tours were a staple of 1990's bodybuilding. The "Grand Prix" events would take place in various countries across Europe [...]
Cliques In Bodybuilding…Why Argue?
by Cade Thomas
It is not uncommon to hear people say that bodybuilding is a selfish sport. If ones desires to be successful at it, you truly [...]
Ursodeoxycholic acid restores anabolic liver
Mexican doctors managed to repair a bodybuilder's damaged liver using the bile acid ursodeoxycholic acid, UDCA for short. UDCA is a cholesterol regula [...]
Fast Metabolism, or Poor Appetite?
by Geoff Roberts
The list of misused or exaggerated terms in bodybuilding and fitness stretches far out of sight. Of the hundreds of misused te [...]
More fat burnt in a cardio session with salbutamol
A dose of salbutamol – the active ingredient in medicines for asthma such as Ventolin – doesn't increase the total amount of energy you use during a c [...]
Animal study: vitamin C protects prostate of steroids users
A daily dose of 1 - 1.5 g vitamin C [structural formula shown below] may protect steroids users against prostate cancer. Lower doses may protect the p [...]
