Comeon’ People
by Matt Meinrod
Why are people so hypocritical? These days you would think the average bodybuilder is as guilty as a black guy walking through [...]
Vitamin D3 boosts anabolic effect of leucine
Adding the amino acid leucine to protein-rich meals is perhaps the most effective supplementation strategy for strength athletes seeking to speed up m [...]
Green Coffee Bean extract makes weight loss diet more effective
Supplementation with an extract made from unroasted coffee beans – Green Coffee Bean Extract as it's called – can help overweight people who are on a [...]
Animal study: eleven hundred percent more testosterone and three hundred percent more growth hormone with Rubus coreanus
There's a burgeoning wine industry in Korea. It doesn’t use grapes but the fruit of Rubus coreanus, the equivalent of the western raspberry. Extracts [...]
Saturated Fats: Villain, Hero, Or No Big Deal?
by Tom Venuto
For anyone who hasn’t been keeping up with all the posts here at Burn the Fat Blog, the team at Examine.com wrote our “most lik [...]
Anabolic Steroids & On-Cycle Protection
by Mike Arnold
“It won’t happen to me” is all too often the rational used to justify our poor decisions in the face of drug use. While some of [...]
Grape Seed Extract speeds up damaged muscle tissue recovery
If youre black and blue after a mountain bike fall or have taken a beating during training, your sore muscles will probably recover faster if you take [...]
Leucine supplement helps casein build muscles
Using the amino acid leucine as a supplement also boosts the muscle building effect of slow proteins such as casein, according to a human study publis [...]
The Olympia Doomsday Scenario
by Matt Meinrod
There is a lot to be excited about right now in bodybuilding. We’re on the precipice of arguably the greatest Mr. Olympia conte [...]
10 Ways For Regular People To Get Motivated
by Tom Venuto
“How do I get motivated?” Outside of “What should I eat?” that’s the number one question I’m asked about getting more results o [...]
Milk Thistle and Liver Health – Part 3
by Mike Arnold
As this series draws to a close, I thought it would be appropriate to conclude by posting a list of clinical trials detailing M [...]
Lose fat and keep muscle with Coleus forskohlii
If you take 1 g root extract of the plant Coleus forskohlii daily, you can lose up to 2.3 kg in two months. And without reducing your calorie intake, [...]
Save Fitness
by Matt Meinrod
Unfortunately I didn’t come up with this title. That credit goes to IFBB Fitness pro Tanji Johnson. Tanji has been on a crusade [...]
Piceatannol makes L-arginine a more effective nitrogen monoxide donor
The literature on the performance-enhancing effect of NO boosters is confusing. Some studies say that supplements containing amino acids such as L-arg [...]
Milk Thistle and Liver Health – Part 2
by Mike Arnold
In the previous article we learned what Milk Thistle is, how this amazing herb works in the body to help prevent/correct illnes [...]
