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Organ Specific Resting Metabolic Rates and Diet-Induced "Metabolic Damage"....
No, your muscles are not the primary gas guzzler in your body.The problems arising as a consequence of a diet-induced reduction of the metabolic rate are among the recurring themes here at the...
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When Hype Meets Reality: D-Aspartic Acid Turns Out to Be Another Supplemental...
Training "on" D-Aspartic Acid is like training on guar gum.Busted! D-Aspartic acid aka DAA is another "natural anabolic agent" that turns out to be more of a revenue- than a hormone-booster with muscle...
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8g+ (HED) of Arginine Boost Glucose Clearance & Triples GLP-1 Release in Lean...
Type II diabetes and insulin resistance has long become an issue for lean individuals as well. But can you really abuse your "pump supplement" as a means to stash away your post-workout carbs at a...
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Milk, Tea & Honey - Two Things Don't Belong: Milk & Sugar Potently Reduce...
Chi Latte is a sugar bomb, but no healthy, antioxidant beverage.Over the past couple of weeks it has become relatively quiet in the "tea is good for your health", "tea makes you lose weight magically",...
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No Pump + Insulin Resistant? Maybe It's Your Healthy Low Salt Diet. Low...
A single Triple Whopper or about six whole steaks, what do you chose to get >75% of the 2g/sodium per day the feds are telling you you should maximally consume on a daily basis?Today I felt kind of...
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SuppVersity Science Round-Up: Dairy, Diabetes, Estrogen, IGF-1, Cancer & More...
Now you tell me there was nothing magic about milk (poster from the CMPB "Got Milk" campaign)If you actually made it to the end of yesterday's podcast and were not so bored that you fell asleep...
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Fasting or Caloric Restriction, What Holds Greater Promise as a Means of Life...
"70 Years Between Meals? Indian Mystic Promotes Atmosphere Diet" that's the title of a Times newsfeed, but is it also the secret to longevity? Or is 70 years too much of an intermittent fast ;-)?It is...
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Betaine Supplementation For Strength, Size & Endurance Gains: 2.5g/Day For 6...
If you feel like a shadow of yourself, betaine may help - specifically with metabolically demanding workouts."Six-weeks of betaine supplementation improved body composition, arm size, bench press work...
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The Quest For the Best N6:N3 Ratio. Swine Study Suggests: 5:1 is Healthy, 1:1...
 Yes, this study is about omega-3s, but it is not about the beneficial effects of fish oil.Ok, I see you are totally excited, so I am not going to beat around the bush for long: According to a...
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MCT + Chili Make a Pretty HOT Pair: 50% Increase in Diet Induced...
If you like chili oil, go for it, otherwise perform the reality check before ruining your taste-buds.While the word "thermogenic" still carries much weight in the world of the average fitness maniac,...
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Circuit vs. Classic Strength Training, Which System is More Metabolically...
When you build a circuit training routine, don't forget: There are lot's of metabolically demanding kettle- bell exercises to spice things up.There are probably a dozen of reasons why people train....
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Fast Absorbed High Molecular Weight Resistant Starches Make a Comeback in...
Pick your metaphor: Clutching to a straw, or hobbling around on a crutch If type II diabetics were into quasi tube-feeding (=living of meal replacements) or adhering to any diet of some sort, the study...
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Want to Clean Up Cellular Garbage? Train Fasted! Fasted Training Boosts...
Want to promote muscular and overall health? Do this after an 8h+ fast.Exercise is a stressor. It modifies the intra and extracellular millieu, impairs the energetic status and stretches, sometimes...
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Leucine + B6: 82% More Weight + Twice As Much Body Fat Loss in First 12 of 24...
Check your nutrition labels, I bet you get 2.25g+ leucine and 30mg of B6 from one of your supps alreadyI am sorry to say that and actually this is usually something that goes into the bottom line, but...
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Restore & Maintain Insulin Sensitivity (Part I/II): Turn Your Lifestyle...
It is hard and it takes time, but as long as it's "only" insulin resistance and not full-blown diabetes (=pancreatic failure) most people can get rid of it by turning their lives upside down.I am sure...
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Medium Intensity Interval Training (MIIT) Increases Fitness of Overweight...
It does not always have to be "all out", but 70% is probably the minimum for intervals - esp. for the non-obese.If you know all SuppVersity articles by heart, the name Astorino may ring a bell. I...
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Glutamine, a Better Glucose Source Than Glucose? Can You (Ab-)Use It As an...
Could it be better to use glutamine as the main energy source in an intra-workout beverage? Or is the latter superior to glucose, only when it's already to late, meaning only, when you already are...
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Tabata Workouts: Do They Work & How Energy-Demanding Are They? 14.5 Kcal/Min...
Tabata training is intense: So if you don't have the guts to do it on your own, find someone to suffer next to you. Trust me that'll keep you going, if you'd have long surrendered if you had trained...
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Meta-Analysis Says: Fish Oil Does Not Help You Lean Out! Plus: Why It's Still...
SuppVersity readers know: Diet (and exercise) will make you lose weight. Supplements can only accelerate the process. However, it it really possible that fish oil does not even do that?I guess those of...
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Confirmed: All Wheys, Not Just Hydro Whey Boost Glucose Uptake And Liver +...
Do it or don't? If the question is about consuming whey protein, the answer is clear: Do it! Use whey!As a diligent student of the SuppVersity you will remember my previous article "The Glucose...
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