Bicarbonate For Strength Athletes: 25g of Baking Soda Up Your Squat (+27%) &...
NaHCO3 probably won't make the burn go away, but it will help you push though it.... and no(!), you don't have to be afraid to retain water - sodium bicarbonate is actually going to lower aldosterone...
View ArticleGuestpost - Adelfo Cerame: "I am Back!" Training, Nutrition & Future...
Note: Adel and Adelfo are not one and the same person. Adel is the guy behind the SuppVersity. Adelfo Cerame is the wheelchair BB who has documented his past contest preps here. My Progress and back...
View ArticleHack Your Biological Clock: Light-Induced Circadian Phase Shifts Work So Well...
If you do it on purpose, "hacking" your biological clock can be highly beneficial. If you're doing it out of pure ignorance, though, you're in trouble.In view of the impeding return to standard time,...
View ArticleAntioxidant Supplementation With 1g of Vitamin C + 400IU Vitamin E Hampers...
Human study shows: Antioxidant supplements hamper "gains" in elderly individuals, as well. The effects appears to be less pronounced than in younger trainees, though.Most of you will be aware that I...
View Article"Breakfast Keeps You Lean" Myth or Mystically True: Hard To Tell With All the...
We know just one thing about breakfast: Everyone believes it was good for you :-)Let me first point out that large parts of this article are based on ideas from recently published paper by Brown, Brown...
View ArticleThe Myostatin Inhibiting & Myogenic Effects of Epicatechin: Cacao & Tea...
Does a flavanol in "real chocolate" help you shed the fat and build the muscle?If you are like me, you are probably already using cacao to build muscle. Whether the effects of the occasional dark...
View Article40% Increase in Total + 50% Increase in Free Testosterone - Two Not...
Either you buy one of the bazillion OTC test-boosters that will not do anything for your testosterone levels, but may have minimal effects on your libido; or, you get a script for the blue pills and...
View ArticleOpuntia Ficus-Indica (OFI) - A New Insolinogenic Star at the Post-Workout...
The meager increase in glucose disposal observed in the study at hand is not likely to do anything, but be good for another confusing graph on the label of the licensees' first OpunDia powered...
View ArticleHalloween Science - A Short List of Important and Trivial Halloween Figures,...
You better watch your treat-intake, if you want to wear this "costume" another year ;-)I know you probably expected "healthy Halloween recipes" in this special, but you know that this is not exactly my...
View ArticleIngestion of 400mg Caffeine Before a Workout Can Prevent Delayed Onset Muscle...
Too many side-laterals without coffee?Still having DOMS despite Alex Leaf's article on "DOMS - Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness: What Is DOMS & How Can It Be Managed? Science, Strategies, Supplements"...
View ArticlePhenibut, Addictive Sleep Aid With Unhealthy Hangover? Dosages, Effects, Side...
Some say phenibut has addictive potential, others say it stops working after only a week and a third group of people will tell you that it's highly toxic and should not be used anyway... What's true?...
View ArticleCholine Maximizes Carnitine Retention + Effects. Together, These Supplements...
The more choline the better the carnitine retention; and the better the retention the less high carnitine red mead you'll have to eat ;-)If you are one of the many people who frequent...
View ArticleThe Healthy Taste of Olive Oil. Would the Flavor Be Enough to Induce At Least...
What about an EVOO perfume, then?I know, it sounds crazy, but in view of what you've learned in previous articles here at the SuppVersity about sweet taste receptors (learn more) and their far-reaching...
View ArticleTheanine or Caffeine? Soda, Black or Green Tea? What's Going to Get Your...
Caffeinated soft drink, coffee or tea, caffeine alone or caffeine + l-theanine what's going to yield the desired afterburner effect for your brain? The answer to this question came out probably less...
View Article4g of Conjugated Linoleic Acid Promote CYP17A1 + Leydig Cell Testosterone...
"That's all the exercise in induced T-response, bro. Now shut up, I got to squat!"Yes, this is another of those rodent studies of which we simply don't know if the results will eventually translate to...
View ArticleGene-ial or Dan-Gene-rous? Better Make Sure You Are Made For Every Other Day...
Yes! I freely admit that I do have a problem with the subliminal "binge and starve" of the popular every other day fast, because it paves the not so royal road to binge eating disorders.Only 2 years...
View ArticleExercise Blunts Insulin Resistance & Hyperlipidaemia Due to 7-Day +50% / +75%...
Gluttony is one of the 7 sins - no wonder that eating more than you "deserve" makes you ugly and sick.Everybody knows that "physical activity is good for you". Some, like me, even go so far to say that...
View ArticleMen Are Not Always Thinking About Sex. Study Says: There Are At Least 4...
If either of these individuals remind you of yourself, you should reduce his stress levels.Recent research suggest: The good old saying that "Men always think about sex!" is essentially untrue (The "!"...
View ArticleResting Done Right: Passive Rest or Active Recovery to Get the Most Out Of...
Passive rest can be really enjoyable, but is it as productive?An article by Alex Leaf (CPT)In a typical training day, you may spend an hour in the gym training. Probably, you won't spend that whole...
View ArticleBlood Flow Restricted Biceps Growth in Trained Individuals: 4-7% Increase in...
If the litmus test goes well, I would assume that you will soon see more guys training "strapped up like this" at the gym.Yes, I am guilty - guilty of complaining about the subject selection in...
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