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Sleep Quickie: Sleep Restriction ➲ Blood Amino Acid Levels ￪, Glucose Levels...
The healthy lifestyle rhythm: "Sleep, eat, train, live, sleep,..."× 365 days/yearIf you were expecting any obscenities in today's "Sleep Quickie", you will probably be disappointed to hear that this...
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Quackery or Solid Science: The Zinc Tally Test - Does it Work? How Does It...
"Any idea if zinc tally test is reliable? Google spits somewhat mixed conclusions."That's what SuppVersity reader David Salda asked two days ago on the SuppVersity Facebook Page and this article is a...
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Exercise Threesome: Heart Protective Effects of Lifelong Weight Training ✰...
Which of these news do you find more dubious? The fact that weight training is good for the heart or that cortisol doping can make the difference between victory and defeat in high intensity...
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Study Says "BCCAs, Don't Build Muscle!" I Say "True, But They Seem to Create...
The above is a question way too many trainees ask: "Who the f*** needs BCAA supplements?" Ok, the industry, but who else does?They are not sold as the "next best thing", they are sold as "the best...
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Training & Living in Hyopoxia: Effects on ￪ Lean Mass, ￬ Fat Mass, ￪ Thyroid...
As a SuppVersity reader you know that training at high altitudes can burn tons of fat and build muscle in competitive swim- mers, but is the corresponding study more than just the literal exception to...
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Nitrates + Caffeine - An Ergogenic Sledgehammer For High Intensity Cycling:...
You better make sure you are competing in / training for the right sports before you spend you get all excited about a 46% performance increaseAfter the initial excitement was over, it has gotten quiet...
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Eating by the Clock Overrides Natural Regulation of Energy Intake: Is the...
Is it true? Are we slaves to our internal clock? Is time really the only determinant of whether we are or aren't hungry?.lightBand { font-family: 'Ubuntu Condensed', sans-serif; font-size:15px;...
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Nurtrion News Quicky: ⤹ Energy Reduction & Metabolic Parameters ⤹...
Review suggests: On the SAD American diet only energy restriction saves the average Joes & Janes form diabesity.Have you ever wondered what actually happens to your body, when you start dieting? I...
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True or False: Having Your Pasta 'Al Dente' Reduces The Postprandial Glucose...
Is Pasta OK, if it's al dente? Sounds legit, right? How legit does it sound, if I tell you that pasta is ok, anyway?I am pretty sure you've heard some self-proclaimed expert state: "You know why the...
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Sex, Drugs and... Exercise? Caffeine, Alcohol, Marihuana and Nicotine - Do...
The only truly ergogenic addiction is a SuppVersity addiction ;-)I am not sure if you remember my detailed elaborations on the effects of sexual intercourse on exercise performance from May 30, 2012...
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Want to Become a Mass Monster W/Out Training for Years? Move Into a...
HBO > T = ? | too good to be true?Hyperbole - you got me! I know, I have done it again. Without training and - even more importantly - proper nutrition you're certainly not going to be a a "mass...
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Carnitine Shoot-Out: L-Carnitine, Acetylcarnitine, Propionyl- Carnitine -...
What if we don't know what's most bioavailable? Does it really matter?After years of being labeled as the supplemental non-starter #1, carnitine is got back on the radar of the average and...
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News Quickie: Running in Polluted Air Ramps Up Immune Defenses ✰ Retinol...
In this quickie things that don't belong still find together ;-)If it had not been much too long, I would probably have called today's SuppVersity article "Things You Want and Things You Don't Want to...
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Do We Systematically Underestimate the Energetic Costs of Push-Ups, Pull Ups,...
If we go by the data from the Verzina study, push-ups and pull-ups burn 50% and 62% more energy than we previously thought they would. Against that back- ground it's no wonder that participants in the...
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The Beat Your Personal Bests W/ Beets 101: How Much? 8.4 mmol Nitrate...
There are two things you have to keep in mind, when you want to reap the benefits: Timing and dosage. With the currently available nitrate-based / -containing supplements, and both were probably off...
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Exercise Performance - Another Reason to Go (Wal-)Nuts? Study Demonstrates...
The ergogenic effects are just the latest addition to the list of proven benefits of regular walnut consumption.I don't have to tell you that I am real "nut nut". Despite the fact that I had to realize...
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High Protein Diets, Acid Load, Calcium Loss, Osteoporosis and a 50% Increase...
Shouldn't it be obvious that the "happy medium" must be the solution, when high protein leads to brittle bones, and low protein to frail muscle? Sure! But where is this "happy medium"?Some of you may...
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Will Drinking Tea Solve Our Sugary Problems? Commercial Tea Preparations...
Tea: An anti-oxidant carb-blocker with class - The Britons do it right - the always have a cup of tea with their scones.As a (hopefully) regular SuppVersity reader you will know that I don't buy into...
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Nutrition Quickie: Protein Snacks Shift Macro-Intake W/Out Risk of Overeating...
Regular snack: No relative increase in protein intake, but an absolute increase in energy intake; protein snack / shake: No increase in absolute energy intake, but increase in rel. protein intake. I...
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Block Periodization - Impressive Performance Gains in Pro-Athletes:...
Block Periodization - Training revolution or simple trick? This is what we have to ask ourselves in view of these results.With all the news and discussion about nutrition and dietary supplements, it's...
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