Low Testosterone ⇨ No Muscle Repair & Long-Term Gains: Testosterone's Effects...
Studies show that "women demonstrate significantly larger satellite cell and satellite cell nucleus areas than men" (Roth. 2000) - an effect that could be mediated by the effects of estrogen, not...
View ArticleEndurance Training ↔ Overtraining & Muscle Loss? Run to Exhaustion &...
HIIT-like 400m sprinting is exhausting, but unlike running to exhaustion and medium intensity steady state cardio it's not going to mess up your nervous system.Not one but two recent studies confirm...
View ArticlePre-Workout Nutrition & Supplementation for Athletes - What Works, What...
For sedentary, video-game and smartphone addicted youths, it's they're the gateway drug.. ah, I mean drink to insulin therapy for full-blown diabetes. For athletes CHO + caffeine containing drinks can...
View ArticleExercise, the Healthiest Snack! Study Shows More Than 10% Reduction in 3h...
That's how your healthy "exercise snack" could look like - just make sure your boss knows that you're doing it to make sure you stay healthy and don't miss a day at the office ;-)Do you think about...
View ArticleTrain Like a Woman: Common Misconceptions About Training & Eating for A...
Do you have to train like a woman (whatever that may be), Ladies, if you want to develop the cover model physique Orit Tsaitlin already has?No, you're not mistaken. Today's SuppVersity article is not a...
View ArticleIntensity or Exercises Switching? What's More Effective to Build Muscle And...
Intensity or exercises switching what's more effective to build muscle and strength - or is it best to do both? Let's be honest: When was the last time you've switched up your exercise regimen? Kicked...
View ArticleL-Cysteine as a Satiety Trigger: Sign. Ghrelin & Appetite Suppression in...
Egg whites are among the best dietary sources of cysteineYou've read about the satiety effects of several amino acids, like arginine, lysine and glutamic acid, about which you've read approximately one...
View ArticleOnly Dairy, not Soy-Based Meals are Truly Anabolic: Protein Signalling...
Only dairy, not soy-based lasagna will help you build muscle.What is it that makes the latest study from the Molecular Nutrition Unit at the School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences of the Deakin...
View ArticleStretch-Shortening Cycle Exercise Superior to Eccentric Exercises in the...
A stretch-shortening cycle (SSC) is an active stretch (eccentric contraction) of a muscle followed by an immediate shortening (concentric contraction) of that same muscle - e.g. jump squats.Sacropenia,...
View ArticleHigh Dose 3,5-Diiodo-L-Thyronine (T2) Has Similar Side Effects as Regular...
No, the rodents had "only" enlarged hearts, but hairloss is a common side effect of elevated thyroid hormones and could theoretically occur in the long run.You have read about it on the SuppVersity and...
View ArticleCaffeine for Peak Performance: 2.7% Increase in Max-Power Can Make All the...
Yes, caffeine "doping" may in fact allow you to show up at the office in time, even when you've overslept (only useful if your tiredness is not due to a caffeine-abuse induced lack of sleep,...
View Article43% More Protein 10x Higher 24h Net Protein Retention: It Takes 0.32g/kg Whey...
The kids who were the subjects in the study at hand didn't lift. They ran and cycled and still ended up in a positive nitrogen balance - thanks to post-workout protein supplementation.As a SuppVersity...
View ArticleCumin as a Weight Loss Aid: 26% Greater Reduction in Waist Circumference, 32%...
Is a small bowl of yogurt with 1.5g cumin better than every weight loss drug? Probably not, but if we go by the results of the study at hand, it's a damn effective adjunct to an energy reduced diet.The...
View ArticleThe Dendrobium Craze, Or What Happens if You Ignore the Obvious Difference...
DS Craze was not the only dendobrium containing supplement that disappeared from the market, when "the craze" about meth in dietary supplements broke lose.You will certainly remember the craze about...
View ArticleSkipping Breakfast Decreases Energy Intake, Water Before Meal Trick Works,...
Food addiction is a self-diagnosed disease that befalls preferentially those people who spend hours and days on the Internet seeking for an excuse for their inability to lose weight.It has been a while...
View ArticleFructose as a Dieting Tool: 100g Fructose Per Day Exert Sign. Protein Sparing...
Fructose as an injectable Dieting Aid? Sounds crazy, but it works!Would you ever have remotely considered that a high-fructose corn-syrup based sugar-sweetened beverage could help seven health obese...
View ArticleCurcumin, Genistein, Pomegrenate & Co. - A Dirty Dozen of Supplements & Foods...
Which of the dirty dozen of supplements and foodstuffs in today's SuppVersity review can really help you to make sure, you're not the one out of those nine men who develops prostate cancer?Supplements...
View ArticlePUFA Increases Postprandial Thermogenesis in Healthy Premenopausal Women &...
Is there something to the good vs. bad fat shenanigan, after all?Only recently scientists from the Texas Tech University report that a PUFA-rich high-fat meal led to a greater diet-induced...
View Article"Milk Kills," Study Says and Everyone is Afraid. Is This More Than...
After reading this article you won't have to be afraid of milk any longer.The editor of the British Medical Journal (BMJ) will be rubbing his / her hands. The paper by Karl Michaëlsson et al. (2014)...
View ArticleHigh Intensity, Low Volume Training for Optimal Health; Low Dose Caffeine for...
It doesn't matter if you want to turn fat into fit, fit into fitter or strong into stronger. Today's SuppVersity science potpourri has something to offer for every physical culturist who is looking for...
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