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AM, PM or AM+PM "Cardio" And Their Effects on Fat Oxid., Energy Expenditure &...
Study offers yet another, different look at AM vs. PM and AM/PM cardio.While it may not sound like it, at first, today's article about a study which sought to examine relation between 24-h fat...
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Fenugreek Works - Recent Study Suggests, It Works in Human Lifters, too - But...
If you trust in the promises of the supplement industry, these seeds are as potent as steroids.If we go by the rodent studies the write-ups on various testosterone boosters and "performance enhancers"...
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Are Six Meals Better Than Two? Recent Study Shows Lean Mass Gains on Std....
Do the results of the latest randomized controlled cross-over study from the California State University mean that you have to change your eating habits? Find out in today's SuppVersity Article!If you...
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How Essential are Omega-6 Fatty Acids + How Much do We Actually Need? Study...
I have to admit: Given the high linoleic (N6) acid content of most of the commonly used plant oils in the Western diet, deficiencies are probably rare occur (if at all) mostly in clinical settings.I am...
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Nutrient Overfeeding in the Metabolic Chamber: Protein, not Fat Triggers...
In case you are asking yourselves why the subjects didn't live in the metabolic chamber for the whole study period, take a look at the photo of the metabolic chamber of HealthQ as an example for the...
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Evidence in Favor of Low Load Pre-Exhaustion to Failure for Increased...
Unfortunately, the study involved doing only one exercise - leg extensions.As a SuppVersity reader you will have heard about all sorts of intensity techniques in various of the hitherto published 1,800...
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Study Links Rise in US Obesity Rates to Adherence to US Dietary...
Is the USDA to blame for this?If you are a regular, here at the SuppVersity, you will be aware that I am not exactly a fan of the USDA's dietary recommendation. With good reason as the results of a...
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Failure, a Necessary Prerequisite for Max. Muscle Growth & Strength Gains?...
To Fail or not to fail, the answer is... according to the latest 12-week study "not to fail", well at least the there was no significant difference between the size and strength gains of the subjects...
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Dark Chocolate, the Diet Booster for Low-Carbers - 40g per Day do the Fatloss...
More chocolate for low carbers!You will probably have read about chocolaty weight loss wonders before, but I guarantee that you won't have seen anything that comes close to the impressive results of a...
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Moderate Alcohol Consumption Will NOT Impair Your Gains, Despite Non-Sign....
Athletes and alcohol don't mix, right? If we go by the results of a recent rodent study, this long-standing recommendation appears to be unwarranted for athletes whose main concern are increases in...
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(Super-)slow vs. Traditional Weight Lifting Affects Satellite (=Muscle...
In know one could argue that you may see different results for other body parts than legs which were the only muscle group trained in the study at hand.While the overall majority of currently available...
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SARM-ing Up Your Gains - Steroid-Like Lean Mass Gains W/Out(?) Shut-Down and...
SARMs may build muscle, but they don't have significant effect on body fat and thus the visibility of the muscles.Scientists from the Institute of Cardiovascular Research and Sports Medicine at the...
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It Doesn't Have to be an Exhaustive Workout - Increasing Physical Activity...
Taking the stairs instead of the elevator, using the bike instead of the car and other means to increase your regular daily physical activity are just as effective as three workouts per week for you or...
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Exercise Research Update March 2015: Citrate as pH Buffer not Effective,...
Welcome to today's SV Exercise Research Update ;-)Time for a brief overview of the latest papers from the European Journal of Applied Physiology. Well, at least the ones that are of potential interest...
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Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles are Toxic & Prodiabetic. Is the Same True for...
Chewing gum is one of the food products highest in E171 aka Titanium DiOxide (TiO2); and despite the fact that "regular" E171 is not all nano-sized there is a significant quantity of very small...
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Endurance (Over-)Training - Are Even 25 Minutes Too Much for Us to Handle or...
Can 25 minutes thrice per week really be "too much" cardio for young, healthy women or is DHEA/CORTISOL another bogus marker of overtraining? Find out in today's SuppVersity article.If you've read the...
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90s, 150s or 240s - What's the Effect of Different Rest Intervals on Maximal...
The upper body appears to benefit from longer rest times.There are many studies using 90s, many studies using 150s and many studies using 240s rest between sets in standardized resistance training...
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"No Sugar" Foods with Maltodextrin Mess with Your Gut Microbiome - Effects...
No, sugar may not be extra-healthy, but there's accumulating evidence that it's alleged "no-sugar" replacement maltodextrin may be even worse.I find it quite fitting how Nickerson et al. start their...
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Studies Confirm: Natural and Synthetic Vitamins Can Differ in Quantity &...
Pills or fruits, one are funky and useless, the other ancient and healthy!?In a 2000 paper in Medical Hypothesis, R.J. Thiel writes "[t]here appears to be a tendency to label those who profess that...
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Single- vs. Multi-Joint, Rookie vs. Gymrat - How Much Rest is Required in...
If you train twice a day, that's certainly too little time for your strength to recover from workout A to workout B. So, if you feel that you must do this (for whatever reason that eludes me) try to...
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