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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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More Evidence that Too Much Fish Oil (5g+ of EPA + DHA) Increases...

There's something fishy about high dose fish oil supplementation. Increased inflammation and beginning fatty liver disease clearly indicate that the dose-response curve for EPA + DHEA is U-shaped....

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CLA Producing Bacteria, an Effective Alternative to Regular Supplements for...

This is not a CLA supplementation study, but a study probing the effects of CLA-producing bacteria supplementation may explain the ambiguous results of previous CLA studies.From previous SuppVersity...

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Creatine Will Protect Grandpa's Muscle Even if He Doesn't Train!? One More...

Creatine, the anti-wheelchair supplement?If you are still looking for reasons to start taking or keep taking creatine monohydrate, I suggest you go on reading. Researchers from the Cardiff and...

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MUFAs = Inflammation ⇈, SFAs = Cholesterol ⇊? Human Study Has "Good MUFA, Bad...

Are the "good MUFAs" in olive oil not so "good" after all? Should you rather be eating SFAs all day?Whut? I guess that's what you may have thought, when you read the headline of today's SuppVersity...

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12-Week Study: 25g Bed-Time Protein Almost Doubles Size & Increases Strength...

Fridge raiding allowed, no even suggested! At least if what you take out of the fridge is a chilled protein shake - preferably one with at least some slow-digesting casein.You will remember my...

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Unable to Lose Weight? Behavioral Change, Motivation to Exercise Intensely...

Sustainable weight loss begins in your head and is furthered in the gym.In today's SuppVersity article, I will summarize a handful of recent studies that may shed some light on the question why it is...

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High Fat Breakfast Associated W/ Lower 24h Food Intake, Watching "Biggest...

This is not a photo of a study participant from the Bourne study, but it could be.If you've read yesterday's SuppVersity article with the telling title "Unable to Lose Weight? Behavioral Change,...

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Scientifically Designed Nutrition & Conditioning Plan for a Natural Men's...

Men's Physique looks very different from Bodybuilding, but the contest prep is in many ways comparable.A study on a "scientifically designed nutrition and conditioning plan" for natural body builders?...

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Human Study Suggests: Preload + 2,000IU/Day Maintenance Dose of Vitamin D May...

Without sun exposure even a D-rich diet won't contain enough vitamin D (photo from WebMD Slideshow)Hitherto, studies on the effect of vitamin D supplementation on type II diabetes yielded mixed results...

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Trying to Shed Body Fat, and Only Body Fat W/Out Dieting? Already Lean Male &...

Looking for a pre-season training that's equally effective for men & women? If you have plenty of time, here you go...You will probably remember Sunday's SuppVersity article on the "Scientifically...

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Leucine Does Not Have Anti-Fatigue Effects During Exercise to Exhaustion,...

If your are competing in endurance sports BCAA supplements may be more than useless, they may be detrimental.I have to admit that the results of a recent study from the University of Sao Paulo came as...

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Glutamine, the Anti-Obesity Gut-Tenant Modulator for the Obese and Potential...

The health impact of the vast gene pool in our guts has long been underrated.You will probably remember my previous articles on glutamine - articles that draw an overall very mixed picture of the...

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Metabolic Effects of Total Fasting Suggest: You Better Eat "Nothing" Than...

It is hard and it will cost you muscle, but dieting as in simply eating nothing for a few days won't kill your metabolism and it will shed a lot of weight (assuming you're as obese as the subjects in a...

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0.3g/kg BW NaHCO3 Power Up Your Most Intense Workouts by Helping You to...

Planning to fry your legs? Ingest 0.3g/kg sodium bicarbonate before your workout!It has long been speculated that the increased concentration of protons /H+) during fatiguing exercise may contribute to...

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PRISE - Protein & Supplement Timing, Resistance & Interval Training,...

If your goal is to avoid the Dad or Mum body or you want to be a jack-of-all-traits fitness athlete, the training protocol Arciero et al. (2015) suggest in their latest review is for you. If you want...

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Oxytocin - The "Orgasm Hormone" with Multiple Health Benefits: Increased REE,...

Oxytocin as fat loss adjuvant? We are not there, yet, but maybe in 5 years.Classically, oxytocin has been regarded as a polypeptide hormone, produced by the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland, that...

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Whey, Egg & Mixed Proteins - Effects on Muscle, Fat Cells and the...

Dairy or eggs? Why not just dairy and eggs - Protein mix exerts most promising effects on signalling proteins related to increased muscle mass and fat loss, analysis of the results of a study shows.You...

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Been Preloading W/ Guar Gum & FOS For One Week and Your Abs Still Don't...

Luckily, you don't have to have a pound of fructo-oligosaccharide (FOS) or guar gum (GG) before every meal. 8g per day will suffice to induce significant reductions in food intake and limit fat gain -...

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Black Pepper - Study Confirms the Anti-Obesity Effects of Selected Extracts,...

Black pepper in its original form is not exactly a useful fat burner. Only after it is processed and the active ingredients are concentrated in an extract, it may act as an anti-obesity agent. The...

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