Trying to Shed That Belly? Step Off the Treadmill and Grab Some Weights, Boys...
Specifically for teenagers it may be important to work out in both aerobic and anaerobic workouts. So, this would be another reason to favor the combined over the other regimen.You will probably have...
View ArticleHMB For Endurance Athletes: 3g Regular HMB Make Elite Rowers Run Out of...
HIIT on the rowing machine is a powerful fat loss tool even w/out HMB. It's yet also pretty intense, so I'd suggest that you don't do it everyday | learn moreYou will probably remember Jacob Wilson's...
View ArticleIs Intermittent Fasting "Diabesity Incompatible"? Increase in Glucose...
Whether having breakfast will help or hinder glucose control will also depend on its macronutrient composition and carbohydrate content. In their 2011 study Pereira et al. were able to show that a high...
View ArticleAlbuterol + Caffeine May be a Promising and Safe (?) Anti-Obesity Stack!? 13%...
You won't be able to peel off the fat in days on the "AC stack", but it's ability to help you burn 13% extra energy and ramp up protein synthesis will help.No, Ann G. Liu and her colleagues from the...
View ArticleWhen Timing Matters: When is the Best Time to Consume Caffeine Before a...
Timing matters with coffee / caffeine. But what's the optimal time?I assume you believe that the statements in the "recommended usage" box on your pre-workout are science-based, right? Well, that's...
View ArticleEating More Protein Doesn't Help You Lean Out? Reanalysis of Often-Cited...
No, even the reanalysis doesn't say that a bit more protein, alone, will make you look like this ;-)I've written about both observational and experimental studies that show how increased protein...
View ArticleIs Adding Single Joint Movements on Top of Multi-Joint Exercises Necessary to...
If Arnold did them you should do them, too - right? Curls and triceps extensions for bigger arms. Â A recent study in subjects with at least two years of resistance training experience negates that:...
View ArticleCasein-Hydrolysate Beats Whey as Intra-Workout Protein: Faster Time-Trial...
Whey or casein hydrolysate - or rather no protein - what to use in your intra-workout beverage for endurance?Last week, SuppVersity reader Oscar Qiu asked me which protein supplements I would suggest...
View ArticleUsing Ice / Cold Water Immersion After Workouts Will Impair Muscle and...
4x fail - if you look at the latest cold-water immersion science.There are proven acute regenerative benefits of both cold water immersion and cold / ice application after exercise... cool? Not so...
View ArticleBanana Starch, a Natural Resistant Starch That May Help Obese + Lean Alike...
Ripe or as in this case overripe bananas have little to no starch, green ones almost only starch and only little sucrose / fructose.It is well-known that people with higher intakes of resistant...
View ArticleCoffee - Different Roasts, Different Health Effects | Darker Roasts Better...
Dark, medium or light roast - this is more than just a question of taste! The significant effect of roasting on the phenol-composition of coffee and the consequent health effects are rarely...
View ArticleGreen Tea Supplement Boosts Resting & Exercise-Induced Fatty Acid Oxidation +...
"Yes", GTE will increase your total energy expenditure (TEE) and decrease the ratio of glucose to fat you're burning at rest and during your workouts, but "NO", it won't make your abs appear w/out...
View ArticleCreatine & Caffeine Don't Mix!? True or False? Recent Study Sheds *New* Light...
Will a small cup of coffee ruin the benefits you can derive from creatine supplementation? Sounds impossible, but it's a die-hard rumor with surprising scientific backing. Now, a new study could...
View ArticleOverreaching A Promising, But Tricky Training Strategy - Here's How it...
No rest(-day) allowed - at least during the short (!) overreaching phase you will be training through the pain & fatigue if you are determined to succeed.You've read about the difference between...
View ArticleTrue or False? Losing Your Weight Slowly Will Yield Better (Long-Term)...
With adequ. protein and nutrients "crash"- beats "low and steady" -dieting. In the obese that's almost certain, in athletes more experimental evidence are needed.You will have heard and read that rapid...
View ArticlePaleo Goes "Real Science" - First Meta-Analysis of Available RCTs Shows...
The good thing about paleo is that you can eat a broad range of foods. An advantage that makes paleo versatile and tasty enough to adhere to.I know that I will probably have annoyed some of you by...
View ArticlePhosphatidic Acid Reduces Whey-Induced Acute Protein Synthesis - Rodent Study...
If we take the study at hand as a bench-mark, it appears as if you cannot really recommend PA supplements to serious gymrats. Due to a bunch of short-comings and a lot of open questions, I have to...
View ArticleIs the "Fat Kid" Doomed to Stay Fat Forever? What's the Role of Physical...
How large is the impact of not being active on childhood, adolescent and adult obesity. Plus: Are there critical time periods in gestation, infancy childhood and adolescence?You may have heard the...
View ArticleNitrate for Muscle+Brain Performance | Walking for Glucose Management | Full...
If Yap et al. were right and only continuous and not accumulative physical activity mattered, activity trackers like the this would be useless. No one needs a device to remind him of the 30 min of...
View ArticleAre You Afraid that the Fructose Boogieman Clogs Up Your Liver? Citrulline or...
If you belong to the people who simply cannot stay away from HFCS foods and beverages, you may be happy to hear that the equivalent of as little as 10g citrulline or NEAAs in your diet may do much more...
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