Is »BAIBA« the Next Big Thing in Fat Loss Supplements? 24% Reduction in Fat...
Could BIBA be the active ingredient in a pill that solves your weight problems once and for all? Or is that too good be true?Beta-aminoisobutyric acid, aka BAIBA, is a natural catabolite of thymine. As...
View ArticleMuscle Regeneration & Hypertrophy Update: Vitamin D and Super-Slow Training -...
Is it worth to replete vitamin D, but not to train super-slow, right?No, I haven't dug up a study that deals with vitamin D and super-slow training at once, but I've found two very recent studies that...
View ArticleMany Probiotics Contain Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria. Plus: Number of Live...
Probiotics under urgently needed scrutiny - This is the first study to test for antibiotic resistances and to highlight the discrepan- cy between label claims and the actual number of live bacteria in...
View ArticleNet Protein Retention and Dietary Protein: When It Comes to Steaks, More...
Want to maximize net protein retention? Order another one... another steak ;-)In view of the WHO's recent epidemiological bogus publication, ... ah I mean their review of the epidemiological research...
View ArticleWeight Loss, 'Metabolic Damage' and the Magic of Carbs? Human Study Probes...
Will slimming down from a 120 cm to a 60 cm waist always ruin your metabolic rate and set you up for weight regain or can high GI protect you from yoyoing?Broscience tells us: "Carb up to preserve your...
View ArticleNine Short Workouts (AM+PM) p. Week Yield Extra Strength, Size and...
15 min in the AM, 15 in the PM = Win? For many of you that may sound laughable, but according to a recent study from the University of Copenhagen it is at least as effective as three "mammoth"...
View ArticleHealth & Weight Loss Start in the Gut: Probiotics Trigger Fat Loss Without...
Gut health is "all the rage", lately. So even if it's true that this may be one of the most culpably neglected areas of research in the past century, we should still be careful not to hype the effect...
View ArticleWorld Diabetes Day: Is Bariatric Surgery the Only Tool to Send T2DM into...
Diabetes is a disease that is currently often only managed, not treated and that despite the fact that scientists know ways to send T2DM it into remission.With the 14th of November being the World...
View ArticleGABA Supplementation Improves Glucose Management - Even in Healthy Subjects |...
No acute changes in blood glucose, but extreme changes in insulin levels. How can this trigger a reduction in glycated albumin - How's that possible? You've read about gamma aminobutyric acid (GABA) at...
View ArticleArtificial Sweetener Saccharin Increases Weight Gain in Rodent Study Without...
Should you freak out about a small increase in body weight in a small-scale rodent study that is attributed to the consumption of saccharin in yogurt?While epidemiological studies show that the...
View ArticleFat-Blocker Effect of Tea Catechins Confirmed (?) in Man - Sign. Abdominal...
Tea catechins (which can also be found in black and jasmin tea | see Figure 3) can help you keep particularly unhealthy abdominal fat (Després. 2012) at bay.It is one thing to have in-vitro and rodent...
View ArticleTraining "On Cycle", Done Right - Women See Much Better Results When...
Yes, I could have exploited the ambiguity and called this article "Training 'On Cycle', Done Right - Women See Much Better Results When Periodization is in Line W/ Their Period", but let's be honest:...
View ArticleGYM-Science Update: Bands Aid W/ Deadlifts? 16x1 or 4x4 for HIIT? Kettlebell...
Deadlifts w/ bands as they were done in the Galpin study (original photo from Galpin's 2015 study | see below).Time for a news-quickie with the latest science to use at the gym - either for your...
View ArticleResting 3 vs. 1 Min. Between Sets Pays Off: Greater Size + Strength Gains -...
Resting long enough to maximize your training volume could be the key to success, i.e. strength and size gains.If you have been following the various affords to ascribe differences in strength and,...
View ArticleAshwagandha Boosts Size & Strength Increases, Augments Fat Loss & Recovery in...
Ashwaghanda may be for gymrats, too.Ashwaganda is one of the supplements that has been around forever. While this would suggest that it works, the relatively low number of people who actually use it...
View ArticleSodium Bicarbonate a Performance Booster for Only 66% of the Athletes? Study...
Even though, the study at hand confirms that NaHCO3 doesn't work for everyone previous studies show it's worth trying.You will probably have asked yourselves, whether I had already forgotten about...
View ArticleCaffeine + Green Tea = Plus 10% Fat Oxidation & Energy Expenditure at Rest...
From a health perspective it may be good that green tea does not contain all-too much caffeine. From a fat loss perspective, it clearly lacks caffeine.When it comes to dietary supplements, people like...
View ArticleCacao, Delicious + Ergogenic - Performance Up and Muscle Damage Down After 7d...
Hershey's 100% Cacao, soon also available at your local GNC? If you look at the results of the study at hand, it does appear likely that a regular "food item" can compete with sign. more expensive...
View ArticleTrue or False? 'Low Fat' for the Lean, 'Low Carb' for the Obese and Insulin...
Low carb, or fat? Left or right? Which one should you chose and why? Shall you go by your body weight, your insulin sensitivity or your personal food preferences?"Low Fat for the Lean, Low Carb for...
View ArticleCreatine and Bicarbonate - A Worthwhile Combination: Supplements Exert Great...
The results of a Wingate test cannot be translated 1:1 to any sports.You will probably remember my article about the combination of creatine and bicarbonate. Mixing both is basically what the producers...
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