Micro-RNAs (miRNAs) - What are They? Why are They Hot Doping Candidates for...
Methylation is the most common form of in vivo miRNA modification (the Scientist)Micro-RNAs aka miRNAs are small non-coding RNAs that regulate gene expression at the post-transcriptional level... What?...
View ArticleNon-Stimulant, Non-Effective?! Can Non-Stimulant Dietary Herbal Supplements...
There are two types of alleged fat burners: Type I are the stimulants with proven beneficial effects on you resting metabolic rate and beneficial "side effects" on energy levels and (reduced) appetite....
View ArticleRecent Studies Cast Shadow Over High Dose BCAA Intake: Increased Protein...
To guzzle BCAAs all day or not - is that still a question or is the answer settled with the publication of two recent studies?From previous SuppVersityĀ articles about BCAA you will know that I don't...
View ArticlePath to Fat-Induced Obesity is Sprinkled With Salt - Sodium Boosts Food &...
Think you cannot eat the whole pizza? Add salt - this should "help" with the hardest all-you-can-eat challenges.I am not telling you something new if I tell you that excess fat consumption has been...
View ArticleHigh Protein Medium CHO Promotes Lean Mass Gains and Stable Metabolic Rates...
This couldĀ notĀ be a meal from the study too few carbohydrates... even for the medium CHO group.As a SuppVersity reader you're not going to be surprised to hear about beneficial effects of increased...
View ArticleT-Boosters Revisited: Maca & G. Cola Boost Testosterone by More Than 125% and...
We still need human studies to confirm the results of the studies to call maca and garcinia cola "proven T-boosters"!Before you get all-too-excited; let's be clear about this: An increase in natural...
View ArticleRaw Milk + Honey Accelerates DOMS Recovery of Trained Athletes Compared to...
While many US officials still believe that raw milk was a threat to public health. The internet is full of (often hilarious) health claims related to raw milk and the ill effects of pasturization....
View ArticleFit and Lean in 4 Min / Week: 1kg Fat Loss, +9% VO2Max, +13% Fat Oxidation -...
No excuse: You don't need an ex-pensive spinning bike for the workout.This is not an article for the hardcore trainees among you... unless, obviously you are a trainer or have friends and family who...
View ArticleCaffeine Keeps You Going When You'd Usually Rack the Weight - Does That Cause...
With only 65mg of caffeine, an espresso provides only ~12.5% of the amount of caffeine used in the study at hand.If you've kept an eye on the latest caffeine research you may have noticed that there's...
View ArticleFinally, the 1st Blood-Flow Restriction + Classic Training Periodization...
No, the study did not use a simple rope or band to restrict blood flow. Instead an automated system was used that kept the pressure at stable 100mmHg.As a SuppVersity readerĀ you know that blood flow...
View Article2-aminoisoheptane aka DMHA or Octadrine, a Legit DMAA Successor? Structure,...
DMHA is rather a stim than a fat burner. But I guess it will be marketed as both.If you are following the supplement market closely, you will have seen the first products with a new stimulant on the...
View ArticleHIIT vs. Steady-State for Fat Loss: Can EPOC Really Explain the Benefits of...
HIIT has been touted to work its fat burning magic by increasing post-exercise oxygen consumption aka EPOC, a marker of the amount of fat you burn after your workouts. Eventually, however, only the...
View ArticleCure! Diabetes With 8 + 24 Week Diet Intervention: 40% Stay Normo-Glycemic...
If gaining body fat triggers T2DM, is is not surprising that losing it, cures it.From the SuppVersityĀ Facebook NewsĀ you will remember that studies have shown that type II diabetes can be send into...
View ArticleCaffeine & Bicarbonate - Individuality is Key: Using Supps That Work for You...
Right vs. wrong supps can make a victory or defeat difference of >90%.I've written about the individual response to caffeine and bicarbonate before. To tackle both of these ergogenic supplements I...
View ArticleBPC-157, the Orally Available Peptide That Repairs Tendon, Muscle,...
BPC is not patentable, and thus not interesting for BigPharma.In a way this article is a response to a question I got from Ryan on the Faebook Page of the SuppVersity a week ago. He asked, whether I...
View ArticleHow Accurate Are Activity Trackers? EE Data From Omron, Fitbit, Jawbone &...
Even though the study doesn't provide a straight-forward answer to the question "Which is the best activity tracker?", it is still revealing.I hope you don't rely on the data from your activity tracker...
View ArticleCardio Can BOOST Your Gains?! Do it Before Weights and be Rewarded With 28%...
It may be important that the subjects cycled, because a recent review of the potential interference of cardio w/ strength training shows that cycling is the least likely to affect your gains (Murach....
View ArticleHuman Study Provides New Insight into How NSAIDs Speed Up Satellite Cell...
No, I still do not recommend the chronic (ab-)use of NSAIDs, bro.No, this is not the first study about the effects of NSAIDs on muscle gains I discuss here atĀ www.suppversity.com, but it is certainly...
View ArticleFull-Body vs. Split Workouts: Body Composition Changes Favor Volume-Equated...
I guess that most of you will be training according to a split workout, right? You can do so many great bench press and biceps curl variations on "International ChestĀ + Biceps"-Monday... awesome,...
View ArticleTwo Hours of Extra-Sleep Before Sleep Deprivation Minimize the Performance...
If you want to practice "vorschlafen" you may have to set your alarm-clock to tell you when to go to bed."Vorschlafen" is the German term for getting extra sleep the nights before an event of which you...
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