Two-Year Study Seems to Suggest: 'Ketogenic Diet' Doubles Weight, Triples Fat...
Unfortunately, this is not a photo of the "ketogenic diet" meals the subjects were served in exactly 2 out of 24 months of the study... ah, and the various supple-ments they were taking to make up for...
View ArticleAccelerated Muscle Repair and Function W/ 10-15g High Leucine EAA Supplement...
Would it be advisable to switch from the large scoop with protein (red) to the small one with (EAAs) or take both? That's a question today's SuppVersity article may help you to answer on your own. Yes,...
View ArticleWhole Eggs Can Boost Your Beta-Carotene and Vitamin E Uptake from Veggie...
Believe it or not raw food vegans, it takes scrambled (whole) eggs to turn your veggie salads into a "superfood", or rather, to have the "super effects" of all its "super vitamins" on your health . The...
View ArticleGarlic & Red Yeast Rice: Manage Your Blood Lipids W/Out Statins - 12+1...
Red yeast rice is the "+1" in this SuppVersity Mini-Series because it is actually a "statin". Similar effects, similar side effects and all that (probably) because of the similar structure of its lipid...
View ArticleWomen Have a Hard(er) Time Losing Body Fat W/ Exercise 'cause it Increases...
Is she going to binge after this body weight squat workout? Nah, don't worry...I've repeatedly written about studies that show that the Taubs'ian notion that "exercise is useless because it just makes...
View ArticleNew Studies on the Gut, Microbiome and Dietary Fiber: 25% Reduced Glucose...
When the average Westerner hears the word fiber, his marketing indoctrinated brain will associate "cereals"... thanks to the marketing campaigns of Kellog's and co. we have been brainwashed to forget...
View ArticleSynergistic vs. Antagonistic Supersetting - Is One a Better Fat Burner?...
Superset or not? The research question here is a different one...I have to admit. I've recommended super setting during fat loss phases before, too. It simply appears too logical to assume that with...
View ArticleLicorice Flavonoid Oil - More Muscle, Less Fat in 16-Week RCT W/ Human...
I know this will disappoint you, but as of now, it seems as if licorice would help you burn the invisible visceral fat, only. That's healthy(-ier) than subcutaneous fat loss, but probably not how you...
View ArticleHitting it After Weights - Nothing but Benefits? Not Exactly, but...
Has your cardio-addiction held you back in the past? That does not mean that a short HIIT training after an RT workout will do the same, does it?Right from the University of Athens comes new paper by...
View ArticleOvertrained or in the Zone? Tests & Analyses of Samples of Athletes' Saliva...
Could something as simple as a saliva test tell you if you or your clients are overtraining? I mean, common sense would dictate that cortisol, free T and IL-6 should tell us something.Salivary...
View ArticleLow Dose Silymarin (Milk Thistle) Boosts Reduction in Body Fat % W/ Both,...
The "classic" user of silymarin supplements is either fat, sick and suffering from NAFLD, or big, buffed and taking oral steroids. Athletic women like the ones in the photos above, on the other hand,...
View Article3-4 Egg Yolks per Day May Normalize Your Lipids, Reduce Liver & Abdominal Fat...
Three whole eggs deliver the most effec-tive "dose" of egg yolk to improve your blood lipid levels - mores specifically: triglycerides ↓ and LDL ↓ but HDL ↑Because of their cholesterol content, eggs...
View ArticleLatest Study Shows that a 3.3 g/kg High-Protein Diet is Safe -- And Yes, This...
Don't forget that meat and dairy are not the only good sources of protein in your diet. In fact, even vegan athletes can - albeit with some effort - follow a diet that's so high in protein that...
View ArticleCycling Only 10 Min After Workouts Promotes Recovery as Effectively, Cheaper...
Active recovery in the form of light intensity exercise, such as walking or cycling on a cycle ergometer may be suitable for every exercise modality and is not more or less effective than the much...
View Article35g of PWO Whey Don't Build Extra Muscle, but Help Shed Body Fat | Plus: Is...
Bad news bro: Whey will shed significant amounts of trunk and android fat only in conjunction with 16 weeks of resistance training. No matter what the ads promise.Ok, Hulmi's 2015 study into the...
View ArticleNew "Lean Gains" Study Confirms: IF Gets Athletes Lean & Improves Insulin...
Intermittent fasting has accumulated lots of scientific back-up in obese subjects and rodent models of obesity. In lean, athletic folks, however, the "evidence" is - with one exception - based on...
View ArticleHydrogen-Rich (H+) Water Helps Athletes Perform, Improves Our Health &...
Is H+ rich water more effective than other 'snake oil versions' of water?Recently, Raymond asked on the SuppVersity Facebook page whether I could "please do something on the subject of hydrogen...
View ArticleEMG Study Can Tell Us Something About Using Dumbbells, Barbells and Machines...
The dumbbell bench press is a pec stretcher. Doesn't it already look like maximal pectoralis major activity?No, a high EMG activity will not necessarily translate into improved long-term muscle or...
View ArticleTotal Protein, not its Whey-to-Casein Ratio Determines the Satiety Effects of...
No, that's not a photo from the study.This is not the first SuppVersity article to discuss the satiating effect of dietary protein, but it's the only one addressing the notion that a lower...
View ArticleLow(er) Carb Crossfitters May be Missing Out | 11.1% vs. 4% Rep Increase With...
If there's one thing all crossfit WODs have in common it's their profoundly anaerobic, meaning glucose burning, natureI don't care if you love or hate Crossfit. Why's that? "Liking" has nothing to do...
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