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Panaxatriol - Ginseng Constituent Has Protein-Anabolic Effects When It's...
Warning: It's too early to stockpile ginseng or ginseng capsules, yet... the independent jury is still out there.Ginseng is not exactly the agent you will think about when you hear the word "natural...
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Meta-Analysis: Could Energy Drinks be All About Taurine? Taurine, not...
While almost all energy drinks appear to have it, the evidence that taurine adds to the effects of caffeine has hitherto been unconvincing. Does this change with the latest study by a group of...
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GVT -- Too Much Volume!? Only Trunk / Legs, and Triceps, not Pecs, Biceps or...
Bad news, bros. The biceps suffers when you increase your volume. Your legs, however, need extra hammering.German Volume Training (GVT), or the "10 sets method", has been used for decades by...
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Phosphorus, the Magic Bullet For Fat Loss and Against the YoYo-Effect? P....
This is not the first study to suggest that as little as 12.5% of the suggested upper limit for phosphorus can make a big difference when it comes to weight loss and the ease of weight loss when you...
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Not Making Progress? New RCT: 'Personal Training' Sheds Twice as Much Body...
Certainly not a photo from the study.I have to admit that I have never even remotely thought about hiring a personal trainer or coach. A mistake? Well, unlike the lives of the obese subjects in a...
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Synergistic or Non-Synergistic Split Training - Is Intl. Chest + Biceps...
Yes, we are talking about a study in trained individuals, bros :-)This is not the first SuppVersity article to address the usefulness and efficacy of different split routines (learn more). What makes...
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Upper Body Workout Doesn't Impair 48h Leg-Day Recovery, Lactobacillus for...
PWO alcohol is not for male athletes. But before you rejoice, ladies. The ill health effects of a given amount of alcohol are more severe for the fairer sex.It's Christmas! And you can almost smell the...
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3/3 TOP-Selling US Fish Oils Exceed Maximal Peroxide and Total Oxidation...
The US' favorite fish oil supplements: Dirt cheap and still not worth the money. Better buy fish - fresh fish."I told you so!" That's how someone else in my position would probably start today's...
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100% Increase in Exercise-Induced Collagen Synthesis With Cheap, Yet...
If you premix it with vitamin C, I would guess that this dosage form of gelatin will work just as well as the mix the scientists used in the study at hand. And if it contains 15g + of gelatin,...
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If 'Size' is Your Goal, 30s Rest & 20 Reps Beat 3 Min Rest & 8 Reps to...
Do women have to complain that training makes them "bulky", because they're doing it right (high rep, low weight, short rest) while their boyfriends don't?... What? Don't worry, I am just kiddin'.As a...
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Carb Up to Burn More Fat!? True or False: High CHO Diet Allows for 64%...
You could use this exercise to deplete your glycogen levels before "cardio".The title alone will be considered an atrocity by Taubes' evangelists: "High-CHO diet increases post-exercise oxygen...
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Starting to Have Breakfast is Worst New Year's Resolution ... Unless You Want...
Unless your breakfast looks like this, the study does not mean that you can no longer have breakfast.If you're following the SuppVersity news, you may remember a post from Wednesday in which I outlined...
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Pyramid-, Synergistic & Antagonistic Supersetting - How do Experienced...
While all subjects in the study at hand were men, there's no reason to believe that the results for women would be fundamentally different.Ok, let's get the most significant message out right away: the...
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Put Up or Shut Up! How Effective is Caffeine for Gymrats, Self-Proclaimed...
Let's be honest: The authors exaggerate when they call the subjects 'bodybuilders'Yes, there are dozens, no, I guess hundreds of studies investigating the effects of caffeine in (a) various groups of...
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Adaptation to Intermittent Ramadan Fasting Takes Time, but Eventually Mood,...
No, it wasn't a button like this which made the subjects happy.It took some time, yeah, but after a few weeks the participants, students of the Hannover Medical School, where the trial was conducted...
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Three Eggs a Day = Doping for Your Heart Health: Larger LDL & HDL, Increased...
Don't miss out on a long-neglected superfood. With the latest study from the University of Connecticut the evidence of beneficial (heart-)health effects of increased egg consumption keep accumulating -...
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Dieting Down to ~10% Body Fat for Women: Contest Prep Study - Deficits,...
This would unquestionably be at the lower end of contest BF% levels (avg. 12%) the women in this study achieved,The number of studies on fitness and bodybuilding competitions is limited. Probably you...
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True or False: A High Protein Intake Nullifies the Benefits of Diet-Induced...
With high protein diets often being falsely equated with misguided varieties of keto diets where you eat nothing but sausages and bacon, the public jumps at 'news' like "A new study suggests there's a...
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Overlooked and Hushed Up?! The 10-20% Performance Gain From Short-Term...
Even though their efficacy is still doubted by some doping researchers, the existing evidence leaves little doubt that glucocorticoid doping is as prevalent and efficient as it is risky (Duclos....
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Recomp: Building Muscle + Losing Fat Works W/ Weights, but Won't Boost 'Ur...
Sane caloric deficits (maybe 15-20% and thus more than in the study at hand) + strength training may facilitate recomp = body fat loss + muscle gain/maintenance.There are even equations which indicate...
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