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True or False? Muscle Damage From Workouts Can Impair Skeletal Muscle Glucose...
I have to admit, I cannot answer the question about the effects of muscle damage on glycemia once and for all, but for the average workout, it's probably irrelevant and the overall effect...
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Physique Athletes Not Prone to Metab./Hormonal 'Damage', Recent Pilot Study...
Even though the study has male and female study participants this study is still more geared towards the men - why else do we have testosterone, but not estrogen measurements?As the scientists point...
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Blood Flow Restriction May Reduce Muscle Damage From Eccentric Biceps Curls -...
Pretty much the study set-up, albeit with a Scott bench to support the arm and much more weight.Surprising, isn't it? Wouldn't you expect that using a cuff set to restrict the blood flow in a way that...
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Ketone Ester Supplement Boosts Trainees' Post-Exercise Glycogen Repletion by...
For the average gymrat, the 18% increase in glycogen repletion PWO is 100% irrelevant and the amounts of glucose you'd need to facilitate it (even w/ ketones) would do more harm than good to your...
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6-Week Adaptation to Minimalist Running Shoe Sign Boosts Running Economy,...
The study subjects were trained runners, results may differ for noobs.I openly admit that the focus of my SuppVersity articles has rarely been on endurance exercises like running. I am well aware,...
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Post-Workout Ketone Salts Could Augment Your Gains, New Study Suggests - How...
Are the University of Oxford's patented ketone ester supplements really yet another "must have" supplement for your post-workout shake or are the subliminally promised increased gains unlikely, if not...
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Minimally Processed and Eaten as Part of a Mediterranean-Style Diet, Red Meat...
The extra reduction in diastolic blood pressure may translate to a significantly reduced stroke risk. Especially in younger people, a few mmHg can make a tenfold difference in their risk of stroke.If...
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Dubious Effects of Creatine on Markers of CNS Adaptation and Heart Health in...
Bodybuilding and creatine ain't mentioned in one breath without a reason - Crea simply works! Dozens of studies have shown that... not one, however, tested the effects on the CNS.Based on the extreme...
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Three Surprising Revelations About the Energetic Costs of Weight Training |...
The patterns that emerge in Figure 1-3Â already suggest that Crossfit gyms are the places where the average user will "leave the most calories" on the floor. Even regular circuit training programs burn...
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Low Carb(-ing) Reduces Fat & Fast Food (10-20%) Cravings Plus 60% Less Hunger...
You always crave the foods you must not eat, right? No, ... a recent study finds decreases in sweet and starch cravings in obese individuals on low-carb diets.If the calorie intake is standardized,...
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Coffee Never Disappoints: Myth that Habitual Consumption Reduces Caffeine's...
I must remind you, though, that performance benefits in one domain don't always transfer to another one. In other words: While the study seems to dispell the myth for classic endurance training,...
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Lose 11% Body Fat in 8 Weeks W/Out Dieting Efforts!? The 'Egg-Approach' to...
There are 1bn ways to prepare your eggs and the Internet is a rich source of recipes.You will probably remember the SuppVersity news about the pro-anabolic effects of eggs - whole eggs - from the other...
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6x1 Min HIIT Before Lifting Shed Extra Fat, Don't Impair 'ur Gainz | Daily...
While alcohol doesn't impair the regeneration and doing HIIT before weights leaves women's gains unchanged while potentially boosting their fat loss, training twice a day, every day appears to be a...
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Intermittent Fasting Increases 24h Energy Expenditure, But Skipping Breakfast...
"To eat or not to eat breakfast?" Unfortunately, the scientists geared their research pretty much to this question.Alright, you all have read my recent Facebook news post about the reduced energy...
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Body Fat Spot Reduction Works? Liberating Fat W/ Weight, Burning it With...
Spot reduction has hitherto been considered a myth, a new 12-week study from Italy suggests otherwise."The present data suggest that a training programme entailing localized explosive resistance...
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Real Growth Hormone for Athletes - Lean Mass ↗, Fat Mass ↓, Water ↑, but...
Physique athletes > sprinters > endurance athletes - That's probably the ranking of those athletes who benefit most from GH (ab-)use. Why? Well, its effects on body composition are attractive for...
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Two New Papers, Review & RCT, Suggest: Nutrient Timing May Boost Lean Mass...
"Hon, are you crazy? Don't check your Facebook or WhatsApp now, get the protein shake in, immediately" - After reading about the latest (unfortunately partly yet unpublished) research some trainers may...
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Food Irradiation, Threat to Our Health or an Ideal Alternative to...
If you google images for food radiation, you get an idea of the (misplaced) prejudices against killing bacteria with ionizing radiation instead of nutrient damaging heat or potentially...
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Post-Workout Bicarbonate (NaHCO3) Buffers Performance Decline on 2nd Bout of...
AM/PM cyclists rejoice: Bicarbonate is going to get you back into the saddle.It sounds only logical that the provision of 0.3g/kg of sodium bicarbonate after a bout of cycling to full exhaustion would...
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7-Day Protein-Modified Fast - All the Benefits of Fasting W/Out the Risk of...
Lean wild salmon would be a good protein source for a PSMF regimen.If you are not familiar with the idea of a "protein modified fast" here's what it's all about: in order to minimize the use of lean...
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