Growth hormone may rise 300 percent with exercise: Acute increases also occur in cortisol, adrenaline, and noradrenaline adrenaline, cortisol, endurance exercise, glycogen depletion, growth hormone, noradrenaline, research, resistance exercise The figure below (click to enlarge) is from the outstanding book Physiology of sport and exercise , by Jack H. Wilmore, David L. Costill, an... Read More
How much dietary protein can you store in muscle? About 15 g/d if you are a gifted bodybuilder albumin, alcohol, carbohydrates, free fatty acid, glycogen depletion, protein Let us say you are one of the gifted few who are able to put on 1 lb of pure muscle per month, or 12 lbs per year, by combining strength tra... Read More
Book review: Biology for Bodybuilders book review, compensatory adaptation, glycogen depletion, resistance exercise, strength training The photos below show Doug Miller and his wife, Stephanie Miller. Doug is one of the most successful natural bodybuilders in the U.S.A. toda... Read More
Strength training plus fasting regularly, and becoming diabetic!? No, it is just compensatory adaptation at work compensatory adaptation, cortisol, diabetes, glucose, glycation, glycogen depletion, growth hormone, HbA1c, insulin, intermittent fasting, research One common outcome of doing glycogen-depleting exercise (e.g., strength training, sprinting) in combination with intermittent fasting is an ... Read More
The amounts of water, carbohydrates, fat, and protein lost during a 30-day fast body fat, fasting, glycogen depletion, muscle gain, research When it comes to losing fat and maintaining muscle, at the same time, there are no shortcuts. The process generally has to be slow to be hea... Read More
Body fat and disease: How much body fat can I lose in one day? adiponectin, body fat, fasting, glycogen depletion, inflammation, intermittent fasting, leptin, obesity, research, resistin Body fat is not an inert deposit of energy. It can be seen as a distributed endocrine organ. Body fat cells, or adipocytes, secrete a number... Read More
Exercise and blood glucose levels: Insulin and glucose responses to exercise endurance exercise, glucose, glycogen depletion, insulin, research, resistance exercise The notion that exercise reduces blood glucose levels is widespread. That notion is largely incorrect. Exercise appears to have a positive e... Read More
Do you lose muscle if you lift weights after a 24-hour fast? Probably not if you do that regularly body fat, compensatory adaptation, gluconeogenesis, glucose, glycogen depletion, intermittent fasting, ketones, ketosis, muscle gain, muscle loss, research, resistance exercise, strength training Compensatory adaptation (CA) is an idea that is useful in the understanding of how the body reacts to inputs like dietary intake of macronu... Read More
Fructose in fruits may be good for you, especially if you are low in glycogen fructose, glucose, glycogen depletion, research, triglyceride, VLDL Excessive dietary fructose has been shown to cause an unhealthy elevation in serum triglycerides. This and other related factors are hypothe... Read More
Slow versus slow-brisk walking: Effects on type 2 diabetics body fat, body fat loss, diabetes, glycogen depletion, resistance exercise, visceral fat I am not a big fan of reviewing new studies published in refereed journals, particularly those that make it to the news. I prefer studies ... Read More
Doing crossfit and looking like a bodybuilder? compensatory adaptation, crossfit, glycogen depletion, growth hormone, HIIT, IGF-1, nitrogen balance, research, resistance exercise Top crossfit athletes like Annie Thorisdottir and Rich Froning Jr. (pictured below; photos from Crossfitthestables.com and List09.com) look... Read More
Growth hormone, insulin resistance, body fat accumulation, and glycogen depletion: Making sense of a mysterious hormone replacement therapy outcome body fat, diabetes, glycogen depletion, growth hormone, insulin, research Hormone replacement therapies are prescribed in some cases, for medical reasons. They usually carry some risks. The risks come in part from ... Read More