The figure below (click to enlarge) is from the outstanding book Physiology of sport and exercise , by Jack H. Wilmore, David L. Costill, an...
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Showing posts with label growth hormone. Show all posts
Showing posts with label growth hormone. Show all posts
Growth hormone: The fountain of youth
Growth hormone, also known as human growth hormone, seems to be implicated in a number of metabolic conditions associated with aging, and, m...
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Niacin and its effects on growth hormone, glucagon, cortisol, blood lipids, mental disorders, and fasting glucose levels
Niacin is a very interesting vitamin. It is also known as vitamin B 3 , or nicotinic acid. It is an essential vitamin whose deficiency leads...
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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 ...
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Should you do resistance exercise to failure?
Doing resistance exercise to failure is normally recommended for those who want to maximize strength and muscle mass gains from the exercis...
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Niacin turbocharges the growth hormone response to anaerobic exercise: A delayed effect
Niacin is also known as vitamin B3, or nicotinic acid. It is an essential vitamin whose deficiency leads to pellagra. In large doses of 1 to...
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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...
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What is a good low carbohydrate diet? It is a low calorie one
adiponectin,
Atkins,
carbohydrates,
fish,
growth hormone,
insulin,
Jimmy Moore,
low carb,
my experience
My interview with Jimmy Moore should be up on the day that this post becomes available. (I usually write my posts on weekends and schedule ...
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Growth hormone secretion drops with age, but not exactly in the way you would expect
Many people assume that growth hormone secretion drops with age in a somewhat linear fashion, as implied by this diagram . This assumption p...
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Growth hormone, insulin resistance, body fat accumulation, and glycogen depletion: Making sense of a mysterious hormone replacement therapy outcome
Hormone replacement therapies are prescribed in some cases, for medical reasons. They usually carry some risks. The risks come in part from ...
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