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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...

Protein powders before fasted weight training? Here is a more natural and cheaper alternative

BCAAs, egg, insulin, muscle gain, protein, resistance exercise, strength training

The idea that protein powders should be consumed prior to weight training has been around for a while, and is very popular among bodybuilder...

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...

Finding your sweet spot for muscle gain with HCE

exercise injuries, HCE, muscle gain, resistance exercise, statistics, strength training, supercompensation, warppls

In order to achieve muscle gain, one has to repeatedly hit the “supercompensation” window, which is a fleeting period of time occurring at s...

Strength training: A note about Scooby and comments by Anon

exercise injuries, muscle gain, resistance exercise, strength training, supercompensation

Let me start this post with a note about Scooby , who is a massive bodybuilder who has a great website with tips on how to exercise at home...

Why red meat consumption may appear unhealthy in scientific studies

endurance exercise, iron overload, red meat, resistance exercise, statistics, warppls

There have been many academic articles in the past linking red meat intake with increased mortality, and there will be more in the future. ...

Heavy physical activity may significantly reduce heart disease deaths, especially after age 45

heart disease, research, resistance exercise, strength training

The idea that heavy physical activity is a main trigger of heart attacks is widespread. Often endurance running and cardio-type activities...

Your mind as an anabolic steroid

anabolic steroids, muscle gain, placebo effect, research, resistance exercise, strength training

The figure below, taken from Wilmore et al. (2007), is based on a classic 1972 study conducted by Ariel and Saville . The study demonstrated...

Should you do resistance exercise to failure?

cortisol, growth hormone, muscle gain, research, resistance exercise

Doing resistance exercise to failure is normally recommended for those who want to maximize strength and muscle mass gains from the exercis...

Dietary protein does not become body fat if you are on a low carbohydrate diet

carbohydrates, compensatory adaptation, low carb, protein, resistance exercise

By definition LC is about dietary carbohydrate restriction. If you are reducing carbohydrates, your proportional intake of protein or fat, o...

How can carrying some extra body fat be healthy?

BMI, body fat, myostatin, resistance exercise, waist-to-weight ratio

Most of the empirical investigations into the association between body mass index (BMI) and mortality suggest that the lowest-mortality BM...

How to lose fat and gain muscle at the same time? Strength training plus a mild caloric deficit

body fat, endurance exercise, fat loss, muscle gain, research, resistance exercise, strength training

Ballor et al. (1996) conducted a classic and interesting study on body composition changes induced by aerobic and strength training. This st...

How to become diabetic in 6 hours!? Thanks Dr. Delgado for bringing science to the masses!

diabetes, humor, research, resistance exercise

(Note: My apologies for the sarcastic tone of this post. I am not really congratulating anybody here!) Dr. Nick Delgado shows us in this You...

Heavy physical activity may significantly reduce heart disease deaths, especially after age 45

heart disease, research, resistance exercise, strength training

This post has been revised and re-published . The original comments are preserved below.

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...

The theory of supercompensation: Strength training frequency and muscle gain

compensatory adaptation, ectomorph, endomorph, mesomorph, muscle gain, resistance exercise, strength training, supercompensation

Moderate strength training has a number of health benefits, and is viewed by many as an important component of a natural lifestyle that appr...