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... 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
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... Read More
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... Read More
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... Read More
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... Read More
If your NEAT is low, maybe you should chill body fat loss, cold-induced thermogenesis, muscle loss, NEAT, strength training, supercompensation I wrote most of this post a while ago, and then forgot about it. The recent blogosphere storm of comments regarding cold-induced thermogene... Read More
Amino acids in skeletal muscle: Are protein supplements as good as advertised? amino acids, BCAAs, ketosis, muscle gain, protein, research, strength training When protein-rich foods, like meat, are ingested they are first broken down into peptides through digestion. As digestion continues, peptide... Read More