We all go through periods when pumps elude us. Frankly, these periods really suck. And worse, they seem beyond explanation. It's a bloody shame, considering how motivating enlarged, vascular muscles can be. As Arnold once said, a huge pump in a body part is almost as good as having sex… and you...
You see many people using many things. In fact, most people use far more supplements than they really need. With so many different products to choose from, and so many supplement companies bombarding us with “what you need”, it is no wonder that many people do not know what to use and why. They...
Separating truth from myth can often be difficult in the muscle building and fitness realm. Everyone has an opinion, and often these opinions are based on rumors, misinformation, or a 10 second blurb overhead on the nightly news or radio. Many supplement myths remain prevalent, despite the fact...
There are hundreds of sites out there that sell you creatine supplements but none of them give you the facts about creatine and whether it's what you need for your goals. This page has everything you wanted to know about creatine supplements. If you are considering creatine supplements you...
The effectiveness of creatine supplementation is well known. Creatine increases lean muscle mass, boosts strength, and provides you with more energy during intense workouts. Combine the effectiveness of creatine with the fact that it has no side effects, and you have a recipe for a best-selling...
Morning workouts present a common conundrum: should you eat a pre-workout meal?
If you aren’t a breakfast person and prefer a fasted workout, then maybe you can just chug some water, skip the food, and go right into your warm-up.
But if you find yourself crashing mid-workout on an empty...
A few days ago a clinical trial was published stating that creatine causes cancer... Can this be true? Well, the truth is that it can’t, as stated by Dr. Richard Creider along with 29 other experts in a critique of this clinical trial.
Problems:
❕They used mice in which cancerous cell...
Obviously for anybody trying to build muscle, you will know how important it is to train regularly, train hard, eat right, and get plenty of rest in the process. If you can honestly say that you do all of those things and are not seeing the gains you were hoping for, it may be time to consider...
Found this on another site.....great info.....
You all should want to know how to read and understand your blood work:
I’m going to venture a guess about what happens when you, a weight lifter, goes to the doctor to get a physical. I’m betting that you almost always get a follow-up call from...
Finding ways to help creatine work better can have substantial effects. Creatine, when taken by itself is a very effective supplement when it comes to muscle building. No other supplement has the effects on muscle and energy like creatine monohydrate does. Over the years since the...
Are you giving your body what it needs to recover after every workout?
If the answer is no, then it’s time to step up your post-workout nutrition game.
Research has made it clear that one of the most important times to perfect your nutrition is the post-workout timeframe.
After an intense...
How it is Tops for Increasing Muscle Mass
Creatine continues to make news again, with several studies shedding new light on exciting new mechanisms that show how creatine enhances muscle mass and increases muscle recuperation.
Is Creatine an Antioxidant?
Researchers from Italy published...
SUPPLEMENTATION--BEFORE & AFTER
Dwayne Jackson, PhD, and Jim Stoppani, PhD
Scientists now have the ability to clone animals, make organs from stem cells and even operate vehicles on Mars. With all these technological advancements, you'’d think that someone would have developed by now an...
CREATINE AND OSTEOARTHRITIS
DR DANIEL REARDON M.B.CH.B., B.SC. (HONS) // PHOTODISC
Over the years, there has been an increasing body of evidence in the use of creatine for a host of medical problems; the most common ones being genetic and inflammatory muscle disease. This month I came across...
What You Take After Your Workouts Matters
By Razvan Radu
Enhance your recovery with these supplements.
You just finished an intense lifting session. What’s next? At this point, you have your macronutrients covered in your post-workout meal. Proteins, carbohydrates, fats are all in check. But...
Getting The Facts Straight On Creatine For Optimal Results!
Beyond The Confusion: Getting The Facts Straight On Creatine For Optimal Results!
I don’t usually like to write whole articles about supplements because I believe diet and training to be far more important than any combination of...
Supplement Synergy
By Dwayne N. Jackson, PhD
Fat-Loss Stack: Caffeine, Green Tea Extract, Yohimbine, Synephrine
If you browse the ingredients of most fat-burning formulas you’ll likely come across this combination of well-known lipolytic (fat-burning) agents. Over the years...
My son's 14 years old 5'10" and really good at basketball.
I know he's not short, but I would like to optimize his natural height growth.
He's already taller than me and mom and I want him to keep growing.
I believe he will have a shot at the NBA, yes I know I'm biased.
I don't want anything...
If you are on steroids. Every once in a while some dip shit at the gym get up the balls to come up an ask me what I'm taking and if I'm on steroids. The standard answer is typically that I'm taking protein and creatine and such. Every so often (especially on tren) I rip into them and tell em if...