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In order to gain muscle, you MUST undergo intense resistance training. In order to gain muscle, you MUST consume protein to re-build muscle tissue. These two variables work synergistically with each other and to maximize your chances of gaining lean muscle tissue you simply must consume...

A new study is turning conventional wisdom on its head. Check it out. Two Lamborghinis I used to work for the company that first popularized creatine. This was in the mid-1990's when humans lived in mud huts and watched movies on their primitive "video cassette recorders." We sold teeny-tiny...

BergaMonte® (Bergamot Polyphenolic Fraction®) is a widely researched, patented extract derived from Citrus bergamia, a citrus fruit that is postulated to be a hybrid of lemon and bitter orange. Citrus bergamia trees blossom during the winter, and the fruit has a taste that is mildly sour but...

What are the best supplements for recovery? Fitness expert Alex Stewart looks at five crucial supplements that focus on recovering muscles for growth and development. As an athlete or bodybuilder, you require a lot from your body, which is why it's important to properly recover after each...

Flying solo in the gym can kind of be a drag, especially if you're going through something in your life outside of the gym. Partner up & make serious gains! Lifting alone has quite a few benefits. When lifting solo, you have complete control of program choice, load, exercise variation, starting...

Does rep tempo have an effect on your gains? If so, which is better, fast tempo or slow tempo? Read this article to find out everything about rep tempo! Let’s say you attend the gym on a regular basis. You have progressive overload, volume, frequency, intensity, exercise selection/order, and...

If fat people drink 450 milliliters of cranberry juice every day, their insulin sensitivity increases slightly, and their cholesterol levels improve. American researchers at Washington State University come to this conclusion in a human study published in the European Journal of Nutrition...

What Number of Sets and Reps Works Best? Most people think the primary driver for muscle growth is volume, but most of these same people define volume as the number of sets you're performing in a training session (not counting your warm-up sets, mind you). More accurately defined, volume is...

Alternate-day fasting has health benefits for healthy people A new study shows that strict alternate-day fasting may be a valid alternative to counting calories and may have similar results, while also benefitting various biological processes. Fasting may have benefits for healthy people, new...

As an athlete or bodybuilder, you require a lot from your body, which is why it's important to properly recover after each workout. Recovery refers to the techniques and actions you take to maximize repair, such as stretching, proper nutrition, heat, ice, and compression. Taking supplements to...

As an athlete or bodybuilder, you require a lot from your body, which is why it's important to properly recover after each workout. Recovery refers to the techniques and actions you take to maximize repair, such as stretching, proper nutrition, heat, ice, and compression. Taking supplements to...

Testosterone Replacement Therapy: New Data on Efficacy and Cardiovascular Safety Robert A. Kloner, MD, PhD Editorial Find in PubMed https://doi.org/10.1177/1074248416646938 Article information Free Access One of the most controversial questions in cardiovascular pharmacology is whether...

You've see them in the gym every day: The people who seem to just wander from one machine to the next, one free-weight exercise to another, with no apparent plan. Hats off to them for showing up, but new research suggests that there can be a world of difference between just going to the gym and...

For many years, we’ve been told exercise for weight loss is a double-edged sword. It makes reaching your goal easier if you combine it with cutting calories, but too much may make you eat more, negating any calorie burn you’ve achieved by working out. But a new small study published in the...

Athletes use visualization to help them mentally rehearse and prepare for competition. Now “if you see it, you can achieve it” might be the mantra when it comes to weight loss as well, according to a recent study published in the International Journal of Obesity. THE SCIENCE University of...

A recent study published in the American Journal of Physiology: Endocrinology and Metabolism has become one of the most detailed deep-dives into the effects of diet and resistance training in adults aged between 40 and 64, and results have showed that once an individual goes past the optimal...

To lose fat, you have to consistently use more calories than you take in. Typically, the best way to do this is to cut calories from your diet instead of relying on exercise alone to do the trick. But losing fat via exercise alone is possible, too; it just requires a lot more work and time. New...

Typically, paying your tab is the only part of a night out at a bar that isn’t fun. But there are ways to inject a little joy into even this most painful of tasks, namely by turning the check into a game. While these games range from tests of skills to absolutely random, they all make settling...

Pregnancy is a time when most moms-to-be are given a pass to forget about tracking food and nutrient intake, and even to “eat for two.” But new research from King’s College in London might make some rethink that. The UPBEAT (U.K. Pregnancies Better Eating and Activity Trial ) gave one group of...

Structure–activity relations of leucine derivatives reveal critical moieties for cellular uptake and activation of mTORC1-mediated signaling Shushi Nagamori, Pattama Wiriyasermkul, Suguru Okuda, Naoto Kojima, Yoshiyuki Hari, Shigeki Kiyonaka, Yasuo Mori, Hideyuki Tominaga, Ryuichi Ohgaki &...