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Let’s face it: We all want to look great naked. A well-sculpted physique not only boosts your confidence but also shows off the hard work you’ve put into your training. But how do you break through the confusion and get the results you’re after? The key is to train smart, have fun, and push your...

Fatty Acids for Muscle, Strength, and Endurance A legal performance enhancer that's actually healthy? Yes. You may even be using it already, but probably not enough. Here's the science. The term "ergogenic aid" has gotten a bad rap. What's the first thing you think of when you hear it? Banned...

A Fat Burner that Boosts Testosterone This natural supplement does what most can't: it boosts fat loss and muscle gains at the same time. The catch? You have to use the right form of it. Would you rather gain or lose seven pounds? That's a dumb question, right? Seven pounds of what exactly...

Rhodiola Rosea elevates beta-endorphins, making it The Ultimate Chill Pill. I've also documented how it increases endurance, possibly by raising blood levels of EPO. Now there's a new study that shows it has a really strong effect on anaerobic performance, too, meaning that it could help you...

The 4 Variations You Need It’s time to reap the benefits of the often-overlooked good morning (GM) exercise. Moving the load around during the exercise alters the force vector and stress demands on different regions of the body, providing multiple opportunities for targeted, pain-free...

Powerful Phytochemicals and More Health Span > Life Span When we talk about longevity and life extension, we assume that people want to live a long time, but many have no interest in facing the indignities of old age. That’s why “life extension” is a crappy term. What we should be talking...

Forskolin is a testosterone and thyroid hormone raising supplement derived from the herb, Coleus forskohlii. Studies have shown it to increase lean body mass, decrease body fat, and lower blood pressure while raising metabolic rate. It does all this by elevating levels of cAMP (cyclic adenosine...

WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT C3G SO FAR We know a lot about cyanadin-3-glucoside (C3G). It's a polyphenol compound found in blueberries, grapes, black beans, and pretty much any fruit or vegetable that has a reddish blue or indigo cast to it. Studies have shown it to have anti-diabetic effects, which...

Powerful Phytochemicals and More Health Span > Life Span When we talk about longevity and life extension, we assume that people want to live a long time, but many have no interest in facing the indignities of old age. That’s why “life extension” is a crappy term. What we should be talking...

Wait a minute…. you’re telling me to restrict blood flow while resistance training? Doesn’t that lead to blood clots, embolus, etc.? You’re out of your mind man.” We hear this conversation far too often when discussing a novel technique used to induce muscle growth. When considering...

*Disclaimer: This was originaly wrote 6 years ago for entertainment purposes only.* When you think of people who are addicted to smoking cigarettes, what type of person do you envision? I personally think of someone thin, drawn, and hyper-active. When you hear about people trying to quit...

L-carnitine is often mistaken as an amino acid, when in fact it is a charged molecule known as a ‘quat’. Most people tout carnitine as an effective fat loss agent, since it is necessary for fatty acid oxidation; yet the literature on carnitine and performance enhancement remains a little...

Is Growth Hormone Truly a Fountain of Youth? Ever since the landmark 1990 trial performed by Rudman et al [1] claimed that GH reversed decades of age-related changes in otherwise healthy elderly males, this single-chain polypeptide has gained a lot of buzz in anti-aging circles as a panacea of...

The Anabolic to Androgenic Ratio helps to determine a Steroid’s clinical application. In medical settings, compounds with a high Androgenic to Anabolic ratio are used for Androgen-Replacement Therapies; Hormone Replacement Therapy in adults, Androgen-Deficiency Therapy in teenagers, or...

Growth hormone and adipocyte function in obesity S Y Nam 1 , C Marcus Affiliations PMID: 10895049 DOI: 10.1159/000053211 Abstract In obesity, growth hormone (GH) secretion is impaired which is considered a consequence rather than a cause of obesity. GH regulates the expression of GH receptor...

Build Muscle With Bad Words – Studies have shown that swearing increases pain tolerance. In one experiment, 67 subjects were asked to see how long they could keep their hands immersed in freezing water. Some of them were told to cuss and others were told to repeat neutral words like “spaghetti!”...

1. Increased confidence from looking good. 2. Increased attention from women or men. 3. If you run a good UGL you can make a lot of money. 4. Better sex life. 5. The look of awe from humans. 6. If lose your hair you save money on haircuts. 7. If you have dry skin the excess oil will...

American Prescription Drug use more than Doubles by Julie Fidler Posted on November 5, 2015 Rises to nearly 60%. More Americans take prescription medications than ever before – nearly 60% – and obesity could be to blame. A new study published in JAMA shows that the number of people taking...

Two a Day Training in the Weight Room Part 1 By Lyle McDonald Ok, this article (which will assuredly be two parts) came out of a question on my FB group regarding two-a-day training for natural lifters. His question, more or less was if it was productive or counterproductive to train twice...

This is a protocol to use a burst cycle of peptides to illicit Muscle Growth and Fat Loss. Peptides work differently in your test subject than AAS but the same or better results can be achieved with the right combination. IMO testosterone should be run at a low dose (250mg/wk) unless you are...