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Curious about creatine? This concise guide by Nick Tumminello, author of the Creatine Report, tells you why you should consider this popular supplement. As the author of the Creatine Report: the Most Comprehensive, Unbiased, Research-based, FREE resource ever written on Creatine – I’ve taken the...

Caffeine is one of the most widely consumed supplements in the world, but there are still a lot of myths about what it does. Do you believe any of these? Coffee is the nectar of the gods. Partially because the aroma of it is the planets best aphrodisiac and it tastes like a million angles are...

Major mass comes from a solid diet. David and Justin teach you how to calculate your calories and macros, and even provide a sample meal plan. A training plan is only as strong as its diet. 80-90% of the results you see will come from dedication to nutrition, and that's why the Mass Performance...

Maintaining a high level of performance during your workouts while in a calorie deficit can be tough. Use these tips to make it a bit easier for yourself. Performance is easily sustained when caloric intake is plentiful. When food intake is high, the body has a surplus of energy available to...

Have you heard about Nootropics? These brain-hacking supplements can increase mental alertness and focus, but they're also proven to boost performance. People are really jumping on the “brain enhancer” supplement band-wagon lately. These brain enhancers are known as nootropics, a word coined by...

As an athlete, you're constantly striving to be better. Learn how supplementation with beta-alanine can improve endurance, increase power, and delay muscle fatigue. Athletes are naturally competitive. You’re constantly working to improve your performance, to run faster, jump higher, row harder...

2 Things That Beat Coffee for Workouts Tired before your workout? These two things may be better than caffeine for optimizing exercise performance. Caffeine and Robbing the Sleep Bank Too many of us view sleep as a bank account filled with hours, minutes, and seconds. When we don't have enough...

Clenbuterol Clenbuterol (Spiropent) is a beta-receptor agonist drug used in the treatment of asthma and in bodybuilding for the purpose of fat loss. In some instances, it can also be used to enhance performance in endurance exercise. When to use clenbuterol Clenbuterol should only be used when...

4 Simple, Proven Guidelines WORKOUT TIPS THAT WORK Figuring out this training thing can be confusing. It shouldn't be. It's the "experts" who make it confusing. They're not trying to overcomplicate things on purpose. (Well, some of them are, but most aren't.) They just get bogged down in the...

One of the hottest ingredients as of late in the supplement industry for increasing performance is that of quercetin, it’s being promoted to provide a more ‘natural’ form of energy and to promote recovery. The truth is that quercetin is an effective supplement for intense training regimens, but...

If you’ve dabbled in the supplement industry much you’re likely well aware of the popular sports supplement creatine monohydrate and its performance-enhancing effects. However, as with most any industry, the natural evolution of supplements has led to companies taking on their own endeavor to...

There is nothing more frustrating in the iron game than a lack of progress. When you feel as if you are training hard and putting in the time but not seeing the fruits of your labor, it can demoralize even the folks who have extreme mental toughness. The fastest way to change your situation is...

There is nothing more frustrating in the iron game than a lack of progress. When you feel as if you are training hard and putting in the time but not seeing the fruits of your labor, it can demoralize even the folks who have extreme mental toughness. The fastest way to change your situation is...

1.What Is Creatine? Creatine is derived from the amino acids glycine, arginine, and methionine. Skeletal muscle contains 95% of all creatine. The heart, brain, and testes hold the remaining 5%. 2. How Does Creatine Work? According to David Sandler, the Senior Director of Education for the...

What Is Beta-Alanine Before we get into what beta-alanine is, we need to first understand how beta-alanine works. Unlike any of the 20 amino acids, beta-alanine is a bit of an outlier. Beta-alanine is classified as a beta-amino acid, due to its unique molecular structure. Conventionally, amino...

What is beta alanine? Beta Alanine is a naturally occurring non-essential amino acid who’s one and only job is to act as an l-carnosine reserve. While beta-alanine typically gets all the credit for ‘reducing muscle acidity’ and improving performance, it’s actually carnosine that is doing the...

One diet continuously tops the list when it comes to researched health benefits: the Mediterranean diet. While labeled a ‘diet’ in mainstream media, this is not about restriction. The word ‘diet’ is used here to encompass a way of eating and foods consumed, not necessarily a plan to reduce...

Gut health is getting a lot of attention these days and for good reason. There are roughly 10 times more bacteria than cells in your body and an estimated 400 different types of bacteria in the intestinal tract alone, which work closely with your enteric nervous system to signal hunger, mood...

It seems like an easy choice: If you want to perform well, grab some sport food to fuel your training. Sport foods are bars, drinks, meals and gels specifically designed and packaged to provide energy and nutrients to a working body. Unfortunately, there are many foods on the market that simply...

mat: Abstract Send to Neuropsychology. 2019 May;33(4):547-559. doi: 10.1037/neu0000537. Cognitive performance and structural brain correlates in long-term anabolic-androgenic steroid exposed and nonexposed weightlifters. Bjørnebekk A1, Westlye LT2, Walhovd KB3, Jørstad ML1, Sundseth ØØ4, Fjell...