Do you drink coffee? If so, you might lose the benefits of creatine loading. A recent double-blind study confirms creatine’s efficacy as a bodybuilding supplement but gives a strong caveat to coffee drinkers. Nine active men…
Lack of zinc and magnesium is widespread in the broad population. It is even more frequent in athletes and very active people because these minerals are lost during workouts. The impact this has on physical performance…
Man has sought a means to extend life, turn around the ageing process, and live forever from the beginning of time. Scientists have observed that if theHuman Growth Hormonecould be maintained at its youthful levels, then…
Tribulus Terrestris isn't far away from being a "super" herb, but what does it have to do with bodybuilding and health? Why is everyone talking about Tribulus? In bodybuilding, Tribulus is used for its testosterone enhancing…
Milk Thistle has the advantage of being a potentantioxidant; it assists in caring for and revitalizing your liver, and may disrupt recirculation of poisons. Long believed to be the natural world’s leading herbal liver-health aid, Milk…
Nitric oxideis a colorless, free radical gas commonly found in tissues of all mammals. It can also be prepared commercially by passing air through an electric arc.NO2acts as a signal molecule in the nervous system, and…
Bodybuilders eat fairly well. In fact, they eat very well. A study published in the Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness (29:63-70; 2004) reported that "all of the bodybuilders' vitamin/mineral intakes exceeded the RDAs with…
As a hard-training bodybuilder, you want to maximize your efforts for gaining size without packing on the lard. You want to look like a muscle monster, not a beached whale. To reach that goal, certain bodybuilders…
L-glutamine acts as a major metabolic fuel for the small intestine. If the intestine loses its integrity (that is, its ability to absorb nutrients selectively) the bacteria present there may translocate. That means bacteria that normally…
Caffeine, one of a group of substances called methylxanthanines, is probably the most commonly consumed drug in the world. An alkaloid that’s derived from a variety of plants, it’s inexpensive and readily available in pill form…
How Much Protein Should I Take? How important is protein? I recently had a discussion with some training buddies about what we considered was the most important supplement. The premise was, if you could take only…
For crying out loud, it’s the science. Notwithstanding political references, the science is what invariably seems left out when newspaper and television reporters do their so-called objective reporting. Sometimes I’m left to wonder if the news…
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