Supplements

Back in the mid-’60s and early ’70s, bodybuilders didn’t have the huge variety of supplements that are now available—like “fat burners.”...

Research suggests that drinking a leucine-enriched protein drink while you’re taking part in endurance exercise may boost muscle synthesis by up...

The ultraconcentrated preworkout powder delivers the perfect amount of energy, focus and pump without the strung-out feeling and loss of appetite...

I teach a college class in exercise physiology at a private university in south Florida. The questions I get are often...

Q: I’ve been bodybuilding for about six months, and I have not used any supplements except for a basic multivitamin. I...

Nitric oxide is a compound consisting of a nitrogen group attached to an oxygen molecule, but its simple structure is deceptive...

Q: What’s your opinion about a well-publicized Iowa study that links supplement use to increased risk of mortality? A: The study...

Do you need more focus in the gym? Is your mind wandering and forgetful? You may want to try the supplement...

Depending on the total dose of zinc and the composition of lozenges, zinc lozenges may shorten the duration of common colds...

Kurt Angle, age 42, is training for the 2012 Olympic Trials. Angle earned a gold medal in Olympic freestyle wrestling in...

It’s estimated that many people over 60 have only 40 percent of kidney function left. Chronic kidney disease, as it’s known,...

If you slept through chemistry class, you probably forgot the mnemonic device for memorizing the essential amino acids: PVT TIM HALL...

Various antioxidant nutrients, such as vitamins E and C, are a typical component of bodybuilding diets. Most bodybuilders use supplements containing...

In a recent commentary appearing in Sports Nutrition Insider, Jose Antonio, Ph.D., president of the International Society of Sports Nutrition, made...

Of the essential amino acids leucine is perhaps the single most important for us exercising folk. Why? Well, as they say...