All posts tagged "Nutrition"
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Nutrition With a Get-Big Mission: Got the NAC?
Oral forms of glutathione are useless because they degrade into the three amino acids that make up glutathione, essentially eliminating its...
NutritionJerry BrainumMarch 7, 2009 -
Midlife-Muscle Supplement Guide
Amino acids are the building blocks of muscle tissue, so it only makes sense that liberal use of a branched-chain-amino-acid supplement...
Muscle GainSteve HolmanMarch 4, 2009 -
The Acid Factor
From a dietary standpoint, muscle growth results when anabolic factors predominate over catabolic factors. Anabolic factors include a hormonal milieu favorable...
NutritionJerry BrainumMarch 1, 2009 -
Compound Your Growth
If you know something about muscle function, you realize that taking a couple of supplements together can help create exceptional anabolism—but...
Muscle GainSteve HolmanFebruary 26, 2009 -
Dehydration
The scientific literature on dehydration’s effect on anaerobic strength and power is contradictory. Some studies show a definite drop in strength...
NutritionJerry BrainumFebruary 24, 2009 -
Scouting the Supplement Scene
Despite the changes in serum hormones, no changes in body composition occurred; however, clinical safety markers were not adversely affected with...
NutritionJose Antonio, Ph.D.February 21, 2009 -
Workout Stress Test
When scientists look at factors associated with longer life span, stress is always one of them. In the brain, lifetime release...
Muscle ScienceJerry BrainumFebruary 15, 2009 -
Dieting and Dating
When you’re preparing for a show, you have to focus on the things that you have to do in order to...
Burn FatDave GoodinFebruary 12, 2009 -
Steroids, Supplements and Liver Damage
Breathless mass-media distortion leads much of the public to think that merely using anabolic steroids results in huge mass and extraordinary...
NutritionJerry BrainumFebruary 9, 2009 -
Anabolic Yogurt?
Research suggests that calcium and vitamin D can spur increases in muscle size and strength.
NutritionJerry BrainumFebruary 6, 2009 -
IGF-1 and Mortality
Intense exercise triggers the release of IGF-1, which repairs the damage and causes the tissue to grow.
HormonesJerry BrainumFebruary 3, 2009 -
A More Efficient GH Response
Using extended-set techniques—such as X Reps, supersets and drop sets—is one of the ways I have continued to improve my physique...
Muscle ScienceSteve HolmanJanuary 28, 2009 -
Marijuana Not Linked to Lung Cancer
The study does not reveal how marijuana avoids causing cancer. Tashkin speculates that perhaps THC, a chemical in marijuana smoke, prompts...
NutritionRobert Goldman MD, PhDJanuary 25, 2009 -
The Testosterone Zone
DHEA, Hormone Therapy and Quality of Life
HormonesJerry BrainumJanuary 22, 2009 -
Say Yes to NO
NO-boosting supplements increase muscle pump during exercise. They all contain the amino acid L-arginine, which is the main nutritional ingredient in...
NutritionJerry BrainumJanuary 19, 2009