strength training Heavy physical activity may significantly reduce heart disease deaths, especially after age 45 1:12 PM 0 The idea that heavy physical activity is a main trigger of heart attacks is widespread. Often endurance running and cardio-type activitie...
visceral fat Slow versus slow-brisk walking: Effects on type 2 diabetics 4:00 AM 1 I am not a big fan of reviewing new studies published in refereed journals, particularly those that make it to the news. I prefer studies...
warppls Why red meat consumption may appear unhealthy in scientific studies 4:00 AM 0 There have been many academic articles in the past linking red meat intake with increased mortality, and there will be more in the future...
resistance exercise Should you do resistance exercise to failure? 4:00 AM 0 Doing resistance exercise to failure is normally recommended for those who want to maximize strength and muscle mass gains from the exercis...
resistance exercise Doing crossfit and looking like a bodybuilder? 4:00 AM 0 Top crossfit athletes like Annie Thorisdottir and Rich Froning Jr. (pictured below; photos from Crossfitthestables.com and List09.com) look...
waist-to-weight ratio How can carrying some extra body fat be healthy? 4:00 AM 0 Most of the empirical investigations into the association between body mass index (BMI) and mortality suggest that the lowest-mortality BM...
supercompensation HCE user experience: The anabolic range may be better measured in seconds than repetitions 4:00 AM 0 It is not uncommon for those who do weight training to see no gains over long periods of time for certain weight training exercises (e.g., o...
strength training Protein powders before fasted weight training? Here is a more natural and cheaper alternative 4:00 AM 0 The idea that protein powders should be consumed prior to weight training has been around for a while, and is very popular among bodybuilder...
warppls Finding your sweet spot for muscle gain with HCE 4:00 AM 0 In order to achieve muscle gain, one has to repeatedly hit the “supercompensation” window, which is a fleeting period of time occurring at s...
resistance exercise Dietary protein does not become body fat if you are on a low carbohydrate diet 4:00 AM 0 By definition LC is about dietary carbohydrate restriction. If you are reducing carbohydrates, your proportional intake of protein or fat, o...
strength training Book review: Biology for Bodybuilders 4:00 AM 0 The photos below show Doug Miller and his wife, Stephanie Miller. Doug is one of the most successful natural bodybuilders in the U.S.A. tod...
strength training Do you lose muscle if you lift weights after a 24-hour fast? Probably not if you do that regularly 5:49 PM 0 Compensatory adaptation (CA) is an idea that is useful in the understanding of how the body reacts to inputs like dietary intake of macronu...
supercompensation Strength training: A note about Scooby and comments by Anon 7:22 AM 0 Let me start this post with a note about Scooby , who is a massive bodybuilder who has a great website with tips on how to exercise at home...