The idea that heavy physical activity is a main trigger of heart attacks is widespread. Often endurance running and cardio-type activitie...

I wrote most of this post a while ago, and then forgot about it. The recent blogosphere storm of comments regarding cold-induced thermogene...

In my previous post ( ), I mentioned that the idea of gaining muscle and losing fat at the same time seems impossible to most people because...

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...

The idea that protein powders should be consumed prior to weight training has been around for a while, and is very popular among bodybuilder...

In order to achieve muscle gain, one has to repeatedly hit the “supercompensation” window, which is a fleeting period of time occurring at s...

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...

Compensatory adaptation (CA)  is an idea that is useful in the understanding of how the body reacts to inputs like dietary intake of macronu...

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...

The figure below, taken from Wilmore et al. (2007), is based on a classic 1972 study conducted by Ariel and Saville . The study demonstrated...

When protein-rich foods, like meat, are ingested they are first broken down into peptides through digestion. As digestion continues, peptide...

Ballor et al. (1996) conducted a classic and interesting study on body composition changes induced by aerobic and strength training. This st...

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Moderate strength training has a number of health benefits, and is viewed by many as an important component of a natural lifestyle that appr...