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HCE user experience: The anabolic range may be better measured in seconds than repetitions
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4:00 AM
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...
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Protein powders before fasted weight training? Here is a more natural and cheaper alternative
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4:00 AM
The idea that protein powders should be consumed prior to weight training has been around for a while, and is very popular among bodybuilder...
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BCAAs
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egg
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insulin
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muscle gain
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protein
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resistance exercise
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strength training
Finding your sweet spot for muscle gain with HCE
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4:00 AM
In order to achieve muscle gain, one has to repeatedly hit the “supercompensation” window, which is a fleeting period of time occurring at s...
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exercise injuries
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HCE
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warppls
Dietary protein does not become body fat if you are on a low carbohydrate diet
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4:00 AM
By definition LC is about dietary carbohydrate restriction. If you are reducing carbohydrates, your proportional intake of protein or fat, o...
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carbohydrates
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compensatory adaptation
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low carb
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protein
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resistance exercise
Do you lose muscle if you lift weights after a 24-hour fast? Probably not if you do that regularly
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5:49 PM
Compensatory adaptation (CA) is an idea that is useful in the understanding of how the body reacts to inputs like dietary intake of macronu...
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body fat
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compensatory adaptation
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gluconeogenesis
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glucose
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glycogen depletion
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intermittent fasting
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ketones
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ketosis
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muscle gain
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muscle loss
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research
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resistance exercise
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strength training
Strength training: A note about Scooby and comments by Anon
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7:22 AM
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...
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muscle gain
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resistance exercise
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strength training
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Your mind as an anabolic steroid
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6:30 AM
The figure below, taken from Wilmore et al. (2007), is based on a classic 1972 study conducted by Ariel and Saville . The study demonstrated...
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anabolic steroids
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muscle gain
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placebo effect
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research
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resistance exercise
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strength training
How to lose fat and gain muscle at the same time? Strength training plus a mild caloric deficit
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10:00 AM
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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body fat
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endurance exercise
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fat loss
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muscle gain
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research
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resistance exercise
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strength training
How to become diabetic in 6 hours!? Thanks Dr. Delgado for bringing science to the masses!
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9:23 AM
(Note: My apologies for the sarcastic tone of this post. I am not really congratulating anybody here!) Dr. Nick Delgado shows us in this You...
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humor
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research
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resistance exercise
Heavy physical activity may significantly reduce heart disease deaths, especially after age 45
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5:50 AM
The idea that heavy physical activity is a main trigger of heart attacks is widespread. Often endurance running and cardio-type activities a...
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heart disease
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research
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resistance exercise
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The theory of supercompensation: Strength training frequency and muscle gain
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3:16 PM
Moderate strength training has a number of health benefits, and is viewed by many as an important component of a natural lifestyle that appr...
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ectomorph
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endomorph
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mesomorph
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resistance exercise
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strength training
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supercompensation
Exercise and blood glucose levels: Insulin and glucose responses to exercise
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3:24 PM
The notion that exercise reduces blood glucose levels is widespread. That notion is largely incorrect. Exercise appears to have a positive e...
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glucose
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glycogen depletion
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insulin
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research
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Soccer as play and exercise: Resistance and endurance training at the same time
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7:53 AM
Many sports combine three key elements that make them excellent fitness choices: play, resistance exercise, and endurance exercise; all at t...
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endurance exercise
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play
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soccer
Niacin turbocharges the growth hormone response to anaerobic exercise: A delayed effect
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4:17 PM
Niacin is also known as vitamin B3, or nicotinic acid. It is an essential vitamin whose deficiency leads to pellagra. In large doses of 1 to...
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growth hormone
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niacin
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research
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resistance exercise
Growth hormone secretion drops with age, but not exactly in the way you would expect
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9:36 AM
Many people assume that growth hormone secretion drops with age in a somewhat linear fashion, as implied by this diagram . This assumption p...
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niacin
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Growth hormone may rise 300 percent with exercise: Acute increases also occur in cortisol, adrenaline, and noradrenaline
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2:23 PM
The figure below (click to enlarge) is from the outstanding book Physiology of sport and exercise , by Jack H. Wilmore, David L. Costill, an...
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research
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