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HCE user experience: The anabolic range may be better measured in seconds than repetitions

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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...

Protein powders before fasted weight training? Here is a more natural and cheaper alternative

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

Finding your sweet spot for muscle gain with HCE

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

Dietary protein does not become body fat if you are on a low carbohydrate diet

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By definition LC is about dietary carbohydrate restriction. If you are reducing carbohydrates, your proportional intake of protein or fat, o...

Do you lose muscle if you lift weights after a 24-hour fast? Probably not if you do that regularly

Posted by | 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...

Strength training: A note about Scooby and comments by Anon

Posted by | 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...

Your mind as an anabolic steroid

Posted by | 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...

How to lose fat and gain muscle at the same time? Strength training plus a mild caloric deficit

Posted by | 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...

How to become diabetic in 6 hours!? Thanks Dr. Delgado for bringing science to the masses!

Posted by | 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...

Heavy physical activity may significantly reduce heart disease deaths, especially after age 45

Posted by | 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...

The theory of supercompensation: Strength training frequency and muscle gain

Posted by | 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...

Exercise and blood glucose levels: Insulin and glucose responses to exercise

Posted by | 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...

Soccer as play and exercise: Resistance and endurance training at the same time

Posted by | 7:53 AM
Many sports combine three key elements that make them excellent fitness choices: play, resistance exercise, and endurance exercise; all at t...

Niacin turbocharges the growth hormone response to anaerobic exercise: A delayed effect

Posted by | 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...

Growth hormone secretion drops with age, but not exactly in the way you would expect

Posted by | 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...

Growth hormone may rise 300 percent with exercise: Acute increases also occur in cortisol, adrenaline, and noradrenaline

Posted by | 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...