Posted by Admin | 10:49 AM

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

Labels: body fat loss, cold-induced thermogenesis, muscle loss, NEAT, strength training, supercompensation

Posted by Admin | 4:00 AM

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...

Labels: autophagy, body fat, fat loss, muscle gain, muscle loss, protein, strength training

Posted by Admin | 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...

Labels: HCE, muscle gain, resistance exercise, statistics, strength training, supercompensation

Posted by Admin | 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...

Labels: BCAAs, egg, insulin, muscle gain, protein, resistance exercise, strength training

Posted by Admin | 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...

Labels: exercise injuries, HCE, muscle gain, resistance exercise, statistics, strength training, supercompensation, warppls

Posted by Admin | 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...

Labels: body fat, compensatory adaptation, gluconeogenesis, glucose, glycogen depletion, intermittent fasting, ketones, ketosis, muscle gain, muscle loss, research, resistance exercise, strength training

Posted by Admin | 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...

Labels: exercise injuries, muscle gain, resistance exercise, strength training, supercompensation

Posted by Admin | 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...

Labels: anabolic steroids, muscle gain, placebo effect, research, resistance exercise, strength training

Posted by Admin | 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...

Labels: body fat, endurance exercise, fat loss, muscle gain, research, resistance exercise, strength training

Posted by Admin | 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...

Labels: heart disease, research, resistance exercise, strength training

Posted by Admin | 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...

Labels: compensatory adaptation, ectomorph, endomorph, mesomorph, muscle gain, resistance exercise, strength training, supercompensation