Muscle memory explained »
Ever taken prolonged time off training, or been injured and laid-up for a while? Strength tends to drop quite rapidly, but you’ll notice that eventually, continued inactivity leads to muscle loss. If you’ve gotten back onto the training wagon you may have also noticed that your muscle mass returns to its previous size a lot [...]
Health foods: Perception all in the labelling »
Although you wouldn’t think it, more people are taking an interest in trying to be healthy. Unfortunately, most don’t actually know how to, and a lot treat themselves all too often with large portions of calorie dense foods. But something well known by food manufacturers is that people now take note of foods labelled as [...]
Vitamin D and IGF-1 »
To date, all the mini-articles I’ve written on Vitamin D are to do with ensuring sufficient intake and avoiding deficiency. This article is no different. But first, a brief description on IGF-1.
Insulin-like growth factor 1 is so-called because its structure resembles that of insulin. Created in the liver under direction of growth hormone, IGF-1 is [...]
Ergogenics: Music »
The ergogenics series continues today, not with a herbal compound or drug, but with music. I regular use my iPod for workouts, and I can attest to improved workouts with it. There really is nothing quite like listening to your favorite song before a heavy set to get you into the right frame of [...]
Replacement for Rimonabant »
Rimonabant (tradename Acomplia) is a cannabinoid inverse agonist released by pharmaceutical giant, Sanofi-Aventis. The first of its kind, the drug was released around 2006, but was pulled from the market early last year due to the side effects it came with no longer being classed as worth it. With side effects being reported including depression [...]
The world is upside down: male contraceptive pill and female sex drug »
Contraception for woman has been available for decades, and comes in quite a few forms – the pill, the patch, and the coil to name a few. And while some moronic, foolish men who are of the belief that contraception “is her problem”, there has been discussion of a male contraceptive pill for some time [...]
NFL players and head injuries – an update »
I have written previous articles about concussions in sports and specifically about how head trauma may have affected Steelers’ quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. A brand new news report on ESPN claims that Cincinnati Bengals wide-out Chris Henry who died in a tragic accident last year had “chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) — a form of degenerative brain [...]
An update on creatine and DHT – Part Two »
In part one of this article, I showed you the comment of Professor Gary Green on a recent study showing creatine to raise DHT levels in men. In this part I will show the response from the original authors Kathryn Myburgh, Johann van der Merwe and Naomi Brooks, all of the [...]
An update on creatine and DHT – Part One »
Some of you may remember a study published in September of last year in the Clinical Journal of Sports Medicine (CJSM) regarding the effect of creatine of DHT levels in South African rugby players over three weeks. If you didn’t read the actual study then I’d at least hope that [...]
Avoid the post-exercise sauna »
For some people there is nothing more relaxing than a hot sauna after lifting weights, but some new research coming out of the University of Montana is suggesting that this may not be the best time for it.
Post-exercise is one of the best times to eat as you have set [...]
