Cherries Enhance Recovery »
A new study coming out of Northumbria University in Newcastle, UK has looked into the effect that cherry juice has on recovery from endurance training – specifically marathon running. The fairly small study involved twenty participants, with half drinking montmorency cherry juice and half receiving placebo. Both groups drank their designated drinks twice a day [...]
The Meal Frequency Fallacy »
For decades the mainstream has advocated something dreamt up by the bodybuilders of yesteryear. That something was the concept that the metabolic rate is enhanced by eating more smaller meals, rather than fewer larger meals. In more recent times, some bodybuilders have taken this to new levels, aiming for upwards of 8-12 meals per day [...]
The State of Hormones in Pre-contest Mode »
Ever wondered what happens to your major anabolic hormones when you diet down to low levels of body fat? Apparently some researchers from Israel did, hence the subject of this article. Anyone that has ever dieted down for prolonged periods of time knows that retaining muscle becomes as much of a challenge as getting down [...]
Vitamin D and Muscular Fortification »
In continuing with the mini-series on vitamin D I’d like to discuss the effect vitamin D (or should that be adequate vitamin D intake) has on muscle tissue. My previous articles on vitamin D discussed its effects on androgen levels, which obviously manifests in a positive effect on muscle balance, but further research into the [...]
IFBB Professional bodybuilder, Jason Arntz, given five year suspended sentence for steroids »
A South Brunswick bodybuilder received a five-year suspended prison sentence today for supplying a pill press to a steroid-manufacturing and distribution ring in the Hanovers and Florham Park in Morris County in 2007. Jason Arntz, 38, was among 16 people arrested in March 2007 after a four-month probe centering on co-defendants Anthony Cuppari and his [...]
Vitamin D: Sea, Sun and Sex Drive »
I follow a ton of medical journals and health and fitness-related blogs, and one topic doing the rounds lately that I have already promised to discuss in a previous article is vitamin D. And thus, without further ado. Let me first state what vitamin D is not; a single compound. It is actually a group [...]
Yohimbine and the infinite erection »
Brief and to the point this update, but regular readers will recall a previous article I wrote accounting the tribulation of an Italian bodybuilder who was hospitalized after ingesting five grams of yohimbine. It wasn’t a pretty picture, and neither is this one. The previous article made note of the ability of yohimbine to increase [...]
Science of HGH Testing »
So yesterday I commented on the news of rugby player Terry Newton receiving a two-year ban because he tested positive for growth hormone. Now I’ve had twenty-four hours to look the story up I figure its time to discuss the actual test itself. Growth hormone has long thought to be untraceable due to its incredibly [...]
2008 tax records for the National Physique Committee, Jim Manion’s salary, etc… »
While I realize that non-profit Organizations do earn money, I’m at a loss to explain how the NPC (National Physique Committee) legitimately meets many of the requirements to be treated as such legally. Still, as they are registered as an NPO, their financial records are subject to public disclosure. Form 990, the one I’ve published [...]
Major Steroid Busts Linked Together »
Late last night steroid author Anthony Roberts posted the following information in his blog (http://www.anthonyroberts.co.za) about the biggest steroid busts over the last few years being connected. “The two largest steroid busts ever, Operation Which Doctor (February 26, 2007 – $30m dollars and 24 defendants nationwide) and Operation Raw Deal (September 24th, 2007 – $6.5m [...]
