It is becoming common knowledge that consuming a diet (relatively) high in proteins conserves muscle mass. Thus, a recent study by Case &...
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Nootropics: Phosphatidylserine for Smarter Athletes
While Phosphatidylserine is marketed mainly for its purportedly beneficial effect on exercise recovery and cortisol levels, a recent study b...
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
MRI's NO2 Platinum: Useless Arginine Supplement!?
Regular visitors of the SuppVersity will remember the study on Size On Maximum Performance , which - despite being financed by Gaspari - sh...
Monday, September 27, 2010
Whey Protein Hydrosolate Better Than Whey, BCAA and Casein as Post-Workout Supplement
The initial hype around Whey Protein Hydrosolates (WPH) has ended and everybody returned to his favorite whey protein or one of the hundred...
Sunday, September 26, 2010
Study Financed by Gaspari Finds Positive Effects of Size On Maximum Performance
Sometimes, I am not really sure whether I shall thank Rich Gaspari or condemn him for financing studies on the effectiveness of his suppleme...
Saturday, September 25, 2010
Lose Weight Without Starving Yourself: High Protein, High Fiber May Well be the Key
In a study published in the most recent issue of the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition of Morenga et al. ( Morenga. 2010 ) report the ...
Friday, September 24, 2010
Subcutaneous Fat: More than Unattractive Ballast
The latest research on obesity and the metabolic syndrome always focused on the negative effects of visceral fat and almost neglected the su...
Thursday, September 23, 2010
Cardio on Empty Improves Insulin Sensitivity
Doing your cardio sessions on an empty stomach (mostly first thing in the morning) may be debatable, if you are already lean and eat a clean...
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Bis + Tris on a Single Day: Study Argues in Favor of Antagonistic Training Regimens
Many of you, as well as many professional bodybuilders, do it: train antagonists (e.g. biceps vs. trips) in a single workout. A group of int...
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Creatine Cycling - Yes or No?
In a review ( Wallimann. 2010 ) of the effects of creatine on muscle function, Prof. Dr. Theo Wallimann suggests that in view of the result...
Monday, September 20, 2010
Creatine + BiCarbonate: A Synergistic Duo for Exercise Performance
While Creatine is what everyone talks about, sodium bicarbonate, or baking soda, is an ergogenic secret only regular readers of the SuppVers...
Sunday, September 19, 2010
Didn't Your Mother Ever Tell You to "Eat Your Insects"?
Figure 2: Fried wasp larvae and pupae, Ruili, Yunnan (Courtesy Feng Ying) "Eat your insects", what certainly sounds gross, could t...
Saturday, September 18, 2010
Save Energy to Burn More Calories. Decreasing the Environment Temperature to 19°C and Burn 6% More Calories at Rest
On the northern hemisphere, the days get shorter and the temperatures are falling. I hope you have not turned up your heatings, yet. It is n...
Friday, September 17, 2010
Does Fat Make You Fat? A Review of Scientific Studies.
The intention of a review by Shikany et al. ( Shikany. 2010 ) was to answer a bunch of questions surrounding the "war" that has be...
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Want to Burn More Fat? Eat More Protein.
It's a long standing urban myth (or should I say "gym myth") that by eating more protein you will burn off more fat. While it...
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Once and for all? Calcium + Vitamin D Help you Losing Weight
The debate about whether or not dairy consumption facilitates weight loss was among the first of several ongoing conflicts about what to eat...
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Again: Green Tea Makes you Healthier, Maybe Less Hungry. It Won't make you Leaner!
While most green tea products are advertised as "fat-burner" or "weight loss supplements" a recent study by Stendall-Ho...
Monday, September 13, 2010
Light Intensity Training Strikes Back: LIT More Beneficial for the Obese
In the ongoing debate on the optimal training intensity, it seemed that the advocates of shorter high intensity training and/or high intensi...
Sunday, September 12, 2010
60% More Testosterone by 10 x 5 Reps of Speed Squats at 70% of Body Weight
We all know that intense exercise is the way to trigger hormonal responses and muscle hypertrophy in the gym. Now a study by Fry & Lohne...
Saturday, September 11, 2010
Athletes May Benefit from Supplemental Calcium Immediately Before or During Workouts
Calcium is one of the main minerals in the human body. It is not only necessary for teeth and bone health, but is also critically involved i...
Friday, September 10, 2010
Zinc, a BodyBuilder's Favorite Mineral: All That Glitters is not Gold
I know, you think you can hardly get enough Zinc and have to supplement 30mg+ of zinc in the form of highly bio-available (and expensive) su...
Thursday, September 9, 2010
Vitamin D Deficiency Impairs Learning
They keep coming, and I keep repeating myself: vitamin D is the most interesting "novel" supplement out there. A recent study Mohs...
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Coumarins from the Stem Barks of Fraxinus rhynchophylla Inhibit Adipocyte Differentiation. A Novel Candidate for Weight Loss Supplement?
A recent study by Shin et al. ( Shin. 2010 ) identified another potential weight loss drug: The Coumarins from the stem barks of Fraxinus rh...
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
IGF1/GH Blance: Determining Factor of Longevity!?
Next to plain testosterone GH and IGF-1 doping has attracted more and more attentions from bodybuilders and athletes all over the world. Bei...
Monday, September 6, 2010
Yes, Skin Bursting Pumps Will Make Your Muscles Grow
Arnold already knew: "If you want to grow, go for the pump!" A recent study by Soltow et al. ( Soltow. 2010 ) expands on Arnold...
Sunday, September 5, 2010
Exercise Supplementation: Carbs + Protein For High Intensity Endurance Athletes
What bodybuilder already knew, has now been confirmed by a group of scientists from the University of Texas ( Ferguson-Stegall, 2010 ): Carb...
Saturday, September 4, 2010
Vitamin D: 1 Billion People Worldwide Are Vitamin D Deficient or Insufficient
Actually, I must say that I am surprised: It has been days, almost weeks since my last blogpost on Vitamin D. After all the individual findi...
Friday, September 3, 2010
Citrus Aurantium / Synephrine for Weight Loss: What Science Tells Us
It was praised as the ultimate safe replacement for ephedrine and has been present in numerous fat burner for years. Lately, synephrine is d...
Thursday, September 2, 2010
4g L-Carnitine Per Day do not Increase Muscle Carnitine and/or Exercise Performance
Only 2 days ago, you read at the SuppVersity about L-Carnitine being a costly, but ineffective ingredient in many weight loss supplements. T...
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Study Indicates Uselessness of HMB-Supplementation
Figure 1: Molecular structure of HMB (HMDB v2.5) In view of the fact that the educated gymrat will already have known this for years, it is ...
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