Pseudo-Ephedrine Improves Cycling Performance in Trained Athletes

As Wikipedia knows, other than its banned brother "real" ephedrine, "pseudoephedrine sulfate are found in many over-the-count...

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Bench Press Before Triceps Extensions: Conventional Wisdom or Conventional Bullshit?

It is set in stone that you first do your bench presses and then finish up with some sort of triceps exercise. A group of scientists from Br...

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Whey Protein Isolate Increases Strength Gains over Carbohydrate Control

Regular readers of the SuppVersity, won't be surprised to hear that Cooke et al. ( Cooke. 2010 ) found that supplementing a group of 17 ...

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EPA Reverses Insulin Resistance by Modulation of Adipose Tissue Inflammation

If you are about my age, your mother probably did not tell you to have your *yummie* cod liver oil , did she? Turns out, that was a bad mist...

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Magnesium Absorption: Better Use Tablets Than Caps

The Internet is full of bro-scientific advice on which form of supplemental minerals is the best for you. The form, i.e. tablet or capsule, ...

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"Pecs Like A Chicken?" Chromium Improves Body Composition (in Broiler Chickens)

Some supplements have been there forever, eg. creatine , others re-appear from time to time. Chromium is among the last group of supplement...

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Caffeine & Exercise Performance: Is it all Placebo?

Lot's of recreational athletes (me included) swear by it: caffeine before workout! Now, a study by Micheal ( Michael. 2010 ) is suggesti...

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