Farmer's Walk or Squat, Tire Flip or Bench Press, Stone Lift or Seated Row - Is Strongmen Training as "Anabolic" as Classic Hypertrophy Training and Which is "Best"?

Is he (or she?) going to be muscular when he grows up, or is this kind of exercise just making him strong? I guess we all know that the most...

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Review Claims: CLA & Fish Oil Improve "Anabolic" Effects of Exercise - What Does the SuppVersity Sniff Test Say?

A bigger biceps and less body fat to cover your precious gains? At least for CLA this has in fact been observed in a human study (see figure...

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Ursolic Acid and The Narrow Line Between Anabolism and Myotoxicity: +25% Increased Protein Accretion in In-Vitro Study, But Cell Death With 2x "Effective" Dose

Image 1: "An apple a day keeps the doctor away!" And though the ursolic acid in its peel may be part of the underlying mechanism, ...

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Arms Don't Grow Faster With Leg Training: Stuart M. Phillips Busts Ronnestad's "Hormonal Ghosts"

Image 1: Although Tom Platz had massive arms, as well, there is little conclusive scientific evidence that this was a result of leg training...

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Cardio, Fat and IGF-1: Study Investigates Modulatory Effect of Endurance Exercise and High Fat Meals on IGF1 Binding Protein Levels in Obese Human Subjects

Image 2: 3D structural model of the IGF1 protein (rendered by Emw ) It's probably less than 24h ago, that you read about growth hormone ...

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Whey or Casein? Pre- or Post Workout Protein? Insights into Peri-Workout Nutrition from Small Scale Study in Elderly People Bring Milk Back onto the Radar

You already read it in the title of this post: The following data comes from a small scale study ( Dideriksen. 2011 ) in elderly people. Tho...

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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...

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LG Natadrol: A Short Write-Up

A few weeks ago, LG released Natadrol , a product containing a new, self-proclaimed  "potent muscle-building androgen found naturally o...

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Is DHT Really the 'Bad and the Ugly'?

Fellow men, common (bro-)science tells us that dihydrotestosterone (DHT, molecular structure see image on the right. HMDB ) will make your ...

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