Year: 2017

by Matt Weik If you’ve ever visited the Arnold Classic Expo, then you know all too well the haul of samples you are able to leave Columbus with. Many people come with backpacks to fill, leave the expo once it’s full, dump out their stash, and then go back in for more. By the time […]

by Matt Weik We live in a world where social media is used and abused—to a point. Sure, social media is great for staying connected with friends and family, but who would have thought the day would come when celebrities and athletes were no longer utilized to grow a brand? Not only is social media […]

by Matt Weik For years the primary consumer of whey protein supplements has been those who engage in exercise, bodybuilders, and athletes—ultimately a younger demographic. Everyone else seemed to find it taboo or worthless. However, researchers looked at a different demographic and how whey protein can help them—more specifically, senior citizens. That’s right, toss Pop’s […]

A daily dose of 500 mg – and this amount fits in one capsule – of the new fenugreek extract Furosap increases the amount of free testosterone in the blood of adult men. A sponsored human study published in the International Journal of Medical Sciences has shown this to be the case. Furosap The researchers […]

by Matt Weik The news we all have been accustomed to hearing is that a professional athlete tested positive for a banned substance (PED) and puts the blame on the supplement industry that a product they were taking “must have been tainted and caused a false positive.” We all know the narrative. However, it appears […]

Bodybuilders and other strength athletes who take a supplement containing 15 mg capsaicin 45 minutes before their workout are able to get more reps out of their sets – and can thus train more intensively. Brazilian sports scientists at Sao Paulo State University discovered this. StudyThe researchers got 10 trained men to do squats on […]

by Matt Weik With so many supplements out on the market, how do you know what will work for you and your specific needs. For instance, I could use creatine monohydrate and get great results, but if I tell you to use it, you might be a non-responder and not get anything from the product […]

Betaine, a bodybuilding supplement, which has been shown in small studies to have an anabolic effect on muscle tissue, may also help to strengthen bones. This is suggested by an in-vitro study that Italian researchers at the San Raffaele Scientific Institute published in the Journal of Translational Medicine. StudyThe Italians exposed human osteoblasts – the […]

Genuine advances in sports nutrition are rare, which is why the discovery back in the 90s that creatine supplementation really did improve anaerobic performance created such a stir. However, apart from caffeine use, there’s been no equivalent ‘magic bullet’ supplement for aerobic athletes. But according to Andrew Hamilton, new research on a naturally occurring compound […]

Endurance athletes – and perhaps strength athletes too – may perform better if they use supplements containing hydrolysed keratin. Sports scientists at Massey University, New Zealand, write about this in the Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition (JSSN). The researchers think that keratin supplementation boosts the concentration of glutathione in muscle cells, which […]