Does Soda Loading with Sodium Bicarbonate Work?
The biochemistry of acid-base balance during exercise has been a topic of interest for over 70 years. Current consensus suggests that it’s not the accumulation...
Improve Athletic Performance: Cold Beverages?
When I think back to the days that I used to compete in bicycle racing, I can certainly remember the effects of running out of...
L-Carntine l-Tartrate to Reduce Muscle Soreness?
For athletes who participate in resistance training, one common complaint following training is often post-exercise muscle soreness. Both clinically as well as from personal experience,...
Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness and Branched-Chain Amino Acids
Branched-chain amino acids (BCAA) are essential amino acids that have to be ingested in your diet since they can’t be synthesized in your body. BCAAs...
Performance Enhancing Effects of Growth Hormone in Recreational Athletes
New research study published in Annals of Internal medicine, which looks at the performance enhancing effect of banned illicit drugs, growth hormone and anabolic steroids,...
HMB – HydroxymethylButyrate – Review of Performance Enhancing Effects
New research study exploring the performance enhancing effects of supplementation with Beta-hydroxy-beta-methylbutyrate (HMB).
Research on Low-Dose Creatine?
A somewhat critical look at a recent study on the effectiveness of low-dose creatine monohydrate on strength and body composition
Warning: Protein Supplements Contain Heavy Metals
Warning! Are you drinking a protein shake that contains heavy metals/ contaminants like mercury, cadmium, lead, or arsenic?
Leucine in the Sky with Diamonds?
New research on the essential amino acid, leucine, for promoting protein synthesis and preventing muscle wasting during weight loss possibly by increasing satiety, stabilizing blood...
Best Training Method for Increasing Strength
New research study comparing 2 different training methods for increasing strength and performance for athletes.
