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This study compared one group consuming a diet using MCT oil with another group consuming a diet using LCT oil. The diets had the same caloric content and were designed to maintain bodyweight. The MCT group lost more weight and significantly more weight from fat than the LCT group! This is...

Wearable fitness trackers are becoming increasingly popular as a means of tracking physical activity, heart rate and even sleep patterns, but studies show some surprising facts about the reliability of these devices. . A review of 22 studies on fitness trackers found that step counting was most...

Why is it that cardio is always the hot topic of fitness discussion and seems to be the fix all solution to burning fat? As we have all learned and I have written about in the past that cardio is not the fix all solution when it comes to body compositional changes anymore. New times have...

"There ARE situations where people eat 1200 calories without losing weight, but this is almost never in overweight individuals. Usually, normal-to-underweight people looking to lose those last percent of body-fat can reach this state, common among female athletes who have chronically dieted for...

Pyramid sets are commonly used by lifters in the gym. What many people tend to do is start with lifting relatively light weights close to failure and then gradually build up to their heaviest set. - A drawback of this training structure is that performing "light" sets close to failure generates...

by Christian Duque The whole point of working out is get a pump and see some real growth. For many, how hard you train will determine how much muscle you gain. For example, there’s a myth those on the east coast train much harder than those on the west coast. Others believe that hard music has...

You might have seen the graphs on treadmills claiming you'll increase fat oxidation you keep your pulse relatively low when doing cardio. While there is evidence that the “fat burning zone” exists where you increase your fat oxidation (oxidation is the scientific term for “burning”), a higher...

It's not hormones, it's not insulin, it's CALORIES. (1) . No matter how many PhDs a person has, if they tell you fat loss is not about calories they don't know the literature and are WRONG. . As the pictures show, your body can adapt its physical activity (NEAT) and metabolic rate to reduce your...

Creatine? Yes, we’ve heard of it,*we’ve seen it, it’s a powder, its white, and guys take it to bulk, right? Thanks, I’ll pass. That’s probably the typical female reaction to this supplement, even for the mostdedicated gym rat. Why? Because the way it works is that, as it is explained to...

Should you be consuming protein before you go to bed? And if so, what types of protein will optimize muscle growth? Read on to learn about pre-bed protein. Of all the factors associated with muscle growth, the single biggest barrier to*building lean mass*could be adequate protein consumption...

How Creatine Works and Why Even Advanced Bodybuilders Use It Alongside Anabolic Steroids Layne Norton, PhD Creatine can increase muscle strength, help you work harder for longer in the gym, and give you a bigger muscle pump. It’s also very safe, so there’s no reason not to add this...

Pop open the protein section of a 20-year-old diet book. It looks nothing like today's nutrition literature! It was thought that the human body needed 10-to-15 percent of its daily caloric intake from protein, a number still propagated by official government guidelines. Now, after extensive...

Bioavailability, Potency of Theacrine Enhanced When Combined with Caffeine, Study Suggests A new eight-subject human, clinical trial found that TeaCrine, Compound Solutions Inc.’s (Carlsbad, CA) patented theacrine ingredient, shows greater bioavailability and potency when consumed with caffeine...

DMHA (Octodrine) Stimulant DMHA or Octodrine is a similar stimulant compound to that of DMAA and AMP Citrate. Mostly a synthetic compound, it offers similar effects to DMAA boosting energy levels, focus, concentration and appetite suppression. It shares a similar structure to the nasal...

Carbohydrates – The Master Fuel A diet rich in carbohydrates increases endurance performance because of the extra store of carbohydrates in the muscles and liver called glycogen. Work completed in the early 1980’s by David Costill at Ball State University showed that if athletes did not...

<header class="entry-header" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(124, 112, 94); font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> PEDs Not Just Steroid Hormones. </header> Anabolic Steroids–> Used by athletes to recover after workouts and prevent “microtears” in...

Number 1: Caffeine. Caffeine is perhaps the most widely used stimulant in the world, taken almost religiously by many sleep-deprived individuals for a quick energy boost. But, it also has very capable ergogenic, performance enhancing effects that can aid muscle growth. Studies consistently...

Train yourself to push your fork away from your mouth. Neither weight training nor cardio do a whole lot to create an energy deficit compared to not eating that piece of salted caramel cheesecake from Cheesecake Factory: Salted Caramel Cheesecake: 990 calories. Amount of time it takes to eat it...

New and exciting research in the never-ending battle on obesity. This study has identified a new enzyme, PM20D1, that is enriched in UCP-1(uncoupling protein1). UCP-1 is a protein responsible for generating heat(thermogenesis) which decreases the proton gradient(energy)needed to make ATP. The...

When you're on a diet, you must give your body a reason to hold on to muscle. High-intensity strength exercises (70-100% range) are better than low-intensity (40-70% range) while dieting. Heavier training helps you preserve strength and muscle while on a low calorie diet much better than...