metabolism

themusclephd ◾️Hot peppers contain capsaicin which elevates metabolism by increasing brown fat induced metabolism. It's hard to consume a lot of red peppers, however sweeter red peppers contain capsidoids which also elevate metabolism the same way. - 💥This study found that it took 1.5 mg to...

If you fill your hunger with protein first what are you most likely not going to eat a huge amount of? It takes roughly 24.6-26 calories burned to digest every 100 calories of protein yet it only takes roughly 3.8 to 4.2 calories burned to digest every 100 calories of fats/carbs so are you...

If your goal is getting shredded, then this is a great tool to use! Research shows that supersets almost double your metabolism compared to traditional sets. Therefore, if you're in a cutting phase, supersets will not only increase your metabolism but it will also increase the time-efficiency of...

Fat Loss Diet for Cutting We all know that dieting can be a very arduous process and restricting your caloric intake can be quite difficult at first. As a trainer, I get asked many questions, but none more than “How do I get a six pack”? or “How do I get rid of this fat on my stomach and...

Three universal goals nearly all of us share are: (1) to live longer, (2) to live free of illness and (3) to control our weight. Amazingly, walking lets us achieve all three. In fact, walking may be your best medicine for slowing the aging process, reducing your chances of illness and slashing...

Fat Loss Steroids When it comes to anabolic steroid supplementation, most are generally concerned with bulking or cutting. To truly get the results you desire, you're always best served by focusing on one direction at a time, and when it's time to cut, fat loss steroids are often the answer. Go...

9 Tips to Break Through the Weight Loss Plateau Has it happened to you? You begin to train hard and you’re watching your diet like a hawk. You start seeing some incredible improvements and then about 4 – 6 weeks into the program it seems like your...

Eating to Stay Anabolic: Meal Spacing 4 Top Pros Have Their Say The Question is: I have heard that you are supposed to eat every two hours to stay in an anabolic state. Others advise that you eat every two to three hours. I guess you shouldn’t go much longer than that, but does it really...

Every week, there seems to be another story about the health benefits of running. That’s great — but what if you can’t run? For the elderly, obese or otherwise mobility-limited, the rewards of aerobic exercise have long been out of reach. Salk Institute scientists, building on earlier work that...

Ravenous or Repulsed; That is the Question by Geoff Roberts It is not uncommon for bodybuilders, or any other person for that matter, to think that their issues are the exception to the rule, when in reality, they are not. It is equally...

Fast Metabolism, A Blessing And…. A Curse? by Geoff Roberts It would seem that most people feel a person’s metabolism is tied exclusively to that person’s ability to lose or gain fat tissue. However, this is not 100% accurate, as a...

Clenbuterol Hydrochloride is a powerful bronchodilator that is used to treat breathing disorders like asthma. While it’s been extremely successful in such treatment plans it has never been approved by the U.S. FDA. It is, however, approved and used in most other countries around the world. Some...

Cortisol Can Sabotage Your Physique by Josh Hodnick Cortisol has become well known as the stress hormone responsible for increasing body fat storage, more specifically, belly fat. There are many fat loss supplements that are intended to lower body fat by lowering...

Insulin-like growth factor-1 builds muscle (hypertrophy) and utilizes carbohydrates as fuel for energy. We characterized the metabolic profile of transgenic mice exhibiting enhanced muscle mass driven by increased mIGF-1 expression (MLC/mIGF-1). As expected, 6-month-old MLC/mIGF-1 mice were...

The Positives & Negatives of Testosterone Testosterone Lowdown - The Positives & Negatives Men in their prime take for granted that testosterone is there. Yet, declining testosterone levels are associated with a number of physical, psychological, sexual and metabolic dysfunctions facing...

Thyroid Antibodies hinder fat-loss, and how to prevent this from happening to achieve maximum a cut shredded physique Thyroid antibodies are the main way that the body down-regulates or decreases the activity of T3. There are three main antibodies that are produced if the body senses that the...

Karen D. Corbin and Steven H. Zeisel University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Nutrition Research Institute, Kannapolis, North Carolina, USA Abstract Purpose of review—Choline is an essential nutrient and the liver is a central organ responsible for choline metabolism. Hepatosteatosis and...

Branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs) were once thought to just be a major amino acid found in muscle and thus we should consume them to build muscle. This overly simple thought process led many bodybuilders in the ‘80s and ‘90s to recommend their nutritional supplementation for muscle growth...

Pharmacology is the study of drugs and their effects. Anabolic pharmacology is the study of drugs that have a growth-promoting effect in muscle. This column will explore anabolic pharmacology by profiling a different anabolic drug and its effects each month. The focus of discussion this month...

I never thought I’d see the day that I would get a chance to write about my two favorite things: anabolic androgenic steroids (AAS) and Marijuana (weed!). But all kidding aside, guys and gals, there are a few things to be said about these two substances, and how to use them together. In short...