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IGF-1 and muscle mass in older adults--PubMedInsulin-Like Growth Factor-1 and Resistance Exercise Study shows Gains in Muscle Mass Arnarson A1, Gudny Geirsdottir O, Ramel A, Jonsson PV, Thorsdottir Abstract BACKGROUND: <abstracttext label="BACKGROUND"...

NBA All-Star Weekend 2019: Complete Schedule by Ynal Al-Ouri All-Star Celebrity Game (Friday, Feb.15, 7 p.m. ET, ESPN) The celebrity game is always fun to watch and provides fans with a bit of laughter watching a mixture of celebrities, former NBA players, and current and former WNBA players...

Achieving just about any goal is simple: there are some things you must do, and there are some things you shouldn't do. We make these "do it" and "don't do it" decisions all day long. They add up. And all of them involve willpower, whether it's doing the tough exercise you really don't want to...

Many of us have a tendency to eat a little bit more and possibly move a little bit less during the holidays, whether it be during the summer or during Christmas. This may explain why young adults in the US gain on average between 0.2-0.8 kg per year and adult swedes gain on average 3.8 kg during...

We all know that there are different kinds of people with regards to sociability and the “need” for social interactions. This can quite easily be seen in the gym. Do you see yourself as a lone wolf or a social creature, buddying up with everyone you see? Maybe you are somewhere in between. Jonas...

A study found that back squats and front squats produced similar levels of quadriceps activation, however participants used over 21% less weight in the front squat. This means that front squats can be a solid option to hit your quads if you want a lighter workout or want to work around some knee...

by Matt Weik If you train legs and can wake up the next couple of days feeling like a million bucks, then you didn’t train legs. We all know what follows any brutal leg day – the inability to sit down to take a dump, the look of fear when you see multiple flights of stairs, and the all too...

Feeling blue? People each have their own food of choice to eat when in a bad mood . These foods are collectively called “comfort foods” and include the classic Ben and Jerry’s Ice cream or the chocolate brownie. The foods are typically not healthy and have a high sugar and fat content. . “The...

The 90/90 Intermittent Fast . Time-restricted feeding (TRF) plans are a type of intermittent fasting. Basically, you give yourself a window of time in which to eat. Most of these plans can be summed up as "skipping breakfast." So, if you have a snack before bed, sleep 8 hours, then fast until...

Your life expectancy grows, the more anabolic – and fewer catabolic – hormones your body produces. Researchers at Harvard Medical School reached this conclusion after performing a molecular-epidemiological study on 925 men and women over the age of 54. Study The researchers used data that had...

by Matt Weik When it comes to sports injuries, most occur from wear and tear as well as damage done directly to our ligaments and tendons due to force exerted on the body either by another competitor or the playing field itself. The amount of stress and demand put on our joints and ligaments...

New Study - Sniffed Insulin: Can Cut Your Appetite! For bodybuilders, appetite suppression is key. Now a new study released in Scientific Reports, a nature research journal, by researchers at the German Center for Diabetes Research in Tübingen, shows that intranasal insulin can help you to...

A few months ago we wrote that a surplus of calories during a period of physical inactivity speeds up muscle breakdown. This finding tempted us to speculate that during a period of inactivity a mild caloric deficit might be the way to hold this in check. If that’s the case, then the caloric...

Generally, when people work in pairs, things get accomplished much faster. The old saying, “two heads are better than one” comes to mind. So how does that translate when it comes to exercise? Do we need a buddy system in order to stay on track or is it unnecessary? Or is it simply a way to keep...

You need to lose a couple of pounds in a few weeks. The only solution: a strict diet with fewer than a thousand calories a day. You’re guaranteed to lose fat – but unfortunately you’ll lose muscle too. Italian researchers wrote in the European Review for Medical and Pharmacological Sciences that...

We don’t need to tell our regular readers that cortisol, the hormone that’s released when we’re under stress, can have a disastrous effect on your body. The epidemiological study that British researchers published in Obesity confirms this yet again. The Brits were able to show that a chronically...

If you do strength training because you want to build muscle, then working out early in the evening is a better time than in the morning. We’ve posted links to studies that have shown this at the bottom of the page. And if you combine strength training with cardio training, early evening...

by Mike Arnold - March 2016 Of all the drugs used in bodybuilding today, growth hormone is probably the most lauded of the bunch. From beginners to advanced lifters alike, everyone seems to want to use this stuff. It’s not hard to understand why. It rapidly increases muscle fullness, makes it...

Lets get it on! Fitness comedian Tim Wilkins and professional bodybuilder Karina Nascimento talk to the crowd during the inaugural NPC Naples-Bonita Classic. They're here to pump you up — figuratively speaking, if not literally, though from the look of them they're most likely perfectly...

by Mike Arnold Of all the drugs used in bodybuilding today, growth hormone is probably the most lauded of the bunch. From beginners to advanced lifters alike, everyone seems to want to use this stuff. It’s not hard to understand why. It rapidly increases muscle fullness, makes it easier to stay...