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Recent Study Suggests Intermittent Fasting May Increase Mortality Risk by 91%. Should You Be Worried?
For about a decade now, the practice of intermittent fasting — a type of time-restricted feeding that typically entails fasting for around 16 hours of every 24-hour day — has been a popular method for bodybuilders, strength athletes, or anyone seeking to lose body fat. The allure is simple enough; past science has found that “IF” may have…
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Women Get More Health Benefits From Regular Exercise Than Men, New Research Suggests
New research published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology suggests women reap greater health benefits from exercise with less effort than men. The research was conducted by a team from China and the United States, and they analyzed data from 412,413 adults aged 27 to 61 without underlying health issues between 1997 and 2017. By…
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New Study Argues That Today’s Children Are Weaker Than Previous Generations
The kids are not alright, at least according to a new literature review published in Dec. 2023. The paper, cheekily entitled “May the Force Be with Youth: Foundational Strength for Lifelong Development,” was published in the journal Current Sports Medicine Reports last December. Reports is curated by the American College of Sports Medicine. In the review, the authors rely…
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New Study: Standing Calf Raises Grow More Than Twice as Much Muscle as Seated
Calf workouts can suck. Some regard calve aesthetics and capacity for growth as entirely up to genetics; someone either has them, or they don’t, but that argument won’t fly on the bodybuilding stage — if calves are a physique’s weak point, they must be trained. A December 2023 study out of the journal Frontiers in Physiology, entitled “Triceps…
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New Study on Protein Timing: Even 100 Grams Per Meal Isn’t Wasted
As you’re reading these words, somewhere out there, an overly meticulous gym bro is shaving fine specks of protein powder off the top of his measuring scoop before taking it from the food scale to his blender. After all, the body can only absorb 25 to 30 grams of protein at a time, right? The big fella in…
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A New Study Reveals 2 Training Techniques to Maximize Muscle Growth
Muscles can stretch and contract. That might seem like an oversimplification, but who hasn’t seen the gyms with countless members trying to get huge by slinging dumbbells around without loading their muscles meaningfully? While those people might not know proper lifting technique, is there even a unanimously agreed upon version of proper technique? The short answer is no,…
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Is Motivation Enough to Achieve Long-Term Weight Loss?
Losing weight and keeping it off is a long-term endeavor. There are many ways to accomplish sustained and consistent weight loss over time to positive results and they vary from person to person. A Dec. 2023 study in Nutrition & Diabetics assessed six months of weight loss intervention, including time-restricted feeding, alternate-day fasting, and straight caloric restriction. To measure quantitative…
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Should You Fast In the Morning or Evening?
Intermittent fasting is among the most popular dieting protocols for weight loss and other health benefits, including decreasing fasting blood glucose and insulin resistance, leptin levels, and increasing adiponectin levels [1]. While time-restricted feeding (TRF) diets don’t prescribe a set schedule, the most optimal fasting window is a highly debated topic. In a video shared on Dec. 21,…
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Vegan or Omnivore Diets – Which Is Better for Cholesterol Levels?
In November 2023, a randomized control trial delving into different types of diets and their impacts on cholesterol levels was published in the JAMA Network Open. Specifically, it dissected the effects of vegan diets versus omnivorous diets on LDL (low-density lipoprotein) — touted as “bad” cholesterol. The randomized clinical trial from the lab of Christopher D. Gardner explored the different metabolic effects of the two…
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Do All High-Carb Diets Lead to Weight Gain?
Dr. Layne Norton routinely offers his audience insight into the latest research on training and nutrition. In the Nov. 29, 2023, video on his YouTube channel, Norton tackled a 2023 cohort study in BMJ, which delved into whether higher carbohydrate intake is likelier to lead to gains in body fat than lower-carb diets of equivalent overall calories. Check it out below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIX_PRZeRW8&ab_channel=Dr.LayneNortonVideo…
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