The present paper endeavored to elucidate the topic on the effects of morning versus evening resistance training on muscle strength and hypertrophy by conducting a systematic review and a meta-analysis of studies that examined time of day-specific resistance training. Continue reading
6 part video series from Eric Helms (3DMUSCLEJOURNEY). Continue reading
A new study by Brad Schoenfeld, Alan Aragon and James Krieger was just published in the Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition. Continue reading
Brief recommendations from Eric Helms about changing weight classes, energy balance, diet composition, which supplements can be used and how to measure progress. Continue reading
A small excerpt from the Carl Sagan’s (american astronomer, astrophysicist and science popularizer) book “The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark”. Continue reading
Professor Stuart Phillips, McMaster University, Canada delivers a lecture at the International Union of Physiological Sciences held in Birmingham in July 2013. Part of a symposium called “Ageing, exercise training, gender, inactivity and nutrition: Implications to skeletal muscle mass and metabolic function in humans” his lecture is titled “Maximising muscle protein synthesis: influence of nutrition and training modalities” Continue reading
Technically yes, but the degree of benefit is small if compared to nutrient-fortified white bread in the context of a healthy diet.
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Study of Wald N. and Lesham M., conducted in 2003 at the Center for Brain and Behavior, University of Haifa suggest that the appetite for salty foods after a workout will increase if sodium stores are depleted and this increase is proportional to the amount of sodium lost during exercise. Continue reading
Based on the current literature, Menno Henselmans and Brad Schoenfeld have concluded that evidence was lacking to support the contention that rest interval length has an impact on muscle hypertrophy. Continue reading
Eric Helms came back with the sixth part of “Peeling Back a Layer”. In this part examines the achievements of the world strongest athletes until the forties of the XX century. Continue reading