Dr. Scott Connelly

Is it necessary to take a multivitamin every day? Is it necessary? No. Should you? Yes. Let me explain. Late Paleolithic humans inhabiting various regions of t…

Q. Is there any truth to the idea that an athlete must eat within 30 to 45 minutes of exercise to maximize glycogen? Does glycogen super-compensation really occ…

Q. Is there any truth to the idea that you shouldn’t eat carbs with proteins due to their different acidity? A. No. In truth, mixed meals that contain the ap…

Q. When following a low-carb diet, I always find my strength going down after a few weeks and can’t seem to get as many reps on each set. How do I overcome this…

Q. Does cooking meat destroy the biological value and muscle-building benefit of the protein? If this is true, doesn’t stomach acid denature all proteins and ma…

Q. Does soy protein really have estrogenic effects? How much soy is required to cause a physiological change in my body? A. The precise threshold ingestion l…

Q. How does Soy Protein stack up against Whey Protein? A. It has been conclusively demonstrated that the augmentation of muscle pro…

Q: Last issue, MUSCLE INSIDER columnist Dr. Ann de Wees Allen said you can only absorb 30 grams of protein at one meal! Is there any truth t…

QUESTION: Does beta-alanine work?  ANSWER: Beta-alanine shares a mechanistic parallel to creatine in that it increases the concentration …

QUESTION: How many grams of fish oil should bodybuilders consumer each day? ANSWER: The word "should" implies "optimal" to me and thus my answer specifically…