Guest column, courtesy of Sabrina Bainwohl:
She started weight lifting 2 years ago. She committed to training for her first show - the GNC Natural Oktoberfest Body Building Competition, 1 year ago....
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You’ve seen the scales at gyms that claim to be able to read your body fat accurately (also known as bioelectrical impedance scales). You’ve seen skin-fold testing, in which a trained professional...
WOMEN FIND WINNERS MORE ATTRACTIVE
David Beckham. Ryan Lochte. Blake Griffi n. All attractive male athletes. More importantly, all winners! In a recent sociological study, 800 women and men were...
Beta-Alanine for athletes and gym rats alike
We've heard a lot about beta-alanine’s performance-enhancing effects in gym rats, but what about its ergogenic properties for athletes? In a recent study...
GINGER REDUCES MUSCLE PAIN AFTER EXERCISES
Up until recently, the anti-inflammatory effects of ginger had only ever been studied in rats. Researchers were determined to prove its efficacy in humans...
You’ve seen the scales at gyms that claim to be able to read your body fat accurately (also known as bioelectrical impedance scales). You’ve seen skin-fold testing, in which a trained professional...
2014 Arnold Classic Predictions
2014 is upon us and another Arnold Sports Festival is fast approaching. From its humble beginnings in 1989, when Rich Gaspari and Jackie Paisley were crowned the...
HMB stands for beta-hydroxy beta-methylbutyrate and is a metabolite of leucine, a branched-chain amino acid. MUSCLE INSIDER’s own Bill Phillips helped introduce HMB to the supplement market back in...
Spot reduction is a myth, a fallacy, a make-believe construct. Spot reduction has gained a reputation for being more fiction than fact. Until recently, though, scientists weren’t able to prove in a...
If your goal is to lose fat, counting calories and burning them through exercise is of the utmost importance. If you’re not in a caloric deficit, your fat mass will never decrease. Calories are...