Ironing out the facts
06/29/09
By Paul Cribb Ph.D. CSCS.
Filed Under: Articles

The trace element iron plays key roles in a number of cellular processes including DNA synthesis, oxygen transportation, and energy production/distribution within the electron transport system.

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How much water should I drink while taking creatine?
06/19/09
By Ryan Workman
Filed Under: Questions & Answers

While taking creatine, your body will use slightly more water than normal by enhancing your muscle cell hydration.

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6 Nutrients That Speed Fat Loss and Why You Should Get Them in Your Diet.
06/18/09
By Paul Cribb Ph.D. CSCS.
Filed Under: Articles

An ever-increasing amount of research now suggests that incorporating specific foods into a calorie-controlled diet can actually promote greater fat loss and give you improvements in body composition.

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Hardgainer? Are you really?
06/17/09
By Skip La Cour
Filed Under: Articles

The purpose of this article is to help you reexamine your current beliefs about your inability to build a great body—and create a new set of empowering beliefs that will launch you to a higher level.

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BETA-X – What it can do for you!
06/16/09
By Paul Cribb Ph.D. CSCS.
Filed Under: Articles

Under the rigor of scientific control, the vast majority of sports supplements fail dismally to deliver any type of quantifiable benefit to athletes. A decade ago, creatine monohydrate was confirmed as one extremely rare exception. Now, finally, another supplement is shaping up in a similar manner.

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Brawn and Brains – Creatine makes you smarter!
06/15/09
By Paul Delia
Filed Under: Research

Though you wouldn’t know it by going to your local gym, a study out of Australia has shown that a daily 5 gram dose of creatine improves brain function.

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Estrogen a Fat-Burner?
06/14/09
By Paul Delia
Filed Under: Research

A recent study in the Journal of Biological Chemistry has revealed the mechanisms by which estrogen promotes a decrease in fat cell size and overall fat mass.

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Myo-D Super-Nutrient!
06/12/09
By Paul Delia
Filed Under: Products, Research

There’s a rapidly growing body of science into the multitude of positive and potent effects of omega-3 lipids. The effects are wide ranging but also target specific. Myo-D takes omega-3 science several steps further to accelerate muscle growth and speed fat-loss.

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