by AST Sports Science | Articles
You will put yourself miles ahead of the majority of your buddies training in the gym if you simply take the time to determine exactly what you want to accomplish from the effort you are putting in. Your brain will immediately and efficiently seek out all the...
by AST Sports Science | Research, Supplements
GABA – Gamma-aminobutyric acid – is a special amino acid with unique and serious performance enhancing effects. It’s a neurotransmitter with primary activity in the central nervous system and the brain, delivering signals that numerous studies have...
by AST Sports Science | Questions & Answers
Intense, short duration exercise such as Max-OT is known to be a potent trigger of growth hormone (GH) release. The peak in this response seems to occur in the hours immediately following exercise. Although the research isn’t completely clear on this topic, this...
by AST Sports Science | Research
A study that recently compared fat utilization after performing low and high-intensity cardio exercise has revealed that in the hours following the workout, intense exercise causes more effective utilization of dietary fat. Most fat loss research is performed using...
by AST Sports Science | Research
Breakthroughs in research technology are providing new information in exercise science and sports medicine at an incredibly rapid rate. A lot of this new, exciting information has to do with fat metabolism during exercise. While this information can lead to more...
by AST Sports Science | Questions & Answers, Supplements
DGC is a unique glucose crystal that supplies the perfect fuel for muscle action, workout performance, and recovery. Most bodybuilders don’t realize that just 3 maximum effort sets can deplete muscle glycogen stores by 60%. So literally, 10 minutes into your workout,...
by AST Sports Science | Training
The muscle-building process is pretty simple. When I say that, I am not talking about the effort required to execute the process, just the basic formula which can be summed up as stimulus and response. Muscle is best stimulated to grow by being placed under heavy...
by AST Sports Science | Research
Iron supplementation may help reduce fatigue during strenuous exercise, even if the person is not iron deficient, suggests research recently published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. In an interesting study, women taking iron supplements showed a...
by AST Sports Science | Training
As those who follow the Max-OT program knows, changing up your workout schedule every 8 to 10 weeks is an integral part of the system. Changing up your Max-OT workout gives you the opportunity train different muscle groups together, incorporate different exercises,...
by AST Sports Science | Training
Wouldn’t it be awesome if you could train as much as your level of desire dictated? Wouldn’t it be great if the amount of muscle you could build in a specific period of time was directly proportional to the number of training sessions, sets, exercises, and repetitions...
by AST Sports Science | Articles, Nutrition
Most athletes understand that to build muscle and lose fat, they have to eat right, but exactly what does that mean? What constitutes a great nutrition plan? Ask 100 different athletes, and you’ll probably get 100 different answers. The topic of diet and nutrition...
by AST Sports Science | Articles
How to Build Muscle How about how not to build muscle? Far more people start working out and then quit than those that start working out and stick with it. How many people have you seen come and go at your gym? In fact, I’ll bet there are just a handful of dedicated...
by AST Sports Science | Articles, Training
What is your definition of “form”? Think about that question for a moment. How you perceive the meaning of proper exercise form can make the difference between mediocre gains over the years—and packing on the thickest, rock-hard muscle possible in the shortest...
by AST Sports Science | Research
Scientists know that glutamine is an indispensable amino acid that is vital for proper immune function and the synthesis of all protein structures in the body. Very few studies have examined the potential benefits of glutamine for athletes engaged in rigorous exercise...
by AST Sports Science | Training
The foundation of any extraordinary achievement in life is built upon specific goals and precise deadlines. We all realize that we perform significantly better and produce much better results when we are clear on the goal we are trying to achieve and possess a sense...
