by AST Sports Science | Articles, Nutrition
Most athletes simply don’t match the quality of their nutrition to the incredible physical demands they place on their bodies. Most bodybuilders do not eat well enough to properly support even general health during intense exercise. According to many nutrition...
by AST Sports Science | Research
Is there a better type of protein to preserve hard-earned muscle mass during times of inactivity? The answer – yes! A recent study tested the ability of rapidly digested whey protein and slowly digested casein protein to stimulate net whole-body protein...
by AST Sports Science | Questions & Answers
Back in the early 90’s we were researching Growth Hormone and ways to stimulate its release. Out of nowhere, we stumbled onto some compelling research on GABA and its effect on growth hormone. The research was so significant that we introduced GABA to the...
by AST Sports Science | Articles
You grow when you rest. You grow when you sleep at night, and you grow when you take naps during the day (if this is feasible for you). Proper rest via healthy sleep patterns is often a missing component in an otherwise excellent approach to muscle-building. Sleep...
by AST Sports Science | Articles, Research
The amino acid Gamma Aminobutyric Acid (GABA) is a neurotransmitter that plays a key role in growth hormone (GH) secretion. Twenty years ago, a group of Italian researchers published several studies showing GABA’s unique ability to significantly increase...
by AST Sports Science | Articles, Research, Supplements
Glutamine and GABA are two extremely effective GH stimulators. In fact, they have a greater impact on increasing growth hormone than any other natural substances I know of. GABA has been shown in studies to increase growth hormone levels by as much as 550%. GABA also...
by AST Sports Science | Research
Crazy huh? No this is not some new ad like you would see in Muscular Development. This actually has some truth behind it. Drinking bottled water increases testosterone levels in men! A recent study led by Peninsula Medical School and the University of Exeter and...
by AST Sports Science | Questions & Answers
Selenium is a trace mineral and an antioxidant that is important for an array of cellular functions. Selenium is found in abundance in vegetables, fruits, and whole grains. I never recommend high doses of a single vitamin or mineral. It’s not only unnatural to our...
by AST Sports Science | Questions & Answers
GABA is an awesome supplement and probably one of the most underrated performance supplements on the market. It’s easy to take and very effective at increasing growth hormone levels. Studies show a 550% increase in blood growth hormone levels 90 minutes after...
by AST Sports Science | Questions & Answers
130,000 deaths a year from doctor administered, properly prescribed prescription drugs is hard to believe. And I find it amazing that we never read about this in the media or see announcements (or more fittingly – warnings!) about it from the FDA. But it’s...
by AST Sports Science | Questions & Answers
Based on some recent work, it does appear as though aging affects the growth hormone (GH) response to exercise. A recent study has shown that younger men and women experience much higher GH responses to intense exercise compared to older men and women. However, these...
by AST Sports Science | Research
Drinking four or more cups of coffee a day appears to be associated with a lower risk of type 2-diabetes and better insulin function, and these benefits appear to be largely due to caffeine. In fact, caffeine consumption can improve insulin metabolism and protects...
by AST Sports Science | Questions & Answers
High overload training is a very effective stimulus for muscle growth (hypertrophy) as it causes small injuries to muscle fibers. Scientists call this trauma “micro tears.” These tears are thought to trigger the whole integrated hypertrophy response within muscle...
by AST Sports Science | Articles
Promoting longevity through exercise is an interesting subject. However, once you start digging into the research it soon becomes clear that there just isn’t a great deal of information on this topic. There certainly is not a lot of information that suggests regular...
by AST Sports Science | News
AST Sports Science is privileged to bring you the incredible insights from Dr. Paul Henning. Dr. Henning is a research physiologist and Army Officer in the Military Performance Division at the U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine in Natick, MA where...
