by Paul Cribb Ph.D. CSCS. | Questions & Answers
A structured nutritional approach is essential for effective fat loss and/or muscle gain. However, I don’t believe that setting “a target weight” accurately assesses progress in either of these objectives. Therefore, I don’t believe in...
by Paul Cribb Ph.D. CSCS. | Questions & Answers
Adding more fat to your diet won’t help you with your fat loss results unless your follow two key principles. Firstly, any increase in fat intake must still fall within your calorie-specific eating plan. Secondly, the type of fats you choose to increase is...
by Paul Cribb Ph.D. CSCS. | Articles
Ten years ago, nobody wanted to know anything about them. Health-conscious people avoided them like the plague. Now, they’ve become the latest fad. Not a week goes by without at least one or two reports in the media describing yet another health benefit from...
by Paul Cribb Ph.D. CSCS. | Research
Previous research on supplementation after resistance training has shown that small doses (6-15 grams) of protein combined with carbohydrates stimulate muscle protein synthesis; an essential mechanism of increasing muscle size. However, bodybuilders consume post...
by Paul Cribb Ph.D. CSCS. | Articles
As a sports scientist, I believe that we have only scratched the surface with regard to the potential gains that bodybuilders and other athletes can obtain from supplementation with Micronized Creatine. I also believe that bodybuilders are not using Micronized...
by Paul Cribb Ph.D. CSCS. | Questions & Answers
The entire muscle growth response to resistance training depends on progressive overload. The muscle growth process is influenced by a time course. The beginner’s initial strength gains in the first few months of training are not accompanied by direct muscle...
by Paul Cribb Ph.D. CSCS. | Questions & Answers
All athletes that train with weights should understand very clearly the importance of a protein rich diet. As far as I'm concerned and as the science dictates, no matter what kind of diet you follow whether it be high or low in carbohydrates and fat, it must be...
by Paul Cribb Ph.D. CSCS. | Questions & Answers
The body does have a feedback mechanism regarding the production of most energy substrates, including creatine. The research that has examined this topic has shown that creatine synthesis (produced in the liver), decreases in response to high blood creatine...
by Paul Cribb Ph.D. CSCS. | Questions & Answers
A while ago I documented literature that demonstrated glutamine did not appear to be absorbed effectively when ingested with other amino acids. The scientists behind this research commented “free form glutamine appears to compete poorly with other amino acids...
by Paul Cribb Ph.D. CSCS. | Questions & Answers
I do believe a structured nutritional approach is essential for effective fat loss or muscle gain. However, I don’t believe that setting “a target weight” accurately assesses progress in either of these objectives. Therefore, I don’t believe in...
by Paul Cribb Ph.D. CSCS. | Questions & Answers
Sleep quality is an important clinical issue for two major reasons. The first reason is that at least 19% of the population has trouble sleeping. The second reason is that poor sleep quality is an important symptom of many medical disorders. However, surprisingly...
by Paul Cribb Ph.D. CSCS. | Questions & Answers
Ghrelin is a hormone secreted by the stomach that increases appetite. As a competitive bodybuilder, you will experience the powerful effects of this hormone first hand if you diet for a physique contest. Ghrelin is secreted in response to food/calorie restriction in...
by Paul Cribb Ph.D. CSCS. | Questions & Answers
There is a lot of conflicting views on whether or not stretching is beneficial before resistance training. This is due to the amount of attention this topic has received recently within the sports science communities. As is the case with any topic in science, one can...
by Paul Cribb Ph.D. CSCS. | Questions & Answers
Without a doubt, I’d have to say “pull-ups” are the most effective exercise that will provide that wide-as-a-barn-door back. A lot of athletes shy away from pull-ups (some times called chin-ups) because they can’t do many of them, but this...
by Paul Cribb Ph.D. CSCS. | Questions & Answers
With all the junk advertised in the muscle magazines, its easy for athletes to lose sight of the fact that very few of the current supplements on the market have any scientific evidence of their effectiveness for building strength, muscle mass or improving recovery....
