by Paul Cribb Ph.D. CSCS. | Research
Amino acids are the building blocks of protein. Protein is muscle. BCAA, the branched chain amino acids, are three of the most essential amino acids for even the most casual athlete and even more so as your training intensity increases. If you are looking build...
by Paul Cribb Ph.D. CSCS. | Questions & Answers
Lack of sleep definitely affects a variety of physiological processes where building muscle is concerned. A recent study by Dr. Eve Van Cauter at the University of Chicago (JAMA, 284:2000) demonstrated that a disturbance in sleep patterns produce marked alterations in...
by Brad Loomis | Training
If you are applying the Max-OT principles to the letter, you know you should take a full week off from training every 8 weeks. “2 months or about 8 weeks is a Max-OT Training Cycle. You will take a full week off from training every 8 weeks. This is the Max-OT Cyclical...
by Dana Bushell | Articles
The winter months are soon coming to an end and with that brings an opportunity to show the world what you’ve been working on. For months on end now you’ve been covered up, not really allowing anyone to see what you’ve been cultivating under the...
by Dana Bushell | Articles, Training
The physicality of bodybuilding, weight training, cardiovascular work and any other form of fitness that you may utilize the better yourselves, often times takes precedence over possibly the most important aspect of all; your mindset. How you approach any of these...
by Brad Loomis | Articles, Supplements
Unless you are brand new to the arena of bodybuilding, powerlifting and the sports performance world you know the benefits of taking Creatine Monohydrate. Enter a search in Pub Med and you will find a plethora of evidence showing its effectiveness in everything from...
by Dana Bushell | Articles
Training is the essence of our lives. We love testing our body’s limitations and pushing the boundaries of our genetic potential. If training were the only thing we had to do to grow, we would all be larger than life. Unfortunately, this just isn’t the case, and our...
by Paul C. Henning, Ph.D. CSCS | Research, Supplements
We often hear the term “nutrient timing” or “anabolic window” which describes a time period following intense training where the consumption of certain nutrients will enhance the muscle recovery and regeneration process. Let’s take a look at this window and the...
by Dana Bushell | Articles
Make no mistake about it; bodybuilding and the lifestyle required for success is unlike any other sport. It is a 24 hours a day, 365 days a year venture that will fill your life with successes, failures, victories and defeats. Not a day can go by that is uncalculated...
