by Paul Delia | Questions & Answers
It isn’t true, but the idea has been purported by many old-school physiologists who still refer to their 1960’s and 70’s text books. Let me drag you and your professor into the 21st century with some more recent research. Excess carbohydrate intake...
by Paul Delia | Questions & Answers
Muscles require a lot of energy to perform work during physical activity. Creatine’s integral role in the energy production process in muscle is well established. However, another real energy “guzzler” is the brain. This organ commands almost 25% of...
by Paul Delia | Questions & Answers
Max-OT will work for everyone. Max-OT produces the fastest results in lean muscle growth no matter what your experience level, how long or how little you have been training, male or female, whether you are genetically gifted or genetically shortchanged. Max-OT...
by Paul Cribb Ph.D. CSCS. | Questions & Answers
While there is a lot of conflicting research on this, I tend to agree with researchers at Edith Cowan University in Western Australia. These scientists recently demonstrated that alternating between lighter and heavy loads will provide best results for explosive...
by Paul Cribb Ph.D. CSCS. | Questions & Answers
I too have heard convincing arguments for both sides of this evolutionary debate. However, I don’t know why people on both sides insist that man should be rigidly one or the other. Our teeth are less able to tear flesh than those of meat-eating animals (carnivores)...
by Paul Cribb Ph.D. CSCS. | Questions & Answers
If we look at the pharmacokinetics of oral creatine supplementation alongside creatine blood clearance rates, volume of distribution and accumulation within the body – here’s what we know. A one-off dose of creatine 5-10 grams is cleared out of the body rather quickly...
by Paul Cribb Ph.D. CSCS. | Questions & Answers
“Super-slow” weight lifting has been around for a while but has recently emerged again as a “novel” training method. The new books on this technique promise almost instant strength and mass gains with very little effort. The concept of super-slow weight lifting is to...
by Paul Cribb Ph.D. CSCS. | Questions & Answers
I sure can. It get’s a little technical but I’ll try to make it clear. Stick with me. Different enzymes contained in alkaline pancreatic juices digest triglycerides, phospholipids and cholesterol esters present in food. These enzymes split fatty acids from...
by Paul Cribb Ph.D. CSCS. | Questions & Answers
Intense training tears down muscle tissue and inflames joints. A number of sports scientists suggest that chemicals called “free radicals” are responsible for much of the soreness that is experienced after a workout. Though our bodies are constantly...
