by Paul Cribb Ph.D. CSCS. | Articles
Any bodybuilder or athlete worth his salt knows that testosterone is an all-important anabolic hormone for gaining strength and building muscle mass. Scientists believe that one way testosterone exerts its effects is via its ability to stimulate muscle protein...
by Dana Bushell | Training
Well, the world has certainly changed as of late and as a by-product of these changes, so too has our ability to go to the gym for our workouts. As I have said before, the gym represents a place where growth occurs, a place we depend upon to make us feel better and an...
by Paul Delia | Questions & Answers
This is typical of the most widely asked question we receive here. It is very confusing out there. One of the biggest contributors to this confusion is trying to piece together bits of information from many different sources. Especially when the majority of this...
by Paul Delia | Questions & Answers
I realize that most of the strength and conditioning text books advise endurance athletes to use lighter weights and perform a high number of repetitions to build muscular endurance. However, there are two problems with this over simplified training advice. The first...
by Paul Cribb Ph.D. CSCS. | Articles
Getting maximum results from weight training and building muscle depends heavily on how you manage your body’s secretion of the hormone insulin. The presence of insulin is critical to creating and maintaining the body’s natural anabolic drive(1). The...
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 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...
