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 AST Sports Science | Articles, Nutrition
Most athletes understand that to build muscle and lose fat, they have to eat right, but exactly what does that mean? What constitutes a great nutrition plan? Ask 100 different athletes, and you’ll probably get 100 different answers. The topic of diet and nutrition...
by Dana Bushell | Articles
Productivity is a driving force in the world of bodybuilding. Each workout session must be geared towards achieving something great which in turn will accumulate into something magnificent. The overall effectiveness of your training depends on a few key factors which...
by Paul Cribb Ph.D. CSCS. | Articles
Any improvement in body composition (more muscle, less body fat) is the only non-surgical way to improve body shape, how you look – which is the honest reason why 99% of most people exercise in the first place. A program designed to build muscle will give you the...
by Dana Bushell | Articles, Training
Productivity is a driving force in the world of weight training and building muscle. Each workout session must be geared towards achieving something great which in turn will accumulate into something magnificent. The overall effectiveness of your weight training...
by Paul Cribb Ph.D. CSCS. | Questions & Answers
I’ve never been a big fan of bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) for body composition assessments, particularly for athletes. Jeff Stout and his colleagues at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln produced several studies years ago that revealed the BIA procedure was...
by Paul Cribb Ph.D. CSCS. | Research
Pseudoephedrine is chemically related to ephedrine. Despite the fact there is no research that has examined the performance enhancing effects of pseudoephedrine, this hasn’t stopped the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and other sporting organizations from...
by Paul Cribb Ph.D. CSCS. | Questions & Answers
A single dose of caffeine not only improves endurance performance, research also shows that the right dose will also boost short-term maximal exercise capacity such as weight lifting exercise. British scientists showed that a caffeine dose, 5 milligrams per kilogram...