by Paul Cribb Ph.D. CSCS. | Articles
If you’ve hit a plateau or you’re not getting the results you’d like from your training, take a close look at these simple strategies. They are based on the very latest bodybuilding research shown to boost muscle mass gains. 1.Carbohydrates boost muscle growth. Do...
by Paul Cribb Ph.D. CSCS. | Articles
Building muscle, shedding body fat, enhancing athletic performance are all by-products of optimum health. Optimum health can only be achieved through an optimum approach to nutrition. To create and maintain optimal health requires a spectrum of nutrients from a...
by Paul Cribb Ph.D. CSCS. | Questions & Answers
One particularly well-designed study has examined this very aspect. This study investigated whether highly-trained individuals are more capable of utilizing fat as a fuel source than untrained people, particularly after a bout of high-intensity cardio exercise. In...
by Paul Cribb Ph.D. CSCS. | Articles
As adults, with each passing decade, our capacity to synthesize new muscle declines up to 40%, the amount of anabolic hormones in circulation decrease by at least 25%, inflammatory markers increase by at least 15% and the expression of muscle growth-specific genes...
by Paul Cribb Ph.D. CSCS. | Articles, Research
Anabolic hormonal responses are integral in the regulation of tissue growth and energy substrate metabolism and therefore are thought to play an important role in building muscle as a response to high-intensity resistance exercise.[1] Plasma concentrations of...
by Paul Cribb Ph.D. CSCS. | Articles, Research
Caffeine is a naturally occurring stimulant found in coffee, tea, and other herbs. Caffeine is the most socially acceptable drug in the world. Coffee is second only to tea (another caffeine-containing brew) as the most popular beverage in the world. Despite this, very...
by Dana Bushell | Articles, Training
Often, the programs and routines followed by bodybuilders and athletes trying to improve their physique, are filled with free weight exercises followed by a healthy dose of machine work. The odd time you may incorporate some cable movements to “finish” off the muscle...
