by AST Sports Science | Questions & Answers
Based on some recent work, it does appear as though aging affects the growth hormone (GH) response to exercise. A recent study has shown that younger men and women experience much higher GH responses to intense exercise compared to older men and women. However, these...
by Dana Bushell | Articles
Bodybuilding is the pursuit of changing one’s body composition so that there is an abundance of lean muscle tissue accompanied by very little adipose tissue. Often “bodybuilders” concern themselves more with a number they are seeing on a scale versus what they see in...
by Dana Bushell | Articles
The rigors of a bodybuilding lifestyle are all too consuming for many to really understand or appreciate. It is a sport, unlike others, that has no parameters of time to follow and the measure of your success comes in the subjective form of another’s opinion. While...
by Dana Bushell | Articles
The quintessential approach any bodybuilder can take when devising a plan to improve their body is to recognize and reiterate the importance of hormone control. Quite possibly just as important as the act of training itself is the ability to employ strategies within...
by Dana Bushell | Articles, Training
This can be a very difficult question to address. The simple answer would be any time you can get to the gym is better than not going at all. But there’s a little more to it than that. The time of day in which you train with weights does have some bearing on the...
by Dana Bushell | Articles
The pressures associated with everyday life are enough to deal with. The last thing anyone would want to do is add to that as a byproduct of doing something they thoroughly enjoy. As goal oriented perfectionists, athletes tend to go to extremes in many areas of their...
by Paul Cribb Ph.D. CSCS. | Articles
It’s common knowledge that growth hormone and testosterone are key for building lean mass and burning body fat. However, not many bodybuilders or athletes are aware of insulin’s powerful regulatory effects and its synergistic role in producing IGF-1...
by Jeff Willet | Questions & Answers
GABA is an awesome product and I take it religiously. I take 5 grams every night before bed. GABA (Gamma Aminobutyric Acid) is a very unique amino acid that has been shown to increase growth hormone levels, enhance recovery, increase muscle mass, reduce body fat, and...
by Paul Delia | Questions & Answers
7 pounds! Awesome! There are over 350,000 people around the world taking the Max-OT course right now! It has opened a lot of eyes and is producing a lot of gains as you are finding out. GABA is a really interesting supplement and works extremely well. In fact, there...
