by AST Sports Science | Articles
Have you reached a plateau in your fat loss efforts? Are you having trouble shifting that last 5 or 10 pounds that will make you look really good? Do you want to avoid plateaus as you attempt to reach your best ever condition for your next competition? If you answered...
by Paul Delia | Questions & Answers, Supplements
What is the best way to take BETA-X? The research to date suggests that a Tissue Saturation Phase is required and this should be followed by a lower-dose Muscle Tissue Support Phase. The Tissue Saturation Phase loads your muscles to promote higher carnosine...
by Dana Bushell | Articles
All those who take part in our bodybuilding culture spend a lot of time constructing and preparing the meals needed for necessary growth. Each meal is given priority based on the timing of it and the effects it will elicit. Take for example your post workout meal....
by Paul Cribb Ph.D. CSCS. | Questions & Answers
Surprisingly, there is not a lot of research on this area of nutritional science, so I’ve had to dig deep and draw on some diverse literature. However, if you’ve read my previous research articles, you’ll see I have not been off the mark so far. To...
by Paul Cribb Ph.D. CSCS. | Articles, Research
Your nutritional status affects your anabolic hormonal profile, but surprisingly, there is not a lot of research in this area of nutritional science. I’ve had to dig deep and draw on some diverse literature, but if you’ve read my previous research...
by Dana Bushell | Articles
Clean Bulk, Dirty Bulk or a Hybrid of Both Large amounts of nutrient-rich foods strategically eaten throughout the day are what it takes to grow. Clean sources of carbohydrates such as yams, oatmeal, and rice coupled with the leanest cuts of poultry, red meats, and...
by Jeff Willet | Articles
I remember when I first started bodybuilding. I made all the typical beginner mistakes. I would overtrain each body part by doing way too many sets and training too frequently because I thought more must be better. I chose a lot of inefficient exercises like machines...
by Dana Bushell | Articles, Supplements
I’ve been training now for roughly 18 years. In that time I have experimented with quite possibly every exercise that exists, every diet that has come to fruition and countless supplement products in my quest to achieve physique perfection (at least my version of it)....
by AST Sports Science | Articles
You grow when you rest. You grow when you sleep at night, and you grow when you take naps during the day (if this is feasible for you). Proper rest via healthy sleep patterns is often a missing component in an otherwise excellent approach to muscle-building. Sleep...
