Monthly Archives: October 2008

Morphological Hypertrophic Muscle Adaptations (aka “I Wanna Get Hyoooge!!”)

Morphological Hypertrophic Muscle Adaptations (aka, Mechanisms Behind “I Wanna Get Hyoooge!!”) Pop your head into just about any gym in America, and observe the male population (especially the younger ones) train. While the training methods are interesting in themselves, the … Continue reading

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Happy Halloween and Updates

Updates To all those that celebrate Halloween–Happy Halloween! Fitcast Interview Kevin Larabee gave me an opportunity to yack about Z Health and other training items over at the Fitcast and answer some questions. Special thanks to Kevin and check out the interview HERE. … Continue reading

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International society of sports nutrition position stand: nutrient timing

Below is a great abstract/review of the latest science around nutrient timing. You can access the full version there too by clicking on the link. Highly recommended. International society of sports nutrition position stand: nutrient timing Chad Kerksick , Jeff … Continue reading

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Exercise and Neurogenesis in the Mouse Brain: Implications for Neuroplasticity

More information once again that exercise may help your brain function better! I know it is a fury critter study, but there are not many that are going to sign up for brain damage as part of a study (unless … Continue reading

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Fear, Turkey Time, and Weight Gain

Hard to believe that Thanksgiving day (for all of those in the USA) is only about 4 weeks away! Halloween is right around the corner!Yes, it is that time of year when everyone seems to “magically” gain 5 pounds around … Continue reading

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Charles Staley Seminar Update and Exericse in a Pill?

Staley Seminar Wrap Up The Staley Seminar in AZ this past weekend was AWESOME! I will have a full update starting next week and I learned tons of new stuff. It was great to see old friends like Dr. Lonnie … Continue reading

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Supplements to Naturally Increase Testosterone?

I had some questions recently if there are any compounds around that may help to increase testosterone “naturally” and if there are any data to support it. In short, there are few but the 2 most popular appear to be … Continue reading

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Neuroscience Research Updates for October

Some fascinating brand new studies in the land of neuroscience recently. Check out the 3 studies and write ups below from our friends at PhysOrg.com Any thoughts? Mike N Scientists restore movement to paralyzed limbs through artificial brain-muscle connections Researchers … Continue reading

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Mobility Work Is the Missing Link for Fat Loss

I’ve been on the mobility soapbox as of late (see the postsMobility and Mood, and also Dopamine, Mood, Movement and Exercise)Mobility has a huge role I believe in long term fat loss, but probably not in the way you were thinking. Behavior … Continue reading

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Dopamine, Mood, Movement and Exercise

Good ole dopamine! Watch out, major geek alert ahead and it involves some biochemistry. I think everyone just clicked off, but hold that mouse as this will be a short crash course some cool stuff. Dopamine is neurotransmitter with five … Continue reading

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