Posts

Showing posts with the label adolescents

Popular topics

Show more

10%(+) Reduction in Testosterone After Glucose and Whey Protein Shakes - Is the Classic #BB Shake Anti-Anabolic?

Written by | published on
Image
We're talking about a cross-over study in adolescent subjects and acute changes but that's neither the only nor the most relevant reason you don't have to be afraid of the bodybuilding staple, now. In fact, a closer look at the data seems to suggest that we're talking about a 'protein-anabolic decrease in testosterone'... sounds odd? Well, here's how it may relate to your #androgenReceptors (AR) and eventually your gainz, irrespective of your age, by the way. I have previously addressed the possible ill effects of very high protein intakes on your testosterone levels - in particular, when those intakes are combined with a caloric deficit and, accordingly, reduced intakes of glucose and fat (re-read "True or False - High or Low Protein Intakes Have Profound Influence on Testosterone, SHBG, Estrogen, Cortisol & Co?" | here )... Now, a new study in Clinical Endocrinology  ( Schwartz 2019 ) shows that testosterone ⇆ protein/carbohydrate inter...
Read full article »

Eccentric Cycling Doubles Fat Loss: 24 Obese Teens Lose -3.4kg ('-10%') Body Fat in 12-Wk W/Out Dieting Efforts

Written by | published on
Image
This is how ecc. cycling works + it also happens to show the bike used in the study! Eccentric cycling? How does it even work? I admit that I was asking myself the very same thing when I hit on Valérie Julian's ( 2018 ) latest paper... until I found the video on the right and realized: it's just a modern day torture machine. A torture machine that doubled the urgently needed fat loss in 24 obese adolescents, though, and hence probably is worth considering - not only, but also because the benefits of eccentric endurance training on fat mass "remain underexplored" ( Julian 2018 ). Are you looking for muscle builders ? Find inspiration in these articles: Are Drop-Sets a Sign. Growth Promoter? 1, 2, or 5 sets per Exercise? What's "best" for You? Pre-Exhaustion Exhausts Your Growth Potential Full ROM ➯ Full Gains - Form Counts! Battle the Rope to Get Ripped & Strong Study Indicates Cut the Volume Make the Gains! As the auth...
Read full article »

Inspiratory Muscle Training, HIIT or RT for Your Kids? Cold Water Immersion & Altitude Training - Who Benefits, When?

Written by | published on
Image
This is about as intense as it gets in PA sessions. What about HIIT and RT in schools? With the ahead-of-print publication of articles for one of the future issues of the Journal of Strength and Conditioning, it is about time for another SuppVersity Exercise Research Update  in the short news. Today's installment revolves around five question: (a) Who benefits from acute cold-water immersion? (b) Which athletes benefit most from altitude training? (c) Is inspiratory muscle training actually ergogenic? And (d) will exercise in the cold impair your immune function? Read more exercise-related articles from " on short notice " and other columns 30% More on the Big Three: Squat, DL, BP! Mix Things Up to Make Extra-Gains Kettlebell, BFR, Detraining & Your Core/Abs 12% Body Fat in 12 Weeks W/ Periodization Bands, Deadlifts, HIIT Varieties and more! Tapering 101 - Learn How It's Done! Acute Responses to Resistance and High Intensity Interval...
Read full article »

True or False: Adolescent Athletes at Risk of High Tendon Stress due to Non-Uniform Tendon/Muscle Adaptation

Written by | published on
Image
Not allowing young athletes to lift weights may in fact increase, not decrease, their injury risk and hamper their recovery. I am not sure why, but people won't stop inventing new reasons why professional athleticism would be bad for adolescents. One of the more recently heard claims is that early resistance training will lead to a "non-uniform adaptation of muscle and tendon in young athletes" that may "result[] in increased tendon stress during mid-adolescence" (Mersmann. 2015). In a recent longitudinal study Mersmann et al. investigated the development of the morphological and mechanical properties of muscle and tendon of volleyball athletes in a time period of 2 years from mid-adolescence to late adolescence and the results are quite unambiguous. Read previous True or False!? Articles at the SuppVersity You Cannot Consume too Much Whey?! Caffeine and Creatine Don't Mix, do They?! Creatine is Better Taken After Workouts!? Low Fat fo...
Read full article »

Breakfast: Eat it or Skip it? Making it High Protein Will Have Habitually Skipping Teens Lose Fat & Curbs Their Hunger

Written by | published on
Image
This could have been the HP breakfast. Egg-based pancakes + ham. It is almost like the question "to carb" or "not to carb" and the almost religiously maddish discussions between carb-eaters and ketophiles: The debate revolving around the useful- or uselessness of breakfast, when it comes to health and physique issues. In my more recent articles about the topic I have repeatedly exposed the claim that "not having breakfast is bad for everyone" is total bogus; and while I am not going to go back on that I am about to discuss a study that demonstrates that the right  breakfast, i.e. one that's high in protein, may be extremely better than having no breakfast at all. Learn more about fasting and eating / skipping breakfast at the SuppVersity Breakfast and Circadian Rhythm Does Meal Timing Matter? Breakfast & Glucose Metab. Break the Fast, Cardio & the Brain Does the Break- Fast-Myth Break? Breakfast? (Un?) Biased Revie...
Read full article »
Disclaimer:The information provided on this website is for informational purposes only. It is by no means intended as professional medical advice. Do not use any of the agents or freely available dietary supplements mentioned on this website without further consultation with your medical practitioner.