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The Female(?) Athlete Triad - Part I/III: How An Evolutionary Advantage Can Turn Its Ugly Face On Both Sexes!

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The cover of the Vogue is usually not the place to turn to, if you are looking for role-models, but let's be honest: Do you believe Hope Solo or Serena Williams suffer from amenorrhea or their fellow Olympian Brian Lochte from low testosterone? I don't think so. So, there must be something "real" athletes do that way too many weekend warriors, who are in it, often to look just like their stars don't do - and in this multi-part SuppVersity Special , we are going to figure out what this may be. I guess some of you will already have believed that I had forgotten about the requested and promised article on the "Female Athlete Triad" . As you can easily see, this is not the case and still, I must admit that it will take another week until I will eventually have make good on my promise, as this is only the first part of a multi-part feature . The main reason I decided to split things up is that I did not want you to simply skip on the fundamental inform...

Intermittent Thoughts on Insulin Resistance: The Marathon Paradox - How Temporary Exercise-Induced Insulin Resistance Paves the Way for "Fat Burning Machines"

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Image 1: Is this man temporary insulin resistant? Probably, otherwise he would hardly have made it to the finish line. After weeks of discussing the physiological foundations of building muscle, I figure at least some of you will share my personal desire think about something else, at least "intermittently", so to say. Now, before some of you start complaining, let me say this: I will try to attack today's topic from various angles, meaning that even those of you who may now be thinking "insulin resistance" that's just for lazy fat-asses will see that a better understanding of what some people perceive to be the root cause of most if not all of the major health concerns of the western convenience society could also help you in your efforts to get even more jacked. When I come to think about it, the notion that "insulin resistance is just for the friends of Ronald McDonald" and the "health conscious" part of the population was immune...

Intermittent Thoughts on Intermittent Fasting - The Fast #1: Metabolic and Endocrine Response(s) During the Fast.

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