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Fenugreek Works - Recent Study Suggests, It Works in Human Lifters, too - But How Significant are the Results?

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If you trust in the promises of the supplement industry, these seeds are as potent as steroids. If we go by the rodent studies the write-ups on various testosterone boosters and "performance enhancers" cite, there has never  been the slightest doubt that fenugreek is a potent testosterone booster and ergogenic. When it comes to practically relevant human studies, however there are still a lot of questions that have to be answered - even after the recent publication of a study from the  Smt. Kashibai Navale Medical College  in India (Wankhede. 2015). A study, in which the authors, Sachin Wankhede, Vishwaraman Mohan, and Prasad Thakurdesai whose previous studies are often cited in the aforementioned write-ups have all investigated (and proven)  the efficacy of the glycoside fraction of fenugreek seeds (Fenu-FG) on testosterone levels in rodents - and even more bizarre, in immature castrated male rats (Aswar. 2010). In view of the fact that a more recent follow ...
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Alpha Lipoic Acid, GABA, Taurine, Green Tea, Gooseberry & Fenugreek. Plus: Metformin the No.1 Drug? Supplements to Improve and Restore Insulin Sensitivity - Serving #1

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Don't forget, those caps and pills are not worth a penny without you committing to the all the lifestyle changes I outlined in episode one of this series . I am well aware that you had to wait for a full week for this 2nd part of the "Restore & Maintain Insulin Sensitivity" Series ( read part I ), so I am going to make no words about it and get straight to the annotated list of useful supplements. Just a reminder for the lazy asses: Don't even think about starting any of the supplements on the list, if you have not already cut your carbs to a low, but not very low level, got rid of all plain sugar in your diet, started to work out frequently , get enough sleep, avoid stims and control (not totally eradicate) your linoleic acid (omega-6) intake. Here we go, for serving #1 In order to give you at least some guidance on where you may want to start, I will classify the supplements in 4 very broad categories with [A] for supplements that are almost certai...
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Creatine & Fenugreek, a Dynamic Duo for Glucose-Independent Creatine Uptake: 900mg Fenugreek Extract as Effective as 70g Dextrose

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Image 1: Dried Fenugreek seeds (image from Wikipedia) Although it has been shown times and again that the real world significance of the effects of large boluses of glucose (dextrose) on skeletal muscle creatine-uptake has largely been overestimated (for a review cf. Jaeger. 2011 ), the proponents of consuming your creatine with grape-juice or other "fast-acting" carbohydrate sources, can still refer to a handfull of studies, which - if no increases in performance - could at least show improved creatine clearance (interpreted as muscle uptake) with simultaneous carbohydrate administration. Personally, I have always considered the addition of fast-acting carbs superfluous and for a certain group of people, such as figure athletes, even detrimental: in the long run, the additional carbohydrates do not only increase your chances of getting fat, the accompanying insulin spikes could even predispose you to diabetes; furthermore, the...
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Fenugreek Supplement Increases Upper- and Lower-Body Strength and Body composition

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Fenugreek is an ingredient in several recently released dietary supplements , most claim to increase testosterone, something a recent study ( Poole. 2010 ) on the effect of supplementation with a commercially available 500mg fenugreek supplement does not substantiate. Table 1: Within and between group hormonal changes from baseline (T1) through week 8 (T3) If you have a look at table 1, you will see that other than advertised there was not only no raise in testosterone, but a decline! It is all the more remarkable that the intervention produced significant increases in upper- and lower-body strength and body composition in the subjects, who took part in a supervised 4-day per week periodized resistance-training program split into two upper and two lower extremity workouts per week for a total of 8-weeks: Significant group x time interaction effects were observed among groups in changes in body fat (FEN: -2.3 +/- 1.4%BF; PL: -0.39 +/- 1.6 %BF, p < 0.001) , leg press 1-RM...
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