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These are the kind of abs, you will see on products with T2 and/or T2 and other alleged fat-burners. Don't be fooled by the ads - even if it's the actually active form of diiodothyronine (T2), namely 3,5-T2, you're buying, the pills alone won't get you to the sub-10% body fat range you  may be dreaming of. I've written about the thyroid hormone metabolite  diiodothyronine aka T2 before. Accordingly, you will probably know that it has long been thought of as an inactive byproduct of the thyroid hormone metabolism ( read previous T2-articles ). You will also be aware of the fact that research shows that (a) this is not the case and that (b) only one of its two forms, namely 3,5-diiodothyronine (3,5-T2) shares the fat burning, metabolic effects of its big brother triiodothyronine aka T3. Just like me, you probably don't know, however, why supplement companies are still stupid enough to use both 3,5- and 3,3-diiodothyronine in their allegedly fat burning suppl...

Laser "needles" may help you lose superfluous body weight. Is it possible that the application of acupuncture by the means of a gallium Arsenide infrared (GaAlAs) laser with a wavelength at 904 nm and power of 5mW to the skin of post-menopausal women can actually improve the metabolic benefits of a combined diet + exercise regimen? It sounds like a marketing gag, but the results of a recent study from the Cairo University  (El-Mekawy. 2014) clearly indicates that the answer to the aforementioned question is "YES! It can!" Don't forget to building muscle & strength . Fat loss alone is not enough to look good naked Tri- or Multi-Set Training for Body Recomp.? Alternating Squat & Blood Pressure - Productive? Pre-Exhaustion Exhausts Your Growth Potential Exercise not Intensity Variation for Max. Gains Battle the Rope to Get Ripped & Strong Study Indicates Cut the Volume Make the Gains! The laser acupuncture was applied with ...

2015 may offer a chance to get spice up your routine with kettlebells. "Moderate evidence indicates that kettlebell training may be safe and effective for increasing certain functional strength and power measures and may show positive results with postural control in young, healthy populations," says a recent review of the literature in Physical Therapy Reviews (Girard. 2014) and does thus sound positively optimistic, but by far not as euphoric as some kettlebell warriors on the Internet. Those of you who know me are probably aware that I am not a fan of kettle bells, but I am true to the motto of being open to good scientific evidence, like the one from the previously cited review by Girard et al. (2014). I won't lie to you: I believe there are better muscle builders than kettlebells Tri- or Multi-Set Training for Body Recomp.? Alternating Squat & Blood Pressure - Productive? Pre-Exhaustion Exhausts Your Growth Potential Full ROM ➯ Full Gains - ...

HIIT your weaker self hard, with a total of one minute all out cycling. It's the most often heard excuse you get, when you ask your sick overweight neighbor if he'd like to accompany you to the gym to do something for his health, first, and his physique, second. "Ah, I don't have the time to work out!" Obviously, this is a "perceived lack of time" that is not real for 99.9% of the people, even if we're talking about 30 minutes of exercise every other day. And even if it was not, the results of a recent study from the McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, will totally steal their non-existent thunder and provide you with convincing arguments to drag them to the gym for a quick HIIT session (Gillen. 2014). Why? Well, as the headline of today's SuppVersity article says, the study shows that three (=3) minutes of all-out exercise per week (no typo or other mistake here!) will "Suffice to Increase Skelet al Muscle Oxidative Capacit...

Melatonin is one of the few supplements where timing is everything. As of late the nutrient and supplement timing craze has started to abate. People begin to realize that timing doesn't always matter, and that you can still make gains if you don't consume your whey protein shake 2 minutes, but rather 60 minutes after your workout. For some nutrients and supplements, timing does yet matter and with melatonin I want to introduce you to an example, where the beneficial effects are not just attenuated, but will actually turn against you. Want to learn more about melatonin ? The SuppVersity is the place to be. Melatonin as potent as Letrozole Melatonin for Bone & Tooth Health M. Sleep Aid W/ Anti-Alzheimer's Effect Melatonin vs. Fructose Overloads Melatonin as Anabolic On-Switch M. Anti-Alzheimer + Anti-Body Fat Agent As a SuppVersity reader, you are well aware of the beneficial metabolic "side effects" of melatonin. Effects that are m...