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Science Round-Up Seconds: Cytokine Modulating Power Cakes, Endurance & Resistance for Maximal Cardiovascular Benefit, Gluten Degrading Bacteria and Cancer Fighting Green Tea + Levitra Combo. Plus: Sirt-3 & Protein Blends

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Not sure if the "Power Cakes" in the Kerasioti study looked like these, but it would sure have been appropriate, after all the poor study participants had to cycle for 3h (in total) - makes you wonder if they are WADA approved, doesn't it? Today's installment of the SuppVersity Science Round-Up Seconds has some delicious stuff for you in stock. We will start out with an interleukin 6 & 10 modulating CRP reducing cake from Greece as an appetizer, or pre-workout, whatever you like better. When we have finished that one, the table or gym talk will center around debunking the myth that only aerobic training was good for your cardiovascular system. When even the last i**** has gotten that, it's about time to devour the delicious anti-carcinogenic and gluten destroying bacteria stew with green tea and Levitra(R), I've been cooking for ya ;-) Before you go for the cake, however, I want to apologize that I was somewhat out of it on yesterday's show ( cl...

Overtraining, Inflammation, Insufficient Repair: Scientists Shed Some More Light on the Counterproductive Triad of Ups & Downs in Testosterone, IL-6, IL-10, COX II & Co

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Image 1: Part of Christian Bale's protocol to become the skinny Machinist was, you guessed it, overtraining - accompanied by undereating, the results (left) were profound. The debate on the practical implications and even the existence of a certain physical condition that is generally referred to as "overtraining" is probably one of the most longstanding debates in the realms of physical culture. From a scientific point of view, it stands out of question that the same exercises that turn a stringbean into a heavily muscled berserk can also change him back into a stringbean, when the narrow yet tremendously productive margin between "just enough" and "already too much" is repeatedly exceeded. Scientists from the Department of Sports Medicine at the Shanghai University of Sport probed the underlying causes of this phenomenon and came up with a few interesting observations ( Xiao. 2012 ). Update: My friend Carl Lanore from Super Human Radio hap...
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