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Science Round-Up Seconds: Stevia, Cancer & Fertility. What is the Verdict? Exercise, Hunger & GLP-1. Can a Workout Fill You Up? Postactivation Potentiation & Personal Bests. 8% More Maximal Power After 5s Max. Voluntary Contraction?

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Other news: Classic cardio ramps up GLP-1 and "posing" increases your maxes by up to 8% . If you have already downloaded and listened to yesterday's installment of the SuppVersity Science Round-Up, you will probably be aware that the first thing I am going to do in today's Seconds is to (re-)address the stevia issue (read up on previous stories about Stevia here at the SuppVersity ). If I recall that correctly, I did in fact forget to mention something that's actually important if you want to get the whole picture - the gut microbiome! But before we tackle this one, let's not forget that there are a couple of other news stories which did not make it into the 60min show, news on the effects of LISS on GLP-1 and the potentiation of the post-activation potentiation effect. Sounds interesting, then let''s go for it! Is stevia toxic, does it cause cancer and infertility?  Let me start with the bottom line first. The currently available scient...
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Two Max. Isometric Contractions Reduce Muscle Damage and Promote Regeneration Before You Even Hit the Gym! Plus: How to Add 0.5 Inch to Your Biceps in 6 Minutes!

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Image 1: Believe it or not, Arnold is just "pre-regenerating" ;-) If you have not taken a mental health day for your gray matter the past two days and skipped your obligatory daily visit at the SuppVersity , you will probably have noticed that the last posts on the overtraining induced shift in the ratio of pro- to anti-inflammatory signals (cf. " Overtraining, Inflammation, Insufficient Repair ") and yesterday's hot bath "pre-regeneration" post (cf. " Speed Up Your Regeneration and Propel Your Gains by Taking a HOT Bath Bath 2-Days Before Arduous Workouts "), share a common motif: He who recovers the fastest spends the least time on repairing and the most time on building muscle! Today you are going to learn about yet another pre-regeneration technique... Muscle preconditioning by maximal isometric contractions Similar to the hot bath, of which I know that it's probably not for everyone, a recently published paper by Hsin-Lian ...
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Adelfo Cerame - Road to Wheelchair Nationals '12: Pose Your Way to Better Workouts & a Freakier Physique! Plus: How to Take Photos that Will Do Your Physique Justice

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Image 1: It goes without saying that the changes you see here go well beyond what the best Photoshop artist can do For the unsuspecting out there, this is already the big week: After all, it is the week of the Arnold! But let's be honest, there is the most important name missing from the line-up. I mean who are Fouad Abiad, Gustavo Badell, Lionel Beyeke, Matthias Botthof, Evan Centopani, Eduardo Correa, Brandon Curry, Dexter Jackson, Michael Kefalianos, Ben Pakulski, ...
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Intermittent Thoughts on Intermittent Fasting - Programing Success: Accept Your Weaknesses, Learn From Your Mistakes, Identify Your Strengths and Build a Better Body!

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Image 1: You may call it "toning" or "shaping", but in the end it's bodybuilding in the literal sense. Assuming that you are all " lean and mean " by now and thus ready to build some serious muscle (for those who missed it, read last week's installment on " Why you better lean out before bulking "), we can finally delve into your first steps on your way to ... wait. I hope you did not forget your "motivational elevator pitch" from the first part of this part of the Intermittent Thoughts , where I asked you to come to terms with what it actually is that you want to achieve . Now, the good news is that regardless of whether you are just sick of that lose skin on your upper arms or want to compete against Phil Heath at the 2012 Mr. Olympia, there are a few fundamental principles that apply regardless of whether you are striving for "toned" 11 inch arms or Coleman-esque 22 inch guns. Gaining weight? Yes! Getting fat?...
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