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Weightlifting Shoes: What Does Research Tell Us About WL-Shoes' Effect on Performance, Form & Muscle Activity?

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Nice gimmick or must have gym equipment? Answer: "it depends". People are investing more in gym-gear than ever before. $150, for example, for 25% discounted Adidas Weightlifting Shoes  - is that a bargain or just a waste of money? Today's SuppVersity  review will help you decide if weightlifting or O-lifting shoes, of which Bloomberg writes that they are among the fastest growing markets in sportswear ( Bloomberg 2017 ), are a good or useless investment. The distinguishing feature of all weightlifting shoes is the raised heel: the exact heights differ, but range from three-quarters of an inch to one inch and are implemented by solid wood or another hard, rigid material. With laces and a strap to tighten and narrow the fit, the shoes facilitate an optimal transfer of force to the ground... that's at least what the theory and shiny adds will tell us. Unlike weightlifting shoes, creatine will boost your squat performance Age, Meat and Cr Non-Responder...
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Update on GAINZ: More Muscle & Strength W/ Exercises You Like | Deadlifting Unshoed NO Power Booster | 50% Sugar NOT Anti-Anabolic | Cryotherapy NO Recovery Boost

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No, bro - Losing your shoes won't allow you to magically lift thrice your BW when your current 1-RM is only twice your BW. Who would have thought that? If trained subjects are allowed to chose their 'favorite' exercises (or those they deem most productive) they gain 63% more lean mass in a realistic 9-week study (difference short of sign., though). I guess compared to this result from a recent study from the  University of Tampa , the realizations that deadlifting unshoed doesn't seem to provide a systematic benefit, that sugar does not - if protein intake is adequate - negatively affect anabolism, and that local cryotherapy doesn't just threaten the adaptational processes that occur after your workouts are rather expected results... results that were IMHO still worth summarizing in this October 2017 Suppversity "Update on GAINZ" ;-) If you want to update YOUR gains, try creatine -monohydrate - safe and proven! Creatine Doubles 'Ur GainZ! ...
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Energy Requirements of Resistance Training: Training Legs Burns 2x More Energy Than Biceps, Squatting 35kcal+/min

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Squats feel like and are energy hungry. I don't know if you own a fitness tracker. If you do, however, you will know that the number it's going to give you when you've been working out (as in lifting weight) is random and usually completely off what you'd estimate you burned in the gym... speaking of which: What's your estimate? How much are you going to burn on that biceps curls and during those squats? Today's SuppVersity  article is going to help you estimate how much energy your workouts really require by providing you with a concise, commented summary of the latest study from the University of Trás-os-Montes & Alto Douro  in Vila Real, Portugal (Reis 2017). A summary that will also address how accurate and reliable the results of the study are. What will affect your energy expenditure  and how much energy do you expend? Intermittent Fasting Boosts Energy Exp. (EE) 3 Revelations About EE While Lifting How Dieting Reduces Your EE via the...
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Barbell Squats - Research Update: Bar Placement, ROM and Muscle Activation | Plus: What's 'Best' for Strength & Size?

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Where on your traps you place the bar makes a huge difference in biomechanics. This is not the first article in which I try to shed the light of science on the effects of full vs. partial squats. The effect of where you place the bar during the barbell back squat, however, hasn't been addressed in detail in previous SuppVersity articles. In fact, I would guess that the novices among the SuppVersity  readers may not even be aware that where you place the bar on your traps may significantly affect your biomechanics and, eventually, your training outcomes. Learn more about the squat and related exercises at the SuppVersity Partial Squat = Full Strength 100 Body Weight Squats ➯ Jacked Discontinue Sets Up Your Gais Full ROM ➯ Full Gains! Full-Body vs. Split for Athletes Squat, Bench, Deadlift for Gainz As Glassbrook et al. (2017) point out in their latest paper, there are two different variations of the back-squat, differentiated by the placement of the barb...
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20% Calorie Deficit + BB Split + Whey = Strength ↑, Fat ↓ + Muscle ↕ | Preconditioning and Cryotherapy for Strength

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Whey protein can help you shed body fat while upping your PB on squats.  If you're looking for the latest papers on building muscle, running faster, lifting more and getting jacked look no further, today's installment of the Strength and Conditioning Update  (Feb'17) discusses all interesting papers from the latest / upcoming issues of the venerable Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research.  Papers that investigate the size and time-course of low-intensity 'pre-conditioning' that could make the difference between victory and defeat at the Olympic Games and elsewhere, the lean mass preserving, fat loss promoting and strength increasing effects of whey protein supplementation during diet phases and, last but not least the immediate strength boost of cooled muscles. Read about exercise-related studies at the SuppVersity TeaCrine®, Tribu-lus, Cordyceps, ALA, Sesamin... Aug '15 Ex.Res. Upd.: Nitrate, Glycogen, and ... Pre-Exhaustion Exhausts Your ...
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