Good news if you’ve had to take some time off due to sickness, vacation, or injury! Nuclei gained during training likely persist even when muscle cells shrink due to disuse or breakdown. These residual ‘myonuclei’ allow more...
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Emotional Eating Emotional eating is shaped by the environment (not genetics); parents (and I would suggest significant others/peers) are therefore promising intervention/support targets. Our findings offer support for the...
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There is no support for the practice of ammonia inhalation (commonly known as smelling salts or nose tork) to improve max lifts in training or competition.
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Branched-Chain Amino Acid, or BCAA, supplements are one of the most lucrative products on the market today. Their sales bring in millions of dollars per year for the supplement industry. Proponents (read: people who profit off the sale of BCAAs)...
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Health and Fat Loss Body weight, body composition, and lipid profiling are not affected by the number of meals when weight-loss diets are prepared with adequate energy restrictions and sufficient and balanced nutrition. (it is worth noting that...
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Metabolic Adaptation, a complex set of physiologic changes, tends to be the reason most people stall in their weight-loss journey. As a caloric deficit becomes more severe and/or prolonged: Total Daily Energy Expenditure (TDEE) decreases due to...
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