We’ve all seen the graph on the treadmill showing where the “fat burning zone” is, but as usual things are oversimplified and lead to misunderstandings which lead to unnecessary time wasted in the gym. Let’s look at the
Genetically modified foods (GMOs) are a controversial topic, but if you look at the data instead of the newspaper headlines, it becomes pretty obvious that fear of GMOs is just another superstition driven by the “natural is better”
Variation benefits your gains! We have all heard that variation in training gives better results, but how true is really this statement, and what is the best type of variation? This study compared four different 12-week leg-exercise regimes:
Genetics do matter! Genetics play an important role in both how we respond to training as well as how much muscle we can potentially build. For both men and women, completing the exact same training regime (12 weeks
How should you think about the benefits during lifting (concentric) and lowering (eccentric) of the weight during your workout? Resistance training involves two types of movements, concentric and eccentric. Concentric movement is when the muscle shortens while producing
The idea that you should train while fasting is quite controversial. There are studies both “for” and “against” the idea that this is fasted training is good for body composition. There are many aspects, which should be considered:
Burn Fat and Build Muscle Simultaneously It is known that weight training adds lean body mass (muscle) and that a high protein intake, in combination with weight training, boosts this increase. On a diet, you will probably lose
