muscle building research

Building Muscle

October 14, 2009 By Brad Pilon

3 guys sign up for a research study on the muscle building effects of weight training. None of them have ever lifted weights before, and all three are between the ages of 20 and 21. At the start of the study they weighed between 130 and 143 pounds (light by North American Standards) Guy A - 130 pounds Guy B - 138 pounds Guy C - 143 pounds For their given age and … [Read more...] about Building Muscle

Fun experiment for you to try

January 7, 2009 By Brad Pilon

Here's a fun experiment for all you research junkies. If anyone has ever come across a research study that used ANY form of diet manipulation or weight training (that doesn't involve the use of steroids) AND where the subjects gained MORE than 10 pounds (4.5 kilos) of LEAN MASS over ANY time frame...could you please send me the reference. Happy hunting BP PS - The … [Read more...] about Fun experiment for you to try

Why we hate the BMI

A new study adds to the growing evidence that an elevated BMI increases the risk of a heart attack in otherwise healthy people. In what has been called the largest study of its kind (data on over 500,000 people) researchers classified participants based on their body mass index (BMI), calculated as weight (kg) divided […]

How Many Calories can you Burn in a day?

Have you ever stopped to think that there might be an upper-limit to how many calories you can burn in a day? Basically a ‘ceiling rate’ at which we can burn through calories? Probably not, but don’t worry… I did for you! I’ve heard rumors of people eating well over 10,000 calories during a single […]

Reverse Taper Intermittent Fasting

The concept of the Reverse Taper Diet is still one of my favorite ideas. Without getting too technical, the concept is that you should be in your largest calorie deficit (eating the least amount of food) at the beginning of your diet, when you have the most fat to lose and thus the most fat […]

Fasting for Weight Loss – Setting the Record Straight

Paleo eating and vegan eating are the EXACT SAME THING. This is why any and all research on Paleo diets can be used for Vegan diets, and vice versa. It’s also why any personal experiences people have had with a Vegan diet can be directly applied to what you will probably experience with the Paleo […]

Anabolic Fasting – The Natural Evolution of Eat Stop Eat

Since 2007 Eat Stop Eat has always been a method of losing fat that involved one or two 24 hour fasts per week. For almost 2 decades now, Eat Stop Eat has stood the test of time as a highly effective style of eating that has been able to help so many people lose weight […]

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