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Totally Irrelevant And Damaging: Carbs For Tomorrow’s Workout (And Some Bodybuilding History)

By / / Body Transformation / Bodybuilding, Diet and Nutrition / 9 minutes of reading

Today we return to the supplement pushers and bro-science fraudsters at T-Nation for another atrocious article promoting a very unhealthy and life-shortening diet and lifestyle. I know that I have touched on this subject many times, but it needs repeating from many different angles — as in this case about consuming toxic carbohydrates to “improve” the next day’s workout. Let’s see what the imbeciles had to say on the subject. “The gains you make […]

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While Drugs Play A Part, Early Deaths In Bodybuilding Is Mostly Diet Related

By / / Body Transformation / Bodybuilding, Diet and Nutrition, Health and Fitness / 14 minutes of reading

Recently, Medscape published an article on a study looking at deaths among professional bodybuilders between 2005 and 2020 to calculate the risk of sudden death, especially related to heart failure (aka. sudden cardiac deaths [SCDs].) While there certainly is an overrepresentation of sudden deaths among elite level bodybuilders, as soon as they tried to explain why, everything went downhill showing once again how incredibly ignorant these people are of simple physiology and biochemistry. So,

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There Are No Special Benefits Of Casein Protein

By / / Body Transformation / Bodybuilding, Diet and Nutrition, Health and Fitness / 16 minutes of reading

Today we return to Ironmagazine and the hopeless Matt Weik as he does a Chris Shugart from T-Nation and tries to tackle protein, or more precisely, processed protein powders. Let’s see if he managed to get at least one thing correct. “When you think of protein powder, you typically think of whey. However, casein protein is a source that you should also consider due to its many benefits.” Yes, before my awakening and turning

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Alpha-lactalbumin For Sleep And Improved Reaction Times? Nutrients Do Not Improve Conditions Unless Deficient!

By / / Diet and Nutrition, Health and Fitness / 10 minutes of reading

Today we return to Examine.com and a review of another quite meaningless study. This time a group of researchers thought it would be a good idea to see if supplementation with alpha-lactalbumin could improve sleep stages and reaction time in 19 adult athletes with sleep difficulties. Key study details “The study was performed in a sleep laboratory. The participants took 40 grams of alpha-lactalbumin or collagen (placebo) 2 hours before sleep.” Before we begin,

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New Marketing Gimmick: Protein Powder And Protein Water Is The Same Thing — And A Word On Protein Fixation

By / / Diet and Nutrition, Health and Fitness / 12 minutes of reading

Today we return to the government shills and the incompetent fools at Verywell Health for an article covering the new “protein water” gimmick. Let’s see what they have to say. “Protein is taking over the internet and the grocery store. Countless fitness influencers wax poetic about the benefits of eating lots of protein, and store shelves are filled with protein bars, shakes, and powders that all promise to help.” Actually, this psy-op, this deception,

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Dietary Toxic Load, Exaggerated Hygiene Practices And Acne

By / / Diet and Nutrition, Health and Fitness / 5 minutes of reading

Today we return to Examine.com and a short summary of yet another somewhat flawed and backwards-thinking study looking at “dietary glycemic load” and the occurrence/severity of acne. Quick Summary “In this 12-week randomized controlled trial in 50 girls and women in Pakistan with acne, reducing the dietary glycemic load seemed to improve acne, but the study had methodological limitations.” Before we continue, let’s establish some definitions. The “dietary glycemic load” (GL) is a measure

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Food For Athletes And Workouts

By / / Body Transformation / Bodybuilding, Diet and Nutrition, Health and Fitness / 12 minutes of reading

Today we revisit the shill Dr. Axe and his staff’s latest attempt to write an article about ‘workout nutrition’ and food for athletes. On June 23, I reviewed a similar article from Healthline, which was, well, really bad. Let’s see how this ‘Rachael Link’ does, and I’ll add my thoughts from working at the absolute elite-level in this field for more than 20 years. “It’s no secret that hitting the gym is important when

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How Not to Do Research: Extreme Exercise and Lifespan

By / / Diet and Nutrition, Health and Fitness / 8 minutes of reading

Today we return to the government- and Big Pharma disinformation website ‘Medical News Today,’ and a recent summary of yet another extremely poorly executed study. This time it was a paper on the longevity of the first 200 sub-4 min mile male runners, put together by some ill-trained monkeys at the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada. As you should know, all form of intense exercise is stress and damages the body, which means that

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