In a recent article in Applied Metabolics, I discussed the training principles that are associated with increased muscular hypertrophy or growth. These factors include training frequency, training intensity level, and volume. That last aspect is the most controversial. … [Read more...]
Archives for February 2018
Supplement Failures by Jerry Brainum
In 1982, a new type of food supplement was introduced. The supplement began as a mysterious orange-flavored powder that was distributed in unmarked bags to members of Gold's Gym in Venice, California. The developers of the product were Dan Duchaine, later to gain notoriety as … [Read more...]
Testosterone Replacement Therapy (TRT) without Testosterone by Jerry Brainum
Testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) remains controversial, despite its increasing popularity among men. Several issues are involved in this controversy about the hormone. For one, many physicians feel that the decline of testosterone levels in men that starts at about age … [Read more...]