Obesity is an epidemic and is on the rise. Statistics show that over 75% of American men are obese, as are 67% of adult American women. The current forecast is that 85% of Americans will be overweight, and half of them will be clinically obese by 2030. The increased … [Read more...]
Review: Strength Training for fat Loss by Jerry Brainum
The principle of specificity of exercise states that exercise must be specific for a certain purpose. In simple terms, if you want to build muscle and get stronger, you use a progressive resistance style of training, with the most efficient being weight training.If … [Read more...]
Concurrent training: problems and solutions by Jerry Brainum
Similar to many others, Bob Hickson opted to study exercise physiology because of his avid hobby of powerlifting. He wanted to learn the science behind what causes muscle growth, and possibly develop new and more effective ways to build muscle and strength. Luckily, … [Read more...]
Natural Bodybuilding Training: The finer points by Jerry Brainum
In the inaugural issue of Applied Metabolics, I discussed the best evidence-based nutrition techniques for natural bodybuilders. To reiterate the meaning of the term "natural," that refers to a bodybuilder who doesn't resort to using any type of pharmaceutical … [Read more...]
Pumping Carbon: The Fate of Fat by Jerry Brainum
If you diet and exercise properly, you will lose excess body fat. But where exactly does that lost body fat go to? If you answered "Fat City," you're wrong, but you wouldn't be alone in your misunderstanding of fat metabolism. A recent article just published in the … [Read more...]
Popeye’s Spinach fat-loss secret by Jerry Brainum
Hippocrates, the "Father of Medicine," once famously said that "Let food be thy medicine, and medicine be thy food." Of course, in his time, there were no pharmaceutical drugs available, and those that were ill had no other recourse than to rely on food. But as … [Read more...]
Longevity: Why do we get fat with age?
It's a common observation that most people gain weight as they age. Various reasons are offered to explain this. Perhaps the most common is that as people get older, their level of physical activity declines, but their caloric intake either remains the same, or … [Read more...]
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