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5-alpha reductase inhibition

  • Are 5-alpha reductase inhibitor drugs dangerous? by Jerry Brainum - 1 August 2015

acid-base nutrition

  • Acid Test: The acid/alkaline nutrition controversy by Jerry Brainum - 1 April 2016

Aerobic exercise

  • How to Improve Fasting Aerobics for Fat Loss by Jerry Brainum 12/20 - 1 December 2020
  • Can Aerobics Help You Add Muscle Mass? by Jerry Brainum - 1 November 2018
  • Is there a best time to exercise? by Jerry Brainum - 1 December 2015
  • Concurrent training: problems and solutions by Jerry Brainum - 1 March 2015

Aerobics and fat loss

  • Fat Block: Why you Aren’t Burning Fat with Exercise by Jerry Brainum 12/22 - 1 December 2022
  • Which Aerobic Exercise Burns the Most Fat? by Jerry Brainum 7/21 - 1 July 2021
  • How to Improve Fasting Aerobics for Fat Loss by Jerry Brainum 12/20 - 1 December 2020
  • Can exercise make you fatter? by Jerry Brainum - 1 August 2016
  • Concurrent training: problems and solutions by Jerry Brainum - 1 March 2015
  • Pumping Carbon: The Fate of Fat by Jerry Brainum - 1 January 2015
  • Are hours of aerobics necessary to promote body fat loss? - 1 September 2014

Alpha GPC

  • Alpha-GPC: Can it make you stronger and smarter? by Jerry Brainum - 1 March 2016

amino acids

  • Taurine: No Bull Amino Acid by Jerry Brainum 1/24 - 1 January 2024
  • Arginine Versus Citrulline: Which is superior to Nitric Oxide Synthesis? by Jerry Brainum 10/21 - 1 October 2021
  • Do Branched-Chain Amino Acids Help You Build Muscle? by Jerry Brainum 8/21 - 1 August 2021
  • Amino Acids: Are They Ergogenic Aids? by Jerry Brainum - 1 September 2018
  • The Amino Acid That Helps to Burn Fat by Jerry Brainum - 1 January 2018

Anabolic drugs

  • Nandrolone and Testosterone: A Better TRT Combo? by Jerry Brainum 2/25 - 1 February 2025
  • Only The Good Die Young: Premature Deaths of Bodybuilders, More Than Just Steroids? by Jerry Brainum 2/24 - 1 February 2024
  • Are the Health Risks of Anabolic Steroids Exaggerated? by Jerry Brainum 11/23 - 1 November 2023
  • Why Do Anabolic Steroids Stop Working? by Jerry Brainum 5/23 - 1 May 2023
  • Clenbuterol Works: New Human Study by Jerry Brainum 4/20 - 1 April 2020

Anabolic resistance

  • What is Anabolic Resistance and What to Do About It by Jerry Brainum 7/23 - 1 July 2023
  • Calorie Restriction and Anabolic Resistence by Jerry Brainum 7/20 - 1 July 2020
  • Over-40? Take the Night Train for added muscle mass by Jerry Brainum - 1 July 2016
  • The nutrient timing controversy by Jerry Brainum - 1 January 2015

Anabolic steroids

  • Only The Good Die Young: Premature Deaths of Bodybuilders, More Than Just Steroids? by Jerry Brainum 2/24 - 1 February 2024
  • Are the Health Risks of Anabolic Steroids Exaggerated? by Jerry Brainum 11/23 - 1 November 2023
  • Death of A Bodybuilder by Jerry Brainum 6/23 - 1 June 2023
  • “Roid Rage” Is it real or a myth? by Jerry Brainum 3/23 - 1 March 2023
  • Steroids and the Brain by Jerry Brainum 5/22 - 1 May 2022
  • Understanding Designer Steroids by Jerry Brainum 11/19 - 1 November 2019
  • Shooting Blanks: Anabolic Steroids and Infertility by Jerry Brainum July, 2019 - 1 July 2019
  • Where Do Bodybuilders, Athletes, and Others Get Their Anabolic Drugs From? by Jerry Brainum - 1 December 2018
  • What Happened to Rich Piana and Dallas McCarver? by Jerry Brainum - 1 December 2017
  • Busting a Myth: Only Oral Anabolic Steroids are Harmful to Liver Function by Jerry Brainum - 1 October 2017
  • Steroids and the Heart: More Serious than believed? by Jerry Brainum - 1 July 2017
  • Life After Steroids by Jerry Brainum - 1 May 2017
  • How Do Anabolic Steroid Drugs Increase Sports Performance? by Jerry Brainum - 1 March 2017
  • How can anabolic steroids cause a heart attack in a young bodybuilder? by Jerry Brainum - 1 October 2015
  • Anabolic steroids and heart failure by Jerry Brainum - 1 March 2015
  • Supplements or drugs? by Jerry Brainum - 1 January 2015
  • A pro prepares: how one man got in the best shape ever to compete in the Mr.Olympia contest by Jerry Brainum - 1 November 2014
  • Long-term use of anabolic steroids: how “dopers” differ from “naturals.” by Jerry Brainum - 1 October 2014

Anti-aging

  • Body Fat and Aging: One and The Same? by Jerry Brainum 6/25 - 1 June 2025
  • Longevity Secrets of the Blue Zones by Jerry Brainum 4/25 - 1 April 2025
  • Your Choice: Resistance Training or Botox by Jerry Brainum 10/24 - 1 October 2024
  • Spermidine: Amazing Anti-Aging Supplement or Useless Junk? by Jerry Brainum 6/24 - 1 June 2024
  • Lift for Life: Resistance Training and Longevity by Jerry Brainum 11/23 - 1 November 2023
  • Sports Nutrition and Healthy Aging by Jerry Brainum 4/23 - 1 April 2023
  • AKG: The Newest Anti-aging Superstar by Jerry Brainum 9/22 - 1 September 2022
  • Can Aging Be Reversed? by Jerry Brainum 9/21 - 1 September 2021
  • C60: The Longevity Supplement that isn’t by Jerry Brainum 3/21 - 1 March 2021
  • A Means to an End (telomeres) by Jerry Brainum 3/20 - 1 March 2020
  • Boosting Glutathione by Jerry Brainum 12/19 - 1 December 2019
  • Nicotinamide Riboside: Is It Worth Taking? by Jerry Brainum - 1 June 2019
  • Doctor Ame’s Prescription for a Longer Life by Jerry Brainum - 1 December 2018
  • Staying Hungrier (Intermittent fasting truths) by Jerry Brainum - 1 October 2015
  • A Testosterone Mystery Solved by Jerry Brainum - 1 June 2015
  • Large muscles, short life? by Jerry Brainum - 1 June 2015

Antioxidants

  • Are Antioxidants Anti-Exercise Gains? by Jerry Brainum 4/23 - 1 April 2023
  • Does Cinnamon Make You Fat? 2/22 - 1 February 2022
  • Boosting Glutathione by Jerry Brainum 12/19 - 1 December 2019

Ashwagandha

  • Can Ashwagandha help increase muscular size and strength? by Jerry Brainum - 1 January 2016

Athletes and steroids

  • A Comparison of Natural and Drug-Users in Bodybuilding by Jerry Brainum 8/23 - 1 August 2023
  • Why Do Anabolic Steroids Stop Working? by Jerry Brainum 5/23 - 1 May 2023
  • Crazy From HCG? by Jerry Brainum 1/23 - 1 January 2023
  • Steroids and the Heart: More Serious than believed? by Jerry Brainum - 1 July 2017
  • Life After Steroids by Jerry Brainum - 1 May 2017
  • How Do Anabolic Steroid Drugs Increase Sports Performance? by Jerry Brainum - 1 March 2017

August 1

  • Preparing for natural bodybuilding competition: A science-based approach - 1 September 2014
  • Training for Natural bodybuilding competition: two case studies - 1 September 2014
  • Low carb fatigue: is it caused by thyroid hormone changes? - 1 September 2014

binge eating effects

  • When a “junk day” can turn deadly by Jerry Brainum - 1 March 2018

Black market drugs

  • Black Market Growth Hormone: Is it genuine or fake? by Jerry Brainum - 1 September 2017

bodybuilding Coaching

  • Is Bodybuilding Coaching Advice Scientific and Safe? by Jerry Brainum 9/24 - 1 September 2024

Bodybuilding Nutrition

  • The Truth about Omega-6 Fatty Acids by Jerry Brainum 4/25 - 1 April 2025
  • Vegan vs. Omnivore Whole Food Meals: Which is Best for Building Muscle? by Jerry Brainum 4/25 - 1 April 2025
  • Diet and Supplement Secrets of Female Bodybuilders by Jerry Brainum 12/24 - 1 December 2024
  • Can Vitamins and Minerals Increase Exercise and Sports Performance? by Jerry Brainum 11/24 - 1 November 2024
  • Another Look at Bodybuilding Peaking Techniques by Jerry Brainum 7/24 - 1 July 2024
  • Bulking and Cutting: Vegans vs.Omnivores by Jerry Brainum 6/24 - 1 June 2024
  • Why Do Some Supplements Work While Others Don’t? by Jerry Brainum 3/24 - 1 March 2024
  • Metabolic Flexibility: Why It’s Important by Jerry Brainum 8/23 - 1 August 2023
  • The King Of Poisons Is in Your Chicken and Rice by Jerry Brainum 5/23 - 1 May 2023
  • Optimizing Beta Alanine: Is it Worth It? by Jerry Brainum 5/23 - 1 May 2023
  • Food Versus Supplements by Jerry Brainum 12/22 - 1 December 2022
  • Can You Build Muscle After 40 as a Vegan? by Jerry Brainum 10/22 - 1 October 2022
  • Do Branched-Chain Amino Acids Help You Build Muscle? by Jerry Brainum 8/21 - 1 August 2021
  • Fake Meat: How Healthy Is It? by Jerry Brainum 1/21 - 1 January 2021
  • Eat Big to Get Big? By Jerry Brainum 6/20 - 1 June 2020

Bodybuilding posing

  • The Abdominal Vacuum Pose in Bodybuilding: More Than Meets the Eye by Jerry Brainum - 1 May 2019

Bodyweight strength training

  • Is bodyweight strength training an oxymoron? by Jerry Brainum - 1 October 2015

Book review

  • Review: Strength Training for fat Loss by Jerry Brainum - 1 June 2015
  • Book review: Jim Stoppani’s Encyclopedia of Muscle and Strength - 1 February 2015

Brain function

  • Deep Breathing for a Better Brain by Jerry Brainum 8/25 - 1 August 2025
  • Do GABA supplements work? by Jerry Brainum 2/24 - 1 February 2024
  • Steroids and the Brain by Jerry Brainum 5/22 - 1 May 2022

Branched-chain amino acids

  • Do Branched-Chain Amino Acids Help You Build Muscle? by Jerry Brainum 8/21 - 1 August 2021
  • Amino Acids: Are They Ergogenic Aids? by Jerry Brainum - 1 September 2018
  • Which Promotes Greater Muscle Gains: Branched-Chain Amino acids or Whey? by Jerry Brainum - 1 August 2017

Caloric restriction

  • Stay Hungry: Is Caloric Restriction the Way to Keep Your Muscle As You Age? by Jerry Brainum 5/21 - 1 May 2021

Cancer

  • Nutrition Against Colon Cancer by Jerry Brainum 10/25 - 1 October 2025

Carbohydrate loading

  • Is Carbohydrate Loading for Bodybuilders Still a Valid Technique? by Jerry Brainum 6/25 - 1 June 2025
  • New Study Says Carbohydrate Loading Works for Bodybuilding by Jerry Brainum 2/20 - 1 February 2020

Carbohydrates and exercise

  • How Sweet It Is by Jerry Brainum 7/25 - 1 July 2025
  • To Carb or Not to Carb: The Truth About Carbohydrates and Resistance Training by Jerry Brainum 11/22 - 1 November 2022
  • Do Low Carbohydrate Diet Help or Hinder Muscle and Strength Gains? by Jerry Brainum 4/22 - 1 April 2022
  • Carbohydrate Drinks and Anabolic Hormones during Training by Jerry Brainum - 1 March 2019
  • Glycogen: Premium fuel for exercise and sports by Jerry Brainum - 1 April 2018
  • Will Carbohydrates Help You Train Harder? by Jerry Brainum - 1 April 2017

cardiovascular disease

  • What’s So Special About Extra Virgin Olive Oil? by Jerry Brainum 9/25 - 1 September 2025
  • Low Carbohydrate Diets and Cardiovascular Disease by Jerry Brainum 9/23 - 1 September 2023
  • What Happened to Rich Piana and Dallas McCarver? by Jerry Brainum - 1 December 2017
  • Eggceptional: The truth about eggs by Jerry Brainum - 1 March 2017
  • TMAO: an unjustly accused compound or nutritional toxin? By Jerry Brainum - 1 January 2016

Cell hydration

  • A Swell Idea (Cellular Swelling) by Jerry Brainum 3/20 - 1 March 2020

cellulite

  • Cellulite: What is it and What Can You Do About It? by Jerry Brainum - 1 August 2018

Chronobiology

  • Is there a best time to exercise? by Jerry Brainum - 1 December 2015

Citrulline

  • Arginine Versus Citrulline: Which is superior to Nitric Oxide Synthesis? by Jerry Brainum 10/21 - 1 October 2021
  • The Watermelon Cure (Citrulline) by Jerry Brainum - 1 December 2017

Coconuts and health

  • I’ve got a lovely bunch of coconuts by Jerry Brainum - 1 September 2015

Coffee

  • How Does Coffee Help You to Lose Body Fat? by Jerry Brainum 2/20 - 1 February 2020

Cold weather exercise

  • Exercise in the Cold: Beneficial or Dangerous? by Jerry Brainum 1/25 - 1 January 2025

Concurrent training

  • Concurrent training: an important update by Jerry Brainum - 1 May 2016
  • Concurrent training: problems and solutions by Jerry Brainum - 1 March 2015

Contest prep

  • Is Carbohydrate Loading for Bodybuilders Still a Valid Technique? by Jerry Brainum 6/25 - 1 June 2025
  • Diet and Supplement Secrets of Female Bodybuilders by Jerry Brainum 12/24 - 1 December 2024
  • Is Bodybuilding Coaching Advice Scientific and Safe? by Jerry Brainum 9/24 - 1 September 2024
  • Another Look at Bodybuilding Peaking Techniques by Jerry Brainum 7/24 - 1 July 2024
  • Bulking and Cutting: Vegans vs.Omnivores by Jerry Brainum 6/24 - 1 June 2024
  • A Comparison of Natural and Drug-Users in Bodybuilding by Jerry Brainum 8/23 - 1 August 2023
  • How Bodybuilders Really Train and Diet by Jerry Brainum 5/22 - 1 May 2022
  • Fine-Tuning Peak Condition by Jerry Brainum 11/21 - 1 November 2021
  • When Cheating is Good, and Go Ahead and Eat That Pizza! by Jerry Brainum 11/20 - 1 November 2020
  • New Study Says Carbohydrate Loading Works for Bodybuilding by Jerry Brainum 2/20 - 1 February 2020
  • Amateur Versus Pro: Differences in Precontest Nutrition Strategies by Jerry Brainum 1/20 - 1 January 2020
  • Bodybuilding contest training: Comparing Off-Season and On-Season Practices by Jerry Brainum 7/19 - 1 July 2019
  • Scientific Contest Peaking Strategies For Natural Bodybuilders by Jerry Brainum - 1 January 2019
  • More On Scientific Bodybuilding Contest Preparation for Men and Women by Jerry Brainum - 1 November 2018
  • Is there a winning formula for natural bodybuilders? by Jerry Brainum - 1 March 2018
  • After the Contest Ends by Jerry Brainum - 1 August 2017
  • An Intensive Analysis of Common Bodybuilding Competition Practices by Jerry Brainum - 1 June 2017
  • Preparing for a Women’s Figure competition: A Science-Based Approach by Jerry Brainum - 1 January 2017
  • Low carb controversies by Jerry Brainum - 1 August 2015
  • Preparing for physique competition: Is there a better way? by Jerry Brainum - 1 June 2015
  • Should you train to muscular failure? by Jerry Brainum - 1 May 2015
  • Natural Bodybuilding Training: The finer points by Jerry Brainum - 1 February 2015
  • A pro prepares: how one man got in the best shape ever to compete in the Mr.Olympia contest by Jerry Brainum - 1 November 2014

Cortisol

  • Cortisol: The Jekyll and Hyde hormone by Jerry Brainum - 1 November 2016

Covid-19

  • Exercise and Covid-19 by Jerry Brainum 12/24 - 1 December 2024
  • Bodybuilders, Steroids, and Covid-19 by Jerry Brainum 9/23 - 1 September 2023
  • The Man in the Cotton Mask by Jerry Brainum 2/21 - 1 February 2021
  • Nutrition Against Covid-19 by Jerry Brainum 10/20 - 1 October 2020

Creatine

  • Will the Real Creatine Please Stand Up by Jerry Brainum 12/22 - 1 December 2022
  • Creatine: Truths and Mistruths by Jerry Brainum 7/21 - 1 July 2021
  • Is Creatine Essential for Low Carbohydrate diets? by Jerry Brainum 3/21 - 1 March 2021
  • Creatine for women by Jerry Brainum - 1 April 2016
  • Creatine versus cortisol by Jerry Brainum - 1 March 2015
  • Concurrent training: problems and solutions by Jerry Brainum - 1 March 2015
  • Does creatine cause venous thrombosis? - 1 September 2014

Cross-fit training

  • The Cross-Fit Blues or Stop making an ass of yourself by Jerry Brainum - 1 May 2017

Curcumin

  • Curcumin: A Useless Supplement? by Jerry Brainum - 1 March 2017

D-aspartic acid

  • The final nail in the D-aspartic acid coffin by Jerry Brainum - 1 May 2015
  • Herbal testosterone-boosting supplements: Are they effective? By Jerry Brainum - 1 April 2015

Dental health

  • Natural Teeth Whitening by Jerry Brainum 9/22 - 1 September 2022
  • Kiss your dentist goodbye by Jerry Brainum - 1 October 2014

Depression

  • How to use nutrition and diet to beat depression by Jerry Brainum - 1 October 2014

Designer steroids

  • Understanding Designer Steroids by Jerry Brainum 11/19 - 1 November 2019
  • Supplements or drugs? by Jerry Brainum - 1 January 2015

Detox diets

  • Detox Diets and Supplements: Do they work and are they needed? by Jerry Brainum - 1 January 2018

Detoxification diets

  • Detox Diets and Supplements: Do they work and are they needed? by Jerry Brainum - 1 January 2018

DHEA

  • Is DHEA Still Relevant? by Jerry Brainum 2/23 - 1 February 2023

DHT and health

  • A Testosterone Mystery Solved by Jerry Brainum - 1 June 2015

Diet fads

  • Is the Carnivore Diet Sustainable? by Jerry Brainum 12/20 - 1 December 2020
  • Adrenal Fatigue: Is it real? by Jerry Brainum - 1 December 2016

Dieting and Metabolism

  • Keeping It Off: The Science of Weight Maintenance by Jerry Brainum 1/24 - 1 January 2024
  • The True Cause of Lowered Resting Metabolic Rate after a Diet by Jerry Brainum 3/23 - 1 March 2023

diuretics

  • Diuretic Dangers by Jerry Brainum 2/21 - 1 February 2021

Drugs in supplements

  • Are you consuming fake protein? by Jerry Brainum - 1 September 2015
  • Supplements or drugs? by Jerry Brainum - 1 January 2015

ecdysteroids

  • Please Bug Me: Do Insect Hormones Help Build Larger Muscles? by Jerry Brainum Sept, 2019 - 1 September 2019

Effects of inactivity

  • Please Do Not Stay Seated! by Jerry Brainum - 1 May 2017

Eggs

  • Raw Eggs Versus Cooked Eggs: Which is Better for Promoting Muscle gains? by Jerry Brainum 7/23 - 1 July 2023
  • Eggs Redux by Jerry Brainum 3/22 - 1 March 2022
  • Egg whites or Whole Eggs: Which is Best for Building Muscle Mass? by Jerry Brainum - 1 July 2017
  • Eggceptional: The truth about eggs by Jerry Brainum - 1 March 2017

Erectile dysfunction

  • Can Viagra pump you up in more ways than one? by Jerry Brainum - 1 January 2017

Ergogenic aids

  • Are Asthma Inhalers Ergogenic Aids? By Jerry Brainum 9/25 - 1 September 2025
  • Nicotine: Deadly poison or Ergogenic Aid? by Jerry Brainum 7/24 - 1 July 2024
  • Is Viagra an Ergogenic Aid? by Jerry Brainum 12/23 - 1 December 2023
  • ATP Supplements: Are They Worth It? by Jerry Brainum 1/23 - 1 January 2023
  • Ergogenic Aids: Timing is Everything by Jerry Brainum 12/19 - 1 December 2019
  • Supplements to Boost Muscle Mass and Strength: Which Ones Work and How? By Jerry Brainum - 1 April 2019
  • Carbohydrate Drinks and Anabolic Hormones during Training by Jerry Brainum - 1 March 2019
  • Anabolic Failure: Phosphatidic Acid by Jerry Brainum - 1 August 2018
  • A Shot in the Dark (Energy shot drinks) by Jerry Brainum - 1 May 2018
  • Science-Based Optimal Supplement Timing and Dosing by Jerry Brainum - 1 February 2017
  • Can Viagra pump you up in more ways than one? by Jerry Brainum - 1 January 2017
  • Vitamin D: How much does an athlete or active person need to cure a deficiency? by Jerry Brainum - 1 September 2016
  • New studies from a science meeting by Jerry Brainum - 1 August 2016
  • Instant muscular power increase: The bitter truth by Jerry Brainum - 1 May 2016

Essential Fatty Acids

  • The Truth about Omega-6 Fatty Acids by Jerry Brainum 4/25 - 1 April 2025
  • Is Pentadecanoic Acid a New Essential Fatty Acid? by Jerry Brainum 12/21 - 1 December 2021

Estrogen and men

  • Testosterone Therapy and Estrogen: Side effect or benefit? by Jerry Brainum - 1 February 2016

Estrogen in supplements

  • Supplements or drugs? by Jerry Brainum - 1 January 2015
  • Estrogenic compounds in sports supplements: Are you at risk? by Jerry Brainum - 1 October 2014

Exercise concentration and focus

  • The Mind-Muscle Connection by Jerry Brainum - 1 April 2016

Exercise frequency

  • Minimum Exercise for Maximum Gains by Jerry Brainum 7/22 - 1 July 2022
  • How Often Should You Change Your Exercises? by Jerry Brainum 9/20 - 1 September 2020
  • The Frequency Factor in Training by Jerry Brainum - 1 February 2017

Exercise recovery

  • Is Milk the Perfect Training Recovery Drink? by Jerry Brainum - 1 March 2019
  • What’s the Best Post-Workout Protein Source? by Jerry Brainum - 1 June 2017
  • Science-Based Optimal Supplement Timing and Dosing by Jerry Brainum - 1 February 2017
  • The Frequency Factor in Training by Jerry Brainum - 1 February 2017
  • A few more studies from a different science conference by Jerry Brainum - 1 September 2016
  • Vitamin D: How much does an athlete or active person need to cure a deficiency? by Jerry Brainum - 1 September 2016
  • Tendon Injuries: Can nutrition help prevent and heal them? by Jerry Brainum - 1 February 2016
  • Can Ashwagandha help increase muscular size and strength? by Jerry Brainum - 1 January 2016
  • Exercise gone bad by Jerry Brainum - 1 January 2016
  • Only the dose determines the poison (hormesis and muscle growth) by Jerry Brainum - 1 July 2015
  • Should you train to muscular failure? by Jerry Brainum - 1 May 2015
  • Creatine versus cortisol by Jerry Brainum - 1 March 2015
  • Concurrent training: problems and solutions by Jerry Brainum - 1 March 2015
  • Pre-exhaustion training: Does it work? by Jerry Brainum - 1 November 2014
  • Boosting exercise recovery and reducing muscle damage with nutrition by Jerry Brainum - 1 November 2014

Exercise techniques

  • Training For Failure (Why you aren’t making gains) by Jerry Brainum 8/25 - 1 August 2025
  • The Walking Cure by Jerry Brainum 12/24 - 1 December 2024
  • Exercise and Covid-19 by Jerry Brainum 12/24 - 1 December 2024
  • Lacto-Resistance Training: A way to new growth and strength for advanced bodybuilders by Jerry Brainum 11/24 - 1 November 2024
  • The Science of Light Resistance Training for Muscle Gains by Jerry Brainum 8/24 - 1 August 2024
  • Weight or Repetitions for Muscle Growth? by Jerry Brainum 8/23 - 1 August 2023
  • Optimal Triceps Training by Jerry Brainum 4/23 - 1 April 2023
  • The Elements of Muscle and Strength Gains by Jerry Brainum 9/22 - 1 September 2022
  • Minimum Exercise for Maximum Gains by Jerry Brainum 7/22 - 1 July 2022
  • Building Hamstrings With Squats By Jerry Brainum 11/20 - 1 November 2020
  • How Often Should You Change Your Exercises? by Jerry Brainum 9/20 - 1 September 2020
  • Building the Butt by Jerry Brainum 7/20 - 1 July 2020
  • Does Changing Foot Position During Calf Training Make Any Difference? By Jerry Brainum 7/20 - 1 July 2020

Extra Virgin Olive Oil

  • What’s So Special About Extra Virgin Olive Oil? by Jerry Brainum 9/25 - 1 September 2025

extra virgin olive oil and muscle gains

  • What’s So Special About Extra Virgin Olive Oil? by Jerry Brainum 9/25 - 1 September 2025

Fast food nutrition

  • Can Exercise Neutralize the Negative Effects of a Bad Diet? by Jerry Brainum - 1 October 2017

Fat loss

  • Are Asthma Inhalers Ergogenic Aids? By Jerry Brainum 9/25 - 1 September 2025
  • Spot Reduction: It Doesn’t Exist–or Does It? by Jerry Brainum 7/25 - 1 July 2025
  • Are Your Muscle Fibers Making You Fat? by Jerry Brainum 5/25 - 1 May 2025
  • The Walking Cure by Jerry Brainum 12/24 - 1 December 2024
  • Natural Alternatives to GLP-1 Agonist Drugs by Jerry Brainum 5/24 - 1 May 2024
  • Can a Virus Make you Fat? by Jerry Brainum 3/24 - 1 March 2024
  • Fat Block: Why you Aren’t Burning Fat with Exercise by Jerry Brainum 12/22 - 1 December 2022
  • Optimal Body Fat Loss for Bodybuilding and Fitness by Jerry Brainum 8/22 - 1 August 2022
  • A Calorie is A Calorie–or is it? by Jerry Brainum 3/22 - 1 March 2022
  • Fat Oxidation: Do we have it all wrong? by Jerry Brainum 2/22 - 1 February 2022
  • Does Cinnamon Make You Fat? 2/22 - 1 February 2022
  • The Science of Body Fat by Jerry Brainum 11/21 - 1 November 2021
  • Is Weight-Cycling or Yo-Yo Dieting a Direct Route to Obesity and Bad Health? by Jerry Brainum 7/21 - 1 July 2021
  • Which Aerobic Exercise Burns the Most Fat? by Jerry Brainum 7/21 - 1 July 2021
  • The New Science of Abdominal Fat Loss by Jerry Brainum 4/21 - 1 April 2021
  • How to Improve Fasting Aerobics for Fat Loss by Jerry Brainum 12/20 - 1 December 2020
  • A New Fat-Burning technique by Jerry Brainum 8/20 - 1 August 2020
  • Why Women Gain Weight by Jerry Brainum 8/20 - 1 August 2020
  • When Exercise Fails (To Cause Fat Loss) by Jerry Brainum 4/20 - 1 April 2020
  • Is Betaine an Overlooked Fat-Loss Supplement? By Jerry Brainum 1/20 - 1 January 2020
  • The Best Weight-Loss Diet: What Does the Science Show? by Jerry Brainum 11/19 - 1 November 2019
  • Cellulite: What is it and What Can You Do About It? by Jerry Brainum - 1 August 2018
  • Maximum Burn: The Science of Maximal Fat Oxidation During Exercise by Jerry Brainum - 1 May 2018
  • Can Exercise Neutralize the Negative Effects of a Bad Diet? by Jerry Brainum - 1 October 2017
  • A sugar that burns fat? by Jerry Brainum - 1 September 2017
  • Soda Makes You Fat, But Not For The Reasons You Think by Jerry Brainum - 1 August 2017
  • Does Eating Fruit Make You Fat? by Jerry Brainum - 1 January 2017
  • Does Fat Burn Fat? by Jerry Brainum - 1 December 2016
  • A new look at “fat burning” during exercise by Jerry Brainum - 1 October 2016
  • Can exercise make you fatter? by Jerry Brainum - 1 August 2016
  • New studies from a science meeting by Jerry Brainum - 1 August 2016
  • The Stuff that Dreams are Made out of (Sleep) by Jerry Brainum - 1 June 2016
  • The Biggest Loser, Lessons Learned by Jerry Brainum - 1 June 2016
  • The Cure for Everything Except Death? by Jerry Brainum - 1 May 2016
  • Late Night Eating: Bad, good, or no effect? by Jerry Brainum - 1 February 2016
  • Is there a best time to exercise? by Jerry Brainum - 1 December 2015
  • Protein and Resistant Starch: A Dynamic Fat-loss Duo? by Jerry Brainum - 1 December 2015
  • Staying Hungrier (Intermittent fasting truths) by Jerry Brainum - 1 October 2015
  • Low fat versus low carbs: Which is best for fat loss? by Jerry Brainum - 1 September 2015
  • Low carb controversies by Jerry Brainum - 1 August 2015
  • Do “Fat-burner” supplements really work? by Jerry Brainum - 1 July 2015
  • Review: Strength Training for fat Loss by Jerry Brainum - 1 June 2015
  • Concurrent training: problems and solutions by Jerry Brainum - 1 March 2015
  • Natural Bodybuilding Training: The finer points by Jerry Brainum - 1 February 2015
  • Pumping Carbon: The Fate of Fat by Jerry Brainum - 1 January 2015
  • Popeye’s Spinach fat-loss secret by Jerry Brainum - 1 November 2014
  • Longevity: Why do we get fat with age? - 1 September 2014

female Bodybuilders

  • Diet and Supplement Secrets of Female Bodybuilders by Jerry Brainum 12/24 - 1 December 2024

Fish oil

  • Can Fish Oil help you train harder and boost muscular gains? by Jerry Brainum - 1 December 2016
  • Is Fish Oil Useless for preventing cardiovascular disease? by Jerry Brainum - 1 August 2015

GLP-1 agonist drugs

  • Natural Alternatives to GLP-1 Agonist Drugs by Jerry Brainum 5/24 - 1 May 2024

GLP-1 agonist natural alternatives

  • Natural Alternatives to GLP-1 Agonist Drugs by Jerry Brainum 5/24 - 1 May 2024

glycogen

  • Glycogen: Premium fuel for exercise and sports by Jerry Brainum - 1 April 2018

Growth hormone

  • Overeating and Growth Hormone by Jerry Brainum 1/25 - 1 January 2025
  • Nutritional Control of Growth Hormone Release by Jerry Brainum 8/24 - 1 August 2024
  • Death By Growth Hormone by Jerry Brainum 10/23 - 1 October 2023
  • A Growth Hormone-Releasing Supplement That Works? by Jerry Brainum 12/21 - 1 December 2021
  • Calorie Restriction and Anabolic Resistence by Jerry Brainum 7/20 - 1 July 2020
  • Black Market Growth Hormone: Is it genuine or fake? by Jerry Brainum - 1 September 2017
  • Growth Hormone-Releasing Peptides: Do they work? by Jerry Brainum - 1 June 2017
  • Does Growth Hormone slow or accelerate aging? by Jerry Brainum - 1 April 2017

Gym air pollution

  • All I need is the air that I breathe by Jerry Brainum - 1 August 2015

Hair Loss

  • Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow by Jerry Brainum 11/22 - 1 November 2022

Hard Gainer

  • Do Hard-Gainers Exist? by Jerry Brainum 3/23 - 1 March 2023

Health effects of extended sitting

  • Please Do Not Stay Seated! by Jerry Brainum 7/24 - 1 July 2024

Herbal testosterone supplements

  • Herbal Testosterone boosters: An Update by Jerry Brainum 3/21 - 1 March 2021
  • The Trials and Tribulations of Tribulus by Jerry Brainum - 1 February 2016
  • Can Ashwagandha help increase muscular size and strength? by Jerry Brainum - 1 January 2016
  • Herbal testosterone-boosting supplements: Are they effective? By Jerry Brainum - 1 April 2015

High intensity training

  • How Many Sets Are Needed to Develop Maximum Muscular Size and Strength? by Jerry Brainum 9/19 - 1 September 2019
  • Fast or Slow Repetitions: Which is best for gaining muscular size and strength? by Jerry Brainum - 1 January 2017
  • A few more studies from a different science conference by Jerry Brainum - 1 September 2016
  • Can exercise make you fatter? by Jerry Brainum - 1 August 2016
  • The 3/7 system: A better way to train? by Jerry Brainum - 1 July 2016
  • Building more muscle: What really works by Jerry Brainum - 1 March 2016
  • Tendon Injuries: Can nutrition help prevent and heal them? by Jerry Brainum - 1 February 2016
  • Exercise gone bad by Jerry Brainum - 1 January 2016
  • Intensity or volume: Which is best for muscle growth and strength gains? by Jerry Brainum - 1 October 2015
  • Only the dose determines the poison (hormesis and muscle growth) by Jerry Brainum - 1 July 2015
  • Review: Strength Training for fat Loss by Jerry Brainum - 1 June 2015
  • Should you train to muscular failure? by Jerry Brainum - 1 May 2015
  • Natural Bodybuilding Training: The finer points by Jerry Brainum - 1 February 2015
  • Pre-exhaustion training: Does it work? by Jerry Brainum - 1 November 2014

High protein diet and health

  • Whey: More Than Just A Protein Supplement by Jerry Brainum 4/24 - 1 April 2024
  • Protein: Whole food Versus Supplements: which is best? by Jerry Brainum - 1 April 2018
  • Which Promotes Greater Muscle Gains: Branched-Chain Amino acids or Whey? by Jerry Brainum - 1 August 2017
  • What’s the Best Post-Workout Protein Source? by Jerry Brainum - 1 June 2017
  • Is a long-term high protein diet safe? by Jerry Brainum - 1 November 2016

Hormesis

  • Only the dose determines the poison (hormesis and muscle growth) by Jerry Brainum - 1 July 2015

hormones

  • Only The Good Die Young: Premature Deaths of Bodybuilders, More Than Just Steroids? by Jerry Brainum 2/24 - 1 February 2024
  • Is DHEA Still Relevant? by Jerry Brainum 2/23 - 1 February 2023
  • Intermittent Fasting and Hormones by Jerry Brainum 2/23 - 1 February 2023
  • Crazy From HCG? by Jerry Brainum 1/23 - 1 January 2023
  • Nutrition and Thyroid Function by Jerry Brainum 6/22 - 1 June 2022
  • Calorie Restriction and Anabolic Resistence by Jerry Brainum 7/20 - 1 July 2020
  • Dietary Fat and Testosterone by Jerry Brainum 4/20 - 1 April 2020
  • A Guide To Maintaining Muscle Mass After 40 by Jerry Brainum - 1 August 2019
  • Busting the Myths about Selective Androgen Receptor Modulators (SARMs) by Jerry Brainum - 1 June 2019
  • Insulin, Carbohydrates, and body fat: An Update by Jerry Brainum - 1 May 2019
  • Testosterone Replacement Therapy (TRT) without Testosterone by Jerry Brainum - 1 February 2018
  • Does Insulin Make You Fat? by Jerry Brainum - 1 August 2017
  • Steroids and the Heart: More Serious than believed? by Jerry Brainum - 1 July 2017
  • Life After Steroids by Jerry Brainum - 1 May 2017
  • Does Growth Hormone slow or accelerate aging? by Jerry Brainum - 1 April 2017
  • Adrenal Fatigue: Is it real? by Jerry Brainum - 1 December 2016
  • Cortisol: The Jekyll and Hyde hormone by Jerry Brainum - 1 November 2016

IGF-1

  • Bad Protein by Jerry Brainum 1/25 - 1 January 2025
  • Calorie Restriction and Anabolic Resistence by Jerry Brainum 7/20 - 1 July 2020
  • Does Growth Hormone slow or accelerate aging? by Jerry Brainum - 1 April 2017
  • The effects of IGF-1 in athletes: The first published study and what it shows by Jerry Brainum - 1 July 2015

Inflammation

  • Putting Out the Flames (anti-inflammatory nutrition) by Jerry Brainum - 1 October 2017

Insulin

  • Insulin, Carbohydrates, and body fat: An Update by Jerry Brainum - 1 May 2019
  • Does Insulin Make You Fat? by Jerry Brainum - 1 August 2017

Intermittent fasting

  • Intermittent Fasting: Great for Health, Bad for Muscle? by Jerry Brainum 2/25 - 1 February 2025
  • Intermittent Fasting and Hormones by Jerry Brainum 2/23 - 1 February 2023
  • Can Intermittent Fasting Save Your Heart? by Jerry Brainum 8/20 - 1 August 2020
  • The Best Weight-Loss Diet: What Does the Science Show? by Jerry Brainum 11/19 - 1 November 2019
  • Is Intermittent Dieting the Best Fat-loss Diet for Athletes and Bodybuilders? by Jerry Brainum - 1 May 2019
  • Intermittent Fasting: New information and its effects on adding muscle mass and losing body fat by Jerry Brainum - 1 October 2016
  • Staying Hungrier (Intermittent fasting truths) by Jerry Brainum - 1 October 2015

Intestinal microbiome

  • The Universe Within by Jerry Brainum 8/22 - 1 August 2022
  • Probiotic Supplements: Boon for Health or Waste of Money? by Jerry Brainum - 1 June 2018

Joint supplements

  • BPC 157: Miracle Cure for Muscle and Joint Injuries or Just Hype? by Jerry Brainum 2/22 - 1 February 2022
  • Joint Effort: What You Don’t Know about Glucosamine by Jerry Brainum 4/21 - 1 April 2021

Ketogenic diet

  • The First Study to Analyze a Ketogenic Diet in Bodybuilders by Jerry Brainum 6/21 - 1 June 2021
  • Is the Carnivore Diet Sustainable? by Jerry Brainum 12/20 - 1 December 2020
  • The 5% Body Fat Diet by Jerry Brainum 12/20 - 1 December 2020

Kidney health

  • Bodybuilding and Kidney Health by Jerry Brainum 1/23 - 1 January 2023

Lactate

  • Anabolic Lactate by Jerry Brainum 10/25 - 1 October 2025

Late night eating

  • Late Night Eating: Bad, good, or no effect? by Jerry Brainum - 1 February 2016

longevity

  • Body Fat and Aging: One and The Same? by Jerry Brainum 6/25 - 1 June 2025
  • Longevity Secrets of the Blue Zones by Jerry Brainum 4/25 - 1 April 2025
  • Bad Protein by Jerry Brainum 1/25 - 1 January 2025
  • Which Goes First: Muscle Loss With Aging by Jerry Brainum 3/24 - 1 March 2024
  • C60: The Longevity Supplement that isn’t by Jerry Brainum 3/21 - 1 March 2021
  • A Means to an End (telomeres) by Jerry Brainum 3/20 - 1 March 2020
  • Exercise gone bad by Jerry Brainum - 1 January 2016
  • Staying Hungrier (Intermittent fasting truths) by Jerry Brainum - 1 October 2015
  • I’ve got a lovely bunch of coconuts by Jerry Brainum - 1 September 2015
  • Large muscles, short life? by Jerry Brainum - 1 June 2015
  • Nutrients and aging by Jerry Brainum - 1 March 2015
  • Longevity: Why do we get fat with age? - 1 September 2014

longevity research

  • Body Fat and Aging: One and The Same? by Jerry Brainum 6/25 - 1 June 2025
  • Bad Protein by Jerry Brainum 1/25 - 1 January 2025
  • Which Goes First: Muscle Loss With Aging by Jerry Brainum 3/24 - 1 March 2024
  • C60: The Longevity Supplement that isn’t by Jerry Brainum 3/21 - 1 March 2021
  • A Means to an End (telomeres) by Jerry Brainum 3/20 - 1 March 2020
  • Staying Hungrier (Intermittent fasting truths) by Jerry Brainum - 1 October 2015
  • Large muscles, short life? by Jerry Brainum - 1 June 2015

Low carb

  • Do Low Carbohydrate Diets Blunt Muscle Growth? by Jerry Brainum 5/24 - 1 May 2024
  • Low Carbohydrate Diets and Cardiovascular Disease by Jerry Brainum 9/23 - 1 September 2023
  • Do Low Carbohydrate Diet Help or Hinder Muscle and Strength Gains? by Jerry Brainum 4/22 - 1 April 2022
  • A Calorie is A Calorie–or is it? by Jerry Brainum 3/22 - 1 March 2022
  • The First Study to Analyze a Ketogenic Diet in Bodybuilders by Jerry Brainum 6/21 - 1 June 2021
  • Is Creatine Essential for Low Carbohydrate diets? by Jerry Brainum 3/21 - 1 March 2021
  • Is the Carnivore Diet Sustainable? by Jerry Brainum 12/20 - 1 December 2020
  • The Best Weight-Loss Diet: What Does the Science Show? by Jerry Brainum 11/19 - 1 November 2019
  • Insulin, Carbohydrates, and body fat: An Update by Jerry Brainum - 1 May 2019
  • Easing Ketogenic Diet Pain: What works? by Jerry Brainum - 1 May 2018
  • Does Insulin Make You Fat? by Jerry Brainum - 1 August 2017
  • Low fat versus low carbs: Which is best for fat loss? by Jerry Brainum - 1 September 2015
  • Low carb controversies by Jerry Brainum - 1 August 2015

Male sexual function

  • Keeping It Up: The Science and Treatment of Age-related Erectile Dysfunction by Jerry Brainum 5/20 - 1 May 2020

Marijuana

  • Keep Off The Grass! by Jerry Brainum - 1 May 2017

Massage

  • Anabolic Massage by Jerry Brainum 6/24 - 1 June 2024

Meat Science

  • Fake Meat: How Healthy Is It? by Jerry Brainum 1/21 - 1 January 2021

Mental health

  • The Stuff that Dreams are Made out of (Sleep) by Jerry Brainum - 1 June 2016
  • Back from the brink: Can Alzheimer’s disease be reversed? by Jerry Brainum - 1 December 2014

metabolic stress

  • How Important is Metabolic Stress for Promoting Muscular Growth? by Jerry Brainum 2/21 - 1 February 2021
  • The 3/7 system: A better way to train? by Jerry Brainum - 1 July 2016

Milk

  • Cheese Versus Milk: which is the better protein source? by Jerry Brainum 8/21 - 1 August 2021
  • Is Milk the Perfect Training Recovery Drink? by Jerry Brainum - 1 March 2019
  • Is Milk for Babies, or for every body? by Jerry Brainum - 1 November 2016

Mitochondria

  • Mitochondria, Muscles, and Caffeine by Jerry Brainum 9/23 - 1 September 2023
  • Mind Your PQQs: Is PQQ a Useful Supplement? by Jerry Brainum 5/20 - 1 May 2020

Mumie

  • Can Mumie boost your testosterone levels? by Jerry Brainum - 1 December 2015

Muscle Cramps

  • The Mystery of Muscle Cramps by Jerry Brainum 2/20 - 1 February 2020

Muscle hypertrophy

  • Training For Failure (Why you aren’t making gains) by Jerry Brainum 8/25 - 1 August 2025
  • Lacto-Resistance Training: A way to new growth and strength for advanced bodybuilders by Jerry Brainum 11/24 - 1 November 2024
  • The Science of Light Resistance Training for Muscle Gains by Jerry Brainum 8/24 - 1 August 2024
  • The Elements of Muscle and Strength Gains by Jerry Brainum 9/22 - 1 September 2022
  • Minimum Exercise for Maximum Gains by Jerry Brainum 7/22 - 1 July 2022
  • Gaining Muscular Size and Strength: What Does the Research Show? by Jerry Brainum 4/22 - 1 April 2022
  • Muscular Hypertrophy for Bodybuilders: What Training Styles Work the Best? by Jerry Brainum 6/21 - 1 June 2021
  • Does Muscle Posing Help You Build Muscle? by Jerry Brainum 5/21 - 1 May 2021
  • When is it Best to Train to Muscular Failure? by Jerry Brainum 5/20 - 1 May 2020
  • Muscle Hyperplasia: Is It Real? by Jerry Brainum 3/20 - 1 March 2020
  • How Many Sets Are Needed to Develop Maximum Muscular Size and Strength? by Jerry Brainum 9/19 - 1 September 2019
  • Training to Muscular Failure: An Update with New Insights by Jerry Brainum - 1 June 2019
  • Is There A Limit to Muscular Size? by Jerry Brainum - 1 February 2019
  • Is Muscle Growth Fiber specific? by Jerry Brainum - 1 March 2018
  • Maximizing Muscular Hypertrophy (growth): What are the best training factors? by Jerry Brainum - 1 December 2017
  • How fast do muscles grow and is there a limit to muscular growth? by Jerry Brainum - 1 July 2017
  • The Frequency Factor in Training by Jerry Brainum - 1 February 2017
  • Fast or Slow Repetitions: Which is best for gaining muscular size and strength? by Jerry Brainum - 1 January 2017
  • Does increased muscular strength promote increased muscular size? by Jerry Brainum - 1 December 2016
  • Intermittent Fasting: New information and its effects on adding muscle mass and losing body fat by Jerry Brainum - 1 October 2016
  • A few more studies from a different science conference by Jerry Brainum - 1 September 2016
  • Vitamin D: How much does an athlete or active person need to cure a deficiency? by Jerry Brainum - 1 September 2016
  • Over-40? Take the Night Train for added muscle mass by Jerry Brainum - 1 July 2016
  • The 3/7 system: A better way to train? by Jerry Brainum - 1 July 2016
  • Building more muscle: What really works by Jerry Brainum - 1 March 2016
  • Can Ashwagandha help increase muscular size and strength? by Jerry Brainum - 1 January 2016
  • Only the dose determines the poison (hormesis and muscle growth) by Jerry Brainum - 1 July 2015
  • Large muscles, short life? by Jerry Brainum - 1 June 2015
  • Should you train to muscular failure? by Jerry Brainum - 1 May 2015
  • A new natural anabolic? by Jerry Brainum - 1 April 2015

Muscle injuries

  • Pectoral Tears: Are Anabolic Steroids the Major Cause? by Jerry Brainum 5/24 - 1 May 2024
  • Treating Muscle Injuries with Nutrition by Jerry Brainum - 1 March 2019

Muscle pump

  • Does a muscle pump equal muscle growth? by Jerry Brainum - 1 April 2015

Muscle soreness

  • No Pain, No Gain: The Mystery of Delayed-Onset Muscle Soreness by Jerry Brainum - 1 July 2018

Muscles and Aging

  • Which Goes First: Muscle Loss With Aging by Jerry Brainum 3/24 - 1 March 2024

Muscular strength

  • Lacto-Resistance Training: A way to new growth and strength for advanced bodybuilders by Jerry Brainum 11/24 - 1 November 2024
  • The Elements of Increasing Muscular Strength by Jerry Brainum 12/23 - 1 December 2023
  • The Elements of Muscle and Strength Gains by Jerry Brainum 9/22 - 1 September 2022
  • Gaining Muscular Size and Strength: What Does the Research Show? by Jerry Brainum 4/22 - 1 April 2022
  • When is it Best to Train to Muscular Failure? by Jerry Brainum 5/20 - 1 May 2020
  • How Many Sets Are Needed to Develop Maximum Muscular Size and Strength? by Jerry Brainum 9/19 - 1 September 2019
  • Getting Stronger: the Science of Muscle Strength by Jerry Brainum - 1 April 2018

music and exercise

  • Music and Muscles by Jerry Brainum 11/22 - 1 November 2022

Myostatin

  • Controlling Myostatin: The Muscle Growth Blocker by Jerry Brainum 10/23 - 1 October 2023

Natural anabolics

  • Testosterone-boosting supplements: What’s the evidence for them? by Jerry Brainum 10/19 - 1 October 2019
  • New studies from a science meeting by Jerry Brainum - 1 August 2016
  • Can Ashwagandha help increase muscular size and strength? by Jerry Brainum - 1 January 2016
  • A new natural anabolic? by Jerry Brainum - 1 April 2015
  • Herbal testosterone-boosting supplements: Are they effective? By Jerry Brainum - 1 April 2015
  • Supplements or drugs? by Jerry Brainum - 1 January 2015
  • (Not) fried green anabolic tomatoes and testosterone-boosting bugs - 1 September 2014

Natural bodybuilding

  • A Comparison of Natural and Drug-Users in Bodybuilding by Jerry Brainum 8/23 - 1 August 2023
  • Muscular Hypertrophy for Bodybuilders: What Training Styles Work the Best? by Jerry Brainum 6/21 - 1 June 2021
  • Another Natural Bodybuilder Prepares by Jerry Brainum 1/21 - 1 January 2021
  • Amateur Versus Pro: Differences in Precontest Nutrition Strategies by Jerry Brainum 1/20 - 1 January 2020
  • After the Contest Ends: a follow-up by Jerry Brainum - 1 March 2018
  • After the Contest Ends by Jerry Brainum - 1 August 2017
  • Unleashing the Wild Vince (Gironda) by Jerry Brainum - 1 July 2017
  • Preparing for a Women’s Figure competition: A Science-Based Approach by Jerry Brainum - 1 January 2017
  • The 3/7 system: A better way to train? by Jerry Brainum - 1 July 2016
  • Can Ashwagandha help increase muscular size and strength? by Jerry Brainum - 1 January 2016
  • Only the dose determines the poison (hormesis and muscle growth) by Jerry Brainum - 1 July 2015
  • Preparing for physique competition: Is there a better way? by Jerry Brainum - 1 June 2015
  • Natural Bodybuilding Training: The finer points by Jerry Brainum - 1 February 2015
  • Preparing for natural bodybuilding competition: A science-based approach - 1 September 2014
  • (Not) fried green anabolic tomatoes and testosterone-boosting bugs - 1 September 2014
  • Training for Natural bodybuilding competition: two case studies - 1 September 2014

Natural sun protection

  • The Barbi Drug and the quest for a tan by Jerry Brainum - 1 July 2016

Natural Testosterone boosters

  • Testosterone-boosting Supplements: How they work and do they work? by Jerry Brainum 3/25 - 1 March 2025

Newsletter

  • Salt: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly by Jerry Brainum 10/25 - 1 October 2025
  • Are Hydrolyzed Collagen Peptides a Useful Supplement? by Jerry Brainum 4/22 - 1 April 2022
  • Ursolic Acid: Another Anabolic Failure? by Jerry Brainum 11/20 - 28 September 2021
  • Joint Effort: What You Don’t Know about Glucosamine by Jerry Brainum 4/21 - 1 April 2021
  • A Better and More Natural Testosterone Replacement Therapy by Jerry Brainum 4/21 - 1 April 2021
  • Diuretic Dangers by Jerry Brainum 2/21 - 1 February 2021
  • When Cheating is Good, and Go Ahead and Eat That Pizza! by Jerry Brainum 11/20 - 1 November 2020
  • Amino Acid Reduction of Exercise-induced Cortisol Release by Jerry Brainum 11/20 - 1 November 2020
  • Free Weights Versus Machines: Which One is Better for Building Muscle? by Jerry Brainum 10/20 - 1 October 2020
  • Snippets From the Research Front by Jerry Brainum 9/20 - 1 September 2020
  • Is Cannabidiol (CBD) ergogenic? by Jerry Brainum 8/20 - 1 August 2020
  • The Truth About Bodybuilding Contest Preparation by Jerry Brainum 6/20 - 1 June 2020
  • Mind Your PQQs: Is PQQ a Useful Supplement? by Jerry Brainum 5/20 - 1 May 2020
  • Exercise-Induced Nausea: Why it Happens and What to Do About It. By Jerry Brainum 12/19 - 1 December 2019
  • Exercise Recovery Techniques That Work by Jerry Brainum 10/19 - 1 October 2019
  • Hard Gainers Versus Slow Gainers: What makes the difference? by Jerry Brainum - 1 October 2018
  • My Yearly Editorial by Jerry Brainum - 1 September 2018
  • Beyond the Pain Barrier: The Science of Forced Repetitions by Jerry Brainum - 1 May 2018
  • Angry Steroid Users, Women on Betaine, Flexible Dieting, Paleo Diet and more by Jerry Brainum - 1 November 2017
  • Women and Steroids: The Truth by Jerry Brainum - 1 September 2017
  • An Intensive Analysis of Common Bodybuilding Competition Practices by Jerry Brainum - 1 June 2017
  • A Rare Editorial By Jerry Brainum - 1 September 2016
  • Protein Oxidation: Another thing to worry about? by Jerry Brainum - 1 July 2016
  • Over-40? Take the Night Train for added muscle mass by Jerry Brainum - 1 July 2016
  • The Barbi Drug and the quest for a tan by Jerry Brainum - 1 July 2016
  • The 3/7 system: A better way to train? by Jerry Brainum - 1 July 2016
  • The Stuff that Dreams are Made out of (Sleep) by Jerry Brainum - 1 June 2016
  • Book Review: A Practical Guide to Exercise Physiology by Jerry Brainum - 1 June 2016
  • The Biggest Loser, Lessons Learned by Jerry Brainum - 1 June 2016
  • Concurrent training: an important update by Jerry Brainum - 1 May 2016
  • The Cure for Everything Except Death? by Jerry Brainum - 1 May 2016
  • Keep the muscle, lose the body fat by Jerry Brainum - 1 May 2016
  • Acid Test: The acid/alkaline nutrition controversy by Jerry Brainum - 1 April 2016
  • Creatine for women by Jerry Brainum - 1 April 2016
  • Can Lithium stop the murders and insanity? By Jerry Brainum - 1 March 2016
  • Building more muscle: What really works by Jerry Brainum - 1 March 2016
  • Alpha-GPC: Can it make you stronger and smarter? by Jerry Brainum - 1 March 2016
  • Natural ways to treat PMS by Jerry Brainum - 1 March 2016
  • Late Night Eating: Bad, good, or no effect? by Jerry Brainum - 1 February 2016
  • Alternative protein sources: Pea and Rice, how do they compare with whey protein? by Jerry Brainum - 1 January 2016
  • Exercise gone bad by Jerry Brainum - 1 January 2016
  • TMAO: an unjustly accused compound or nutritional toxin? By Jerry Brainum - 1 January 2016
  • Can Mumie boost your testosterone levels? by Jerry Brainum - 1 December 2015
  • Dispatches from the nutritional and exercise science front by Jerry Brainum - 1 November 2015
  • Is bodyweight strength training an oxymoron? by Jerry Brainum - 1 October 2015
  • Intensity or volume: Which is best for muscle growth and strength gains? by Jerry Brainum - 1 October 2015
  • Staying Hungrier (Intermittent fasting truths) by Jerry Brainum - 1 October 2015
  • How can anabolic steroids cause a heart attack in a young bodybuilder? by Jerry Brainum - 1 October 2015
  • Are you consuming fake protein? by Jerry Brainum - 1 September 2015
  • Adventures in Placeboland by Jerry Brainum - 1 September 2015
  • A rare editorial by Jerry Brainum - 1 September 2015
  • Low fat versus low carbs: Which is best for fat loss? by Jerry Brainum - 1 September 2015
  • I’ve got a lovely bunch of coconuts by Jerry Brainum - 1 September 2015
  • All I need is the air that I breathe by Jerry Brainum - 1 August 2015
  • Are 5-alpha reductase inhibitor drugs dangerous? by Jerry Brainum - 1 August 2015
  • Low carb controversies by Jerry Brainum - 1 August 2015
  • Is Fish Oil Useless for preventing cardiovascular disease? by Jerry Brainum - 1 August 2015
  • Only the dose determines the poison (hormesis and muscle growth) by Jerry Brainum - 1 July 2015
  • Do “Fat-burner” supplements really work? by Jerry Brainum - 1 July 2015
  • Strength Training Past 50: A review by Jerry Brainum - 1 July 2015
  • The effects of IGF-1 in athletes: The first published study and what it shows by Jerry Brainum - 1 July 2015
  • A Testosterone Mystery Solved by Jerry Brainum - 1 June 2015
  • Review: Strength Training for fat Loss by Jerry Brainum - 1 June 2015
  • Large muscles, short life? by Jerry Brainum - 1 June 2015
  • Preparing for physique competition: Is there a better way? by Jerry Brainum - 1 June 2015
  • Too much of a good thing? by Jerry Brainum - 1 May 2015
  • Apple Anabolics by Jerry Brainum - 1 May 2015
  • The final nail in the D-aspartic acid coffin by Jerry Brainum - 1 May 2015
  • Should you train to muscular failure? by Jerry Brainum - 1 May 2015
  • Book review: High Intensity 300 by Dan Trink - 1 April 2015
  • A new natural anabolic? by Jerry Brainum - 1 April 2015
  • Herbal testosterone-boosting supplements: Are they effective? By Jerry Brainum - 1 April 2015
  • Creatine versus cortisol by Jerry Brainum - 1 March 2015
  • Nutrients and aging by Jerry Brainum - 1 March 2015
  • Concurrent training: problems and solutions by Jerry Brainum - 1 March 2015
  • Anabolic steroids and heart failure by Jerry Brainum - 1 March 2015
  • Natural Bodybuilding Training: The finer points by Jerry Brainum - 1 February 2015
  • New studies from a nutrition science conference by Jerry Brainum - 1 February 2015
  • Book review: Jim Stoppani’s Encyclopedia of Muscle and Strength - 1 February 2015
  • Does fasted aerobics burn more fat? by Jerry Brainum - 1 February 2015
  • Supplements or drugs? by Jerry Brainum - 1 January 2015
  • Does testosterone cause cardiovascular disease? by Jerry Brainum - 1 January 2015
  • Pumping Carbon: The Fate of Fat by Jerry Brainum - 1 January 2015
  • The nutrient timing controversy by Jerry Brainum - 1 January 2015
  • Does SizeOn put size on? by Jerry Brainum - 1 December 2014
  • Interval training: No excuse exercise by Jerry Brainum - 1 December 2014
  • Back from the brink: Can Alzheimer’s disease be reversed? by Jerry Brainum - 1 December 2014
  • Glutamine and body fat by Jerry Brainum - 1 December 2014
  • Pre-exhaustion training: Does it work? by Jerry Brainum - 1 November 2014
  • Boosting exercise recovery and reducing muscle damage with nutrition by Jerry Brainum - 1 November 2014
  • Popeye’s Spinach fat-loss secret by Jerry Brainum - 1 November 2014
  • A pro prepares: how one man got in the best shape ever to compete in the Mr.Olympia contest by Jerry Brainum - 1 November 2014
  • Estrogenic compounds in sports supplements: Are you at risk? by Jerry Brainum - 1 October 2014
  • Kiss your dentist goodbye by Jerry Brainum - 1 October 2014
  • How to use nutrition and diet to beat depression by Jerry Brainum - 1 October 2014
  • Digestive enzyme supplements: do you need them, and do they work? by Jerry Brainum - 1 October 2014
  • Does creatine cause venous thrombosis? - 1 September 2014
  • Preparing for natural bodybuilding competition: A science-based approach - 1 September 2014
  • (Not) fried green anabolic tomatoes and testosterone-boosting bugs - 1 September 2014
  • Are hours of aerobics necessary to promote body fat loss? - 1 September 2014
  • Low carb fatigue: is it caused by thyroid hormone changes? - 1 September 2014
  • Training for Natural bodybuilding competition: two case studies - 1 September 2014
  • Longevity: Why do we get fat with age? - 1 September 2014

Nicotine

  • Nicotine: Deadly poison or Ergogenic Aid? by Jerry Brainum 7/24 - 1 July 2024

Nitric oxide

  • Should You Say Yes to NO? by Jerry Brainum 4/24 - 1 April 2024
  • Arginine Versus Citrulline: Which is superior to Nitric Oxide Synthesis? by Jerry Brainum 10/21 - 1 October 2021

nootropics

  • Can You Make Your Brain Limitless? by Jerry Brainum 10/24 - 1 October 2024

Nutrient timing

  • Protein Meal Distribution: Does It Make A Difference? by Jerry Brainum 7/20 - 1 July 2020
  • A supplement combination that boosts gains in men over age 40 by Jerry Brainum - 1 September 2017
  • Science-Based Optimal Supplement Timing and Dosing by Jerry Brainum - 1 February 2017
  • Intermittent Fasting: New information and its effects on adding muscle mass and losing body fat by Jerry Brainum - 1 October 2016
  • Over-40? Take the Night Train for added muscle mass by Jerry Brainum - 1 July 2016
  • Late Night Eating: Bad, good, or no effect? by Jerry Brainum - 1 February 2016
  • Preparing for physique competition: Is there a better way? by Jerry Brainum - 1 June 2015
  • The nutrient timing controversy by Jerry Brainum - 1 January 2015

nutrients and aging

  • Large muscles, short life? by Jerry Brainum - 1 June 2015
  • Nutrients and aging by Jerry Brainum - 1 March 2015

Nutrition

  • What’s So Special About Extra Virgin Olive Oil? by Jerry Brainum 9/25 - 1 September 2025
  • The Most Underrated Nutrient by Jerry Brainum 8/25 - 1 August 2025
  • How Sweet It Is by Jerry Brainum 7/25 - 1 July 2025
  • Anabolic Yogurt by Jerry Brainum 3/25 - 1 March 2025
  • Can Vitamins and Minerals Increase Exercise and Sports Performance? by Jerry Brainum 11/24 - 1 November 2024
  • Do Low Carbohydrate Diets Blunt Muscle Growth? by Jerry Brainum 5/24 - 1 May 2024
  • Why Do Some Supplements Work While Others Don’t? by Jerry Brainum 3/24 - 1 March 2024
  • Keeping It Off: The Science of Weight Maintenance by Jerry Brainum 1/24 - 1 January 2024
  • Mitochondria, Muscles, and Caffeine by Jerry Brainum 9/23 - 1 September 2023
  • Metabolic Flexibility: Why It’s Important by Jerry Brainum 8/23 - 1 August 2023
  • A Comparison of Natural and Drug-Users in Bodybuilding by Jerry Brainum 8/23 - 1 August 2023
  • The King Of Poisons Is in Your Chicken and Rice by Jerry Brainum 5/23 - 1 May 2023
  • This Spuds for You: The Maligned Potato by Jerry Brainum 2/23 - 1 February 2023
  • Food Versus Supplements by Jerry Brainum 12/22 - 1 December 2022
  • The Biochemical Benefits of Vegan Diets by Jerry Brainum 10/22 - 1 October 2022
  • Whatever Happened to Medium-Chain Triglycerides? by Jerry Brainum 7/22 - 1 July 2022
  • Testosterone and Nutrition by Jerry Brainum 5/22 - 1 May 2022
  • How Does Nutrition and Exercise Affect Sleep? by Jerry Brainum 1/22 - 1 January 2022
  • Anti-Nutrients: Are the Concerns Real? by Jerry Brainum 10/21 - 1 October 2021
  • Cheese Versus Milk: which is the better protein source? by Jerry Brainum 8/21 - 1 August 2021
  • Is Weight-Cycling or Yo-Yo Dieting a Direct Route to Obesity and Bad Health? by Jerry Brainum 7/21 - 1 July 2021
  • Are Your Supplements Contaminated? by Jerry Brainum 5/21 - 1 May 2021
  • Fake Meat: How Healthy Is It? by Jerry Brainum 1/21 - 1 January 2021
  • When Cheating is Good, and Go Ahead and Eat That Pizza! by Jerry Brainum 11/20 - 1 November 2020
  • Protein Meal Distribution: Does It Make A Difference? by Jerry Brainum 7/20 - 1 July 2020
  • How to Improve the Protein Status of Vegetarians by Jerry Brainum 2/20 - 1 February 2020
  • The Best Weight-Loss Diet: What Does the Science Show? by Jerry Brainum 11/19 - 1 November 2019
  • Feeling Your Oats by Jerry Brainum July, 2019 - 1 July 2019
  • Is Intermittent Dieting the Best Fat-loss Diet for Athletes and Bodybuilders? by Jerry Brainum - 1 May 2019
  • Is Milk the Perfect Training Recovery Drink? by Jerry Brainum - 1 March 2019
  • Carbohydrate Drinks and Anabolic Hormones during Training by Jerry Brainum - 1 March 2019
  • The Antioxidant Paradox by Jerry Brainum - 1 March 2019
  • Treating Muscle Injuries with Nutrition by Jerry Brainum - 1 March 2019
  • Vegan Diets, Peanut Butter, Testosterone Boosters and more: Notes From A Science Conference by Jerry Brainum - 1 January 2019
  • Show Me Where It Hurts: Foods and Nutrients to Combat Chronic Pain by Jerry Brainum - 1 September 2018
  • Anabolic Failure: Phosphatidic Acid by Jerry Brainum - 1 August 2018
  • How Sweet It Isn’t: Is Sugar Addiction Real? by Jerry Brainum - 1 August 2018
  • Sodium Truths by Jerry Brainum - 1 July 2018
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  • Angry Steroid Users, Women on Betaine, Flexible Dieting, Paleo Diet and more by Jerry Brainum - 1 November 2017
  • Research Briefs by Jerry Brainum - 1 October 2017
  • A supplement combination that boosts gains in men over age 40 by Jerry Brainum - 1 September 2017
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Nutrition conference

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Omega-3 fatty acids

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Optimal training techniques

  • Training For Failure (Why you aren’t making gains) by Jerry Brainum 8/25 - 1 August 2025
  • Weight or Repetitions for Muscle Growth? by Jerry Brainum 8/23 - 1 August 2023
  • Optimal Triceps Training by Jerry Brainum 4/23 - 1 April 2023
  • How Bodybuilders Really Train and Diet by Jerry Brainum 5/22 - 1 May 2022
  • All About the Squat by Jerry Brainum 11/19 - 1 November 2019
  • How Many Sets Are Needed to Develop Maximum Muscular Size and Strength? by Jerry Brainum 9/19 - 1 September 2019
  • Is Muscle Growth Fiber specific? by Jerry Brainum - 1 March 2018
  • Angry Steroid Users, Women on Betaine, Flexible Dieting, Paleo Diet and more by Jerry Brainum - 1 November 2017
  • Unleashing the Wild Vince (Gironda) by Jerry Brainum - 1 July 2017
  • New studies from a science meeting by Jerry Brainum - 1 August 2016
  • The 3/7 system: A better way to train? by Jerry Brainum - 1 July 2016

Osteoarthritis

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Paleolithic diet

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Physique contest preparation

  • Another Look at Bodybuilding Peaking Techniques by Jerry Brainum 7/24 - 1 July 2024
  • A Comparison of Natural and Drug-Users in Bodybuilding by Jerry Brainum 8/23 - 1 August 2023
  • How Bodybuilders Really Train and Diet by Jerry Brainum 5/22 - 1 May 2022
  • Muscular Hypertrophy for Bodybuilders: What Training Styles Work the Best? by Jerry Brainum 6/21 - 1 June 2021
  • Another Natural Bodybuilder Prepares by Jerry Brainum 1/21 - 1 January 2021
  • When Cheating is Good, and Go Ahead and Eat That Pizza! by Jerry Brainum 11/20 - 1 November 2020
  • Amateur Versus Pro: Differences in Precontest Nutrition Strategies by Jerry Brainum 1/20 - 1 January 2020
  • Female Physique Competitors: The Physical and Mental Toll of Competition by Jerry Brainum Sept, 2019 - 1 September 2019
  • After the Contest Ends: a follow-up by Jerry Brainum - 1 March 2018
  • Angry Steroid Users, Women on Betaine, Flexible Dieting, Paleo Diet and more by Jerry Brainum - 1 November 2017
  • After the Contest Ends by Jerry Brainum - 1 August 2017
  • Unleashing the Wild Vince (Gironda) by Jerry Brainum - 1 July 2017
  • An Intensive Analysis of Common Bodybuilding Competition Practices by Jerry Brainum - 1 June 2017
  • Preparing for a Women’s Figure competition: A Science-Based Approach by Jerry Brainum - 1 January 2017
  • Preparing for physique competition: Is there a better way? by Jerry Brainum - 1 June 2015

Placebo effect

  • Adventures in Placeboland by Jerry Brainum - 1 September 2015

Prohormones

  • The Return of Andro? by Jerry Brainum - 1 October 2016

Prostate health

  • New Study claims that Low Testosterone Prevents Prostate Cancer by Jerry Brainum - 1 December 2018

Protein and carbs

  • Research Briefs by Jerry Brainum - 1 October 2017
  • Are Protein Supplements a Waste of Money? by Jerry Brainum - 1 September 2016
  • Low carb controversies by Jerry Brainum - 1 August 2015
  • The nutrient timing controversy by Jerry Brainum - 1 January 2015

Protein and longevity

  • Bad Protein by Jerry Brainum 1/25 - 1 January 2025

Protein needs for bodybuilding

  • New Data on Protein Needs for Older Adults by Jerry Brainum 3/21 - 1 March 2021
  • Protein Meal Distribution: Does It Make A Difference? by Jerry Brainum 7/20 - 1 July 2020
  • Whey Protein and Essential Amino Acids: A potent Anabolic Duo? by Jerry Brainum 5/20 - 1 May 2020
  • How to Improve the Protein Status of Vegetarians by Jerry Brainum 2/20 - 1 February 2020
  • The Truth About Protein Supplements by Jerry Brainum 10/19 - 1 October 2019
  • What is the Optimal Protein Intake Per Meal for Building Muscle? by Jerry Brainum - 1 June 2018
  • Protein: Whole food Versus Supplements: which is best? by Jerry Brainum - 1 April 2018
  • Research Briefs by Jerry Brainum - 1 October 2017
  • What’s the Best Post-Workout Protein Source? by Jerry Brainum - 1 June 2017
  • It’s Official: Bodybuilders Need More Protein by Jerry Brainum - 1 March 2017

Protein nutrition

  • Anabolic Yogurt by Jerry Brainum 3/25 - 1 March 2025
  • Bad Protein by Jerry Brainum 1/25 - 1 January 2025
  • Whey: More Than Just A Protein Supplement by Jerry Brainum 4/24 - 1 April 2024
  • Raw Eggs Versus Cooked Eggs: Which is Better for Promoting Muscle gains? by Jerry Brainum 7/23 - 1 July 2023
  • Cheese Versus Milk: which is the better protein source? by Jerry Brainum 8/21 - 1 August 2021

Protein oxidation

  • Protein Oxidation: Another thing to worry about? by Jerry Brainum - 1 July 2016

Protein supplements

  • Whey: More Than Just A Protein Supplement by Jerry Brainum 4/24 - 1 April 2024
  • Whey Protein and Essential Amino Acids: A potent Anabolic Duo? by Jerry Brainum 5/20 - 1 May 2020
  • The Truth About Protein Supplements by Jerry Brainum 10/19 - 1 October 2019
  • Plant-Based Protein Supplements: Which are Best? by Jerry Brainum - 1 November 2018
  • Which Milk-based Protein is Best, Egg Myths, and the Truth about Soy Protein by Jerry Brainum - 1 October 2018
  • Protein: Whole food Versus Supplements: which is best? by Jerry Brainum - 1 April 2018
  • Research Briefs by Jerry Brainum - 1 October 2017
  • A supplement combination that boosts gains in men over age 40 by Jerry Brainum - 1 September 2017
  • What’s the Best Post-Workout Protein Source? by Jerry Brainum - 1 June 2017
  • Are Protein Supplements a Waste of Money? by Jerry Brainum - 1 September 2016
  • Over-40? Take the Night Train for added muscle mass by Jerry Brainum - 1 July 2016
  • The best protein for middle-aged muscle by Jerry Brainum - 1 April 2016
  • Alternative protein sources: Pea and Rice, how do they compare with whey protein? by Jerry Brainum - 1 January 2016
  • No Anabolic Effects From Protein Supplements? by Jerry Brainum - 1 December 2015
  • Protein and Resistant Starch: A Dynamic Fat-loss Duo? by Jerry Brainum - 1 December 2015
  • Are you consuming fake protein? by Jerry Brainum - 1 September 2015
  • The protein supplement war: Whey versus egg protein by Jerry Brainum - 1 May 2015

Resistance training and aging skin

  • Your Choice: Resistance Training or Botox by Jerry Brainum 10/24 - 1 October 2024

Resistent starch

  • This Spuds for You: The Maligned Potato by Jerry Brainum 2/23 - 1 February 2023
  • Protein and Resistant Starch: A Dynamic Fat-loss Duo? by Jerry Brainum - 1 December 2015

Sarcopenia

  • Stay Hungry: Is Caloric Restriction the Way to Keep Your Muscle As You Age? by Jerry Brainum 5/21 - 1 May 2021
  • A Guide To Maintaining Muscle Mass After 40 by Jerry Brainum - 1 August 2019

Sauna baths

  • Are Saunas and Training Compatible? by Jerry Brainum 6/20 - 1 June 2020

Science meeting studies

  • Snippets From the Research Front by Jerry Brainum 9/20 - 1 September 2020
  • A few more studies from a different science conference by Jerry Brainum - 1 September 2016
  • New studies from a science meeting by Jerry Brainum - 1 August 2016

Selective androgen receptor modulator drugs

  • SARMs Harm by Jerry Brainum 5/25 - 1 May 2025
  • SARMs: A Failed Promise? by Jerry Brainum 9/24 - 1 September 2024
  • SARMs and the Liver by Jerry Brainum 6/20 - 1 June 2020
  • Busting the Myths about Selective Androgen Receptor Modulators (SARMs) by Jerry Brainum - 1 June 2019
  • What’s The Harms In SARMs? by Jerry Brainum - 1 January 2018

Shoulder pain

  • Shoulder Pain and Injuries: How to prevent them and work around them by Jerry Brainum - 1 April 2017

side effects of estrogen in men

  • Testosterone Therapy and Estrogen: Side effect or benefit? by Jerry Brainum - 1 February 2016

Skin Health

  • Skin Deep: Slowing Skin Aging by Jerry Brainum 3/25 - 1 March 2025
  • Your Choice: Resistance Training or Botox by Jerry Brainum 10/24 - 1 October 2024

sleep

  • How Does Nutrition and Exercise Affect Sleep? by Jerry Brainum 1/22 - 1 January 2022
  • This is What Happens When You Don’t Get Enough Sleep by Jerry Brainum 1/22 - 1 January 2022
  • Common Sleep Myths by Jerry Brainum 1/22 - 1 January 2022
  • The Stuff that Dreams are Made out of (Sleep) by Jerry Brainum - 1 June 2016

Sodium

  • Sodium Truths by Jerry Brainum - 1 July 2018

soy health effects

  • The Soy Controversy by Jerry Brainum 9/20 - 1 September 2020

Sports Medicine

  • Treating Muscle Injuries with Nutrition by Jerry Brainum - 1 March 2019
  • Shoulder Pain and Injuries: How to prevent them and work around them by Jerry Brainum - 1 April 2017

Spot reduction

  • Spot Reduction: It Doesn’t Exist–or Does It? by Jerry Brainum 7/25 - 1 July 2025

Squat exercise

  • All About the Squat by Jerry Brainum 11/19 - 1 November 2019

Stimulant supplements

  • A Shot in the Dark (Energy shot drinks) by Jerry Brainum - 1 May 2018
  • Supplements or drugs? by Jerry Brainum - 1 January 2015

Stress

  • Stress and Health: The True Effects by Jerry Brainum 6/22 - 1 June 2022

Stretching

  • Stretching it: Does Stretching help Increase Muscular Mass? by Jerry Brainum 7/23 - 1 July 2023
  • Does Stretching before training help or hinder muscle size gains? by Jerry Brainum - 1 April 2017

Sun tan pills

  • The Barbi Drug and the quest for a tan by Jerry Brainum - 1 July 2016

Supplements

  • Diet and Supplement Secrets of Female Bodybuilders by Jerry Brainum 12/24 - 1 December 2024
  • Can Vitamins and Minerals Increase Exercise and Sports Performance? by Jerry Brainum 11/24 - 1 November 2024
  • Spermidine: Amazing Anti-Aging Supplement or Useless Junk? by Jerry Brainum 6/24 - 1 June 2024
  • Should You Say Yes to NO? by Jerry Brainum 4/24 - 1 April 2024
  • Why Do Some Supplements Work While Others Don’t? by Jerry Brainum 3/24 - 1 March 2024
  • Do GABA supplements work? by Jerry Brainum 2/24 - 1 February 2024
  • ATP Supplements: Are They Worth It? by Jerry Brainum 1/23 - 1 January 2023
  • Food Versus Supplements by Jerry Brainum 12/22 - 1 December 2022
  • Will the Real Creatine Please Stand Up by Jerry Brainum 12/22 - 1 December 2022
  • Whatever Happened to Medium-Chain Triglycerides? by Jerry Brainum 7/22 - 1 July 2022
  • A Growth Hormone-Releasing Supplement That Works? by Jerry Brainum 12/21 - 1 December 2021
  • Are Your Supplements Contaminated? by Jerry Brainum 5/21 - 1 May 2021
  • The Truth About Carnitine by Jerry Brainum 1/21 - 1 January 2021
  • Testosterone-boosting supplements: What’s the evidence for them? by Jerry Brainum 10/19 - 1 October 2019
  • Supplements to Boost Muscle Mass and Strength: Which Ones Work and How? By Jerry Brainum - 1 April 2019
  • The Truth About Fat-Burner supplements: How safe are they? by Jerry Brainum - 1 February 2019
  • Vegan Diets, Peanut Butter, Testosterone Boosters and more: Notes From A Science Conference by Jerry Brainum - 1 January 2019
  • Anabolic Failure: Phosphatidic Acid by Jerry Brainum - 1 August 2018
  • A Shot in the Dark (Energy shot drinks) by Jerry Brainum - 1 May 2018
  • Easing Ketogenic Diet Pain: What works? by Jerry Brainum - 1 May 2018
  • Adrenal Support Supplements: More than meets the eye by Jerry Brainum - 1 April 2018
  • Supplement Failures by Jerry Brainum - 1 February 2018
  • A supplement combination that boosts gains in men over age 40 by Jerry Brainum - 1 September 2017
  • Which Promotes Greater Muscle Gains: Branched-Chain Amino acids or Whey? by Jerry Brainum - 1 August 2017
  • Science-Based Optimal Supplement Timing and Dosing by Jerry Brainum - 1 February 2017
  • New studies from a science meeting by Jerry Brainum - 1 August 2016
  • Creatine for women by Jerry Brainum - 1 April 2016
  • Alpha-GPC: Can it make you stronger and smarter? by Jerry Brainum - 1 March 2016
  • Can Ashwagandha help increase muscular size and strength? by Jerry Brainum - 1 January 2016
  • Do “Fat-burner” supplements really work? by Jerry Brainum - 1 July 2015
  • Too much of a good thing? by Jerry Brainum - 1 May 2015
  • Apple Anabolics by Jerry Brainum - 1 May 2015
  • The protein supplement war: Whey versus egg protein by Jerry Brainum - 1 May 2015
  • Supplements or drugs? by Jerry Brainum - 1 January 2015
  • Boosting exercise recovery and reducing muscle damage with nutrition by Jerry Brainum - 1 November 2014
  • Popeye’s Spinach fat-loss secret by Jerry Brainum - 1 November 2014
  • Estrogenic compounds in sports supplements: Are you at risk? by Jerry Brainum - 1 October 2014
  • How to use nutrition and diet to beat depression by Jerry Brainum - 1 October 2014
  • Digestive enzyme supplements: do you need them, and do they work? by Jerry Brainum - 1 October 2014

Tendon injuries

  • Tendon Injuries: Can nutrition help prevent and heal them? by Jerry Brainum - 1 February 2016

Testosterone and food

  • Testosterone and Nutrition by Jerry Brainum 5/22 - 1 May 2022
  • Dietary Fat and Testosterone by Jerry Brainum 4/20 - 1 April 2020
  • Can you eat your way to higher testosterone levels? by Jerry Brainum - 1 October 2016

Testosterone and heart health

  • Which Form of Testosterone Replacement Therapy is Best? by Jerry Brainum 4/24 - 1 April 2024
  • What Happened to Rich Piana and Dallas McCarver? by Jerry Brainum - 1 December 2017
  • Steroids and the Heart: More Serious than believed? by Jerry Brainum - 1 July 2017
  • How can anabolic steroids cause a heart attack in a young bodybuilder? by Jerry Brainum - 1 October 2015
  • A Testosterone Mystery Solved by Jerry Brainum - 1 June 2015
  • Does testosterone cause cardiovascular disease? by Jerry Brainum - 1 January 2015

Testosterone boosters

  • Testosterone-boosting Supplements: How they work and do they work? by Jerry Brainum 3/25 - 1 March 2025

Testosterone metabolism

  • Which Form of Testosterone Replacement Therapy is Best? by Jerry Brainum 4/24 - 1 April 2024
  • Testosterone and Nutrition by Jerry Brainum 5/22 - 1 May 2022
  • Testosterone Replacement Therapy (TRT) without Testosterone by Jerry Brainum - 1 February 2018
  • What’s The Harms In SARMs? by Jerry Brainum - 1 January 2018
  • Low Testosterone: A New Theory by Jerry Brainum - 1 February 2017
  • The Return of Andro? by Jerry Brainum - 1 October 2016
  • The Trials and Tribulations of Tribulus by Jerry Brainum - 1 February 2016
  • Testosterone Therapy and Estrogen: Side effect or benefit? by Jerry Brainum - 1 February 2016
  • A Testosterone Mystery Solved by Jerry Brainum - 1 June 2015

Testosterone replacement therapy

  • Nandrolone and Testosterone: A Better TRT Combo? by Jerry Brainum 2/25 - 1 February 2025
  • Which Form of Testosterone Replacement Therapy is Best? by Jerry Brainum 4/24 - 1 April 2024
  • A Better and More Natural Testosterone Replacement Therapy by Jerry Brainum 4/21 - 1 April 2021
  • Testosterone Replacement Therapy (TRT) without Testosterone by Jerry Brainum - 1 February 2018

The best time to exercise

  • Is there a best time to exercise? by Jerry Brainum - 1 December 2015

Thyroid function

  • Nutrition and Thyroid Function by Jerry Brainum 6/22 - 1 June 2022

Time course for muscle gains

  • How fast do muscles grow and is there a limit to muscular growth? by Jerry Brainum - 1 July 2017

TMAO

  • The Biochemical Benefits of Vegan Diets by Jerry Brainum 10/22 - 1 October 2022
  • TMAO: an unjustly accused compound or nutritional toxin? By Jerry Brainum - 1 January 2016

Training principles

  • Overcoming Training Plateaus: Causes and Cures by Jerry Brainum 2/25 - 1 February 2025
  • Lacto-Resistance Training: A way to new growth and strength for advanced bodybuilders by Jerry Brainum 11/24 - 1 November 2024
  • Is Muscle Damage Required for Muscular Growth? by Jerry Brainum 12/23 - 1 December 2023
  • The Elements of Increasing Muscular Strength by Jerry Brainum 12/23 - 1 December 2023
  • Overtraining: The Most Common Training Mistake by Jerry Brainum 11/23 - 1 November 2023
  • Optimal Triceps Training by Jerry Brainum 4/23 - 1 April 2023
  • Do Hard-Gainers Exist? by Jerry Brainum 3/23 - 1 March 2023
  • Gaining Muscular Size and Strength: What Does the Research Show? by Jerry Brainum 4/22 - 1 April 2022
  • Don’t Have Time To Train? Sure You Do! by Jerry Brainum 12/21 - 1 December 2021
  • Advanced Bodybuilding Training Techniques: Is There Any Science behind them? by Jerry Brainum 1/20 - 1 January 2020
  • Breaking Training Plateaus For Advanced Trainees by Jerry Brainum 8/19 - 1 August 2019
  • Training to Muscular Failure: An Update with New Insights by Jerry Brainum - 1 June 2019
  • Is Muscle Growth Fiber specific? by Jerry Brainum - 1 March 2018
  • Achtung! Is German Volume Training a better way to build muscle? by Jerry Brainum - 1 February 2018
  • Unleashing the Wild Vince (Gironda) by Jerry Brainum - 1 July 2017
  • Fast or Slow Repetitions: Which is best for gaining muscular size and strength? by Jerry Brainum - 1 January 2017
  • Does increased muscular strength promote increased muscular size? by Jerry Brainum - 1 December 2016
  • The 3/7 system: A better way to train? by Jerry Brainum - 1 July 2016
  • Lifting heavy weights, post-workout anabolic hormones, it all doesn’t matter? by Jerry Brainum - 1 June 2016
  • The Mind-Muscle Connection by Jerry Brainum - 1 April 2016
  • Building more muscle: What really works by Jerry Brainum - 1 March 2016
  • Is there a best time to exercise? by Jerry Brainum - 1 December 2015
  • Review: Strength Training for fat Loss by Jerry Brainum - 1 June 2015
  • Preparing for physique competition: Is there a better way? by Jerry Brainum - 1 June 2015
  • Should you train to muscular failure? by Jerry Brainum - 1 May 2015
  • Concurrent training: problems and solutions by Jerry Brainum - 1 March 2015
  • Natural Bodybuilding Training: The finer points by Jerry Brainum - 1 February 2015
  • Pre-exhaustion training: Does it work? by Jerry Brainum - 1 November 2014

Training techniques

  • Overcoming Training Plateaus: Causes and Cures by Jerry Brainum 2/25 - 1 February 2025
  • Lacto-Resistance Training: A way to new growth and strength for advanced bodybuilders by Jerry Brainum 11/24 - 1 November 2024
  • The Science of Light Resistance Training for Muscle Gains by Jerry Brainum 8/24 - 1 August 2024
  • Is Muscle Damage Required for Muscular Growth? by Jerry Brainum 12/23 - 1 December 2023
  • The Elements of Increasing Muscular Strength by Jerry Brainum 12/23 - 1 December 2023
  • Overtraining: The Most Common Training Mistake by Jerry Brainum 11/23 - 1 November 2023
  • Weight or Repetitions for Muscle Growth? by Jerry Brainum 8/23 - 1 August 2023
  • Optimal Triceps Training by Jerry Brainum 4/23 - 1 April 2023
  • Do Hard-Gainers Exist? by Jerry Brainum 3/23 - 1 March 2023
  • Minimum Exercise for Maximum Gains by Jerry Brainum 7/22 - 1 July 2022
  • Gaining Muscular Size and Strength: What Does the Research Show? by Jerry Brainum 4/22 - 1 April 2022
  • Don’t Have Time To Train? Sure You Do! by Jerry Brainum 12/21 - 1 December 2021
  • Muscular Hypertrophy for Bodybuilders: What Training Styles Work the Best? by Jerry Brainum 6/21 - 1 June 2021
  • When is it Best to Train to Muscular Failure? by Jerry Brainum 5/20 - 1 May 2020
  • Advanced Bodybuilding Training Techniques: Is There Any Science behind them? by Jerry Brainum 1/20 - 1 January 2020
  • How Many Sets Are Needed to Develop Maximum Muscular Size and Strength? by Jerry Brainum 9/19 - 1 September 2019
  • Breaking Training Plateaus For Advanced Trainees by Jerry Brainum 8/19 - 1 August 2019
  • Training to Muscular Failure: An Update with New Insights by Jerry Brainum - 1 June 2019
  • Do Women Need to Train Differently Than Men? by Jerry Brainum - 1 July 2018
  • No Load Muscle Training: Gain you gain muscle mass using no added weight? by Jerry Brainum - 1 June 2018
  • Is Muscle Growth Fiber specific? by Jerry Brainum - 1 March 2018
  • Achtung! Is German Volume Training a better way to build muscle? by Jerry Brainum - 1 February 2018

Training to failure

  • When is it Best to Train to Muscular Failure? by Jerry Brainum 5/20 - 1 May 2020
  • Training to Muscular Failure: An Update with New Insights by Jerry Brainum - 1 June 2019
  • Lifting heavy weights, post-workout anabolic hormones, it all doesn’t matter? by Jerry Brainum - 1 June 2016
  • Should you train to muscular failure? by Jerry Brainum - 1 May 2015

ursolic acid

  • Another Natural Bodybuilder Prepares by Jerry Brainum 1/21 - 1 January 2021
  • Apple Anabolics by Jerry Brainum - 1 May 2015

vegan nutrition

  • Vegan vs. Omnivore Whole Food Meals: Which is Best for Building Muscle? by Jerry Brainum 4/25 - 1 April 2025
  • Can You Build Muscle After 40 as a Vegan? by Jerry Brainum 10/22 - 1 October 2022

Vegetarian nutrition

  • Vegan vs. Omnivore Whole Food Meals: Which is Best for Building Muscle? by Jerry Brainum 4/25 - 1 April 2025
  • Bulking and Cutting: Vegans vs.Omnivores by Jerry Brainum 6/24 - 1 June 2024
  • Can You Build Muscle After 40 as a Vegan? by Jerry Brainum 10/22 - 1 October 2022
  • The Biochemical Benefits of Vegan Diets by Jerry Brainum 10/22 - 1 October 2022
  • How to Improve the Protein Status of Vegetarians by Jerry Brainum 2/20 - 1 February 2020

Viruses and fat gains

  • Can a Virus Make you Fat? by Jerry Brainum 3/24 - 1 March 2024

Vitamin D

  • Vitamin D: How much does an athlete or active person need to cure a deficiency? by Jerry Brainum - 1 September 2016
  • How much vitamin D do we really need? by Jerry Brainum - 1 January 2016

Women and Nutrition

  • Diet and Supplement Secrets of Female Bodybuilders by Jerry Brainum 12/24 - 1 December 2024
  • Vive La Difference: Optimal Nutrition Strategies for Active Women by Jerry Brainum 8/21 - 1 August 2021

Women's health

  • Vive La Difference: Optimal Nutrition Strategies for Active Women by Jerry Brainum 8/21 - 1 August 2021
  • Why Women Gain Weight by Jerry Brainum 8/20 - 1 August 2020
  • Female Physique Competitors: The Physical and Mental Toll of Competition by Jerry Brainum Sept, 2019 - 1 September 2019
  • Optimal Muscle Training for Women by Jerry Brainum - 1 April 2019
  • Do Women Need to Train Differently Than Men? by Jerry Brainum - 1 July 2018
  • Preparing for a Women’s Figure competition: A Science-Based Approach by Jerry Brainum - 1 January 2017
  • The Cure for Everything Except Death? by Jerry Brainum - 1 May 2016
  • Creatine for women by Jerry Brainum - 1 April 2016
  • Natural ways to treat PMS by Jerry Brainum - 1 March 2016

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