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Simple Truths About Muscle Growth (part 2)

In previous posts I have stressed the importance of the IGF-1s (Insulin-like growth factors, type 1) in promoting body growth. To reiterate the main message of my last (post): the IGF-1s are likely to be our most important growth promoters, particularly with reference to all types of muscle, bone and connective tissues. Importantly, [...]

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What is Creatinine and Why Should I Care? part 1

Featured Question: If creatine is placed in a warm/hot beverage for consumption, how long will it take before it begins to be broken down into “Creatinine”?

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Creatine builds strong bones… part 2

Although nowhere nearly as obviously as muscles, bones also respond to exercise with growth. As we will read today both these processes are reliant on creatine…

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Creatine builds strong bones… part 1

Based on this study the effect of creatine supplementation on osteoporosis is women merits examination in future studies.

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Setting the Stage for Maximal Muscle Anabolics

Three conditions must be met in order to establish the best metabolic conditions for muscle anabolism: 1) an exercise stimulus is required to incite muscle’s biosynthetic machinery into action; 2) proper nutrition is needed to provide the proper substrates for growth and; 3) adequate rest is required so that muscle’s biosynthetic machinery can work at [...]

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