Strength Training and Hormones
Testosterone is one of the major anabolic hormones involved in strength training. Strength training produces an acute increase in testosterone. In other words, the act of lifting weights causes the body to...
Testosterone is one of the major anabolic hormones involved in strength training. Strength training produces an acute increase in testosterone. In other words, the act of lifting weights causes the body to...
The muscles that we see under our skin are made up of muscle fibers that run the entire length of the muscle. These fibers are the cells of the muscle. Beyond just...
I just finished putting on a workshop at Texas Woman’s University focused around periodization of training as well as hand’s on techniques with the kettlebells. With regards to periodization, the talk was...
Nikolai Volkov is a Soviet-era sports scientist, credited by some with pioneering creatine use. In 1974 he had an article published in a track and field publication, later translated in the Yessis...
In the September issue of Sports Medicine, Storey and Smith reviewed the literature on Olympic lifting, its training, adaptations from its training, and safety. Their review is organized into several sections: an...