Understanding the mind-muscle connection can make a HUGE difference. Put the magazine down (just this once). Step in front of a dumbbell rack. Before you lift one, close your eyes and imagine what the effort is going to feel like — the blood rushing to your laboring muscles, the resistance of the weight, the… read more
Today’s sports-nutrition bars can do it all, from aiding weight loss to helping build muscle. Here’s how to choose the best one for you. You barely escaped yet another hour at the office and can’t wait to blow off a little steam in the gym. But your stomach is growling, you are stuck in traffic… read more
Create synergy with your sports supplements and get on the fast track to success. You already know that using supplements helps you achieve your goals in and out of the gym. And you know that using additional supplements may help you do so more effectively because different supplements provide different advantages. What you may not… read more
Looking for the ultimate workout? Just keep it simple. From iPhones and Kindles to portable GPS systems, there’s little arguing that we live in a technological age. Regardless of what responsibilities we face each day, chances are we possess some gadget or gizmo that allows us to complete our tasks quickly with minimal thought or… read more
“Just stand there and look hot.” No, there’s much more to it than that. A competitor explains. The sport of bodybuilding has been around for decades and built a great fan base all over the world. But it has been a fading sport among women, not only as competitors but also as fans. Most women… read more
A recent Consumer Reports cover story, “10 Surprising Dangers of Vitamin and Supplements” (September 2012), is a perfect example of sophistry gone wild. The CR editors unleash exaggerations, straw men and cherry-picked research to discredit the entire dietary supplement industry. The bias is so obvious that it’s becoming difficult to take CR seriously on the… read more
Photography by Kimberly Ishoy Eating smart helped this diabetic lose weight and revitalize her life. As a culture, we think of diets as eating plans based on deprivation, but if you look up the word diet, it’s defined as “that which you habitually eat,” not what you don’t eat. Once Kimberly Ishoy adopted this point… read more
As men age, their bodies produce less of this essential hormone. Here’s what they can do about it. Testosterone is what separates the men from the boys. A cholesterol-derived hormone, testosterone has a considerable anabolic effect on muscle tissue, and is also essential for male performance and development. While women also produce very low levels… read more
Other studies find adolescents and even U.S. military personnel may be nutritionally lacking. Vitamin inadequacies are rampant in Europe and the United States, according to statistics compiled by the European science-and-research company DSM. The company found that three-quarters of the population in Germany, the United Kingdom and the U.S. do not meet the dietary intake… read more
“Micro” technology dominates revolutionary new preworkout products. Here’s what to look for. Sports-nutrition scientists don’t sit still for long (they must be taking their own formulas), and they continue to push forward the already-cutting-edge category of preworkout supplements. The driving force behind some of these souped-up new products is “micro” technology, a sophisticated process… read more
