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Not everyone responds the same way to resistance training. While some people were just dealt a bad hand in terms of genetics, many poor responders just need to alter their approach to training. Is increasing volume their answer?
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This article discusses how ingesting foods containing sugar alcohols impacts the gastrointestinal (GI) system.
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This guide provides an overview of how to construct and implement split- and full-body training programs in various scenarios.
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For decades, saturated fat was widely blamed for a dramatic rise in rates of obesity and heart disease. In recent years, that narrative has been challenged by proponents of increasingly popular ketogenic and carnivorous diets. Is saturated fat inherently more fattening than other fat sources?
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Breakfast is often called the most important meal of the day. Will skipping breakfast negatively impact afternoon gym performance? A new study investigates.
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Over 5 million people heard about a study reporting beneficial effects of cold water immersion and cold showers on fat loss and psychological outcomes. That paper has been retracted, but the damage has been done.
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As the carnivore diet and other carnivore-adjacent, meat-forward diets grow in popularity, proponents of these diets face an uphill battle – namely, that many of their key dietary recommendations directly contradict decades worth of nutritional science and evidence-based nutrition guidelines.
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There are new weight loss drugs on the market, and they appear to work. This Research Brief offers a concise overview of what they do, how they work, and how they fit within the broader fitness landscape.
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Higher frequency training leads to greater muscle growth and strength gains than lower frequencies when higher frequency is coupled with more volume. This article evaluates a new study on the topic and provides practical examples of when and how to add frequency.
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The new year is coming soon and many will pursue their New Year’s resolutions. In this article, I review a study on which resolutions are most likely to succeed, and why. This information can not only help you with your resolutions, but also improve your chances of achieving any goal.