Anabolic Burst Cycling of Diet and Exercise (ABCDE) – Torbjorn Akerfeldt – Part 4

Eat right and exercise, and your muscles will grow. This is the advice given by literally thousands of dietitians, nutritionists, personal trainers, and other “experts” when addressing the topic of bodybuilding success. Of course, proper nutrition and training with weights have always been, and will always be, the cornerstones of an effective muscle-building program. However, [...]

Anabolic Burst Cycling of Diet and Exercise (ABCDE) – Torbjorn Akerfeldt – Part 3

“Your presentation of the Anabolic Burst Cycling of Diet and Exercise (ABCDE) System, for me, has been the most result-producing program and the most valuable concept I’ve ever come across in any bodybuilding publication. I have followed your recommendations exactly as presented, and after struggling for 2 years to add muscle size to my 5’9″, [...]

Anabolic Burst Cycling of Diet and Exercise (ABCDE) – Torbjorn Akerfeldt – Part 2

Part 2 of the Anabolic Burst Cycling System: In the last issue of Muscle Media 2000, I had the pleasure of introducing you to an absolutely fascinating, new nutrition concept developed by a Swedish scientist and bodybuilder named Torbjorn Akerfeldt. That article revealed how going on acute calorie cycles–overfeeding for two weeks, followed by dieting [...]

The Power Of A Refeed And Leptin! – By: Shannon Clark

The Power Of A Refeed And Leptin! By: Shannon Clark The power of a refeed can help improve your situation especially if you have low leptin levels and a slower metabolism. Learn more about both right here and see if you can’t get your metabolism back up to speed. Been dieting for a while and [...]

Supplement You May Be Missing – Scott Abel and Kevin Weiss

Insulin Sensitivity: Why You Can’t Blast That Fat For Good! By: Paul Eastwood

Insulin Sensitivity: Why You Can’t Blast That Fat For Good! By: Paul Eastwood Have you ever wondered why, after all the exercise and healthy eating you do, you still can’t shift that last bit of fat? You hit the gym four to five times a week or more, you even try to get a run [...]

Myoferlin is required for insulin-like growth factor response and muscle growth

Myoferlin is required for insulin-like growth factor response and muscle growth The FASEB Journal. 2010;24:1284-1295 Alexis R. Demonbreun*, Avery D. Posey, Konstantina Heretis, Kayleigh A. Swaggart, Judy U. Earley, Peter Pytel|| and Elizabeth M. McNally*,,,,1 “nsulin-like growth factor (IGF) is a potent stimulus of muscle growth. Myoferlin is a membrane-associated protein important for muscle development [...]

Training on the Cyclical Ketogenic Diet: Effects of Cyclical Ketogenic Diets on Exercise Performance

“Training on the Cyclical Ketogenic Diet: Effects of Cyclical Ketogenic Diets on Exercise Performance by Lyle McDonald, CSCS Author of The Ketogenic Diet Introduction As the Cyclical Ketogenic Diet (CKD) becomes more popular among natural bodybuilders, a great many questions have arisen regarding any and all manners of topics. One of the primary has to [...]

Endocrine disruptors

“Endocrine disruptors are exogenous substances that act like hormones in the endocrine system and disrupt the physiologic function of endogenous hormones. They are sometimes also referred to as hormonally active agents[1] or endocrine disrupting chemicals[2]/compounds[3] (EDC). Studies have linked endocrine disruptors to adverse biological effects in animals, giving rise to concerns that low-level exposure might [...]

Pancreas, insulin, glucagon…

Pancreas description on Wikipedia Insulin description on Wikipedia Glucagon description on Wikipedia