Category Archives: Resistance Training

Soy in your Whey Protein?

Posted on August 14, 2015 by Robert Barrington
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The Muscle Building Effects of Leucine

Posted on May 6, 2015 by Robert Barrington

Protein supplementation enhances the synthesis of skeletal muscle protein. Such myofibrillar protein synthesis is thought to occur through activation of a signal cascade involving rapamycin-1 complex (a protein kinase that regulates cell growth, protein synthesis and cell proliferation amongst other … Continue reading →

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Does Exercise Cause Fat Loss Because It Builds Muscle?

Posted on March 11, 2015 by Robert Barrington

Many experts and laypersons alike believe that weight gain is caused by eating too much and doing too little. This ‘eat-too-much, do-too-little’ theory of weight gain is so ingrained in the mindset of the general population that it is almost … Continue reading →

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How Much Whey Protein Post-Exercise?

Posted on February 13, 2015 by Robert Barrington

Weight loss is actually a misnomer because by weight loss we really mean fat loss. The problem with low calorie diets and aerobic exercise, the modus operandi of most people wishing to lose fat, is that they cause significant reductions … Continue reading →

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The Very Low Calorie Diet Fallacy

Posted on February 2, 2015 by Robert Barrington

It is that time of year again when people make new years resolutions to lose weight. Large numbers of new gym memberships are purchased and people begin calorie restrictive diets with the best of intentions. However, the road to hell … Continue reading →

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Guide To Taking Creatine Monohydrate

Posted on January 31, 2015 by Robert Barrington
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Weight Training: Are you Eating Enough Food?

Posted on January 27, 2015 by Robert Barrington

Weight training is a great way to improve body composition. However, weight training is very expensive metabolically, which means that energy requirements can increase considerably. This is good news for those that want to lose body weight because the increase … Continue reading →

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Get Off The Diet Treadmill

Posted on January 17, 2015 by Robert Barrington
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The Two Best Natural Testosterone Boosters

Posted on December 5, 2014 by Robert Barrington
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More on Low Calorie Diets And Muscle Loss

Posted on October 20, 2014 by Robert Barrington

The energy balance theory of weight gain claims that excess body fat is a result of a positive energy balance that causes a gradual accumulation of fat. This overly simple explanation suggest that greed and laziness on the part of … Continue reading →

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