Muscle Gaining

Why is it better for you to chew slowly

When your mother told you to chew up your food she did it for a reason and that reason of chewing is not only that it helps to break down the food mechanically, but also helps to release more digestive system enzymes to carry the process further. If you don't chew your food enough, it may result in incomplete digestion. An incomplete digestion resulted from not chewing means that there are less nutrients like amino acids, getting to your muscles, and this could limit your muscle growth. In an...

Steroids Estrogen and Fatigue

Steroid Fatigue is a common catchphrase these days, and refers to another important function of estrogen in both the female and male body, its ability to promote wakefulness and a mentally alert state. Given the steroids that have aromatase inhibitors, bodybuilders today are noticing at some points more fatigue and extreme estrogen suppression than they had in the past. This suppression from the estrogen is often associated with fatigue! Under these conditions, the athlete,though on a p...

Fish Oils Can Inhibit Muscle Recovery

Fish contains high levels of Omega 3 fatty acids, which inhibit prostaglandin synthesis, and that`s bad for muscle growth and recovery because prostaglandins are important for building muscles. I won`t talk about prostaglandin but instead i will talk about the fish oils that can inhibit muscle recovery in immobilized persons.Researchers from the Food and Nutrition Department at Seoul National University examined the effect of fish oils on muscle recovery in rats.The rats were assigned like so: a...