New Study Suggests the Keto Diet May Not Be Ideal for Women
March 27, 2019
The very high fat ketogenic diet is all the rage, but a new study from the University of Iowa in Iowa City, presented at the ENDO 2019 conference in New Orleans, is one
Category: Latest Research
Study: Do Low Carb Diets Actually Increase Risk of Heart Disease?
February 27, 2019
A new meta-analysis of eight high quality, randomized controlled trials published in Nutrition Reviews aims to help answer the question of whether or now low carb diets increase the risk of heart disease.(1)
Study: How Much Training Volume Do Women Need to Get Stronger?
February 26, 2019
I don’t know about you, but I’m often a huge fan of lifting studies that highlight the idea that “less is more” when it comes to improvement in strength gains. After all, when life
New Review Challenges the “Use Or Lose It” Muscle Memory Notion
February 9, 2019
Have you ever heard the notion that if you stop lifting weights, then you’ll instantly lose all the muscle that you’ve spent forever working on? New research dives into this topic and challenges
These Are the Top Ten Fitness Trends for 2019
January 3, 2019
Every year since 2006, the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) have conducted a survey to predict future health and fitness trends for the following year. In the November and December edition of
What Does the Science Actually Say on Artificial Sweeteners?
November 5, 2018
Very few topics in nutrition are as controversial as whether or not artificial sweeteners are bad for you. Surely, you can’t just sacrifice calories without sacrificing taste, can you? That’s not how the
This Is the Best Study on Fasting and Strength Training to Date
October 18, 2018
When it comes to the benefits of fasting there are a lot of studies on overweight individuals and people with chronic illnesses, but there aren’t actually all that many on strength athletes. This
Study: How Long Should Weightlifters Rest Between Sets?
August 24, 2018
There are a lot of controversial areas of fitness. We’re not just talking about the big, easy-to-bust myths like deep squats are bad for the knees or lifting will make women bulky (no
This Study Tried to See If CrossFit Endurance Stacks Up to Traditional Training
August 18, 2018
A new study published in the International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance has pit a form of CrossFit® training against a beloved running protocol to see which is best at improving performance: the
Research Suggests Keto Diet Is Good for Fat Loss, Not for Muscle Gain
August 17, 2018
A new study is one of the few to have looked at the effects of the ketogenic diet on muscle gain and fat loss. If you’re interested in health and fitness there’s no