Facts and Fallacies of Fitness – Fat Loss – The Myth of Spot Reduction
The issue of exercise of one body region to promote fat reduction locally in that area would appear to have been settled by research: local reduction of excess fat is not possible. Studies have examined the effects of electrical stimulation or low resistance, relatively high repetition exercise on certain body parts such as the [...]
Facts and Fallacies of Fitness – Health – Losing Weight
The concept of ‘losing weight’ is central to the lives of millions of beauty conscious women and a growing following of men, yet the term is ill understood by most of them.
It is even most important to appreciate that one does not wish simply to lose weight, but excess body fat.
Some individuals are obese, others [...]
Facts and Fallacies – Supplements – The Creatine Story
I first came across creatine supplementation in Russian journals translated by Dr Yessis in the Soviet Sports Review) way back in the early 1960s, though I have heard that some folk were experimenting with it before then. It was nearly three decades later when I heard about this substance being used seriously in sport.
Now [...]
Facts and Fallacies – Drugs – Effects and Side-Effects of Steroids
What are the effects of steroids ?
The improvements in performance may be due to any of the following physiological effects:
• increase in bodymass
• increase in muscle size (hypertrophy)
• enhancement of recuperation
• treatment of injuries
• increase in nerve size and number
• increase in competitive aggression
• increase in muscle strength
• [...]
Facts and Fallacies of Fitness – Drugs – What Are Steroids?
Anabolic means ‘growth promoting’, the building up of complex substances in the body (in particular, protein), the opposite of catabolic, or breaking down of complex substances. Anabolic-androgenic (AA) steroids are substances derived from the androgenic (male producing) male sex hormone, testosterone. Some lifters use pure testosterone, in its injectable form, depo-testosterone (depo [...]
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