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I remember growing up and realising that some kids were just better at certain sports than others. The long armed lean kids would win the long-distance running events. The shorter armed thicker kids were strong! The kids in between like myself were often quick and looked more athletic. In the western world we use somatotypes…

Are BCAA’s the supplement for you? Taking a look on the current research available there is much to be said about the efficacy of supplementing Branched chain amino acids (BCAA). Firstly, BCAA’s are a group of three essential amino acids (Leucine, Isoleucine and Valine). They have been reported to increase muscle growth, improve sporting performance,…

This paper really grabbed my attention by that fact that I see so many girls squatting with bands around their knees these days. This study aimed to determine if a band around knees affected knee motion (kinematics) and lower body muscle activation. 13 males and 13 female subjects found their 1RM in the Barbell back…

💊 Supplement Saturday 💊 💥 A supplement that will give you the edge over the competition and it won’t cost you a fortune! 📜 Creatine was discovered in 1832 when Michel Eugene Chevreul extracted it from meat. The name Creatine was derived from the Greek word for Flesh (kreas). It wasn’t popularised in supplemental form…

Supplement Saturday – What the fish? Today’s supplement I’ll be talking about is wonderful fish oil and why you should be using it to upgrade your health. Firstly, fish oil was popularised by Bang et al. (1971) who conducted a study on the Greenland Eskimos. They found the Eskimos were consuming massive amounts of fat…

If squats are considered the king of lower body exercise, then chin ups deserve that mantle for the upper body. If there is one movement for the upper body that uses the most muscle, requires great coordination and allows you to move a large weight – it’s the chin up and its variations. First, let’s…