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Your Fat Isn't Falling Over Your Genes
Don't believe the naysayers who will tell you everything is beyond your control.
CJ Gotcher
How to Deal With Confusing Science
Science says air conditioning makes you fat. But it also says being in cold water burns more calories. What gives?
Craig Marker
Use the Scientific Method to Take Control of Your Training
Training is one big experiment, and all good experiments follow the scientific method.
Robert Camacho
How to Avoid Cargo Cult Science in Fitness Literature
Much of what we ready in fitness publications looks like science and feels like science, but it is missing something.
Craig Marker
PubMed and Bro-Science: How to Use Evidence in Fitness
Learn the best way to curate information and be your own scientific researcher.
Robert Camacho
Is Chocolate a Weight-Loss Food? How to Be a Reasonable Skeptic
There are some fundamental flaws in the new research on chocolate that probably make it useless.
Craig Marker
How Science Is Creating New Super Athletes
What makes today's athletes better, and what will make the next generation even better? Mark McClusky's new book takes a detailed look.
Doug Dupont
Why You're Wrong and There's Nothing Wrong With That
Using the paleo diet as an example, I’ll cover the science behind why so many people are wrong.
Tommy Wood
Understanding the Impact of Epigenetics, Ep 9 (Podcast)
From the history of epigenetics, to the science, to the political repercussions - it's all right here.
Breaking Muscle HQ
Do Antioxidants Impede the Benefits of Exercise?
Antioxidants seem to interfere with the long-term benefits of exercise by interfering with the body’s adaptive mechanisms.
Craig Marker
How to Read and Analyze Research Like a Pro
We're bombarded by information. So how do you sort out the good studies from the ones that don't really tell us anything?
John Wood
How to Evaluate Your Training in Terms of Epigenetics
Every little bite of food can alter gene expression and affect health. How can we make this work for us?
Kevin Cann
Death by Food Pyramid: When Science Is Not What It Seems
Did you know the food pyramid was not originally meant to prescribe eating high amounts of grains?
Craig Marker
A Lesson in Study Design (and the Bench Press)
A new study offers new insight into the repeated bout effect and how it relates to the bench press.
Doug Dupont
How Do We Know If Supplements Work?
A recent research review sought to eliminate any confounding variables that create bias in supplement studies.
Doug Dupont
A Flow Chart for Determining the Value of Your Training
Wondering if what you're doing is worth your time, effort, and money? Use this chart to assess the value of any exercise you may encounter.
Tom Kelso
Editor's Picks: The 10 Must-Read Articles From 2013
These articles are funny and clever, researched and knowledged. Of the many articles we published last year, here are ten of my favorites that I believe you need to experience and learn from.
Becca Borawski Jenkins
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