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Arousal Management: The Science Behind Getting Mad at the Bar
Getting mad at the bar isn't just for the bros in the gym. It has an actual purpose related to your "arousal level."
Dresdin Archibald
The Science of Weight Loss Loves Hard and Heavy
An overly-simplistic relationship between calories in and calories out doesn't cut and the scientific realities of weight loss are not that hard to understand so, learn a better way.
Christopher B. Scott
What Science Has to Say About Building Muscle
Here's how you can use research to guide your lifting life.
Tom MacCormick
Why You Should Train Naked
Dr. Andy Galpin talks about his book Unplugged: Evolve from Technology to Upgrade Your Fitness, Performance, and Consciousness.
Breaking Muscle Editors
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
Nobody is Doomed to be Fat
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
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
A Simple System for Staying Healthy and Active to the Very End
This is how to keep moving for decades to come, not get type 2 diabetes, and not die of pneumonia after falling and breaking a hip at 85.
Tommy Wood
Science and Superathletes: The New Generation of Sport
Mark McClusky's book, "Faster, Higher, Stronger," is full of good science and great stories.
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
From the history of epigenetics, to the science, to the political repercussions - it's all right here.
Breaking Muscle Editors
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
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