Full-Body Training for Beginners
Full-body training for beginners: why training the whole body works best in the first months, a sample A/B program, choosing weights, progression and technique control.
Andriy Melnyk · 9 min
Training
Programs, exercise technique and load planning.· 48 articles
How Body Standards in Bodybuilding Have Changed
How the body ideal in bodybuilding changed: from Sandow and the “golden era” to the mass champions of the 1990s, Classic Physique and the health consequences.
Iryna Bondar · 7 min
TPO Antibodies Above or Below Normal: Causes in Athletes and What to Do
Elevated TPO antibodies in an athlete: causes, the role of heredity, iodine, pregnancy and medications, what to do with normal and altered TSH, whether selenium helps and when treatment is needed.
Maksym Shevchuk · 6 min
Curcumin: Product Forms and Which to Choose
Forms of curcumin: standardized 95% extract, combinations with piperine, phospholipid complexes, micelles, nanoparticles, cyclodextrins. How to read the label and which form to choose for your goal.
Olena Koval · 11 min
Myths About Pea Protein
Myths about pea protein: whether it is complete, whether muscle grows on it, whether it causes bloating, allergy and hormonal changes. An editorial analysis based on research.
Andriy Melnyk · 8 min
ZMA for Women: Are There Any Particulars
ZMA for women: how the needs for zinc, magnesium and vitamin B6 differ, why the standard men’s serving may be excessive, PMS, contraceptives, pregnancy and safe limits.
Iryna Bondar · 4 min
ESR: What the Test Shows and Why It Matters for an Athlete
ESR in an athlete: how the erythrocyte sedimentation rate test works, what the result depends on, how ESR differs from CRP and when this test is truly informative.
Maksym Shevchuk · 8 min
Interactions of Ademetionine with Other Medications
Interactions of ademetionine (SAMe) with antidepressants, tramadol, triptans, St. John’s wort, levodopa, stimulants, vitamins B12 and folate. Which combinations are dangerous and which are logical from the standpoint of biochemistry.
Olena Koval · 6 min
Melatonin During a Bulk: Does It Make Sense
Melatonin during a mass-gaining phase: whether it affects growth hormone and hypertrophy, the role of sleep in muscle protein synthesis, when its use is justified and what the risks are.
Andriy Melnyk · 5 min
The History of the Anti-Doping Movement
The history of the anti-doping movement: the first tragedies, the IOC Medical Commission, the Ben Johnson case, the creation of WADA, the Code, the biological passport and modern challenges.
Iryna Bondar · 10 min
Full-Body Training for Beginners
Full-body training for beginners: why training the whole body works best in the first months, a sample A/B program, choosing weights, progression and technique control.
Maksym Shevchuk · 5 min
How Body Standards in Bodybuilding Have Changed
How the body ideal in bodybuilding changed: from Sandow and the “golden era” to the mass champions of the 1990s, Classic Physique and the health consequences.
Olena Koval · 4 min