Top 3 posts of 2016
Without any ado, we present to you, the 3 most popular posts on BayesianBodybuilding.com of 2016. 1. Can you gain muscle and lose fat at the same time? [Article] Also see: Energy balance myths: Why...
View ArticleMetabolic damage: a scientific review
Metabolic damage. It’s every dieter’s worst nightmare. The theory of metabolic damage states that your metabolism slows down permanently, i.e. is damaged, after prolonged periods of being in energy...
View ArticleTop 23 Facebook posts of 2016
Excluding posts about new studies (which will be compiled in the next post), here’s a selection of the most popular Facebook posts of 2016 from Bayesian Bodybuilding. 1. Stop hating the belfie...
View Article18 Interesting studies from 2016
1. Beta-alanine useless? 2. Sugar isn’t evil 3. Strength training for brain gains 4. BCAAs no better than sugar 5. Cardio ‘not that bad’? 6. Saturated fat good for your heart? 7. Red meat...
View ArticleHow do your genetics influence your training? [Video]
Mike Matthews from MuscleForLife interviewed Menno Henselmans about how your genetics influence your training. Click here to download or listen to the iTunes/Soundcloud/WinStore versions. 1:30 –...
View ArticleStrongCast Radio: The Bayesian Bodybuilding Method
Vid from StrongCast Radio interviewed Menno Henselmans about what sets the Bayesian Bodybuilding apart. Click here for the iTunes version. Overview with time stamps A quick breakdown of who Menno...
View ArticleIs cholesterol the forgotten anabolic?
Cholesterol is a small, fat-like molecule that supposedly clogs our arteries and kills us. But is cholesterol really the bad guy? Or maybe it’s the opposite: a lifter’s best friend? Cholesterol &...
View ArticleThe Mind Body Podcast with Menno Henselmans [interview]
Lidor Dayan interviewed Menno Henselmans on the Mind Body Podcast about a host of different topics. The sound quality isn’t the best, but hopefully the content makes up for that. 1. How did it all...
View ArticleMetabolic damage & reverse dieting [interview]
Juma Iraki interviewed Menno Henselmans about human metabolism, metabolic damage and reverse dieting. Listen to the iTunes podcast version here.
View ArticleHow to: traditional grain preparation
This is a guide from ManageMyMealPlan.com on how to get rid of the anti-nutrients and gluten in grains. If you don’t know why you’d ever want to bother with that, read this article about grains for...
View ArticleGrains for your gains?
Is there any truth to the ‘wheat belly’ phenomenon? Did you know grains are loaded with anti-nutrients that make your body incapable of fully absorbing their nutrients, and even worse, impair your...
View ArticleHow do protein intake and nutrient timing affect your recovery? [Study proposal]
Fellow Bayesians, the Bayesian research team is conducting a new study about the effect of protein intake and indirectly nutrient timing on recovery. I’m paying for this and other studies we’re doing...
View ArticleMenstrual cycle periodization
Ok, we admit it. We coined that term, pun intended. Scientists use phrases like ‘menstrual phase based strength training programming’. Menstrual periodization is more concise and, well, interesting....
View ArticleGenetics, human metabolism & business advice [Podcast]
David from the HPA Podcast interviewed Menno Henselmans about the role of genetics in strength training and losing fat, metabolic damage & reverse dieting and business advice for (fitness)...
View ArticleGender differences in training [Interview]
Jeff Nippard interviewed Menno Henselmans about gender differences in training. 4:01 – Muscular growth potential of women 9:45 – What about testosterone in women? 12:00 – What about anabolic steroid...
View ArticleExercise selection, high frequency training and mechanisms of muscle growth...
The Aesthetic by Science duo interviewed Menno Henselmans about training programming in this short interview. This was originally live streamed, so you’ll have to bear with a few lags and mic issues....
View ArticleDrugs, IIFYM and evidence-based fitness [video interview]
Arguably Menno’s most politically incorrect podcast, Jonny and Yusef from Propane Fitness interviewed Menno about drug use, IIFYM, metabolic damage, evidence-based fitness and a whole bunch of other...
View ArticleShould you keep the tension on your muscles? [Study review]
It’s not often that extremely unexpected scientific findings are published, but Goto et al. (2017) just did. They studied the effectiveness of triceps skull-crushers with a full range of motion (ROM)...
View Article7 Ways to make dieting suck less
This is a guest article by Demmy James: no hardcore science here, just good practical dieting advice. People often say that there are only two guarantees in life: death and taxes. When it comes to...
View ArticleSpanish PT Course
¿Estas interesado en promover tu educación en Salud y Fitness? Menno Henselmans y Luis Villasenor te ofrecen la versión en español del Curso de Entrenador Personal de Bayesian Bodybuilding, donde...
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