Science
The Golgi Tendon Organ: Muscle’s Right Hand Man
The human body is an extremely complex machine. There is so much to discover about it, namely in the field of neuroscience, that it is mind boggling. Taking the information from the organ systems to the organs to the tissues to the cells is a daunting task that takes years to perfect. Everyday scientists... »
In The End: Its Just a Game
by Jason Colenzo Creatine is back in the news. For the positive benefits it can provide you ask. Nope. It’s been quite a while since a negative news story about creatine came out, but it has resurfaced again. The ABC news video of the incident can be found here http://www.t-nation.com/free_online_article/research_update/abc_news_vilifies_creatine. In short, 13 high... »
Anxiety and Fitness: A Double Edge Sword
by Jason Colenzo Anxiety is one of the most debilitating mental diseases that one can get. You could be fine physically and in good health, but if you live in a constant anxious state it can ruin your life. Most people will encounter some sort of anxiety or panic attacks in their life. For... »
Genetics vs. Hard Work: Round 5
by Jason Colenzo When anabolic steroids became noticed during the bodybuilding boom of the 1970′s, many had taken notice. Guys like Arnold Schwarzenegger, Franco Columbu, Lou Ferrigno, Sergio Oliva, amongst others had Greek god-like statures. Lats that you could fly with, razor ripped quads, and biceps like mountains. Today’s bodybuilders however have taken the dosages... »
Keep Rollin, rollin, rollin!
by Jason Colenzo In slight honor of the appearance of Limp Bizkit at this years Krockathon, I made the title a lyric from his song aptly named “Rollin”. Limp Bizkit did the teen angst years wonders, with our backwards red hat rebellion and 97 F-bombs in each song. With that as it may, he... »
Genetics vs. Hard Work: Round 3
Genetics is up to bat again. by Jason Colenzo When we hear people make excuses about exercise, we should all try to see just what it is they’re complaining about. If they’re trying to use the “I’m (insert nationality here) and we’re small as a whole so I’ll just be small forever” excuse then... »
Sip on some Green Tea!
by Jason Colenzo As America tries to go green and protect the environment and hope for a safer planet, it would also to be beneficial to go green for your health. Take it from the Chinese, they’ve known this all along. Herbal remedies have been entering the mainstream for quite some time as an... »
Genetics vs Hard Work: Round 2
Round 2: Hard Work By Jeremy Reynolds “There are no shortcuts to any place worth going” –Beverly Sills Success seldom arrives overnight. It comes after months, if not years, of hard work and dedication. The key is to accept that success is a process and that there is no easy way out (admin edit:... »
The Match of All Time: Genetics vs. Hard Work
In this corner, wearing the black and red, fighting out of the Sports Science Lab…..GENETICS!!! In the other corner, wearing Texas Longhorn orange, fighting out of School of Hard Knocks….HARD WORK!! This 6 round bout will detail the differences in which genetics and hard work team up to build a machine out of man... »
Creatine Made Simple
Creatine was all the rage some 10 years ago, and it is still used up to this day. A lot of people know creatine works, but they don’t necessarily know HOW it works. An explanation of just how creatine works can be broken down into fairly easy steps. Biochemistry is fascinating from the outside... »
