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Here's how the groups were classified: Some interesting facts from the study, generally cofounders were well established and controlled for: [/FONT][/COLOR]In other words: vegetarianism confers no cardiovascular benefits, but vegetarians suffer from significantly more diseases in this data...

Perhaps you've seen the headlines. They are coming out everywhere, and based upon one (poorly interpreted) study. Here I break down the study, discuss what the results really mean, and propose a possible conspiracy within the food industry. High Protein Diets Cause Cancer, Study Says | Jason...

Elsevier Our latest review, I'm attaching the full text for anyone interested. Next step is to evaluate the effects of different brands on hypertrophy in animals and then humans. This is a shameless pimp - but if any companies are interested in obtaining university and peer-reviewed evidence...

Says the NY Times I took a poke at the article, and then discussed the efficacy and ways to build the glutes via weight training. Women like big butts and they cannot lie! | Jason Cholewa - Assistant Professor of Exercise Science at Coastal Carolina University

I had talked about this a little bit here and there previously. But it appears we adapt to be strongest based on developing a schedule of training: i.e.: if you train at 10am for 6 weeks then you will be best then. I like train in the later morning, and often find trying to train after dark to...

I've always believed based on my reading that alcohol was discovered and "brewed" prior to the agricultural revolution. Of course, it was probably only 3-4% alcohol. This study supports that, but more importantly, suggests that grains may have actually been first cultivated not to serve as a...

I think everyone should incorporate some form of strongman training into their workouts. The loaded caries will challenge the core musculature like no plank, crunch, or even squat ever could. Here's my write up, including some exercise examples and the effects of strongman training on free...

Gluten seems to be a sensitive (pun intended) topic. Those who follow my posts know I don't like the term "Paleo". Today I describe why the word Paleo is a poor way to describe Dr. Loren Cordains diet, and the effects of gluten as we know so far on non-celiac humans. Enjoy. Early Humans...

I presented to the Exercise Science Department last week. Next week I'm presenting at the med center to the muscle physiology department. The ex sci presentation was recorded...I had to dumb it down a bit for the majority of undergrads in attendance. Aside from running low on time, enjoy...

After writing this article I am ready to throw away my pride and buy a trendy nalgene water bottle. BPA not only increases cortisol by driving 11b-HSD toward a reductase, but also directly agonizes cort receptors. Hydration, Protein Synthesis, BPA and Performance « jasoncholewa Br

I walked into the gym today and the staff member who swiped my card said "Squatting today?" To which I replied, "yes, how did you know?" He said "I saw the lifting belt" Then, after a moment of awkward deep thought he said "I feel bad for you". Politely I replied, "I feel bad you don't know...

I always see people doing the typical swing a 5lb plate around in circles as a half-whit warm up for the upper body. One of major objectives of the warm up is to activate the muscles needed for correct movement (which usually happen to be smaller ancillary/fixator muscles) and work on the ROM...

Over training is just nasty, and often requires several weeks to recover from. Aint nobody got time fo dat! Lets discuss how we can not only avoid overtraining, but improve performance in several aspects of our lives at the same time. Enjoy, would be happy to hear feed back or answer further...

Next month's article on jasoncholewa.com will discuss the biomechanics of why machine based hamstring curls are a poor exercise. Here is an alternative to the machine based hamstring curl, and, finally a use for the smith machine! The supine HS curl ups requires active hip extension while the...

I've started a youtube channel where I am going to try to document pieces of my workout and when I work with clients. I'm going to try to record novel movements, but sprinting is always fun. I need to work on my arm drive, specifically, keeping them tight and the elbows flexed to 90 throughout...

I teach 3-4 classes per semester at the University of Kentucky kinesiology department. I spend a decent amount of time each semester discussing the myth that 1. women cannot/should not get strong 2. lifting heavy will bulk women up 3. women will not look 'good' if they lift heavy, and the...

I teach 3-4 classes per semester at the University of Kentucky kinesiology department. In which, I may spend a cumulative total of a few hours per semester discussing how important it is for women to lift heavy. At least one question on my exams regards whether women should lift heavy to look...

Incredibly so. We can measure over training via heart rate variability (HRV). A decline in HRV is a marker of sympathetic over training. Well, the more over trained you are, the less likely you will be to mate. And the more over trained your partner is, the less likely she will be to orgasm...

Going to start recording mine and client's workouts and posting video snippets online. Today was speed and some anaerobic conditioning. Yes, my mechanics broke down on the parachute terribly! http://youtu.be/98zVLmSf1Zw

Is eating a lot of pumpkin pie! Pumpkin powder for performance (say that 5 times fast!) « jasoncholewa