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  More on "Muscle is Medicine"
Jan 18, 2012
A chapter of The New Evolution Diet shows why and how muscle is medicine. I used this phrase in the book as a short hand way to describe the important hormones and metabolic changes that using muscle and having muscle bring. I cover many of the hormones and cytokines that are produced by muscle and muscle activity in that chapter and the ability of muscle to produce fuel for the heart and brain.

A "new" (evolutionarily old, but recently discovered) has now been discovered. It was there all the time doing its duties, but the wide-ranging effects of it are impressive. It is called irisin and the discovery is described in this POST on the American Council on Exercise.
  What Kinds of Muscle Fibers are Enlarged in Body Building or Power Lifting?
Jun 15, 2011
Power and competive weight lifters build more type II muscle fibers. Body builders build a mix of type I and type II. The results stated in this are pretty well-known by now and are even reported in my Steroids and Home Runs paper, written years ago. Another issue remains, which is what sort of type II fibers are favored, the type a or X? I prefer to be an X-type, which is why I tend to do negatives and stretch/flex.
  Sarcopenia, Insulin Resistance and Poor Glycemic Control
May 19, 2011
This PLOS article is a nice follow-up to my Get, Strong, Live Long and Well post. It illustrates the implications of sarcopenia (low muscle mass) and obesity for insulin resistance and blood glucose control. Do you realize what this may mean? Obesity is close to innocent, but obesity with low muscle mass is deadly.
  Muscles Can't Be Confused
Nov 21, 2010
I have seen the this television commercial that before, but this time it annoyed me.  This concept is the "theory"  behind the well advertised health and fitness program. 

This is mixing metaphors. Confusion is a term that applies only to thought and hence the brain and not to muscle. A muscle responds precisely to the demands imposed on it.
  Skeletal Muscle Open Access Journal
Sep 23, 2010
This open access journal is outstanding.

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  The Medical Mainstream Goes EF
Aug 31, 2010
Finally. The medical profession is giving attention to resistance training and protein intake to address the growing problem of loss of muscle mass, insulin sensitivity, and strength in our aging population.
  Update on Muscle Project
May 22, 2010
I have gained about 5 pounds of muscle and lost a bit of fat. Here is my update on what I did to make these changes.
  Follow Up to Overtraining Old People
May 20, 2010
A study done in 2008 shows that older people express a stress-response gene when they are over trained. Younger people express it, but more moderately.
  Bodybuilder Magazine
May 5, 2010
Just awful. Supplement catalogues and "secret" work outs that are nothing new and that few body builders actually do.
  Super Slow and EF Exercise
Apr 15, 2010
SuperSlow training is intense and safe, if done the way Dr. McGuff's book, Body by Science, recommends. The question is: what theory accounts for the growth of muscle? How does my exercise differ?
 
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