Yes, has to do with a hormone of course. Vasopressin is a hormone that is secreted based on the salt concentration of the blood. This hormone regulates the production of urine in the bladder. It is secreted by a gland located in the brain. The higher the salt concentration of the blood, the more vasopressin…
Let this article serve as a manual not just in quarantine (without heavy weights) but also in how to always maintain higher hormonal response. So we experienced this kind of thing: No gyms. No access to heavy weights. Crisis. We lift tables, cupboards, people, pets. If you’ve trained with heavier weights, now it won’t be…
No matter what kind of exercises you are about to do, you always have to warm up before a workout. Besides warming up the muscles, which is mandatory, here we’ll include another, often neglected aspect of warmups. How many times have you heard people about having knee problems, can’t do squats, lower back pain to…
If a theory contains words that sound educated, such as caloric deficit and caloric surplus, it doesn’t mean it’s correct. That’s a very popular theory, saying that if you have a calorie surplus or take more calories than you burn – you’ll gain weight, and if you have a calorie deficit or you eat less…
BCAA – Branched Chain Amino Acids Amino acids are the building blocks of protein as protein is the building block of muscle. BCAA are three specific amino acids: Leucine, Valine and Isoleucine. They are called “branched chain” because their molecular structure is in a form of chain with branches. They belong in the group of…
