News tagged with weightlifting

Lift weights to lower blood sugar? White muscle helps keep blood glucose levels under control

Researchers in the Life Sciences Institute at the University of Michigan have challenged a long-held belief that whitening of skeletal muscle in diabetes is harmful.

Medical research Apr 07, 2013 | 4.9 / 5 (7) | 0 |

Research debunks bodybuilding myth: Growth-promoting hormones don't stimulate strength

New research from scientists at McMaster University reveals exercise-related testosterone and growth hormone do not play an influential role in building muscle after weightlifting, despite conventional wisdom suggesting otherwise.

Medical research Jun 14, 2012 | not rated yet | 0

Color red increases the speed and strength of reactions

What links speed, power, and the color red? Hint: it's not a sports car. It's your muscles.

Psychology & Psychiatry Jun 02, 2011 | 5 / 5 (2) | 0 |