Recently, I found that some people have fallen into a misconception: if a person has abnormal glucose metabolism (such as insulin resistance), can they still increase their muscles and improve their metabolism through resistance training? Some people believe that it is not possible because they beli

Most people who go to the gym to exercise in the strength zone aim to gain strength and muscles. In order to achieve the best training effect, we generally need to follow some standard processes when conducting resistance training in the system. For example, the most traditional resis

Mechanical stress is one of the main inducing factors for muscle hypertrophy (the other two being metabolic stress and muscle injury, as seen in previous articles), which is not really news. There is evidence to suggest that as early as the 7th century BC, humans have realized that mechanical stress

NAD (nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide) is a key coenzyme in energy metabolism, widely present in various living organisms. It has two forms, NAD+and NADH (hereinafter referred to as NAD). NAD plays a role in material metabolism by receiving and providing protons and electrons. Without NAD, electron

Theoretical explorationTraining frequency has always been a controversial topic. Some people believe that practicing more is better because it can provide high-frequency stimulation to the target muscle, while others believe that an appropriate training frequency combined with sufficient rest can ma

Carbon water is not only an important energy substance for our body, but also a source of food that makes us happy (addicted). The high blood sugar index of late night snacks on our social media strongly illustrates this. For fitness enthusiasts, simply saying "to gain muscle" can perfectly rational

Local weight loss, or selective weight loss, refers to the reduction of subcutaneous fat in the area caused by exercise of local muscles. This is a conceptual description of local weight loss, but whether it exists in the real world has always been controversial. In fact, the discussion about the ex

For exhaustion training, many people have different views. From the perspective of muscle building, exhaustion is considered the ultimate weapon to destroy muscles and achieve excessive recovery. Because it will make you sour, make you painful, and make you unable to take care of yourself. Without p