What is the probability that you are NOT diabetic if your fasting blood glucose is 110-126 mg/dl?
Often I hear from readers who have changed their diets and lifestyles toward a more evolutionarily sound direction ( ) tha…
compensatory adaptation
Doing crossfit and looking like a bodybuilder?
Top crossfit athletes like Annie Thorisdottir and Rich Froning Jr. (pictured below; photos from Crossfitthestables.com and …
My transformation: How I looked 10 years ago next to a thin man called Royce Gracie
The photos below were taken about 10 years ago. The first is at a restaurant near Torrance, California. (As you can see, the…
Dietary protein does not become body fat if you are on a low carbohydrate diet
By definition LC is about dietary carbohydrate restriction. If you are reducing carbohydrates, your proportional intake of p…
Book review: Biology for Bodybuilders
The photos below show Doug Miller and his wife, Stephanie Miller. Doug is one of the most successful natural bodybuilders in…
Strength training plus fasting regularly, and becoming diabetic!? No, it is just compensatory adaptation at work
One common outcome of doing glycogen-depleting exercise (e.g., strength training, sprinting) in combination with intermitten…
Do you lose muscle if you lift weights after a 24-hour fast? Probably not if you do that regularly
Compensatory adaptation (CA) is an idea that is useful in the understanding of how the body reacts to inputs like dietary i…
The theory of supercompensation: Strength training frequency and muscle gain
Moderate strength training has a number of health benefits, and is viewed by many as an important component of a natural lif…
Compensatory adaptation as a unifying concept: Understanding how we respond to diet and lifestyle changes
Trying to understand each body response to each diet and lifestyle change, individually, is certainly a losing battle. It is…
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