Fat Loss
Does HMB Build Muscle or Burn Fat? What the Evidence Says
HMB can help some people, but it is not a first-line muscle-building or fat-loss supplement for most healthy lifters. The best evidence supports a more specific…
Vitamins and Supplements
Every FitnessVolt article tagged Vitamins and Supplements, newest first.
10articles
Latest on Vitamins and Supplements
Muscle-Building
Beta-Alanine for Muscle Growth: Benefits, Dose, and Who Should Skip It
Beta-alanine is one of the few pre-workout ingredients with a real mechanism, but it still gets oversold. It does not directly build muscle like protein supports…
Supplements
Ginseng for Energy and Training: Benefits, Limits, and Safety
Ginseng has a better reputation than most herbal supplements because it has history, plausible biology, and human research behind it. That does not make it a…
Supplements
L-Carnitine for Fat Loss and Performance: What the Evidence Says
L-carnitine has a real job in human metabolism, but supplement marketing has stretched that job into a promise it cannot reliably keep. Carnitine helps move long-chain…
Supplements
Magnesium for Muscle, Strength, Sleep, and Recovery
Magnesium is not a shortcut to bigger lifts or perfect sleep. It is a mineral your muscles, nerves, bones, and energy systems already use every day.…
Anabolic Hormones
Can ZMA Help Build Muscle And Support Sleep?
ZMA is more than just a sleep supplement! This week’s supplement of the week is Zinc Magnesium Aspartate, better known as ZMA. Read any bottle of…
Muscle-Building
Extending Time Of Protein Synthesis
If there is one thing I’ve tried to make very clear the last couple of months it’s that maximizing protein synthesis is very important. It’s one…
Fat Loss
Whey vs. Casein: Which Reigns Supreme in the Battle of the Proteins?
Whether you are a bodybuilder, CrossFitter, Strongman, powerlifter, or runner, a protein supplement will be a part of your fitness regimen. Ask your friendly-neighborhood gym bro…
Muscle-Building
Glutamine for Muscle Recovery: Evidence and Dose (2026)
Glutamine may help some recovery markers, but it is not a creatine-like muscle builder. See the evidence, dose range, side effects, and who should skip it.
Muscle Science
Creatine Monohydrate vs Creatine Ethyl Ester: Which Is Better?
Creatine is one of the most widely used and well-researched sports supplements. It has been consistently shown to increase muscle strength, power, size, and performance when…