Introduction A dietary supplement is a manufactured product intended to supplement a person’s diet by taking a pill, capsule, tablet, powder, or liquid. A supplement can provide nutrients either extracted from food sources, or that are synthetic (in order to increase the quantity of their consumption). The classes of nutrient compounds in supplements include vitamins,… Read More The post An Overview of Dietary Supplements first appeared on Boot Camp & Military Fitness Institute ..read more

Introduction Controversies regarding the use of human growth hormone (HGH) as treatment method have centred on the claims, products, and businesses related to the use of GH as an anti-ageing therapy. Most of these controversies fall into two categories: Brief History A study was published in The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) by Rudman… Read More The post An Overview of Human Growth Hormone Controversies first appeared on Boot Camp & Military Fitness Institute ..read more

Introduction Performance-enhancing substances (PESs), also known as performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs), are substances that are used to improve any form of activity performance in humans. Many substances, such as anabolic steroids, can be used to improve athletic performance and build muscle, which in most cases is considered cheating by organised athletic organisations. This usage is often… Read More The post An Overview of Performance-Enhancing Substances first appeared on Boot Camp & Military Fitness Institute ..read more

Introduction The Biogenesis scandal broke in 2013 when several Major League Baseball (MLB) players were accused of obtaining performance-enhancing drugs (“PEDs”), specifically human growth hormone, from the now-defunct rejuvenation clinic Biogenesis of America. After an ex-employee, annoyed over missing back-pay, revealed clinic records that were “clear in describing the firm’s real business: selling performance-enhancing drugs”,… Read More The post What is the Biogenesis Scandal? first appeared on Boot Camp & Military Fitness Institute ..read more

Introduction Growth hormones in sports refers to the use of growth hormones (GH or HGH) for athletic enhancement, as opposed to growth hormone treatment for medical therapy. Human Growth Hormone is a prescription medication in the US, meaning that its distribution and use without a prescription is illegal. There is limited evidence that GH doping… Read More The post An Overview of Growth Hormone in Sports first appeared on Boot Camp & Military Fitness Institute ..read more

Introduction Growth hormone (GH) or somatotropin, also known as human growth hormone (hGH or HGH) in its human form, is a peptide hormone that stimulates growth, cell reproduction, and cell regeneration in humans and other animals. It is thus important in human development. GH also stimulates production of insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) and increases… Read More The post An Overview of Growth Hormone first appeared on Boot Camp & Military Fitness Institute ..read more

Introduction Gheorghe Bănciulescu (born 28 December 1898, Iaşi, Romania to 12 April 1935, Egypt), was an early aviator in Romania. He is believed to be the first pilot in the world to fly with his feet amputated. Biography He was the son of an infantry officer, he attended military High School in Iași, then the… Read More The post Who was Gheorghe Banciulescu (1898-1935)? first appeared on Boot Camp & Military Fitness Institute ..read more

Introduction Alberto “Beto” Pérez (born 15 March 1970) is a Colombian dancer, choreographer, businessman, and Zumba instructor. He created the exercise fitness programme Zumba in the late 1990s which involves dance and aerobic exercise elements with accompanying music, specifically Latin, and associated martial arts moves, squats, lunges, and other aerobic techniques. Beginnings Pérez was raised… Read More The post Who is Beto Perez (1970-Present)? first appeared on Boot Camp & Military Fitness Institute ..read more

Introduction Anorexia athletica (sports anorexia), also referred to as hyper-gymnasia, is an eating disorder characterized by excessive and compulsive exercise. An athlete with sports anorexia tends to overexercise, to give themselves a sense of having control over their body. Most often, people with the disorder tend to feel they have no control over their lives,… Read More The post An Overview of Anorexia Athletica first appeared on Boot Camp & Military Fitness Institute ..read more

Introduction Zakhar Artyomovich Sorokin (Russian: Захар Артёмович Сорокин; 17 March [O.S. 04 March] 1917 to 19 March 1978) was a Soviet fighter pilot and flying ace who flew in combat with prosthetic feet from 1943 to 1945, having lost his feet to frostbite in 1941 after crashing in tundra in his MiG-3. He was awarded… Read More The post Who was Zakhar Sorokin (1917-1978)? first appeared on Boot Camp & Military Fitness Institute ..read more