Will Brink writes for BrinkZone.com - the final frontier in bodybuilding, fatloss, health & fitness I’m going to start this write up sounding like a broken record, but creatine continues to amaze me with its long list of potential benefits in general health, anti aging, mood, and more, such as traumatic brain injuries (TBI). This new paper posits a possible benefit in Post-Viral Fatigue Syndromes (PVFS), which in a post Covid world, will be especially important. Post Covid Syndrome has already been identified. My take is this: disturbances and dysregulation in cellular energetics is well e ..read more

Will Brink writes for BrinkZone.com - the final frontier in bodybuilding, fatloss, health & fitness The more I read about iron the more convinced I become it’s a key, perhaps the key, to avoiding a long list of human ailments, as well as aging. Elevated iron levels are associated with most major diseases we humans suffer, a root cause of the serious complications and deaths from covid, and per studies below, dysregulation of blood glucose, insulin sensitivity, and diabetes. We can’t live without iron, so it’s truly a metabolic double-edged sword in human metabolism. Without sufficient iron ..read more

Will Brink writes for BrinkZone.com - the final frontier in bodybuilding, fatloss, health & fitness Someone once said “there’s no sunshine without coffee.” I tend to agree. However, there’s a great deal more to understand regarding the effects of caffeine – the central nervous system stimulant most people associate with coffee – and its effects on mental acuity, performance, etc. In this article I’m going to cover what people really need to know about this topic, so they can make educated choices. The Basics…. Caffeine – a compound in the methylxanthine family – has its effects through va ..read more

Will Brink writes for BrinkZone.com - the final frontier in bodybuilding, fatloss, health & fitness As mentioned in my prior discussion on Long Covid, I don’t have a specific protocol for recs to improve/treat it as of yet. However, I have been getting more requests from people asking for some general recs. What follows are some recommendations, which are based on my extensive research on the underlying mechanisms and pathophysiology of what causes the damage, complications, hospitalizations, and deaths, from covid. I also believe the same mechanisms must be addressed for improving Long Co ..read more

Will Brink writes for BrinkZone.com - the final frontier in bodybuilding, fatloss, health & fitness What is Colostrum and how does it compared to whey? I give a big picture overview of the topic here! What is “undenatured” whey and why does it matter? See HERE Download FREE copy of Bodybuilding Revealed: https://www.bodybuildingrevealed.com/ Colostrum review HERE ISSN info: https://www.sportsnutritionsociety.org/ Will Brink Will Brink is the owner of the Brinkzone Blog. Will has over 30 years experience as a respected author, columnist and consultant, to the supplement, fitness, bodybu ..read more

Will Brink writes for BrinkZone.com - the final frontier in bodybuilding, fatloss, health & fitness What makes an exercise  “super Responder”? A Roundtable Discussion with Alan Aragon, Dr. Conrad Earnest and Dr. Jose Antonio Dorian was clearly a super responder! Most people most of the time people will respond to exercise in a fairly predictable manner. When doing research on a group of people put on a specific exercise regimen, the majority will respond in a fairly typical and expected fashion. However, what they will also find, are a small percent of people who fall on both ends o ..read more

Will Brink writes for BrinkZone.com - the final frontier in bodybuilding, fatloss, health & fitness Considering how many people are on thyroid meds and or SSRI’s, it’s surprising – especially in the case of thyroid medications – how much confusion exists in the medical community on how best to treat people with hypothyroid. I find many people feel they are often in some sort of battle between themselves and their doctor as to what doses, types, etc of thyroid meds they need. Frankly, I find most medical professionals do a sub par job of managing hypothyroid patients, and there’s simply no ..read more

Will Brink writes for BrinkZone.com - the final frontier in bodybuilding, fatloss, health & fitness The number of bodybuilders that have died in the last few years seems well above what one would expect statistically speaking. In a similar time frame, one investigation found over 700 athletes from various sports have supposedly collapsed during competitions due to heart related issues, some experiencing cardiac arrest and dying. Most of these athletes were only in their 20s! Is there a possibility the deaths of these bodybuilders and other athletes are connected? It needs to be said this r ..read more

Will Brink writes for BrinkZone.com - the final frontier in bodybuilding, fatloss, health & fitness As we progress into several years of Covid, post-covid syndromes or “long Covid” * has become a topic of discussion and focus among the scientific/medical community. The CDC has a good general write up I will use below for those not familiar: Post-COVID conditions can include a wide range of ongoing health problems; these conditions can last weeks, months, or years. Post-COVID conditions are found more often in people who had severe COVID-19 illness, but anyone who has been infected with th ..read more

Will Brink writes for BrinkZone.com - the final frontier in bodybuilding, fatloss, health & fitness Yes, my “hard core” days are over. When I was younger, my priority was getting bigger and stronger, and that was basically it. These days, I’m often experimenting with my own programming in an attempt to find a balance strength, conditioning, and body composition, that fits my schedule, goals, etc. As we age, it’s common our personal priorities change, and mine have too. I’m more interested in overall fitness than I am say adding a new PB to my 1RM to the bench press (have not benched in yea ..read more