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A sun-lit editorial still life on a pale oak gym bench: a loaded barbell rests on a rack just above it, chalk dust drifting in the air. In the foreground sits a small ceramic bowl of roasted beets, some sliced to show their deep magenta rings, with a few whole beets still wearing their leafy burgundy stems. Next to the bowl is a matte white supplement tub with a minimal label, a wooden scoop of fine white powder, and a clear glass of water catching soft highlights. A slim notebook lies open beside them with a simple hand-drawn bar graph and a pen, suggesting data and analysis without any readable text. Behind the bench, a softly blurred minimalist training space: raw concrete wall, tall window with warm morning light, a rack of black dumbbells fading into bokeh. The palette is earthy and modern: beet magenta, warm cream, charcoal, brushed steel, and touches of sage green from the beet leaves. Soft directional light from the left creates long gentle shadows and a slight film-grain texture. Shallow depth of field keeps the beets and powder tack sharp. The composition is wide and balanced, with negative space on the right for headline overlay. The overall feel is a clean, contemporary health and fitness journal photograph, warm and tactile, with an understated scientific tone.

Betaine Raised Bench Throw Power ~16% in 14 Days

BY DR. GYMBRO · Oct 18, 2026

Two weeks of betaine, a compound found in beets and sold as TMG, was linked to roughly 16% higher bench throw power on day one of a hard testing block in resistance-trained men. A randomized, double-blind crossover trial also found higher isometric bench press force, with smaller improvements in vertical jump power and isometric squat force. But reps and jump squat power did not budge, and the study included just 12 men. Here's what the data show, the dose used, and what lifters should and shouldn't take from it.