In the last two installments of this series, we laid out and explained concerns and guidelines for buying fruits, vegetables, and meats, but now lets focus our attention on seafood. Seafood is an excellent source of protein and many breeds can double as a superb source of muscle building, heart-healthy omega-3s. With so many options, […]
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Are the results of your bench pressing, sore shoulders & a flat chest? Time to do things right. Here Ben lays out optimal execution for thick, maximally developed, powerful pecs…
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Bodybuilders and other fitness-minded folk are for the most part considered to be a healthy bunch. Well balanced nutrition, regular exercise, sound sleeping habits and a stress-free lifestyle designed to enhance health and athletic performance are hallmarks of those who have invested heavily in their personal health and wellbeing. A great many of these people […]
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Grocery shopping with health and fitness in mind can be a hassle. That is why in order to to minimize confusion, reduce the time it takes to shop, and get out with the best products, it is helpful to have some guidelines in place. In part 1 of this series, we discussed some factors influencing […]
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Building and maintaining muscle mass while concurrently stripping body fat to reveal the separation and conditioning which defines the elite-level development of a bodybuilding champion is one of the hardest tasks any athlete will ever face. Based on this fact, it is not surprising how popular fat burning supplements have become. Whether used to increase […]
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Grocery shopping can be a daunting task. Organic, cage-free, grass-fed, non-GMO, certified, fortified, petrified…there are so many choices and so many details to consider that many of us sacrifice our health and fail to optimize our nutrition simply due to the fact that we do not have the time or patience to sift through all […]
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One of several so called, “super-supplements”, to have hit shelves over recent decades is glutamine, the most abundant amino acid produced by our body, one that is found in almost all animal food products. A so-called conditionally essential amino acid (meaning the body can produce enough of it to support health under normal circumstances; for […]
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It is true that a person’s caloric intake has a very direct impact on their weight. Consume more than is needed, and body weight goes up, consume less than is needed and body weight goes down. As a unit of measurement, a calorie is a calorie after all. But just like hiking a mile uphill […]
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You have also likely heard of ‘HMB’ which is a derivative of leucine. In fact the above pathway requires that you have an enzyme that converts leucine to HMB to activate the mTOR signaling. In most young males this is not a limiting factor and your body does this quite efficiently after training. With age […]
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Leucine is the most important of the BCAAs. When it comes to signaling muscle building (protein synthesis), Leucine is King – it has been shown to increase protein synthesis by up to 145%! In terms of direct effect, it may be the single most important amino acid for hypertrophy. As stated, leucine is one of […]
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Whey protein has been used in one form or another for at least 300 years, yet it has taken until the 21st Century for it to come into its own as the superior natural sports performance supplement for hard-training athletes. From nursery rhyme characters to Mr. Olympia champions, whey protein has been employed by many […]
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In terms of exercise performance and recovery, few amino acids get the notable mention that BCAA’s do. While glutamine is the most abundant single amino acid in muscle tissue, BCAA’s are the most abundant type of amino acid in muscle tissue. BCAAs are proteinogenic amino acids (amino acids that are precursors to proteins) so they […]
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