Hack Your Sleep for Faster Results

In today’s society, emphasis is placed on work and productivity over anything else.  This could mean sacrificing quality of nutrition to save time (fast food), and/or sleep deprivation, whether it be on purpose, or due to parties/late night gatherings, stress etc… The single factor that will have an impact on the widest array of health […]

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Glycine: Tiny Amino, Tremendous Gains

Could the numerous benefits of this often overlooked amino contain the key to unlocking your gains? From growth hormone stimulation to detoxification, glycine has a wide range of positive impacts on building muscle and enhancing performance…

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The Serotonin Advantage

In a startling feat of biological engineering, our body must involuntarily produce an array of chemicals to promote specific actions which stimulate cells to adapt. For example, the hormone testosterone is released in response to a biological demand for more muscle mass needed to overcome increasingly more intensive workloads. Cortisol, our ‘stress’ hormone, is one […]

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Interview Q&A Series with Ben: Tips for Maximal Recovery

Question: “We all know that it’s essential for anyone who trains hard to recover sufficiently to continuously improve their performance and physique.  What do you recommend for optimal recovery between one workout and the next, and is there anything special you like to do?” Well, the idea is that the second you get out of the gym, you […]

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Are You Getting Enough Sleep? Why You Should Care!

The hormonal and metabolic processes that occur during sleep The three primary factors to consider for those seeking muscle hypertrophy are: training, nutrition and recovery. Sleep is an important part of recovery as well as being probably the most underestimated factor with regard to muscle growth, though most of us are guilty of taking sleep […]

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Taurine

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Taurine is one of the best amino acids to help improve muscle soreness because it helps to push glutamate conversion to GABA.  This means you go from catabolic, to anabolic faster.  The best way to use taurine is 2-5g after workouts and before bed.  It is a calming amino acid, so don’t use too much […]

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Glycine

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Glycine is unique in that it is the most simple amino acid and makes a base-building block for many other proteins and amino acids.  It is vital for detoxification, especially of the petrol chemicals we breathe in, drink and eat every day.  It helps to improve growth hormone productions and is a building-block for glutathione […]

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