Protein – When, Why, and How Much!
When you think of all the sports in the world and compare them, it doesn’t take a whole lot of smarts to see that bodybuilding is unique. In no other sport do you place your muscles…
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Effervescent Creatine vs. Creatine Monohydrate
There’s a new creatine in town and everyone’s talking about it. This innovative version, effervescent creatine (EC), is said to be more effective in adding muscle and increasing strength and power. We all want to get…
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Choosing The Right Protein Supplement
This information is critical to all professional bodybuilder, pro bodybuilding wannabes or just average Joes or Janes. The question of whether large quantities of dietary protein are necessary to optimize protein synthesis and enhance muscular hypertrophy…
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Should You Take Glutamine Supplements?
Glutamine is at the top of my “standard issue” group of supplements, meaning it’s not an option. If you train hard and you’re serious about growing, it’s a given that you should be taking supplemental glutamine….
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The Importance of Trace Minerals
While the vital importance of vitamins is well known, the essential value of minerals is often overlooked. Although a balanced diet, as depicted by the Food and Drug Administration’s food pyramid, is lauded by…
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Whey Protein vs. Casein Protein
There are many proteins to choose from but here we are going to look at the 2 most popular kinds of protein. You may need either one depending on your goals… All dietary proteins are not…
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Cycling Your Supplements
A good number of serious lifters think that when they are “off” supplements the hard work they do on their physiques will be wasted. The opposite is true: when your body is exposed to exogenous substances…
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CEE – Creatine Ethyl Ester
All reports point to Creatine Ethyl Ester – a Creatine monohydrate derivative – being innovative, though questions about its method of action remain. Two laboratory reports of dubious accuracy are to blame for the CEE debate. These reports show that Creatine Ethyl Ester is a fake, but quite a few certificates of analysis, showing the CEE is authentic, dispute them.
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The Best Supplements for Bodybuilding
What are the Best Supplements For Bodybuilding? If you pay attention to the supplement ads, they all have the “magic formula” you didn’t know you needed. Many of these products are all hype with little if…
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Health Benefits of Flax Seed Oil Supplements
Flax seed oil is being rediscovered as a true health food and is definately on the top-ten list of “Most Benifitial Foods”.Flaxis not a new food. It is actually one of the older and, perhaps, one…
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Taurine Supplements and Bodybuilding
Taurine is a versatile amino acid that contains a sulfur group rather than a carboxyl group. Don’t let the chemistry jargon scare you; as you’ll soon read, taurine is a multifaceted amino. Like glutamine, it can…
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Use Supplements Instead of Steroids
During the past couple of years many athletic magazines are giving the impression that anabolic steroids are accepted and used by everyone in bodybuilding. Such is hardly the case. Granted, anabolic steroids and other drugs are…
