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Archive for the ‘Supplements’ Category

November 17th, 2007

Weight Gainers, Pt 2

ok, so you started taking that weight gainer to put on some weight…but is it the weight you hoped for? The gainer you bought is full of calories…but what kind of calories are they? WHAT?? 75 grams of sugar…per half serving? Thats what you get for buying a cheap gainer. There are a boat load […]

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November 16th, 2007

Weight Gainers. The Do’s And The Don’t be Stupids Pt. 1

I’m a hard gainer. It takes me and extremely long time to gain good muscle weight. I said GOOD MUSCLE WEIGHT! I have no problem gaining fat weight, that’s easy. I’ve been there, done that and it took a long time to trim that down.
Now if you too are a hard gainer you may have […]

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October 16th, 2007

10 Supplements To Help You Size-Up

So I talked about muscle stimulation and growth yesterday. Today I offer a list of 10 Supplements to help you with growth. Some are just the basics and some are things that are overlooked. I’m just going to break down the basics of each supplement
1. Protein Powder. Protein powder is essential as I said before […]

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September 26th, 2007

Supplemental Facts: Taurine

Taurine, an amino acid plays a very important role in cell volumization. Taurine research has shown that it may help to increase the water content of muscle cells. Increase in water content in muscles trigger anabolic signaling to increase protein synthesis and decrease protein breakdown. In theory, taurine supplements may help promote muscle mass increases […]

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September 23rd, 2007

Leucine…You Got-A-Lot Of Esplainin’ To Do!

Supplemental Facts: Leucine is one of three branch chain amino acids, the others are Isoluicine and Valine. Leucine being an essential amino acid can not be produced by the human body so it needs to be taken as a supplement or through food ingestion. Leucine has shown the ability to increase protein synthesis and decrease […]

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September 16th, 2007

MuscleTech’s NaNoVapor

Muscletech is back again with yet another entry in its rapidly growing line of NO potentiators. NaNo Vapor is a further refinement on its “nano-particulation” technology. This supplement, like its predecessor, appears to utilize a combination of arginine-based vasodilating compounds subjected to a very precise pneumatic and jet-milling processing system to produce very tiny (and, […]

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August 26th, 2007

Prosource.net

If your anything Like me, you’re always looking for better deal on supplements. Well look no further. Prosource.net is the most inexpensive place that I have found for all your supplement needs and they also have more variety than some of their competitors. Not only does prosource.net sell great products at low prices they also […]

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August 22nd, 2007

Chromium…It Doesn’t Just Make Your Dubs Shine.

Chromium. What does it do? Chromium helps your body maintain proper insulin functions. Chromium depletion can often be an issue with athletes during training or on a calorie restricted diet. Chromium is also been suggested to reduce cravings for carbs which also helps with weight loss by protien and fat metabolism. Chromium is fairly cheap […]

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July 25th, 2007

Recover-E

We all know that proteins are essential for muscle recovery and growth, but did you know that Vitamin E is also an important supplement for muscle recovery?
Exercising creates micro-tears in muscle fiber. Vitamin E is an antioxidant that protects your muscles from the build up of free radicals therefore speeding up your recovery time. […]

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July 18th, 2007

Supplemental Information: Arginine…Argi-Who??

Arginine. What is it and what’s it good for? Arginine is an amino acid that functions as a vasodilator, meaning it widens the blood vessels by increasing the bodies nitric oxide levels. By widening your blood vessels this obviously increases blood flow and optimizes delivery of oxygen, hormones and nutrients to the muscle […]

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