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Health and Men

April 27th, 2008

Smoking Slows Muscle Growth

As if you I needed one more reason to quit, a recent research article in Fitness Rx Magazine stated:
“A study from Copenhagen Muscle Research Center in Denmark found that smoking interferes with protein synthesis in muscle. They infused the amino acid Leucine into smokers and non smokers. The leucine contained a chemical marker so that […]

By Scott -- 4 comments

April 3rd, 2008

Health Quick-Tips

If you’re working out, trying to put on muscle and burn fat at the same time, too much cardio can be counter-productive. Too much cardio when working out in an effort to build muscle  can actually “burn” muscle as well as fat.
Solution: Do your cardio after your muscle building workout , but do short, high intensity […]

By Scott -- 5 comments

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 […]

By Scott -- 13 comments