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I’m not surprised that some guys at your gym were talking about beta-alanine. In fact, I’m surprised I haven’t received questions sooner about this product. It’s extremely popular, well-conducted studies are available supporting its use and there is a substantial amount of misinformation regarding its overall role during exercise and training. An explosion of products […]
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I returned last week from Cleveland from the 2010 IFBB North Americans and this concludes my 2010 competitive bodybuilding season. Unfortunately, I am not too happy with the outcome of this show. The mediocre display I presented at the North Americans was very disheartening since I thought I would be putting my best physique out […]
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Perhaps you have heard of Greek yogurt or seen it in grocery stores and wondered what the buzz is all about. I was at the grocery store the other day and noticed several different varieties scattered among the already wide variety of yogurt in the dairy section. I used to only be able to get […]
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Recently, a great opportunity presented itself for me to “vent” regarding a scenario that presents itself in the media all too often. Around the third week of August, news reports out of Oregon told the story that thirteen high school football players were hospitalized for some form of muscle condition. While the cause of the […]
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Much of the basis of strength and conditioning and resistance training principles have centered upon using 70% to 80% of your one-repetition maximum for 10 to 12 reps with low rest to maximally stimulate hypertrophy (Fry 2004; ACSM 2009). This what is taught in every exercise science curriculum across the country, by strength coaches across […]
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This is definitely not a dumb question. Eating clean is not a specific eating plan. Eating clean is a term that is used to describe the act of “cleaning up” your diet. In very simple terms it means cutting out the crap. When you’re eating clean you’ve cut out foods like pizza, cheeseburgers, fries, ice […]
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