Congrats for getting back into it. This is really a common occurrence, and unfortunately not a very clear cut answer. Studies have shown that strength is able to be sustained for quite some time after not training (1), but growth and endurance are lost more quickly. Unfortunately, I don’t have many magical things to say. […]
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Question: I’m about to celebrate my 40th birthday and I have to be honest with you—when I look in the mirror I cannot believe what has happened to my body! My derriere is droopy, the back of my arms jiggles when I wave and after having 2 children, my stomach is saggy and “poochie”. I’m […]
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I have noticed this trend myself. It seems like colon cleansing is a hot topic in weight loss lately. I have even seen that many weight loss brands have gotten on board with this trend and promote a “kick start” to your weight loss program by starting with a 7 day or even 14 day […]
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I’m now three weeks into my contest prep for the IFBB North Americans in Cleveland, Ohio on September 3rd and 4th. As I have mentioned previously, this year I decided to go back to good friend of mine, Ronnie, who I worked with from 2001-2005. After a few years of doing my own diet prep, […]
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This is a fairly straightforward answer now, thanks to decades of research and likely millions of dollars in research money. Before I dive into it, though, I’m going to provide a little additional background over amino acids and proteins as a whole. Amino acids are for the most part the bricks that when added together […]
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There is no way to know for sure if “time-released” proteins are better than “regular” proteins because “time-released” proteins don’t exist. “Time-released” proteins fads that were popular in the late 90’s that have recently been making a comeback in popularity on chat forums. Notice I said a “fad”. There was a time when many companies […]
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