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The big protein myth

July 23rd, 2010

Sports supplements companies have been trying to sell the idea for years that you need a huge amount of protein per day to grow big and muscular, this is not true, this is what they want you to believe so you buy more and more of their protein products.  Most people trying to build muscle [...]

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Benefits of Vitamin B3 Niacin

June 6th, 2010

Niacin, or Vitamin B3, is a member of the B complex group. The body is not able to manufacture Niacin in sufficient quantity, so it is an essential nutrient that must be provided mainly by diet. B3 plays a vital role in the generation of energy from foods; like vitamin B1 and vitamin B2 it [...]

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Benefits of Vitamin B1 Thiamine

May 31st, 2010

Vitamin B1 (or Thiamine) is one of the eight B vitamins of the B-complex family. B1 plays a vital role in cell metabolism and energy production. B1 converts carbohydrates into glucose, aids enzyme production – speeding up chemical reactions in the body, aids digestion, promotes growth and is essential for nerve cell and heart function.
The benefits of [...]

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Phentermine side effects

May 13th, 2010

Phentermine is an approved appetite suppresant which helps reduce weight in obese patients when used short term and combined with regular exercise and a good diet.  Phentermine releases certain chemicals in the brain that control the appetite.  There are side effects associated with taking Phentermine that users need to be made aware of.  Although Phentermine [...]

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Diet pill side effects

May 12th, 2010

Diet pills are commonly taken by many of the general public to aid weight loss, but they do come with some side effects.  Diet pills can become addictive, some people believe without them they will gain weight so take them all the time.  Once you start losing weight with diet pills it is easy to [...]

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Met Rx Amped Ecn Nos review

May 12th, 2010

Met Rx Amped Ecn Nos is the supplement you need if you want to increase your energy before your workout.  Amped does exactly what it says, it gets you amped up for a hard workout.  Amped Ecn is made up of Creatine Ester Phosphate  Sodium with Creatine Monohydrate and NAC.  Amped also contains 1200mg of [...]

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High calorie protein shakes

May 11th, 2010

If you are a hard gainer trying to pack on some weight or just want a high calorie protein shake to act as a meal replacement then look no further than the following super high calorie protein shakes.
When I was trying to bulk up I tried every type of protein shake you could imagine and [...]

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Bulking recipes

May 11th, 2010

If you are trying to bulk up and are finding it quite hard here are some recipes that will really help speed up the process.  Just to let you know, I am anti bulking up (read my article on bulking) as I find there is no need to put on all this excess fat, but [...]

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Benefits of Ginseng

May 10th, 2010

Panax ginseng (a.k.a. Korean or Asian ginseng) is the most popular form of ginseng, offering the most abundant source of ginsenosides – the key to ginseng’s medical properties. As an adaptogen ginseng is a natural herb product that is proposed to increase the body’s resistance to stress, trauma, anxiety and fatigue.  According to the Harvard botanist [...]

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Banana protein shake recipe

May 9th, 2010

Banana shakes are my favourite type of protein shakes, below is a great banana protein shake recipe to help make your daily protein shake taste better.
Banana Protein Shake
2 scoops of Met Rx Supreme Whey Protein
1 large frozen banana chopped up
8oz of soy milk
1 tsp Golden Syrup
3-4 ice cubes
1 TBSP low fat yoghurt
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