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Bodybuilding, Muscle Mass And Six Pack Abs

Posted by muscled1 on 22nd August 2008

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The Skinny Guy’s Guide To Gaining Weight

Posted by muscled1 on 10th August 2008

How would you like to learn how to gain weight fast? If the title of this article caught your attention, there is a good chance you are sick and tired of not seeing the weight on the scale budge. Most likely you just got home from the Mandarin buffet and still can’t budge the scale. You could live on McDonald’s and Pizza Delight and your Ferrari style metabolism would simply burn it off. In a world that is obsessed with losing weight – you are interested in gaining weight!

Are You Sick and Tired Of People Telling You How To Gain Weight?

It probably sounds like this:

The Skinny Guy’s Guide To Gaining Weight

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Avoid Building Muscle The Wrong Way!

Posted by muscled1 on 9th August 2008

How would you feel if you discovered that almost everything you were doing with building muscle was dead wrong? Imagine all the time, money and effort you have spent in the gym was contributing to building muscle – the wrong way! Everything you have read on building muscle has left you with little to show for your hard earned efforts…

To read the entire article click here: Avoid Building Muscle The Wrong Way!

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The Ultimate Muscle Advantage

Posted by muscled1 on 7th August 2008

Hi, it’s “Skinny Vinny” here, and before I tell you how I got rid of this cursed nickname I suffered with through university, I have some questions for you:

* Do you know how to get rid of the body fat around your stomach while gaining muscle at the same time?

* Do you want to build total body, functional strength while gaining muscle and losing your pot belly?

* Do you have the right program, based on your age, to maintain all your muscle mass and strength while getting leaner?

* Have you ever been hurt or embarrassed in public by someone who made fun of how skinny you are?

* Are you frustrated because you eat “good foods” and you “eat healthy” but still can’t gain muscle mass or get rid of that ugly stomach fat?

* Have you ever felt fearful that everything you are doing in the gym is completely wrong and totally off track for your age, sex and goals?

* Have you been killing yourself looking for the perfect muscle-building formula and still have nothing to show for your efforts of learning all “this stuff?”

* Have you felt like just throwing in the towel and giving up because it seems like “NOTHING will work” and you should just accept it?

* Would you like to have a rock hard, muscular physique that does not look like you are “juicing’ but that still gets attention from the opposite sex, but you have no idea where to start?

* Do you feel like you are not my “ideal target audience” because you are over 40 or over 70, or you’re a female, and have been looking for info and plans for your goals?

* Are you convinced that you have the worst genetics in the world and your metabolism has no interest in helping you get into your favorite set of clothes?

If you answered “YES!” to any of these questions, then I have some important news for you…

You’re NOT alone. In fact, that list of questions was created during the days of “Skinny Vinny” and from my own muscle-building quest.

If you’re tired of being a struggling “hard gainer” and ready for NO-NONSENSE MUSCLE BUILDING, then what I’m about to tell you about could help you get a world-class body FAST.

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The King Of All Upper Body Exercises

Posted by muscled1 on 3rd August 2008

Okay, so you’re looking to pack on some serious muscle mass, right?

You want to build a ripped, rock-solid physique that demands respect and turns heads everywhere you go, correct?

Good.

In this article I’m going to talk to you about one single exercise that will help you to achieve that powerful body quicker than you ever thought possible.

For the complete article please…..CLICK HERE

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Does GHB Build Muscle?

Posted by muscled1 on 2nd August 2008

What is your opinion of GHB for athletes? Some people make it out to be the best thing since human growth hormone while others say it’s worthless. What do you think Will? Art Fish Washington DC,

Dear Art,
I can fully understand your confusion over GHB. I will attempt to clear it all up for you and MMI readers.

First things first. What is it? GHB (gamma-hydroxybutyrate) is found naturally in every cell in the human body. It is in fact considered a nutrient not a drug. Of course the FDA and other government agencies have now listed it as a drug and banned its sale, but that is as much politically motivated as anything.

Truth be known GHB is a safer, less expensive, and very effective alternative to the multi billion dollar sleeping pills industry as L-tryptophan was, another safe and effective nutrient banned by the FDA.

To date, not one single study has found any toxic effects from GHB on either humans or animals. GHB is completely metabolized into carbon dioxide and water, leaving absolutely no residue or toxic metabolites. In fact metabolism is so efficient that GHB can no longer be detected in urine only five hours after it’s taken.

What there has been are a handful of people winding up in emergency rooms after taking large doses of GHB and combining it with other drugs (most notably alcohol) and this is where GHB gets its bad rap and gave the FDA the excuse it needed to ban the sale of GHB (and its chemical cousin GBL).

As with all compounds both natural (i.e. booz, GHB, etc) and synthetic (various drugs, etc), the use of GHB requires it be used in the correct dose and with some common sense and respect for it’s potential problems.

GHB has many potential therapeutic uses and is considered to have a very low toxicity profile. In some European countries, it’s used as a general anesthetic, for sleep disorders, an aid to childbirth and a treatment for alcoholism. It also is reported to be a great aphrodisiac.

However, GHB does have a potential for abuse because it gives the user a feeling of euphoria not unlike having a few strong glasses of booz. Unlike booz however, it does not leave the person with a hangover the next day and does not appear to be toxic to the liver or any other organ.

Is it 100% safe? Of course not!

At very high doses, it can cause a rapid, rhythmic contraction and relaxation of muscles similar to muscle spasm or seizure. GHB can also cause intense drowsiness and deep sleep often mistaken as a coma due to the unarrousability of the person.

Other possible minor side effects are drowsiness, dizziness, nausea, and vomiting. At very high doses, there can be a rapid loss of consciousness and possible cardiac and respiratory depression can occur.

Back when GHB was legal, I had a medical doctor friend of mine take a huge dose by mistake only to wake up on the floor the next day feeling no worse for wear other than a slight headache!

It is not something a person should take, and go drive a car for example or ever mix with other tranquilizers (e.g. barbiturates, opiates, Valium, Xanax, Thorazine, ), or alcohol. Only a moron would do that right?

What does it do?

It appears to act as both a metabolite and precursor of the inhibitory neurotransmitter gamma-aminobutyric acid, or gamma-aminobutyrate (GABA). GHB temporarily inhibits the release of dopamine in the brain which appears to cause increased dopamine storage.

When the effect of GHB wears off, there is a release of dopamine, which is why some people pop awake in the middle of the night after taking it for sleep.

Does it build muscle?

Bodybuilders and other athletes have used GHB because of its ability to stimulate the pituitary to release growth hormone (GH). One study found a nine to sixteen-fold increases in growth hormone 30 to 60 minutes after intravenous administration in men between twenty-five and forty years old.

But would that big spike in GH cause increased muscle growth? No one has looked at that issue directly with GHB, but if we go by other studies looking at drugs and nutrients that cause a large short lived spike in GH, the answer would appear to be no.

Short lived spikes of GH appear to have no effects on muscle mass, especially in young healthy athletes with normal GH production. For older people with sub normal GH production, it might have some uses but again, that has not been looked at in the research.

So what’s the bottom line on GHB?

It is a safe and effective nutrient for uses such as insomnia and general relaxation, but it has abuse potential to the addictive personality and should be treated with caution, common sense, and respect.

It probably will not build any muscle on people, especially healthy athletes. In the US, GHB is not approved and has been banned from over-the-counter sale by the FDA as mentioned above for political and financial motivated reasons. GHB continues to be sold for research purposes, but selling it specifically for human consumption, is not legal, so I recommend staying away from GHB and GBL if you live in the US.

A lot of bodybuilders get it from the “gray market” but I don’t recommend it due to the legality and questionable purity of such products. In other countries the laws vary so it may not be an issue.

That should answer all your major questions about GHB/GBL Art.

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Ripped, Shredded Muscles In 2 Simple Steps

Posted by muscled1 on 30th July 2008

Picture this scenario…

You’ve been training your tail off for the past 4 months, trying to pack on as much muscle size as you possibly can. You’ve bulked up considerably and are quite happy with the size you’ve been able to achieve.

There’s just one problem…

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The Religion of Pre and Post Workout Nutrition

Posted by muscled1 on 30th July 2008

Pre- and post-workout nutrition is all the rage these days, and for good reason. For some, however, it’s become more than a science—it’s become their religion, or perhaps just a place to focus their OCD-like tendencies. Regardless, people have taken the topic of pre- and post-workout nutrition to a level that is not justified by the research, or at least not confirmed by the research that currently exists.

Readers should realize I may have my membership card to the Bodybuilding Nutrition Guru Society torn up and thrown at me for what I am about to share in this article…

For the complete article please…..CLICK HERE 

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30 Gram Protein Rule

Posted by muscled1 on 29th July 2008

Hey Will, I was told by a trainer in my gym that 30 grams of protein is the upper limit a person can digest, but he could not tell me where that rule comes from. He said it was a “known fact” and walked away when I questioned his source. So what is the deal with this 30 gram rule? Is this guy full of it or should I worry about it? My stats are: 5′9″ and 220lbs with about 10% bodyfat. I lift weights (heavy!) 4 days per week and do aerobics 2-3 day per week. Thank you, Daniel Lopez

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Overtraining on Purpose Can Get You Maximum Results FAST!

Posted by muscled1 on 29th July 2008

We’ve always been told that it’s bad to overtrain. Guess what? Overtraining on purpose is where the REAL results are.

Overtraining is NOT evil. Overtraining can be exactly what you need to achieve continuous and rapid results in your training.

But first, what is overtraining? Overtraining is, most simply, training too much. Your body is unable to recover from the volume or frequency of training and begins to break down. You not only lose motivation to train, you become more susceptible to injury and illness, and you may even start to go backwards in your training, getting smaller and weaker on almost a daily basis.

So how can overtraining possibly be good for you? I’ll tell you.

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