12/4
Have you ever heard of HCG? It is primarily known as the pregnancy hormone, which tested in females can detect an early stage pregnancy. HCG, or human chorionic gonadotropin is generally found in the female uterus, but supplement companies are using it as a weight loss agent. For example, GNC sells an HCG complex which the label claims to "lose up to 30 pounds" with this box.
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12/3
After this process of the website building and article posting for Nutrition for Fitness, I have decided to actually continue to update this a few times a week. It was incredibly time consuming, but I think it's not only beneficial for me but for you too. Keep checking back for updated articles regarding numerous nutrition and fitness topics.
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11/29
Due to the finishing of my educational material posting on both here and on twitter, if you send me any feedback via any contact method I will send you some free Cellucor samples of our newly formulated C4 pre-workout products. Caffeine, creatine, alanine, NO precursor arginine are all main ingredients in one of the top rated pre-workouts ever!
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11/8
This website has been formed for a project I am doing for my Nutrition Class. The previous articles posted and the ones following are based on this educational materials assignment. I have been doing research on ephedra and the main components of the supplement, mainly ephedrine, for a heavy portion of the assignment. Check out the articles section to read numerous articles I have written about journals and previous studies in an attempt to justify it still being used as a weight loss drug when taken correctly.
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11/6
Derek came in fourth place out of seven. He is not just another trusty client, whose money I take and spit out the best knowledge I have acquired...he is the love of my life, and I am pretty sure that he is a part of me as I am of him. He is my other half, and when he smiles I smile, when he hurts I hurt, and I'm fairly sure I wanted this 1st place for him more than he did.
I've been around the industry for a while now-5 years, seriously since 2007. I've seen and heard the politics, I've seen and heard the bull, all over some phenomenal physiques...of which Derek has and brought to Kentucky.
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11/5
We made it! We arrived at around 6:30pm last evening. Derek, my boyfriend, is competing in his first contest-NPC men's physique. Made a pit stop to Easton to pick up one of my handbags that needed repairing, grabbed some homemade cookies from a local shoppe, and drove straight through to Louisville. This weekend happens to be the same weekend of the prestigious International Breeder's Cup horse race, which skyrocketed out hotel price to $350...for one night. We checked in, met up with some friends, and I analyzed how he looked.
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As some of you may have heard from your RD or internal medicine physician, the Atkin's Diet is a "bunch of malarky" (in the words of my grandma). What exactly is the Atkin's approach to fat loss, what is so terrible about it, and are there any alternatives? First and foremost, it is a low-carbohydrate approach to weight loss and according to professionals your cholesterol will skyrocket and your fat levels will be through the roof. A typical Atkin's plan puts one on an induction phase of strictly proteins and cheeses, and then a maintenance phase of other foods without direct carbohydrate sources. What exactly is a carb? Anything that is made up of glucose, grain, and sometimes fiber. Romaine lettuce is surprisingly a carb, carrots are carbs, and even milk is a carb! Now has your doctor ever told you what cholesterol is? Read more...
Personal Trainer? Nutritionist? DIetician? Bodybuilder?
In my honest and educated opinion, the best place to find information on subtopics such as competitive fitness nutrition and supplementation are both google scholar and informed professionals. If your goals are beginning to lose weight and lower your blood pressure, an RD(registered dietician) would most definitely be the way to go. However, if you are looking to tone your physique for a more muscular appearance or for a contest, I would recommend asking someone with a degree in either exercise physiology or nutrition with a background in the other, biochemistry, and personal experience with this type of enhancement. There is no way one who has never done a contest diet like a bodybuilder can give you information on how to do it, unless he has a proven track record of success. Read more...
If you've ever seen a self-proclaimed fitness guru in person, male or female, it can be a little intimidating. It may be the impeccable tan or cuts separating their shoulders from their arm muscles, but whatever the case may be as long as you're not seeing bones these people probably eat more calories than you do. But what, exactly, is their choice of fuel? Not Starbucks or Bisquick, I can say with confidence. But if not a light mocha sans whipped cream and pancakes made with skim milk, there are better calorie-sparing options. Calories in versus calories out is the fitness enthusiast's quadratic equation, and programs like MyFitnessPal (available on iPhones and Android devices) are like scientific calculators for engineers. If one's basal metabolic rate is 1700kcal per day; in other words without exercise, daily duties of the ever-loved kitchen floor mopping (or in my case,swiffer-ing), or the thermic effect food digestion emits the amount of energy one's body uses for fuel, we can get a healthy 1500 calories in our bodies with 100% of daily vitamins and minerals. Read more...