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Archive for the ‘Health and Fitness’ Category
Saturday, January 30th, 2010
Launched in October 2007, The Muscle Asylum Project’s groundbreaking range of body building supplements has caused a stir within the industry for all the right reasons. Stating their aim as turning men into beasts, with a view to eventually become freaks of nature, The Muscle Asylum Project has encouraged potential consumers to use the products if their muscle building obsession borders on psychotic.
It’s not all macho talk. A significant amount of scientific research was conducted in order to create the final product. By utilising nutramolecular theory, The Muscle Asylum Project’s Rapid Wave Pulse Technology – developed specifically to heighten micronutrient transport – was born. This breakthrough product has been released in the form of six different muscle building supplements – Altered State, Anabolic O.D., Arson, Freak Fix Muscle Whey, Creadex and N.O. PlasmaCore. These products are recommended only to body builders.
Product Missions
Altered State – Taken in the form of a nitric oxide (N.O.) pill, this supplement was designed to bulk up the muscles and boost strength. Altered State differs from other N.O. products as it is not time-released and is instantly absorbed by the body post-consumption. Claiming to be “the most powerful nitric oxide pill allowed,” Altered State transports anabolic factors directly to the muscles and contains no drugs or banned substances.
Anabolic O.D. – Made up of hyper-anabolic compounds, Anabolic Optimal Dose is a post-workout creatine system designed to repair, strengthen and expand muscles. Taken in the form of powder, The Muscle Asylum Project recommends pairing this supplement with N.O. PlasmaCore, followed by a dose of Freak Fix Muscle Whey about half an hour later. Anabolic O.D. is simple enough to use; just add water to one scoop of powder.
Arson – This product is a fat burner that works by increasing levels of noradrenaline (the body’s major fat burning hormone) by up to 40 per cent. Claiming to shed away excess fat to reveal the ripped body underneath, Arson is easily consumed as a heat injected serum capsule. The recommended dosage is one serve (three capsules) twice a day. One of the two serves should be taken immediately before a workout.
Freak Fix Muscle Whey – Not your average whey-based supplement, Freak Fix is made up of 100 per cent pure whey protein. Most effective when consumed post-workout, Freak Fix contains over 30 grams of protein and a 6450 mg anabolic hit in just one serve. The Muscle Asylum Project also states that their scientists went a step further to ensure that Freak Fix Muscle Whey is one of the best tasting protein supplements out there.
Creadex – This muscle synthesising creatine pill has been developed to support the body’s natural supply of creatine, with a view to strengthen and expand muscles. Containing only the purest ingredients such as Creatinol-o-phosphate and Beta-alanine, The Muscle Asylum Project recommends teaming up Creadex with Arson and Freak Fix for optimum results. Recommended dosage is four tablets twice daily.
N.O. PlasmaCore – Designed as a pre-workout energy boost, N.O. PlasmaCore is a nitric oxide formula that delivers intense anabolic hits to the body and assists in muscle building. Containing 64 pure indredients, The Muscle Asylum Project assures consumers that N.O. PlasmaCore will enable them to get the most out of their training sessions. This supplement is available in seven different blends; VasoRush, Alpha-Gain, Aminocyl, THERMOMAX, NeuroShock, Beta Max and Growth Force.
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Friday, January 29th, 2010
Anatomy is a type of biology that deals with the structure and design of a living organism. There are two main types of anatomy. Animal anatomy is called Zootomy and plant anatomy is called Phytotomy. To make the study of anatomy easier, it is often broken up by region or by system. This means you can study the anatomy of the heart or the respiratory system.
Anyone who has taken courses in anatomy in high school or college will tell you the information is fascinating, yet very hard to retain. There are so many different areas to cover and scientific names to remember. The area of anatomy is nothing new. It has been being researched for thousands of years, dating back to the Egyptians in 275 B.C.
While Leonardo da Vinci is well known for his famous paintings, very few people realize he was a huge contributor to the area of anatomy. He became interested in anatomy around 1489. He felt his drawings of the human body were missing many elements. He wanted them to be very accurate. He spent his time dissecting every inch of about thirty bodies he obtained from a mortuary in Rome.
The result of da Vinci’s dissections are very detailed drawings of the human anatomy. There are over 700 such drawings completed by him. They detail the muscles, internal organs, the brain, and some of a fetus in the womb. His drawings indicate he knew great details about the circulation of blood throughout the body.
Anatomy is a fascinating subject. It can be broken down into specific regions of study. While anatomy can be difficult to understand and master it has allowed us to advance in many ways. People all over the world have benefited from understanding anatomy of the heart, eyes, respiratory system, and other systems of the body.
While we have come along way with anatomy, there is still many areas that we don’t know enough about. The brain is one of the most complicated areas of anatomy. As technology continues to improve, our knowledge in the areas of anatomy will improve as well. This will allow us to have better medical treatments and procedures for future generations.
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Tuesday, January 5th, 2010
Three main factors are required to promote muscle growth:
1. Muscular stimulus. Resistance training (weight training) is needed to make the muscles work, use energy and cause microscopic damage to the muscle fibers.
2. Nutrition – after intense exercise the muscles need to replenish their stores of fuel.
3. Rest – it is during the rest or recovery phase that the muscles repair the microscopic damage and grow.
Here are the supplements I’d recommend for Muscle-building.
Creatine:
A great supplement that always produces positive health and muscle-building benefits. Helps to fill the muscles with fluid making you stronger and able to lift heavier and recover faster. Good bodyweight gains achieved with this, which allows you to lift more for better muscle growth stimulation.
Protein Powders:
Whey protein isolate is the best fast acting protein to aid in repair and growth of muscle tissue after an intense training session. Casein Protein is a slow digesting protein best taken just before bed to supply the body with a continuous flow of amino acids for repair and growth through the night while you sleep.
Muscle size increases due to hypertrophic adaptation and an increase in the cross section area of individual muscle fibers. Intensive exercise impacts more on the strength influencing fast twitch type II fibers, therefore the increase in muscle size is accompanied by greater strength.
Some other muscle building supplements include various amino acids, protein bars, growth hormone, and a huge selection of multi vitamins, all with varying ingredients used to help promote muscle growth. Growth hormone is released by the pituitary gland and is responsible for our growth, particularly during our teenage years when we hit puberty. In time, this hormone slows down, but by if we supplement with it, we can see a large increase in growth in both muscles and sometimes in bone growth as well. This is a popular choice for muscle building supplements, since the results are very stunning and often surprise people with repeated use. Protein bars are a safe and delicious way to help promote muscle growth. Many people love to eat them in order to help stave off hunger and provide the body with an extra boost of energy, without sugar or fat. Protein bars are made by hundreds of different companies, so you should be able to find one you like with a few different tries.
How to increase muscle size.
We must train hard enough to damage the muscle fibres so our body rebuilds them bigger and stronger.
We can trigger this type of muscle growth by using:
1. Heavy weights.
2. Low repetitions (6-8).
3. Long rest periods (2-4 mins).
The low reps affect muscle fibres in a unique way that causes maximum muscle growth. The heavier the weight, the more muscle fibres are used.
This type of training also stimulates our natural levels of testosterone. Testosterone is the ‘muscle growth’ hormone!
I prefer doing compound exercises for this type of training like the squat, the bench press and the shoulder press. You can use a lot of weight in these movements to strongly stimulate muscle growth.
A study published in 1997 found that knocking out the myostatin gene in mice enabled them to grow bigger muscles. Studies on cattle also found that those that were naturally bulky produced less myostatin protein. The scientists believe these latest findings show that the same process works in humans.
They also believe that techniques used to block this gene in mice could be used on humans, including those who have difficulty developing muscles.
“This is the first evidence that myostatin regulates muscle mass in people as it does in other animals,” said Dr Se-Jin Lee, professor of molecular biology and genetics.
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Saturday, January 2nd, 2010
Are you eating your prescribed six bodybuilding meals a day and not gaining muscle?
Have you been blowing your hard-earned cash on body building supplements with techie names like “Nitric-this” and “Cell-Max-that”, yet still fall short of getting the size gains you’re after?
You’re not alone. Thousands of muscle building enthusiasts are needlessly struggling – grunting and sweating for painfully little progress – and mislabeling themselves “hard-gainer”.
Building muscle, like accomplishing anything, requires some rational thinking and a well-executed strategy. It doesn’t just happen because you made it to the gym and finished your workout. It won’t occur simply because you’re using a product that was purportedly created by a “genius” wearing a lab coat. Successful natural muscle growth takes place as a result of adherence to laws of nature – just like success with any endeavor in life.
To back my point, let’s look at what many muscle building aficionados counter-productively do in gyms around the world. This is a simplistic example, but some variation of this scenario is the cause for much unneeded frustration for too many natural bodybuilders.
Let’s say Bill and Joe are training partners. They arrive at the gym to perform their much-anticipated biceps workout. Bill likes to start out with standing barbell curls and he’s glad he has Joe there to spot him. Bill just knows that if he can get Joe to assist him with the heavy sets, some “forced reps” will really get his arms growing. He’s decided to use the ever-popular ‘pyramid technique’ to work his way up to those heavy sets.
Bill ends up doing six sets. His sets are as follows: 50 pounds/8 reps, 55 pounds/8 reps, 60 pounds/6 reps, 70 pounds/6 reps, 55 pounds/7 reps, 50 pounds/6 reps.
Bill feels proud of himself. It was a grueling biceps workout. His first three sets were moderately challenging. However, the 70 pounds he piled on the bar for his fourth set of 6 reps represented a respectable stretch for him.
Although he didn’t ask for any help from Joe, he definitely had to dig deep within himself to find that extra pride-inducing push that allowed him to achieve the set of six reps. This fatigued his biceps enough to make the final three sets sufficiently challenging, even though they were performed with descending amounts of weight.
Five days later, Bill and Joe are back again for another biceps workout. Why? Because their schedule says it’s time to work those muscles again. Of course, muscles only grow from recovery between workouts – not directly from the tissue-ravaging training sessions themselves. But Bill and Joe have apparently worked out some kind of deal with their biceps in which the muscles have agreed to recover and grow in a four to five day span (sarcasm).
Bill wants to get bigger, so he’s decided to boost his heaviest set up to 75 pounds. He figures this will really “shock” his biceps into growth. His sets on this workout look like this: 50 pounds/8 reps, 55 pounds/8 reps, 65 pounds/6 reps, 75 pounds/6 reps, 55 pounds/6 reps, 50 pounds/5 reps.
Wow… Bill got a little assistance from Joe and managed to use five pounds more weight on his two heaviest sets. That extra intensity caused him to fall short a couple reps on his final, lighter sets. But that’s okay, right? Bill is increasing the poundage and getting stronger and bigger, isn’t he?
Hell no! … Bill is deceiving himself. If you add up the total volume he moved in the approximate twenty minute time period during the first workout, it was 2,305 pounds. Five days later, he moved 2,260 pounds in the same time frame. His volume of lifted weight went down. Now he’s counting on moving forward after having possibly over-trained in this most recent workout. Yet he’s not even aware of what he’s doing.
If you follow the Muscle Building and Weight training tips given here. you will
* Build Muscle and Gain weight much faster
* Get the Dream Muscular Physique you deserve.
* Lift weights which will shock your Gym Buddies
* Feel amazing confidence and Self-esteem
* And much more.
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Sunday, December 27th, 2009
As its name implies, sudden cardiac death is sudden and unexpected, with death occurring within minutes after collapse. It is more common in older folks with serious heart problems, but it can also happen to young and healthy people with no sign of heart disease.
Nonetheless, sudden cardiac death is not common in athletes at all, according to research conducted in United States.
Besides hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, scarring of heart and serious blockage of a few blood vessels supplying blood to the heart that can make athletes die instantly, there are also other rare causes including congenital abnormalities, congenital long QT syndrome, arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia, and commotion cordis.
- Congenital Abnormalities
These abnormalities are due to the heart arteries arising from the wrong position (right artery from the left sinus, or left artery from the right sinus).
Detection of this condition is not easy unless with the help of echocardiography, angiogram, CT scan or MRI scan.
Once detected, it should be corrected surgically before the athlete is allowed to participate in competitive sports.
- Congenital Long QT Syndrome
This occurs when the electrical activity in the heart that corresponds to the phase of muscle relaxation is too long. The condition is genetically determined.
In certain forms of this disease, exercise is actually a trigger for ventricular tachycardia or fibrillation, lethal arrhythmias which may cause sudden cardiac death.
The condition can be diagnosed by an electrocardiogram.
As a precaution, all other family members of a person, who is found to have this condition, should go for a medical scan.
- Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia
This is also a genetic condition in which the muscle in the right lower chamber is replaced by fat and scars. The scars predispose the sufferer to ventricular tachycardia and fibrillation.
Again, this condition is very difficult to diagnose unless MRI scan is employed.
- Commotio Cordis
This cause of sudden cardiac death occurs in the absence of any heart disease, and is due to a blunt blow to the part of the chest overlying the heart (such as that caused by base ball, hockey puck, or even an innocent slap on the chest) at the precise moment of the heart’s relaxation. This is the time when the heart is most vulnerable to ventricular fibrillation.
It may sound incredible, but commotio cordis happens in about 2 percent of all athletes who die suddenly.
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Sunday, December 27th, 2009
Copyright © 2006 Richard Knight
If you’re anything like I was a short while ago, “a skinny guy trying to build muscle mass”, then I have some important tips that could help you start seeing results instantly.
There are 3 key ingredients that you MUST HAVE in order to build muscle mass and quickly at that. And here they are:
Muscle Mass Ingredient #1 – More Protein
If you want to build muscle mass quickly then this is a “must”. Just remember, the only thing that can build muscle in your body is Protein. So if you’re not consuming enough protein it’s IMPOSSIBLE to build lean muscle mass and stack on the pounds.
In order to maintain your weight, you should be consuming 1 gram of protein for each pound of body weight. So if you’re a 150 lb. guy then in order to maintain your muscle mass at that weight you need to consume 150 grams of protein each day. And if you want to build muscle mass, you’re going to have to consume “more” protein, to not only maintain the muscles you have now but to build more.
So if you want to build muscle mass quickly and safely a general rule of thumb is to consume 1 – 2 grams of protein for each pound of body weight. So if you’re a 150lb. guy you’d want to consume at least 150 grams of protein upward to 300 grams of protein a day.
Muscle Mass Ingredient #2 – More Carbs
Despite what Dr. Atkins said, for all us skinny guys “Carbs are GOOD”. We need carbs as a source of energy. But you don’t want to consume just any ‘ol carbs. You want to consume a lot of complex carbs rather than simple carbs.
In other words, you still want to stay away from the sweets and simple sugars that are found in a lot of our junk food, and you want to consume more complex carbs like those found in whole wheat bread, brown rice, sweet potatoes, whole grain cereals, yams, spinach etc.
Why complex carbs? Because unlike simple carbs (sugars) it’s virtually impossible to turn complex carbs into fat – which means more energy to burn (work out with) and less fat to deal with in the end.
If you want to build muscle mass fast, ideally you’d want to consume 2 – 3 grams of carbs for each pound of bodyweight a day.
Muscle Mass Ingredient #3 – Heavy Weight Training
You cannot build muscle mass without “Heavy weight training”. Let’s just put it this way “the more stress (heavy weight) you put on your muscles, the more it will grow”. And it’s simply because when you put extreme stress on your muscle by lifting heavy weights, your body responds (builds more muscle) so that next time it won’t be as hard or strenuous on your body to lift the same weight.
Ideally, if you want to build muscle mass – lean muscle mass to be more specific, you’d want to lift weights that allow you to do 6-8 reps and no more.
Of course there’s a whole lot more to building muscle mass, but if you follow these 3 key ingredients you’ll be on the road to building lean muscle mass quickly and a whole lot easier than you ever thought possible. Good luck and grow “Massive”.
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Sunday, December 20th, 2009
If building your muscles fast is what you desire, apart from your training schedules, you can also take in body building supplements. Supplements serve the main purpose of giving the body any nutrients that it may be missing thus correcting any weak link in the biochemical chain. However, no supplement or combination of supplements is going to fix a bad diet and/or bad training routine. With that word of caution let us see which supplements are best for you and how they work.
Creatine is by far the most popular supplement as to date. It is a carrier molecule for phosphate. The creatine monohydrate supplement that one takes is converted to creatine phosphate in the muscles. Again, when the muscles store creatine, more water is also stored in the muscles in order to maintain homeostasis. This causes the muscles to appear fuller and can allow for the gain of up to 10 lbs of lean mass in a matter of about a week! Initially, this mass gain is almost entirely water but if creatine supplementation is continued the body begins to respond to the equilibrium shift by building more muscle.
Glutamine is the primary amino acid found in muscle tissue. If you are under heavy training, then the availability of glutamine gets depleted because of the constant state of muscle repair. For this reason, supplemental glutamine can drastically decrease recuperation time leading to better results. Glutamine also works well with creatine by increasing the volumizing effect.
Tribulus can also be named as one of the effective body building supplement. The best products are those that combine Tribulus with other products like ZMA, vitamin B-6, and Avena Sativa. The added products seem to increase its effectiveness and the duration of its action.
For those who don’t really have trouble putting on weight but may need a little extra protein for gaining muscle mass there are the protein powders. Take for example the Whey protein. It is comprised of reasonably short chains of amino acids making it very quick to digest and get absorbed. It also seems to have a close to ideal ratio of amino acids to support muscle growth.
A general multivitamin or multi mineral supplement can also be added to your list. Because of some bodybuilder’s very restricted diets and repetitive consumption of the same foods they are at particular risk of developing deficiencies. These supplements can make up for this risk.
Last but not the least is enough intake of water. Water is the most important component of muscle mass. It comprises up to 73% of the mass of muscle tissue! It is what muscle is primarily made of. This is one of the reasons why liquid supplements (i.e. protein drinks) are so useful. They flood your muscles with the two prime components: protein and water. So, when you prepare your list of supplements, do not forget to place this one on the top of your chart.
Market today is flooded with products which advertise dramatic results, but before relying on any of them, it is always best to get complete information and previous users’ feedback on the product.
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Monday, December 14th, 2009
In a recent interview, clinical nutritionist Thomas Von Ohlen, MS, NC talks about his success in helping patients gain muscle mass safely. Here is what he shared:
“With 65% of American’s clinically obese, it is not surprising to see multitudes on diets, trying to lose weight. There are however, some people who have struggled to put weight on. Typically, these people have a higher than average metabolism or expend a lot of calories in their day to day life. A few years ago I had a young lady in her early 20’s come into my office with a couple of health challenges. The first and most important was her low body weight. She had always been thin but seemed to have lost even more weight after a bout with the flu and could not put it the weight back on. At 5”5’ she weighed in at well under 100 pounds. After visiting her doctor who told her to eat a lot of McDonald’s fast food to put on weight, she was recommended by a friend to my office. We went right to work and after some specific testing to locate causative factors to her weight problem I was able to determine a few key weaknesses.
Like so many American’s, this young lady suffered from tired adrenal glands which were interfering with her metabolism. As a result of the adrenal fatigue, her body was not able to produce normal digestive enzymes to help in the break down, absorption, and utilization of her food. This deficiency also contributed to her weak immune system and subsequent chronic infections. Once we started her on some specific nutrient formulas to help her adrenal glands, digestive system, as well as her immune system, we saw a huge turn around. She no longer suffers from chronic colds and was able to break the 100 pound mark for the first time in her life in a relatively short period of time! I use this young lady as an example of some of us who can not seem to put on healthy muscle mass.
About a year ago I went through some major life changes. I actually moved 1,300 miles from the area I grew up. I started a new business venture and was away from most of my family and friends. This put a large amount of stress on me which started to take a toll on my physical body, as well as my mental health. During times of mental and physical stress your metabolism speeds up. I have always had a fast metabolism and if I am not working out regularly and eating calorie dense foods, that fast metabolism tends to lead to a catabolization of my muscle mass. I lost close to 15 pounds and was getting very frustrated. I want to share with you some tips I used to put on 17 pounds of muscle mass in just 60 days! If you are struggling to put on weight, especially muscle mass, then you will want to pay close attention to the following tips.”
1) From the moment you are born your body begins to go through stress which affects your metabolism, so make sure you get on a good adrenal gland supplement to bring your adrenals and metabolism back to optimum function.
2) If you are not taking a digestive enzyme, you will NEVER make the muscle mass gains you are looking for. If you can’t break down the food, how do you expect to utilize the protein and other nutrients needed for building muscle?
3) You must eat small meals every 3 hours that you are awake. In order to keep your metabolism from eating away at your muscle, or catabolising muscle to produce energy, you need to feed your metabolism enough calories. This is the most important part of the program!
4) Your diet should be 30% protein, 40% carbohydrate, and 30% non-hydrogenated fat.
5) You should eat a minimum of 0.8 grams of protein per pound of body weight.
6) Use a quality protein powder. It is often hard to take in the necessary amount of protein calories unless you are adding protein powder to your diet. There are only a few good whey protein powders on the market that are not overly heat processed, which destroys their biochemical integrity.
7) Eat a high protein meal as soon as you wake up. During sleep, your cortisol level raises which causes muscle catabolism. Protein will stop that catabolism!
Eat a protein at every meal. Protein intake will also ensure low insulin levels during the day and help avoid the storage of fat.
9) You can not build muscle if you are not pushing the muscles you have! In the gym, you should focus on heavy weights at low repetitions. Without breaking down muscle tissue through weight training, it will not be rebuilt with more mass.
10) Rest! Physical and mental stress need to be kept to a minimum. Your muscles can not grow if you don’t rest them after work outs. Make sure you never work the same muscle group 2 days in a row and always try to get 8 hours of sleep. Remember, it is the recovery time that allows the muscle to grow.
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Monday, December 14th, 2009
Sean Nalewanyj is the author of the number one selling muscle program on the market today. The Muscle Gain Truth No-Fail System is designed for anybody who wants to build rock-hard muscles without drugs or hormones of any type.
Sean suffered ridicule and laughter during his school years because he was so skinny. At fourteen years old he only weight 125 pounds and hated any type of sports. During his senior year he wasn’t even able to complete the fitness test needed to complete his studies. After his embarrassing failure in front of the girl’s gym class, Sean determined to succeed at rebuilding his body into a body he could be proud of.
At the age of seventeen, Sean started working on a body building program that would eventually be named The Muscle Gain Truth No-Fail System. This system has proven to build body muscle naturally without steroids or other so-called muscle building drugs. Sean is now very proud of his body and has the confidence that comes with looking your best. That confidence is one of the many benefits of having a great body.
The Truth About The System
The first part of The Muscle Gain Truth No-Fail System is a book which teaches you how to sculpt your body into the shape you want and desire. This book was previously released without the rest of the system and quickly became a number one seller.
The book teaches you what exercises you need and how many times you need to do them. It also goes into the proper diet you need in order to gain the desired muscle. Without the proper nutrition you will never be able to get the body you want. You will also learn about vitamins and supplements which are needed to help you meet your goals.
Sean asks that you give your training program just 24 minutes each day. You don’t have to spend all day long at the gym everyday but you do have to be determined. The Muscle Gain Truth No-Fail System will only give you as much as you put into it. You aren’t going to lie on the couch and eat popcorn and get the body your want. Neither are you going to be able to slack off and procrastinate until tomorrow. In order to be successful, you must be committed.
Sean’s program, The Muscle Gain Truth No-Fail System, will provide you with all of the information you need to get started today. The only thing the system lacks is your determination that you are going to make a change in your life and your body. Once you get started with the system and see how well it works, you will be hooked. You will be constantly setting new goals and looking forward to reaching those goals. Your reward will be a body you will be proud to show off to anyone.
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Friday, December 11th, 2009
Using muscle building supplements will greatly improve your chances of gaining serious muscle mass faster. The supplement marketplace is flooded with options, and it can be quite daunting and confusing at first. There are so many different chemical names that promise amazing results, however the majority of these are derived from a key set of core muscle building supplements.
There are many different types of supplements to choose from, depending on the needs and goals of your muscle building workout. Your choice will determine the effectiveness of your workout. This article will review the positive aspects of the most common legal muscle building supplements currently available.
Proteins
Protein is a vital ingredient in any bodybuilder’s diet. Protein is the key to unlocking muscle gain, and essentially fuels the muscle and helps it repair. It is an amino acid, and works even more effectively in people who are fit and toned. The most common form of protein supplement is whey protein, and can be bought in a powder form and combined with water or mil to make a shake. Protein is certainly the first supplement you should consider in your muscle building workout.
Creatine
Creatine has various uses- not only for muscle building. Creatine essentially allows muscles to retain more water, and undergo considerate growth. Creatine needs to be taken under strict directions for maximum effect- these will always be displayed on the packaging of the product. Not only will Creatine have a noticeable physical effect, it will assist you in achieving your muscle building goals- and is also know to battle fatigue. It has also been proven to lower cholesterol and speed up the metabolism, which will also contribute to a more toned physique. Creatine has also been shown to have therapeutic benefits for Parkinson’s disease sufferers. In summary Creatine is a fantastic muscle building supplement, which has many other benefits for modern medicine.
Glutamine
In bodybuilding circles, Glutamine has attracted the nickname “Creatine’s Sexy Sister”. Glutamine is a naturally occurring amino acid produced by the human body. The reason a Glutamine muscle building supplement is so important is because during an intense workout the body will deplete itself of Glutamine- as it is used to aid in the recovery of the damaged muscles. If you don’t use Glutamine all your hard work will be wasted, and you may actually lose muscle mass.
Nitric Oxide
Nitric oxide is known to increase the flow of muscle building components to areas of skeletal muscle. Further to this Nitric Oxide can improve your lifting ability, power output and assist in muscle contractions- which are crucial elements in gaining muscle mass faster. It has also been documented that using nitric oxide as a muscle building supplement can also enhance stamina and sexual feelings. So there are some positive side effects as well.
Using muscle building supplements are an important component in creating the best suited muscle building workout for your body. They should not be seen as the most important aspect, but rather a way to assist the body in gaining the greatest benefit and maximum muscle mass from your workout.
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