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5 Ways To Build More Muscle

Posted in Other on Tuesday, July 26th, 2011 at 5:21 pm 1 Comments

Muscle is your friend. Regardless if you’re a male, female, young or old, you should love the muscle you currently have and fall in love with the new muscle you should be training to grow. Many older people lose their lean muscle mass as they age (it’s called sarcopenia). This loss in muscle can cause them to lose the ability to do many functional daily tasks. Therefore, staying young…

Build Muscle and Your Immune System With BCAAs

Posted in Uncategorized on Tuesday, July 26th, 2011 at 10:42 am 3 Comments

Let me get right to the point.

If you’re looking to get the most results out of your hard work at the gym and your clean diet, you should try supplementing with Branch Chained Amino Acids (BCAAs). BCAA’s are comprised of three of the eight essential amino acids called leucine, isoleucine, and valine. It’s a well known fact that building lean muscle tissue requires all eight essential amino acids. Research has…

Build Muscle & Burn Fat With Leucine

Posted in Uncategorized on Tuesday, July 19th, 2011 at 7:17 pm 6 Comments

Here’s some background info on a little known supplement that recently has been getting more attention based on its potential to build and protect muscle as well as burn fat.

This essential amino acid supplement is called Leucine.

Muscle Building Effects

Research from the University of Maastricht in the Netherlands studied three post workout supplementation regiments.

1) Carb only

2) Carbs plus protein

3) Carbs plus protein plus Leucine

The results showed that adding Leucine to…

Focus on the Right Types of Protein

Posted in Uncategorized on Saturday, July 9th, 2011 at 9:14 am No Comments

Regardless if you’re looking to lose fat or build muscle, protein should be the “main event” of every meal or snack you eat throughout the day. Protein plays such a crucial role in building and repairing muscle. Building and maintaining muscle is key to keeping you young and lean at any age. Who doesn’t want that winning combination?