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A review of channel 4’s food hospital: Sense or nonsense?
Over the past few weeks I’ve been tuning in to watch ‘the food hospital’ on channel 4. I was interested in watching something that didn’t seem to be the run of the mill diet show and attempted to serve...
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The weightlifting belt: friend or foe?
As you gathered from the title of this article, its purpose is to discuss the issue of weightlifting belts in relation to training. From hearing talk in the gym and from people posting on many sites...
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What is my natural muscular potential? Part 1
Introduction In this two-part article I’m going to discuss a question that comes up quite often among weight trainees, that is: what is my genetic muscular potential? Or, in other words, how ‘big’ can...
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What is my natural muscular potential? Part 2
In part 1 of “what is my natural muscular potential?” I introduced two models of natural muscular development, which were both derived from natural bodybuilders. In this second and final part, I’ll use...
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Where are Poliquin’s principles?
. Introduction As the title suggests, this is another article about world-renowned strength coach, Charles Poliquin. Poliquin’s ideas have received a lot of resistance over the past 12 months. Not only...
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BCAAs for Bodybuilders: Just the Science (Part 1)
Introduction In my previous article, I examined the claims of building 14.5 lbs. of muscle tissue whilst simultaneously losing 3.5 lbs. of fat in only five days. Whilst dismantling these impossible...
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BCAAs for Bodybuilders: Just the Science, Part 2 (Meal Frequency)
In part one of looking at what part BCAAs play in bodybuilders’ diets, I discussed what BCAAs are, their unique role in protein synthesis, as well as what foods they are contained in and in what...
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BCAAs for Bodybuilders: Just the Science (Part 3)
Firstly, I’d like to apologise for my lack of activity on my blog. I have been extremely busy over the past few weeks and was lucky enough to have Matt Jones of Nutrition Condition to fill my shoes and...
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An Objective Review of John Kiefer’s Carb Back-Loading (Part 1)
I’ve had this article in the back of my mind for a while now but wanted to get the BCAA series out of the way first, not to mention that I’ve been ridiculously busy over the past few months. For …...
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Beetroot Juice: Endurance athletes’ elation or another flop? (Guest Post by...
It seems like you can’t open a cycling magazine, read a running forum or speak to an endurance enthusiast without being drawn into a discussion about beetroot juice. With article headlines such as,...
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