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    Status of N-CarbamylGlutamate

    What is the legal status of this nutrient in Australia and New Zealand? This chemical behaves like an analog of N-AcetylGlutamine and should be treated like any nutritional supplement. Unfortunately, in some countries it is regulated. Are there any legitimate suppliers for this as a bulk...
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    Melbourne man charged with importing steroids and performance enhancing drugs

    A MAN has been charged with allegedly importing a range of steroids and performance and image enhancing drugs into Australia. The 27-year-old Melbourne man is due to face court next month following his arrest. Australian Border Force (ABF) investigators targeted the man after they intercepted...
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    The Main Differences Between Whey And Casein Protein Supplements

    Whey and casein are both complete proteins that are beneficial for those looking to bulk up. But they differ greatly when it comes to digestion rate, muscle growth, and use. As this video from the PictureFit YouTube channel explains, whey is a faster acting protein. It reaches the bloodstream...
  4. WoodyAllen

    New WADA prohibited list

    Some new substance added that are found in supplements. http://cces.ca/news/wada-publishes-2017-prohibited-list?utm_source=CCES+Publications&utm_campaign=832a0c2840-CCES_Advisory_Note_2017_Prohibited_List10_19_2016&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_99c9e5c562-832a0c2840-310889469 The 2017 List of...
  5. Fadi

    Understanding protein’s behaviour in order to maximise on its anabolic response

    Big R had asked me the following question: That prompted me to write few words about it in my reply to the gentleman. Some habits are hard to break, and that’s understandable.However with bit more knowledge on a particular subject, one may find a change in habit much easier and more...
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    Why Sleep Is So Important When You're Trying To Build Muscle

    Why Sleep Is So Important When You're Trying To Build Muscle You can do intense workouts, eat the right foods and take the right supplements, but your muscles won’t grow without decent sleep. This video from the PictureFit YouTube channel explains how important sleep is for your body when...
  7. Fadi

    Load the muscle not the bar...

    Since 2009, I’ve written many words on this forum;however one aspect of training I’ve always emphasised was and still is the psychology of training. I believe not enough thought is given to this essential element of our training, the thought of how we ought to approach our training. If your...
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    Steroid use ‘is only for bulking up’

    Accused doctor Anish Singh was the physician of choice for a string of bodybuilders — including a multiple national champion — who were prescribed steroids for no purpose other than to bulk up, a disciplinary hearing was told yesterday. Anish Dwarka Singh and his former Empire Clinic have been...
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    You Don't Need To Lift Heavy Weights To Build Muscle

    In a recent study published in the Journal of Applied Physiology, Canadian researchers took 49 men who’d been weight training for the past two years. Already there are two key contributions by this study: It involves a larger sample size than most similar studies and subjects who would not just...
  10. Fadi

    Mechanical advantage bodybuilding: extend your set intensify your workout.

    None of us want to waste time trying to build muscle. And all of us know that the intensity of a set is felt near its completion rather than its beginning. Knowing this, it would be logical then to take advantage of this fact by extending the set at a point where it’s most optimal and most...
  11. Fadi

    For optimal muscle gains, do this…

    Have you been trying to add some pure muscle onto your frame to justify the effort you’ve been putting into training and eating? If so, and you have not been too satisfied with the current outcome of your progress, then read on to find out my 6 tips that would have you muscle gaining in no time...
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    Short courses

    Hi Everyone - bit about myself, 10years+ of lifting before having kids 8 years ago..this put my gym visits on hold :( Stats pre kids, 5 foot 9, 42, did ~5-10 courses (Standard stuff...courses consisted of usually(Not all together!) sust 250, bold/eq, test prop, stan...and even the old sheep...
  13. Kyle Aaron

    Podcast interview with Markos

    Blake has done a little interview with Markos, who used to post here as PTC. He talks about the journey from building trade to garage gym to ProRaw and all the rest, and the growth of PL in Australia - we now get more people at novice meets than we used to have at national competitions...
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    Steroids good or bad?

    Many people say that it stops bones growth and only enhances flesh is that right? should i use them or not?
  15. Fadi

    Muscular fatigue and Neural fatigue

    There are different types of fatigue, namely: Local Muscular Fatigue, Neural Fatigue, Neuroendocrine Fatigue, and Environmental Fatigue. For the brevity of this small article and its intended purpose, I shall focus my attention precisely on muscular fatigue and neural fatigue. High intensity...
  16. Fadi

    Forced reps, a misnomer?

    The first time I wrote on forced reps was here The “F” word! back in 2009. I see myself writing about this method yet again today. Has anyone ever pondered over the name of this method? "Forced reps", are they really forced reps, or are they more a reduced reps of sort. I say that assistance...
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    Wimps are 'stronger than bodybuilders', study finds

    Wimps are 'stronger than bodybuilders', study findsA gram of bodybuilders' muscle is less powerful than the same amount of tissue from someone who did not weight train, tests show Bodybuilders are only strong because they have so much muscle mass, research suggests. Photo: Getty Images...
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    The benefits of beer for runners

    Beer contains antioxidants.The barley and hops used in beer contain flavonoids that, when consumed, fight oxidative stress in the body. Antioxidants play a key role in recovery and in overall health, and the antioxidant levels in beer (especially darker ones) are found to be equivalent to those...
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    Gym employee arrested for allegedly selling prescription meds has unfair dismissal ca

    Gym employee arrested for allegedly selling prescription meds has unfair dismissal case dismissed An employee of an Anytime Fitness gym in Adelaide who lost his job after being arrested for allegedly possessing steroids and selling prescription drugs has had his unfair dismissal case rejected by...
  20. spartacus

    high intensity or high volume, which is best?

    I have always thought that training heavy, too often, is not necessary. Thoughts? Here is a recent ergolog article. http://www.ergo-log.com/muscle-growth-is-the-same-whether-you-do-high-intensity-or-high-volume-resistance-training.html
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