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    August 2015 Newsletter - our latest updates

    Hey there! Before we get to our Product of the Month, we've got an extra special treat for you... our flat rate shipping has been cut from $12 to just $7! It doesn't matter how big your order is or in which far flung part of Australia you live, with Bulk Nutrients your shipping will always be...
  2. taurus

    How do YOU warm up?

    As the heading says! Cardio equipment? Bands? Dynamic stretching? Specific movements? Rollers? I'm just interested in forms of warm ups! For me, it's dynamic stretching and band work. Have a good weekend!
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    Athletes dying or getting injuried more often nowadays

    Notice how Rugby League players are dying more often now. Young bloke in the Brisbane Comp died on the weekend. Seems to be a lot more common nowadays. UFC fighters are getting a lot more injured in the lead up to fights it would seem. Is it that Science has increased Athlete's Power and...
  4. 0ni

    Easy flexible dieting

    This is what I use with my clients and myself Tracking macros and eating to them is near enough impossible to get exactly right. There is an easier way. Let's take a quick breakdown of what nutrients do. Protein - Stays static, 1g/lb or 2g/kg is fine. Eating more fills you up, eating less...
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    How strictly do you stick to your macros?

    For those that follow IIFYM, how closely do you stick to yours?
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    June 2015 Newsletter - our latest updates

    This month we're excited to announce all orders over $250 will receive a free 250g pouch of BCAA Recovery! While we stock 5 great flavours (Apple & Raspberry, Lime, Orange, Tropical and Watermelon), the free pouch will be a lucky dip of these, so no flavour requests will be possible. BCAA...
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    Surge in men using steroids - The West Australian

    WA's illicit drug needle exchange has had a surge in young men injecting steroids just to get "the tight white T-shirt look". The WA Substance Users Association says its needle exchange once rarely saw people using performance and image-enhancing drugs, known as PIEDs, but they now made up...
  8. C_T

    tell me again about genetics?

    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25003773 or shall i say, excuses.
  9. Jungnaut

    Stretching does not prevent injury, it just makes you more flexible

    To be honest I stretch because being nimble feels good, I like being flexible and I thought it reduces chance of injury. But this study appears to suggest I am incorrect on the third reason - it does not prevent injury! In fact, all stretching does is make your body used to and good at...
  10. Fadi

    Bro Science vs. Science and what you need to know

    Would you stop what’s been working for you for years based on some new scientific study? Personally, I wouldn’t. If something has been working, it does not stop working because some scientist somewhere has “proved” to the contrary. A case in point here would be the application of the...
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    Watching 4 minutes of erotica can increase subsequent performance on a 3 rep squat.

    From examine.com:Watching sexually arousing films (porn), or just being sexually aroused, can increase testosterone secretion in men watching 4 minutes of erotica can also increase subsequent performance on a 3 rep squat. The study can be found here. Better get watching, bros.
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    Redfern’s Lift Performance Centre gets back to basics with old-school fitness program

    Redfern’s Lift Performance Centre gets back to basics with old-school fitness programs — and no mirrorsPOSERS and narcissists are not welcome at a new Sydney gym, which has banned mirrors, loud music and televisions in favour of old-fashioned sweat. Cato Rutherford’s Lift Performance Centre at...
  13. Jungnaut

    Baking Soda to Enhance Athletic Performance

    What an interesting little article this proved to be! In short, athletes who consumed 03.g of plain 'ol Baking Soda per kg of bodyweight an hour before training showed an increase in athletic performance by way of reducing the blood pH levels closer to neutral. Would this work for weight...
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    Teens Report Higher Use of Performance Enhancing Substances

    a yank study Dangerous Trends Reinforce Need for Tighter Regulation of “Fitness Products” ~New, nationally projectable survey results released today by thePartnership for Drug-Free Kidsconfirmed a significant increase – a doubling – in the reported lifetime use of synthetic human growth hormone...
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    World Pole Dance 2014 - Bendy Kate - WINNING PERFORMANCE [HD]

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    Bodyfat and performance

    Hi all This sort of came up in another thread but to avoid an off topic hijack I'm setting this up to collect people's views. The question is what level of bodyfat is ideal for peak performance in various strength sports eg. Powerlifting, strongman weightlifting, field athletics etc. And...
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    protein supplement's performance boost is all in athlete’s minds

    Griffith University PhD candidate Phil Bellinger sets out to prove sport and protein supplement's performance boost is all in athlete’s minds Griffith applied sports science PhD candidate Phil Bellinger has proved some...
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    When does training for performance become detrimental to health

    Just wanted to put this question out there. There are always a lot of people who say that athletes must be much healthier than the general population. Let's just take a look at four examples, Olympia level bodybuilder, international power lifter, Olympic gymnast and top level rugby player. With...
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    CARBS and Workout performance?

    Hi all, OK leg session today, I could lift heavy but I did not have the endurance for multiple reps like I would. I train @ 9:00am every morning and wake up about 7:15. I have OATS and berries etc for breakfast. Is it OK to have powdered OATS before bed in my protein shake around 11:00pm...
  20. vonfram88

    The true measure of performance

    Which lift would the best indicator of an athlete's or sports player's strength
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