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    Alcohol

    Does alcohol impact on strength increases? My beer fridge is located right next to my training equipment. Im now keeping hydrated with beer during a workout... is this a nono? Strength training is turning me into an alcoholic. Lol.
  2. Mitchell Pearce...have I missed something?

    Everyone of you here knows my feelings exactly regarding alcohol and our drinking Aussie culture. So what I'm about to share with you might come as bit of a shock. 1. Having a party in Australia is not against the law. 2. Drinking and getting drunk whilst in that party is not against the law...
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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...
  4. The HIIT vs LISS Cardio Debate

    A well thought out article http://bodytransformationfitness.com/the-hiit-vs-liss-cardio-debate/
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    Steroid seizures and arrests soar to record highs in Australia

    Bottles of anabolic steroids seized in a 2014 raid in New South Wales. AAP/NSW Police MediaTwo new reports reveal that Australia is catching fewer steroid shipments at our borders – yet the numbers of national steroid seizures and arrests have risen to record highs. The latest Australian Crime...
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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...
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    Bodybuilder almost loses arms in quest to look like Incredible Hulk

    CALDAS NOVAS, Brazil — Romario Dos Santos Alves, 25, wanted to look like the Incredible Hulk. But rather than working out as hard as Lou Ferrigno or getting an overdose from a gamma ray machine, Alves took what he thought was the easy route, WJW-TV reports. He injected his arms and back with a...
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    Mum’s naked Twister sex party

    A MUM has been arrested for throwing a naked Twister party for her teenage daughter and friends before having sex with one of them. Rachel Lehnardt, according to Colombia County Sheriff’s Office, said her 16-year-old daughter texted her and asked if she could bring some friends to her home to...
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    comments and suggestions on balancing life and training etc

    Hello everyone, just wanted to share part of my story and perhaps if others have felt the same and can share their thoughts and what they did. I would appreciate if we can stay on topic. Some information about myself: In the younger years i was relatively skinny. Around 2009 i started going...
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    Discussion on giving up alcohol and thoughts

    Interested in those who drink and dont and their thoughts? Personally i go through phases or fairly moderate drinking, to minimal, to nothing (not always that order). It is a good release but im finding i really enjoy my time better when not drinking (as time is the most valuable thing!) and...
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    Lee priest in australian newspaper saying roid rage is a myth and alcohol is worse

    Australia’s leading body builder says “roid rage” is a myth and the real problem is alcoholhttp://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/australias-leading-body-builder-says-roid-rage-is-a-myth-and-the-real-problem-is-alcohol/story-fni0cx12-1226828027848 THE country’s leading bodybuilder has...
  12. Alcohol - Wasted and Wasting Your Body

    Alcohol - Wasted and Wasting Your Body By Andrew McInroy, B. Sc. Nutrition If you think that you can train hard all week just so that you can go to the bar and get drunk and look ripped, you’re wrong. As a matter of science and fact, you are destroying your muscle gains, gaining fat...
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    Alcohol

    Apologies if this has been done before but I am a noob! What negative effects (despite the obvious) does alcohol have on weight training? For example, does it effect creatine levels etc...?
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    Alcohol

    i cut alcho out of my system due to my cutting diet but with nye right around the corner i dont wanna be the only person not drinking so i'd like to ask what alcho has the lowest amount of calories ?
  15. Alcohol?!?!?

    What are peoples thoughts and personal experiences? I used to drink a LOT, beers, and later JB cans (white grenades), a six pack of beers was starters most nighs of the week, and a case or two would go over the week end easily. Have cut that right back now where I only have a drink once a...
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    Grog labels to carry cigarette-style health warnings

    Grog labels to carry cigarette-style health warnings | Herald Sun
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    Alcohol

    If i drink 1 glass of 80% alcohol every week, will it effect my muscle growth significantly?
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    alcohol (white wine) and weight training.

    I know i shouldnt drink alcohol if i want to train. Im curious though exactly how bad one or two glasses of white, or red wine is with dinner once or twice a week. im guessing all the carbs in beer make it a no no generaly. but seriously, is a couple of glasses of wine going to cause major...
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    Smoking & Drinking ?

    I dont drink but unfortunately i have a bad habit: smoking b4 any1 tells me how dumb smoking is or that i should stop i was wondering if any1 else smokes and how it effects their training i found a interesting article which makes me want to quit even more. It covers the effects of alcohol...
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    Importance of Water

    It's so simple, yet so often ignored. Water. The stuff of life. About 70% of the earth is covered in it, the same as the amount found in your body. Water is needed for every single metabolic process, including protein synthesis. So if your training intensity is high, one of the simplest things...