Archive for July, 2009

1. It is advertised only at 3 a.m. Do not believe everything you see on TV, anyone can buy an infomercial.

2. “Cabbage Soup” is part of the name. Many diets featuring grapefruit, eggs or any single food will only work in the short term. Besides there is a limit to how much cabbage one can eat before you feel nauseous and bloated and have your calorie intake drop to a semi-starvation level.

3. There are drastic before and after photos. Don’t give into the hype on ads that rely heavily on sensational testimonials, like “I lost 100lbs eating ice cream!” Read the fine print always! By law, weight loss claims must be representative of all clients or include a disclaimer that states results are not “typical”.

4. You practically need a chemistry degree to understand what you’re consuming. There is no science behind the notion that digesting different foods simultaneously produces toxins that make you gain weight. Don’t fall for that not “allowed” to eat fruit with other foods, or protein and carbs during the same meal. Your body can multitask!

5. It says you will keep weight off forever. Anytime you go off a diet you risk returning to the chip chewing, couch potato ways that made you overweight in the first place. The best route to long term weight loss is sensible eating and exercise.

6. It bans an entire level of the USDA Food Guide Pyramid. If you fail to take in the prescribed nutrients you body needs, your health may suffer.

7. It requires you to trace your ancestry. There is no evidence to support eating like a caveman or tailoring a diet to your blood type will help you lose weight. Use your energy to trace your family history for disease instead.

8. Foods your mom said were good for you are now verboten. It is utter nonsense if someone tells you that foods like beets, bananas and carrots cause us to store excess sugar as fat. The only thing that causes people to store fat is too many calories.

9. An acceptable breakfast is a dozen eggs and a pound of bacon. Seriously? Wake up people. The average low-carb/high protein dieter gets an enormous 50% of his/her calories from fat, which ups the risk of kidney and heart disease.

10. It claims weightloss is effortless. . Saying that would be like saying that bikini waxes and childbirth are a painless breeze! Don’t ever think that weight loss is effortless. Losing weight takes planning and major commitment, but the rewards are well worth it!

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Studies have recently shown that your weight may make your birth control pills less effective. Researchers found that women who weighed more than 155 pounds and took oral contraceptives were more likely to become pregnant accidentally than women who weighed less. The reason why is because larger women metabolize estrogen and progesterone more quickly, so they need high amounts of their oral contraceptive to prevent accidental pregnancy. If you weigh more than 155lbs, then consider talking with your physician about additional or alternative forms of birth control.

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Beware of popping certain pills if you’re headed to the gym. Some over-the-counter and prescription medications can make exercise dangerous. What to watch out for:

- Cold medications, diet pills, allergy remedies and some herbal weight loss teas. Many of these contain compounds that can increase your pulse, which can lead to a dangerously high heart rate.

- Antiobiotics (Fuluroquinolones). These are usually prescribed for upper-respiratory, intestinal and urinary tract infections. They may cause tendon inflammation and an increased risk of serious tendon injuries.

- Antihistamines. They can cause drowsiness and decrease your reaction time, balance and coordination.

Be aware of any and all of the medication you might be taking prior to exercising. If you have any concerns with some of the over-the-counter or prescribed medication you might be on, contact your doctor with questions.

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Over the course of my competetive bodybuilding career, I have followed a variety of diets. The main source of fiber in these diets came from vegetables. More specifically, green vegetables such as broccoli, green beans or spinach leaves.

After eating relatively the same foods day in and day out, one tends to get a little bored with the meal plan. As an experiment on myself, I switched over from vegetables to fruit to see if that would hinder my fat loss progress.

I have spoken with many bodybuilders who feel that fruit is a no-no when it comes to pre-contest preparation. They seemed to be under the impression that the sugar content in the fruit would ruin their physique. Personally, I achieved my best ever condition with the diet which incorporated fruit. So this raises the question; Is fruit bad on a bodybuilding diet?

Granted, fruit does contain sugar, but it is not the same as eating regular table sugar or a candy bar. Besides, have you ever heard of anyone getting fat because they eat too many apples? Fruit is nature’s candy, and for me, it was like cheating without cheating during my diet. Besides that, you are also getting the added benefits of the fiber in the fruit. Some of the best choices are: apples, kiwi, strawberries, peaches, grapefruit and oranges.

For me, fruit was perfectly fine to have on my contest preparation plan. You may be one of those people who is still skeptical to use fruit on your contest plan, but give it a try. You may find it to be a useful tool to help you through those tough dieting days.

Tim Mielke – Author and Competitive Bodybuilder

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Have you had problems with getting things done?  Are you finding it harder to stay focused throughout the day? Do you need mental energy?  If you said yes to the questions above, then Adderex by Hi-Tech is for you.  Adderex is an exciting new product that has been formulated to help with focus and concentration. 

Adderex offers many benefits and some of them include:

• Improved concentration and productivity in adults
• Helps keep children calm
• Strongest focusing aid without a prescription
• Works the first time you take it
• Feeling of well being

 
Last week several of us here at I-supplements decided to take Adderex for a test run.  Within thirty minutes of taking Adderex, I could slowly start to feel sudden rush of energy along with a new level of focus.  Over the next couple of hours my mind was moving extremely fast but in a good way. I felt like everything kind of slowed down around me and I noticed that my productivity and concentration was on another level. A problem that most people experience with certain energy products is the crash.  I’m sure that most of you have tried one those energy drinks at a gas station like Five Hour or Redline.  Adderex will give you what you’re looking for from a stimulant without all the nasty sides like restlessness and a complete crash hours later. Athletes who are looking for a mental boost before a competition could greatly benefit from this supplement.   On a quick note, I did grind my teeth a little with Adderex.  A simple solution is to pop in some gum to counter all the jaw action.  Adderex is one of the only products that I’ve taken that completely delivers all of its claims.  

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After a season full of frequent bikini line touch-ups, whether waxing or shaving, you may be plagued with an unfortunate abundance of ingrown hairs. Banish those bikini line bumps with a application of pore cleansing exfoliating toner, which helps loosen the top layer of skin that is trapping those strands of ingrown hair. Simply saturate a cotton swab or pad in an exfoliating toner such as Be Fine’s exfoliating cleanser, and follow up with the Be Fine Evening Sampler to hlep firm, tone and refresh your skin. Give your bikini line the attention it deserves and treat it well to help boycott bikini bumps!

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You may have heard the recent news about Cher’s daughter undergoing hormonal therapy and sex-change procedures to become a man. Now, this is her perrogative and it’s not my place to judge, but this raised another question to my mind.

Why is it legal for someone to take hormones to change their sex, but it isn’t legal for a person to take hormones to enhance their sex? By this I mean men (and women) wanting to use steroids as a means of gaining muscle mass. By our current laws, it’s ok for a woman to use hormones to become a man (and vice versa), but it’s not ok for a man to use hormones to become more of a man? It sounds like a double standard to me.

First off, I am not condoning the use of any illegal substances. I am merely raising a question and an opinion. What if the testosterone therapy was done under the supervision of a doctor (as is the case for sex-changes)? Many people already use doctor-supervised testosterone therapy to combat naturally declining hormone levels. Why not make this practice available to the general public if someone just wants to improve themselves? It’s just a thought.

I don’t think that this is going to be an issue that is resolved any time soon. So in the meantime, I guess the rest of us who want to enhance our physiques through legal means will have to rely on prohormones and other over-the-counter muscle gaining products.

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Question: Now that I’m pregnant, can I continue my rigorous schedule of running 4 days a week?

Answer: Yes, you should continue your workout program throughout pregnancy, with modifications. My advice:

In the first trimester, continue your routine, but slow down if you feel tired or sore. Avoid overstretching, because your muscles are more easily strained.

In the second trimester, reduce the intensity and duration or your runs when pregnancy’s extra weight and shifted center of gravity makes it more difficult. Also, listen to your body. If you are weaker than normal or out of breath, slow down, rest or even call it quits until next time.

In the third trimester, try lower-intensity exercises like walking or swimming. Stop if you experience dizziness, head or chest pain, or vaginal breakthrough bleeding. Running in these months may also be hard on your knees and ankles. Don’t fret, it’s only for three months, you can start your regime back up a few months after the baby is here.

Keep in mind, once you are pregnant, your job is to grow a healthy baby. Staying in shape while doing that is encouraged, as well as, helpful for the birthing process and keeping off unwanted/unneeded pounds throughout the nine months, but nonetheless, not to the detriment of the fetus or your body. That being said, choose safe exercises that you AND the developing baby inside you will benefit from.

In Health,

Big Jim – The Guru

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While perusing various internet fitness sites, I came across an article which discussed whether or not having more muscle mass was beneficial to weight loss. Of course, since I have always believed that having more muscle will help burn more calories, I delved further into this article.

The doctor who wrote the article provided a fact stating that one extra pound of muscle would increase your calorie burning rate by only 6 calories per day. He didn’t expound any more on this fact, so at first glance this doesn’t seem too impressive, but let’s get a little more involved.

Let’s compare a 200 pound male with a 150 pound male. If that extra 50 pounds is mostly muscle, at 6 calories per pound, that equates to an extra 300 calories burned per day! And that is just based on being a sedantary person. If you are working out or running or playing basketball or any other other physical activity, your calorie burning is going to be significantly more.

To burn off a pound of fat, you need to burn about 3500 calories. With the above example, Even while being sedantary, the extra 50 pounds of muscle mass would equate to burning an extra 2100 calories per week (300 calories per day x seven days per week). So in about a week and a half, you would have burned enough calories to burn off a pound of fat, just by having more muscle.

I know that 50 pounds of muscle sounds like a lot, but in the above example, the body weights I used are relatively normal. Of course the larger person will have more bone mass, water weight and what-not, but you can see how just having more muscle will make you more efficient at keeping unwanted fat off.

You don’t have to be a monstrous bodybuilder to gain the benefits of muscle mass.  I think it is clear to see, that the more muscular you are, the better your chances of losing fat, as well as keeping it off.

Tim Mielke – Published Author and Bodybuilder

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High Fiber Foods

High fiber diets help promote weight loss and requires you to chew food longer than other foods. This process allows time for your body to realize it is full and helps you from overeating. Alongside with weight loss, fiber is most commonly known to help relieve constipation, and is very beneficial to reducing the risk of diabetes and heart disease.

You should shoot for about 30-35 grams of dietary fiber per day if you are a man, and 20-25 grams if you are a woman. This is definitely an attainable amount to aim for daily. Try and eat at least 5 servings of veggies and/or fruit, beans, peas, nuts and seeds, and at least a couple of servings of whole grains throughout your day. If you eat bread, make sure the package says whole grain, not whole wheat or multigrain. Those breads are stripped of the important vitamins and fiber you’re looking for. If for some reason you or your body refuse to implement these sources of fiber, then we suggest looking into taking some kind of Fiber supplement. It is nice and very convenient to eat a high Fiber diet because it is not hard to make healthy food choices.

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