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These days a lot of people have their own bodybuilding sites and/or blogs, yet it is hard to generate traffic to them. The solution is to develop a bodybuilding community amongst one another and link each others sites. This will generate traffic to each others sites and strengthen everyone's...

what to drink during workouts your muscles need glycogen in order to properly work... "During exercise or muscle contraction uses glycogen stores to meet the energy demands of the working muscle". [Bergstrom, J., Hultman, E. 1966. Muscle glycogen synthesis after exercise: an enhancing factor...

I'm not to big on soy myself "In a study, pigs were fed either casein, a high-quality milk protein, or soy protein for 15 weeks. Results showed significantly increased muscle protein breakdown in the pigs that got the soybean protein." Lohrke, B., et al. (2001). Activation of skeletal muscle...

Good for you..... "Drinking more than two cups of coffee daily may boost estrogen levels." Lucero J, Harlow BL, Barbieri RL, Sluss P, Cramer DW; Early follicular phase hormone levels in relation to patterns of alcohol, tobacco, and coffee use. Fertil Steril. 2001 Oct;76(4):723-9. "Large...

Soy Soy "In a study pigs were fed either casein, a high-quality milk protein, or soy protein for 15 weeks. Results showed significantly increased muscle protein breakdown in the pigs that got the soybean protein." Lohrke, B., et al. (2001). Activation of skeletal muscle protein breakdown...

help for your problem Hey becaboo I've got a very interesting study that applies to your situation. "Muscle atrophy was 32 percent lower in rats that had been treated with heat therapy before the muscles were made inactive compared with muscles that were not treated but also were made...

what not to do I could offer some info on what not to do. You may find this hard to believe, but stretching before workouts is no good. Stretching before workouts decreases your strength and won't prevent injuries. Don't believe me? Check out the proof. Weight lifters who stretched their...

You can eat anytime......don't sacrifice sleep for it Skimping on sleep will seriously hurt your goals. Less then 9 hours of sleep increases cortisol and weight gain. Sleep deprivation decreases metabolism, testosterone, growth hormone, recovery and performance. Sleep is essential...