• Cristiane "Cyborg" Justino at NUTRISHOP

      Here is a picture of Cristiane "Cyborg" Justino loading up on her favorite supplements at NUTRISHOP Huntington Beach (North).

      A pure athlete that possesses tremendous aggression and a member of Chute Boxe, Cyborg looks like a natural born fighter and is undefeated since turning pro...

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    • As Economy Is Down, Vitamin Sales Are Up

      "If I had a job with health insurance, I probably would have gone to see a doctor by now," said Ms. Parham, 39, who lost her clerical job at American Greetings a while back. "But instead, I'm here buying echinacea. I hope it works."

      In flusher times, Ms. Parham said, she spent $50 a month on prescriptions for her asthma, allergies and other chronic problems...

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    • A New State Record!

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    • Too Little Or Too Much Sleep Makes You Fat!

      Getting too little or too much sleep at night increases the risk of obesity. A study from Laval University in Quebec, Canada found that nightly sleep duration predicted future weigh gain. They examined nearly 300 adults, organized according to their typical sleep duration: short, 5-6 hours; average, 7-8 hours; and long, 9-10 hours...

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    • Training to Failure: How Much And How Often?

      Failure training involves doing an exercise until the muscles no longer respond. Jeff Willardson from Eastern Illinois University discussed the pluses and minuses of failure training methods. Many studies have examined the optimal number of sets in a program, but few have looked at the effects of failure training on muscle size and strength...

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    • Alkaline Diets Linked to Greater Lean Muscle Mass

      Most of us are confused about the ideal combination of proteins, carbohydrates and fats in the diet for promoting muscle mass and minimizing fat. It seems as though every week we see a new study that provides contradictory information. Just when you thought you were totally confused about the ideal muscle-building diet, scientists from Tufts University muddied the water even more...

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    • Fast Curl-Ups Recruit the Most Muscle Fibers

      Many trainers believe that slow, controlled contractions during weight training activate the muscle fibers best. Spanish researchers found the opposite-at least for curl-ups. They measured abdominal muscle activations levels during fast and slow curl-ups by electromyography (EMG). They attached electrodes to the rectus abdominis (six-pack muscle), internal and external obliques (side abs) and the erector spinae (spinal) muscles...

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    • Protein Requirements of Weight Trainers

      The indicator amino acid oxidation technique (IAAO) is a new, more precise way of measuring individual amino acid and protein requirements of sedentary and active people. According to studies using this method, active people should consume 1.4 to 2 grams of protein per kilogram bodyweight per day, with guys who lift weights on the high end...

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    • Are Free Weights or Machines Better For Building Strength and Muscle Size?

      Machines are convenient, high tech, comfortable and attractive. However, they move the joints through fixed ranges of motion that can create excessive torque and unnatural stresses. Also, the exercises are artificial and do not transfer well to functional movement. Angelo Cacchio and co-workers from the University of Rome in Italy and Illinois State University found that exercising on a machine that provided free motion similar to dumbbell and barbell exercises created greater activation of the shoulder girdle muscles than a machine that forced movement in a fixed path...

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