Insane In The Membrane: Anything And Everything's Fair Game

In the last two months, I have been experiencing a shooting pain in my forearm, or more specifically, the brachio-radialis muscle, a group located in the outer region of the forearm directly beneath the brachialis. It started off as a shooting pain only when I did heavy lat pulldowns, but then progressed to occurring every time I did any form of curls, especially barbell and hammers. Of course, like any athlete with a profound faith in his invincibility, I pushed through the pain confident in the ...

MIND THAT MUSCLE!

The Mind Muscle Connection: We've heard that term a thousand times - about how it is crucial to achieve that state of mind during training so as to attain maximal workout intensity and muscle growth. Heck, I even remember how Bill Phillips (Yeah yeah, that guy behind the controversial Body-For-Life competition) got the market clearing out all the health store shelves of St. John's Worts because of its "touted" abilities to enhance the mind-muscle connection... ...

So I got really bored (or inspired ) yesterday and decided to chart out my blood glucose response before and after my PWO shake, which consisted of 60g dextrose and 60g whey. Besides, it's a healthy thing to do considering I am taking hGH ( 5 ius) and wanted to make sure that insulin resistance was not becoming a problem for me. Of course, I don't consume any carbohydrates at least 60 minutes before and after my hGH shots. The first shot is in the AM upon waking up (2.5 ius) and the second ...

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I PHONE, U PHONE, LET'S ALL PHONE WITH iPHONE


Every now and then, the adolescent gadget geek in me surfaces in all his glory (drooling and all) when I chance across a new tech toy. And that's exactly what happened when I bought myself the much coveted, mass marketed, soon-to-be-ubiquitous iPhone. The romance didn't start off that way though.

As a gadget aficionado, you have your predilections towards certain brands; this is the same way you always fall for a ...

LOST IN LIMBO: DEALING WITH POST PCT BLUES

Most of the time, those of us who are nearing the end of a cycle shudder at the very thought of post-cycle therapy (PCT) looming over the horizon. The mood swings; the loss of strength; the erosion of muscle mass; the unpredictability of the libido; and the dreaded return of the flab; all these symptoms that are associated with PCT makes us anxious at the very thought of it. However, with a well planned PCT regimen and diet readjustment, ...