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How does creatine work?

March 29th, 2009

There have been many people asking about creatine. Creatine is probably the most well known sports supplement on the market.

Here is some basic information about creatine.

Creatine is a substance that is naturally formed in our body. It is an amino acid-based compound and stores energy from the already existing amino acids and foods in the body. Some creatine rich food are fish and red meat.

Creatine is stored in human body as a compound know as “phosphocreatine”, which further works as a reservoir of phosphate. Phosphocreatine is a substance that stores energy in the muscular tissues and provides energy for the muscular contractions. Phosphate produced from creatine is needed for regenerating adenosine triphosphate (ATP) molecules, which is the main fuel for the enzyme motors of the muscle in initial high-intensity muscle activity.

During muscle contraction, ATP (adenosine tri phosphate) loses a phosphate molecule to create energy and gets converted to adenosine di phosphate (ADP). In order to produce more energy ADP must be converted back to ATP. Now when ATP is depleted, creatine acts as a source of phosphate and converts the ADP molecule to ATP molecule.

The more creatine is availaible to the body, the faster the body can produce ATP molecules, so that more and more energy is availaible for the muscle contractions. This is how creatine acts as a great energy source for short bursts of exercise such as sprinting, bodybuilding and other athletic activities.

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ASN Affinity Complete, 2 Lbs Chocolate Cream

March 25th, 2009

Whey protein supplement with a great tasting chocolate cream flavor. This protein is time released so your body can absorb it and use it to build muscle and get lean.

ASN Affinity Complete, 2 Lbs., Chocolate Cream

Cold Compressed, Time Released, Ionic Whey Protein Meal Replacement!

At ASN, We Are Personally, As Well As Professionally, dedicated to bodybuilding, fitness, nutrition and supplementation. We formulate products for ourselves first, choosing only the highest quality ingredients. If they meet our expectations, we know that they will exceed yours. Affinity Complete surpasses all previously established standards for meal replacement protein powders and is the first one to address all the specific needs of the bodybuilder. Years of research and testing have enabled us to develop a nutritionally balanced meal replacement powder that meets the biophysiological and nutritional needs (of bodybuilders and athletes.

The Importance Of Proper Nutrition to bodybuilding cannot be overemphasized. Most products currently available in the supplement industry are not in the correct proportion of carbohydrates, protein and fat to build lean muscle and lose body fat. To get your body lean, ripped and hard, you need to cut your carbohydrates, increase your fat (in most cases) and increase your protein. The type of fats and protein are also very important, and Affinity Complete was designed specifically to meet these needs.

At Last, A High Protein, Low Carbohydrate Moderate Fat, (all of the highest quality and from the best sources) meal replacement with all the bells and whistles is available to you in Affinity Complete!

Technical Advantages of Affinity Complete:

* Multiple particulate ion exchange whey protein isolate. If you placed a portion of our protein in your hand, you would notice the varying particle sizes right away. These agglomerated whey protein isolate particles vary in size and density to produce an extended digestion and absorption rate. Most other protein products on the market are of one particle size and density and therefore digest all at once.

* Immunoglobulin IgG. Affinity Complete whey protein isolate is very carefully processed to preserve its immunoglobulin content. One of the most important protein molecules for humans is Immunoglobulin IgG, which is responsible for carrying immune antibodies.

* Bovine Serum Albumin (BSA). These peptides are direct precursors to Glutathione, a powerful antioxidant that helps protect the body from free radicals.

* Beta-Lactoglobulin. This is the whey fraction that you want to lower - amounts of less than 50% are considered good quality. Higher percentages are correlated to allergenic responses in studies conducted on individuals with whey protein allergies.

* Alpha-Lactalbumin. This is one of the most important whey fractions from the nutritional perspective, more is definitely better with this one 15%- 20% is considered good quality.

* Glutamine. This is most prevalent amino acid in the body and used by virtually every cell. Affinity Complete contains 4,000 mg in each serving.

* LipodexTM. Our exclusive “protein metabolic stabilizer” sequentially releases the energy necessary to thoroughly digest and absorb the varying protein particles. The advantage here is that the protein particles are paired with the carbohydrates. The monosaccarides are paired with the smallest protein particles, and the essential fatty acids contained in Affinity Complete are in a perfect ratio of Omega 3, 6, 9, GLA, CLA, and Tocopherols. These are necessary for the formation of good prostaglandin’s which are partially composed of essential fatty acids. Essential fatty acids are generally the most neglected category of supplements, and are necessary for muscle growth, immunity, and wellness. EFA’s also increase lubrication to your joints and tendons therefore, decreasing the likelihood for injury while lifting or exercising.

* Lysophosphatidyl Choline (LPC). This supplement is patented for increasing the absorption of protein and fat. LPC does this by breaking the calcium-phosphorus bonds that control the channels through which absorption occurs. This allows for the uptake of larger lipid (fat) and peptide (protein) chains.

* Inulin or Dahlulin. This is a patented long chain carbohydrate, with a glycemic index of zero. Clinical studies indicated by Inulin as a sustaining fuel source, shown to assist in maintaining blood sugar levels for up to ten hours.

* Tocopherol. This is more commonly known as vitamin E, a powerful fat soluble antioxidant, protective and stabilizing to cellular membranes and especially effective in preventing the oxidation of polyunsaturated fatty acids and vitamin A.



Cold Compressed, Time Released, Ionic Whey Protein Meal Replacement!
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Becoming A Bodybuilder and Building Muscle

March 5th, 2009

Building muscle mass is the number one goal for bodybuilders and people wanting to increase lean muscle mass. It’s east to gain weight, but getting quality muscle mass is much harder.

It requires hard training and good eating habits. You need to taking in enough protein each day to build solid muscle mass. Use a whey protein if you have trouble getting enough protein from your food. A mass builder can also be useful but supplements need to aid your bodybuilding - instead of being the main factor.

Aim to eat protein with all meals, and eat every 2-3 hours in order to stay in an anabolic state. Train hard and heavy ever 2 to 3 days. Use heavy weights and focus on the big muscle building exercises. Use deadlifts, bench press, clean and press, rowing motions, squats, leg presses and upright rows.

Focus on building muscle in the big muscle groups. Focus on the legs as they are the biggest muscle group you have. Load up the bar and push yourself.

Use these basic bodybuilding lifts and eat plenty of protein and clean food. Use these tips to bulk up with lean muscle and minimum fat.

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Prolab Advanced Whey, 2 Lbs, Chocolate

February 22nd, 2009

Post your reviews about prolab whey. It has been getting some great reviews from people on the big bodybuilding forums. What do you think?…

Prolab Advanced Whey, 2 Lbs, Chocolate



Advanced Protein Powder With Glutamine Peptides!
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Advanced Protein Powder With Glutamine Peptides!

Advanced Whey Protein is the best of all worlds in protein supplements. It contains three significant muscle food ingredients, Ion-exchanged whey concentrate, hydrolyzed whey isolate (ISO 94) and glutamine peptides, in a synergistic blend that promotes an anabolic environment for muscle growth.

Hyrolyzed whey isolate is a specially filtered whey protein isolate enzyme treated to form high concentrations of whey peptides that are picked up and absorbed quickly and easily by your muscles.

Glutamine peptides enhance the cell volumizing potential and provide high levels of the most abundant amino acid in muscle tissue. Our advanced whey protein is manufactured using a concentrated cold spray drying method and a series of filtration steps that includes cross and micro filtering. This protects the protein from damaging heat and promotes maximum nitrogen retention to create the best environment for muscle anabolism.

The result is a high-powered advanced protein supplement that scores high in bio-availabilty tests and is the best value for such an advanced product.

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What Does Whey Protein Do?

February 21st, 2009

Here is a very quick breakdown of what whey protein does…

Protein levels in the body are depleted during workouts (and whey protein contains amino acids).

We need both essential and non-essential amino acids as they fuel the rebuilding of muscle, and are a precursor necerassy for it.

Whey protein happens to contain these amino acids at the right level for rapid intake and usage. This increases both hormonal and cellular response if taken right after a workout. As such, it helps to build muscle, reduces muscle deterioration, and enhances endurance.

The benefit of whey protein is that it contains branched-chain amino acids.

These have the ability to be metalbolised directly into the muscle instead of the liver like other amino acids, thus improving your bodybuilding or fitness training.

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