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I am sure you have all heard the term 'man boobs' or maybe you have even experienced them yourself. This is a term used to describe the look a man gets when his estrogen levels are too high and have lead to increased levels of fat and water storage on a mans physique, this increase in water and fat is usually followed by man boobs and is not a good look at all! The increase of estrogen in a males body is due to numerous reasons, as detailed in the below blog: Read More

Natadrol is a groundbreaking testosterone formula from the brand LG Science. This is one of the leading brands in the United States when it comes to muscle building formulas. They continue to improve and bring new and improved formulas to the market and have repeatedly earned the reputation as the ultimate in testosterone boosting formulas.  Read More

MMA fighters, boxers and wrestlers require sports supplements just like any other athlete, but they do have some different requirements that make them a special case. MMA fighters who practice jujitsu, Thai boxing and wrestling typically are concerned with endurance, since the sport is more about technique than pure strength power as in weightlifting. Strength and conditioning is of course extremely important but it is endurance and overall performance that is essential. Endurance supplements therefore take the centre stage, along with nutrients that help decrease cortisol and buffer lactic acid. Read More

If you are noticing that you are not gaining muscle as quickly as you’d like or that you don’t feel as good as you want to feel, you may be suffering from a skewed androgen/estrogen ratio. Reports are piling up that environmental toxins like BPA from plastic containers and pesticides on almost all produce are ruining your ability to make testosterone. Also, these chemicals often act like estrogen in the body, further taking away from your ability to look and feel your best! Read More

One common question or comment I hear when in the gym or supplement store is “When making my eggs, should I be throwing out the yolk?” This is due to a lot of misinformation being spread regarding the yellow part of the egg commonly referred to as the “egg yolk”. Most people think the yolk is the “bad” part of the egg, when actually the opposite is true. The Yolk is the most nutrient dense, antioxidant-rich, vitamin and mineral loaded portion of the egg and contains high levels of B-vitamins, trace minerals, vitamin A, folate, choline, lutein, and other powerful nutrients important to the proper functioning and longevity of the human body. Funny thing is the egg white on the other hand is almost completely devoid of nutrition when compared to the yolk. Read More

Training Twice a day used to be a regular thing for me back when I was competing more regularly in boxing or Muay Thai seeing as you would do your strength and conditioning in the morning usually and then your technical training and sparring in the afternoons. After all the concept of twice a day training has in fact been used by athletes from a variety of sports for many decades.
However, when I cut down on competing, mainly due to injury and time restraints, I cut back to training once a day. My gains were good but to be honest I had a feeling they could be better and it was at this time that I decided to start researching into training twice a day. This would be much different to when I was competitve in boxing as both sessions would be strength training and I was worried of over training. However, after doing some good research I came upon some very good articles and studies done by very reputable authorities in the sport such as Charles Polquion that stated that when protocols were stuck to and nutrition was maintained that the results would be exceptional. There is a famous old saying amongst athletes that "there is no such thing as over training, just under eating and under preparing".  Read More