I recall "back in the day" when I ran a private training business out of World Gym in Dedham MA, a registered dietician (RD) set up an appointment with me to go over her nutrition and her exercise plan As far as she was concerned, she had a perfect diet and exercise plan, yet she was clinically obese

Nutrient considerations There are several supplemental nutrients that should be especially helpful for combating sarcopenia, both directly and indirectly Supplements that have shown promise for combating sarcopenia are creatine, vitamin D, whey protein, acetyl-L-carnitine, glutamine, and buffering agents such as potassium bicarbonate

Is a loss of strength, mobility, and functionality an inevitable part of aging No, it's not

What your are about to tell you is not going to make be very popular with many supplement manufacturers In fact, some of them are going to be down right pissed off at me

A fairly recent article in the Journal of Special Operations Medicine (JSOM)* examined the Musculoskeletal injuries from 5th group The military is starting to catch onto the fact that their troops, in particular their special operations troops, would improve their operational effectiveness while reducing rates of injury by taking advantage of some of the training being used in the athletic world

Anti Muscle Bias As most know who have been weight lifting for more then a few years, there is a general anti muscle bias that exists in the general (read fat and lazy) population and the media

Why Women Need Resistance Training Here we are, the year 2009 (soon to be 2010

Are there hormones in your whey It's not a simple "yes" or "no" answer I am sorry to say

Just about everyone and his mama has heard about High Intensity Interval Training, or HIIT for short HIIT has been found to have various advantages over other forms of exercise for both fat loss and retaining muscle mass

Some of the more misleading marketing terms buyers have to deal with in an attempt to make informed decisions on the supplements they spend their hard earned money on are: "Clinically proven" "Patented" "Doctor recommended" "All natural" "Scientifically formulated" "Research proven" "Used for thousands of years" Each of these common marketing terms are used to sell supplements to unwitting consumers