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• My Husband and I Are Vegan Bodybuilders - Shape Magazine

  03-12-2015 19:08
  Shape Magazine
  My Husband and I Are Vegan Bodybuilders
  Shape Magazine
  If you think you need to down plates of chicken breast or red meat in order to boost strength and build muscle, meet Marcella Torres and Derek Tresize. This vegan couple stands out in the world of bodybuilding not just because of their impressive ...
  

• Reinvent Your Rear Delts

  03-12-2015 11:34
  
  The deltoids are composed of three portions: the front (anterior), side (lateral), and the rear (posterior). Well-developed front delts are common among weightlifters because they’re highly involved in pressing movements such as dips, chest press, and shoulder press. Another reason? People tend to pay more attention to muscles they can see in the mirror. Well-developed rear delts, on the other hand, are far less common. Not only are they out of sight, out of mind, but they’re also mo
  
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• Is There a "Best" Way to Squat?

  03-12-2015 11:34
  
  HYPOTHESIS Researchers from the Sport Performance Research Institute in New Zealand wanted to find out which variation of the barbell squat—deep, parallel, or front—produced the greatest activation of the glutes, quads, and hamstrings. RESEARCH Thirteen experienced resistance-trained female subjects performed a single set of 10 reps using their 10-rep max for each squat variation. Electromyography (EMG) electrodes were placed on the quads, hamstrings, and glutes. Maximum voluntary is
  
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• Iron Brotherhood

  03-12-2015 11:34
  
   QUESTION  Are you still friends with the bodybuilders you trained with decades ago? — John D., via Facebook  ANSWER  Without a doubt. The friends I made along the way through bodybuilding are some of the best and longest-lasting relationships in my life. Frank Zane, Bill Grant, and Ed Corney always have carte blanche when they set up their booths at my Arnold Sports Festival. And Franco Columbu, whom I trained with, did masonry work with, and starred in movies wit
  
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• Boost Your Metabolic Rate

  03-12-2015 11:34
  
  Your metabolic rate -- the speed at which you burn calories -- has a major effect on whether you make great gains or just pretty good gains without adding much bodyfat. If your metabolism tends to be on the slow side, you'’ll likely struggle to build mass without putting on bodyfat. On the other hand, those with superfast metabolic rates can find adding muscle mass extremely difficult. These three nutrition tips can put a mild boost in your calorie-burning engine. If you'’re tryin
  
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• Big Ramy Blasts Back

  03-12-2015 11:34
  
  It’s hot. Triple-digit hot. Desert hot. That’s the forecast most every summer day in Kuwait City. Though it’s comfortably cool in Oxygen Gym, Mamdouh “Big Ramy” Elssbiay brings the heat to his back workout, grinding out set after set, hoisting 315-pound barbell rows and repping out fiveplate partial deads, making additions to what are already two of the largest lats the world has ever known. This year, Elssbiay worked with trainer Ahmad Alaqi, who brought a progres
  
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• The Benefits Of Probiotics And Prebiotics

  03-12-2015 01:06
  The next big thing is the tiniest thing: the probiotic bacteria located within your gut. Here's what you can do to optimize your internal environment for health and performance!It's become increasingly clear in recent years what the next major area of exploration in human health and performance will be, and the answer might surprise you: the gut! I'm not talking about belly fat, although as you'll see, that is part of the conversation.
  Research shows that the bacteria located within your gastroi
  
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• 10 Best-Tasting Protein Products For Peanut-Butter Lovers

  03-12-2015 01:04
  Peanut butter lovers, rejoice! Here's a collection of high-protein foods and supplements that will satisfy your peanut butter craving and growing muscles.We all know the wonderful feeling of opening a jar of peanut butter and breathing in that powerful first whiff of yet-untouched creamy goodness. In that moment, we tell ourselves, "just one spoonful," but one can easily turn into two, three, or ten—and, oh, the whole jar is empty now!
  While peanut butter in moderation is a great source of
  
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• Bodybuilding.com #GiveFit Giveaway Terms and Conditions

  03-12-2015 00:13
  Official rules for the #GiveFit social contest.
  #GIVEFIT SOCIAL CONTESTOfficial RulesNo Purchase NecessaryELIGIBILITY: The #givefit Social Contest (the "Contest") is open only to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States and District of Columbia (excluding Puerto Rico, Samoa, Guam, the US Virgin Islands, and any other US territories and protectorates and/or to members of the U.S. military who reside at APO/FPO addresses outside of the U.S.), who are eighteen (18) years of age or older at t
  
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