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Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Michael Thurman 6 Week Body Makeover

By Rico Kidd

Knowing what type of body you have is the key in losing weight. Learning what type of body you have will help you know what types of foods you should eat to help you in losing weight. The key to losing weight is eating smart, not eating less.

The first step is to determine your body structure. Your body structure can be defined by using the body blue print, which is enclosed in your six week body makeover kit. According to the diet, there are four types of body types: A, B, C or D. Once filling out the blue print questionnaire, you will be placed within one of these four categories.

Type A body types have slow metabolisms and gain weight easily. The reason that these types of bodies gain weight are because their body metabolism can not burn enough of the calories that they consume. These people should stay away from simple and complex carbs and should eat proteins that are lean, such as fish and turkey.

Type B bodies are able to build lean muscle and consistently maintain it. Building lean muscle is important as this is the key to increasing your bodies metabolism. B bodies tend to burn calories at a slow rate. B people can eat lean proteins such as chicken, turkey and seafood. They should stay away from foods such as potatoes, yams and pasta. Type C bodies are like B bodies. The only difference between a B and a C is that complex carbohydrates are tolerated more in Type C bodies as their metabolism burns a bit faster than a B . An example meal for a C body type is chicken and shrimp stir fry with garden vegetables.

A D body type does not have sufficient lean muscle to burn enough calories to lose weight. Due to a slow metabolism, the D body type needs to increase their muscle mass by eating more proteins and consuming less simple carbohydrates. These type of people should eat more red meats and should stay away from rice, pastas and bread.

There is no magic bullet for weight loss. However, knowing your body type and choosing the right foods will increase your chance of losing weight. The first step in learning about your body is by taking the body blue print. - 17273

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6 Week Body Makeover - Why Carbohydrates Are Important

By James Kim

You will lose weight on high protein diets. Some people lose a lot of weight. However, the benefits do not outweigh the negative aspects of high protein diets. This article will discuss the negative aspects of high protein/low carb diets.

As stated above, people on all protein diets do lose weight. You will lose weight because your body starts to break down muscle tissue and convert it into glucose. Carbohydrates produce glucose, and when your body can not get glucose from carbohydrate intake, it will take it from other sources (your muscles). The process where muscle tissue is broken down and changed to glucose is called catabolism. Even though you are consuming high amounts of protein, your body still needs a source of glucose to provide energy to your body.

Carbohydrates are a source of glucose (energy) and if your body is not receiving it from carbohydrates, it will break down your muscle tissue and use that as a form of energy. Protein consumption builds muscle mass, but the only way it builds muscle is when there is a source of carbohydrates. If your body breaks down lean muscle tissue, your metabolism will decrease. A lower metabolism leads to fewer calories burned.

Another important factor is that carbohydrates make your body retain water. This might be the reason why so many people lose weight quickly on all protein diets. This is very unhealthy and a counterproductive way to lose weight. There are many other methods to avoid water retention.

Now, that you know the dangers of high protein/no carb diets, consider a meal plan that shows you how to eat for a lifetime. The 6 Week Body Makeover is a plan, not a diet. You will learn how to eat the right foods to make you lose weight quickly. - 17273

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6 Week Body Makeover - Fast Track Menu Card

By James Kim

The 6 Week Body Makeover is about learning how to eat right based on your body type. You can find out what type of body you have using the Blue Print questionnaire that is included in the makeover kit. This article will show you what types of meals you can eat while on the body makeover program.

A male with a "D" body type will eat the following for breakfast, lunch and dinner (within the gourmet category). Breakfast will consist of steak & eggs - scrambled egg whites (with tomato & basil) & lean steak with grilled onions and hash browns. Lunch is chicken Mexicana - chicken breast smothered in homemade salsa and cinnamon-spiced peaches. You will eat grilled New York steak, garlic roasted potatoes & grilled vegetable medley. I have excluded the snacks for this meal plan, which means you actually eat more on this diet. Remember, this meal plan for a body type D and the foods I have listed may not be applicable to you.

When you read the foods that I have listed, you might think to yourself that it's too much food. However, that's the beauty of this diet. The more you eat, the higher your metabolism becomes, and the end result is more calories burned per day.

Here is an example of a male body type "B" meal plan using the easy category. Breakfast consists of 4 egg whites & 1 cup of fruit salad. Mid-morning snack consists of 4 oz. chicken breast or turkey breast & cup of fruit. You will eat 4 oz. chicken breast, 1 cup of rice & 1 cup of mixed veggies for lunch.

Most people fail on diets because they do not eat enough and they become bored with their diet. Learning how to eat healthy and changing your eating habits is the key to losing weight. - 17273

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Surgery of the Knee: Cartilage Restoration - Osteochondral Allograft, OATS, Microfracture, and ACI

By Dr. Stefan Tarlow

Treatments of biologic origin are best when treating knee disease or injury. This type of treatment can restore the knee to a near-normal state. Reconstruction of the ACL (anterior cruciate ligament), meniscal repair, and anatomic knee fracture repair are three kinds of biological surgical repairs that have good success with knee injuries.

Orthopedists as well as patients often find managing a full-thickness, symptomatic chondral lesion of the knee to be problematic.

Injury leading to articular cartilage cell death can best be treated by restoring the surface cells of the joint. The surface cells are the articular cartilage. This is the shiny white surface of which all joints in the body are made.

This kind of tissue damage can be treated in four ways: Osteochondral Allograft, Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation (ACI), Osteoarticular transfer system (OATS), and Microfracture.

Click here for more on Arthroscopy of the Knee.

If the patient is young, a small lesion can be repaired with Microfracture surgery. When using this method, a pick-like tool will be used to enter the marrow of the knee multiple times under the chondral defect. These entries will stimulate the bone marrow. This causes repair tissue to be created. The repair tissue fills the chondral defect with fibrous cartilage tissue.

In this situation, the patient will use crutches for four to eight weeks. The patient must agree not to participate in sports for 6 to 12 months. Also, the patient must understand and accept that it may be eighteen months before complete freedom of pain can be expected.

It is possible to restore the knee surface to a near-normal condition with a procedure called autologous chondrocyte implantation (ACI). This procedure is used if the knee defect is large.

ACI uses articular cartilage cells that have been harvested from the healthy part of the injured knee. There are strict indications and use criteria in place where cartilage restoration procedures are concerned.

These conditions are: 1. A full-thickness, weight-bearing, symptomatic chondral injury of the femoral articular surface. 2. A physiologically young patient. 3. The patient must understand and agree to participating in an 18 month rehabilitation process.

Surgery to the tibia and patella may not be successful. For this reason, insurance companies often refuse payment for surgery of this type. ACI is not a workable procedure for treating osteoarthritis. This is a condition in which two reciprocal joint surfaces are damaged. X-rays show narrowing of the joint space, as well as bone spurs. The use of a 3T MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) can assess for ACI. This procedure can help determine the proper treatment.

Click here for more on Dr. Stefan Tarlow, a leading Phoenix knee surgeon. - 17273

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6 Factors to Consider If You Want to Buy the Best Home Exercise Equipment

By Thong M. Dao



Buying the best home exercise equipment is not as easy as you might think. In fact, you have to consider a lot. Here are some important factors to think about when making a decision.

1. What's your target?. Selecting the correct kind of equipment and determining how much you will spend rely greatly upon what you wish to accomplish and your physical fitness level. Thus prior to leaping to decision, ask yourself what you would like to gain: cardio health, energy, strength, or what. Resolving these questions can help you pick out the most satisfactory equipment.

2. How much can you invest? You have to determine how much you can pay for your equipment. The prices vary. A treadmill costs anywhere from $1500 to $3500, an elliptical trainer from $2000 to $5000, a stationary bike from $500 to $1000. Don't forget "you get what you pay for", thus look at everything: features, usability and affordability.

3. Space. Never forget to test the equipment and estimate how much room it takes up. This is something that's not paid enough attention. You may not tell if the equipment can fit into your room at home when you're at a large store. So take this into consideration.

4. Browse Around. A sensible shopper doesn't decide in 1 store. See at least two stores to compare costs of the best home exercise equipment. It's also advisable to do research on the web so that you're equipped with the proper info on a specific product you're eyeing at. Study product reviews if it's accessible.

5. Don't be deceived. Folks can do everything to make sales. Therefore when you watch television adverts stating that you are able to drop a few inches off your waistline or drop off a few pounds after a week, do not fall prey. Yeah, these seem too good to be true, and they are. Quick-fixes with "before" and "after" testimonies could be appealing however remember that bodies don't change radically after some sessions. Since if it does, everybody who wants to have six-pack abs or who would like to drop off pounds after pounds of fat must be satisfied right away.

6. Investigate all the cost. Installation, transportation, and added charges are frequently neglected. So be sure you know all the cost and are willing to pay off the final amount for your best home exercise equipment.

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Health Benefits of Green Tea

By Julian Alusi

It is startling to know that the world is just awakening to realize the many health benefits of green tea. Although most of us may have had the opportunity to sip on the beverage in a Chinese restaurant or at a Japanese neighbors house not many of us outside the orient knew anything about the various health benefits of green tea up until recently.

This highly beneficial drink is made from the dried leaves of Camellia Sinesis, which is shrub found in different parts of Asia.

China has been reaping the benefits of this wonder drink for over four thousand years according to records.

Green tea has been the subject of extensive scientific research the results of which have proved the wisdom of the Chinese in making use of green tea for its health benefits.

The shrub was genetically potent in a variety of substances that could work many health benefits in the human body. Green tea is particularly potent in a variety of antioxidants.

One of the predominant anti oxidants found in the drink is Epigallocatechin Gallate.

Antioxidants, in a certain quantity are essential to ensure the proper functioning of the human body and at the same time they can safeguard the body against the onslaught of harmful diseases including even cancer.

Green teas antioxidants have been tested to be at least twenty five times more effective than Vitamin C and work much better for cellular defense and DNA structure preservation than Vitamin E.

Green tea can be used on a regular basis for the prevention and cure of a wide variety of diseases. HIV and cancer have showed improvement when treated with green tea whereas it is also a natural booster of immune system functionality.

It has also been reported that various age related problems like rheumatoid arthritis, Alzheimers disease and various other heart diseases can be halted using green tea. Science has also attested to the effectiveness of green tea against Parkinsons disease and multiple sclerosis.

Green tea is also an effective promoter of weight loss. This is largely due to the fact that it helps to expound more energy as the metabolic processes of the body are sped up with the consumption of the drink. This is why health care professionals recommend the use of green tea on a regular basis. - 17273

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The Acai Berry Supplement

By Dennis Snyder

As I have studied the acai berry supplement for the last year and a half I have found it to be a very beneficial supplement for us. There are so many different things that it does for us that the length of this article does not permit me to list them all.

There is not enough space in this article to go into all the details, you can find more at my blog, but let me just say that the acai berry supplement of today is full of great benefits. I have listed a few below.

Weight loss is one of the most touted benefits of the acai berry. The fruit speeds up our metabolism and helps us to burn fat faster. We do have to continue doing some routine of exercise but the calories will be burned quicker if we are taking this supplement.

The blueberry has one of the highest concentrates of antioxidants of any other fruit out there. That is except for the acai berry supplement which is just flat out loaded with them. These antioxidants help to rid our bodies of unwanted free radicals.

Our natural bodies do not produce essential fatty acids like Omega-3 and Omega-6 so we have to have another source to get the needed good fats. Well you guessed it, acai berry supplement is rich in these essential fatty acids which help our systems to lower the bad cholesterol and build up the good cholesterol.

There are certainly many more important benefits of the acai berry supplement but without a doubt just these few are impressive. Of course non of these benefits have been scientifically proven but that is pretty much the same for all supplements and nutrients we but over hte counter.

I have done considerable research on this little grape like berry from the Amazon jungles and have been very pleased with the results I have received from taking the supplement for the last year and a half. I gotta tell you that the acai berry supplement I have used the last six months has been extremely beneficial.

My wife has been having some issues with her digestive system for quite some time and has just started to take the acai berry supplement. In my research I found that it is supposed to help tame the digestive tract and return the body to a systematic function. We will see how it works for her and I will write another article on how it has or has bot helped her in this area. - 17273

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How Nursing Shortages are Influencing Medical Career Choices and Training

By Sophie Peters

What is the future of nursing careers? Predictions are that in 10 or 20 years, it will look nothing like it does today! With new technologies and drugs, changes in insurance and health care policies, and the shortage in nurses, the profession will have to reinvest itself. Many nursing functions will be automated. For example, documentation and updating patient records, smart beds to monitor vital signs, bar codes, and automatic medicine carts could reduce the time and errors in dispensing medications, and voice-activated technology would eliminate the need to constantly write things down. Other nursing task such as serving meals will be taken over by aides. This would give nurses more time to provide a human touch to their patients.

Given the state of nurse shortages, hospitals and other health care establishments will have to use their available nurses more discerningly. Nurses are likely to be tasked with spending more time at the bedside serving as healthcare educators care coordinators. This will enhance their roles with their patients. With hospital stays getting shorter as medical costs rise, nurses will be placed in the situation of making the most of the amount of time they spend with their patients. Nursing professionals will more likely also shift administrative and supervisory roles, taking on more responsibilities. With that, they would need to know how to quickly access and retrieve relevant information and knowledge with their patients and loved ones.

The changes in technology will possibly attract more men and minorities into the profession. Greater emphasis must be placed on supporting teaching careers and recruiting educators from diverse cultural backgrounds to relieve the serious shortage of nursing school faculty. Therefore, more loans and scholarships for master's and PhDs would also have to be in place, and the colleges would have to pay the instructors more money.

As healthcare trends stand today, it is safe to assume that if the the nursing shortage persists, long-term stays and hospital admissions may have to be reserved for the patients that need it most. Thus, the number of outpatients will likely increases as will the need for more home-healthcare nursing professionals. It is also conceivable that nurses will play a larger role in insurance agencies, health consulting firms, and healthcare technology and software development companies. Nurses will also be involved more deeply with community health and population-based health work. Their responsibilities will include identifying health risks and setting up healthcare priorities for populations at higher risk. Healthcare professionals will also be involved in community education, and working with healthcare institutions and insurance agencies to develop healthcare programs that are designed to promote health and save costs for both the patients and their healthcare providers.

Nurse practitioners have a bright future especially in geriatrics and gerontology. With the baby boomer generation reaching retirement, those nurses who are themselves baby boomers but are not yet ready to retire may find themselves in the role of consultants. They would be the geriatric providers of choice because they would have a better understanding of aging.

With medical and technology advancements, nurses will be required to focus more on disease and illness prevention rather than treatment. In addition, medical treatment that targets illness before they occur, and identification of potential risk will also enhance preventative healthcare. This will also mean that patients will need to take a more active role in learning more about better healthcare to prevent illness and disease. shortage and cost in healthcare will also add pressure to the system of care to concentrate more on wellness models rather than treatment models.

Regardless of what the future of healthcare holds, nurses and other medical professional will need to be prepared for the expanding and changing roles. They will need to remain lifelong learners in order to remain up-to-date with the medical field. As you can imagine, that comes easier when one is passionate about their profession. - 17273

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The Marvelous Acai Berry From Brazil

By Marilyn J Ross

The acai berry (pronounced ah-sigh-ee) has taken the nutrition world by storm. This diminutive berry has the premier ORAC or Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity of any stand-alone food. There are some spices that place higher on the ORAC scale but as far as food goes, the acai berry has the utmost score of all.

The acai berry has only been obtainable for global use in the recent past. It can only be grown in the rainforests of Brazil, as it requires a humid and swampy atmosphere to grow. It grows in huge bunches on the very same tree that provides the salad staple, hearts of palm, the acai palm tree.

The acai berry contains a high fat substance, with the fat being alike in construction to olive oil; this is an extremely nourishing fat with essential fatty acids and Omega's. This high fat content makes it very perishable.

As the fruit is so fragile it must be processed within 24 hours of leaving the tree or the nutrients will start to break down. There are a few processing methods that are used but the greatest one is a freeze-drying method as it does not use any heat or chemicals.

The acai is laden with antioxidants, healthy omega fats, vitamins and minerals. It is among the foods that are considered to be superfoods, due to its elevated nutrient content. It has twice the antioxidant faculty of blueberries, 10 times more than red grapes and 10 to 30 times more than red wine.

It has been claimed to be useful for the deterrence of heart disease and cancers, for anti-aging and weight loss. It is just an additional in a extensive line of extremely healthful and healthful foods. Just as with other healthful foods, one should not expect miraculous results however, the extremely excessive nutrient profile makes this fruit exceptionally helpful because it does offer so many crucial and crucial nutrients.

You can locate acai berry products in several forms, including juices, smoothie mixes and even supplemental tablets and capsules. The one thing that you should look for in an acai berry product is the technique that it has been processed. Freeze-dried is the advanced manner that retains the nutrients.

Acai berries can be an particularly beneficial addition to your healthy diet and nutrition plan. As with all things the acai berry should be consumed only in moderation even though there is little hazard from eating too much since it is a organic food from nature. - 17273

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How Healthy Is An Acai Detox Diet?

By Nicole Peters

If you are feeling tired, run down, and sluggish, you may be experiencing the effects of built up wastes and toxins in your body. The acai berry detox diet can help to get re-energized. This cleansing diet is an amazing weight loss plan that will get rid of toxins and wastes from your body. Most often, the human body does an excellent job of removing toxins and harmful waste from your body. Even still, excess waste and toxins can accumulate in the body and cause your immune system to lag. You start to become more vulnerable to colds, flus, and stomach viruses. You can even find yourself putting on weight. Mix in added stress, and you have a bad situation made worse. An acai berry detox diet just might be the answer for you.

Acai berry detox diet supplements are proven to be super efficient in the detoxification of the body, and in removing excess waste. Acai is naturally high in dietary fiber, and will boost the elimination of waste from your system. Dietary fiber is the best natural choice when looking for a detox diet. It forces food through the digestive system, absorbing water and effectively removes wastes from your body. Results include renewed energy, and fast weight loss. You will look and feel better, and more like yourself. A good healthy step in removing these impurities from your body should include a regular acai berry detox.

Ultimately because acai berries are so high in antioxidants, they will give you more energy, and a healthier body. Acai berries are also known to reduce your appetite. Many people overeat when they become stressed. The acai berry detox can ease this anxiousness, and suppress your appetite to prevent overeating. Combine the acai berry detox with regular exercise, and you will start to burn calories more efficiently and raise your metabolism.

You can reverse the signs aging with an acai detox diet. Smooth wrinkles, fine lines, and brighten dull skin and hair. Give your body the fresh new start it deserves. Try the acai detox diet today.

You can find a range of detox kits on the market today, but the acai detox diet is all natural and it will help your body to heal itself. Acai berries are not a miracle drug, however they are a super food because of it's rich concentration of antioxidants, essential vitamins, minerals and amino acids.

When you have completed your first acai detox diet, start to incorporate better healthy eating habits. Begin by eating more whole grains, fresh fruits, vegetables, and lean protein. Eat balanced meals, and don't wait until you are overly hungry to eat. Try to use a smaller plate, and pile it will fruit, vegetables, and foods that are nutritionally high in vitamins, minerals, and fiber. Try an exercise program and stick with it. Regular exercise will improve the functioning of your heart, respiratory system, brain, and it also helps with your digestive system.

Remember to consult with your doctor before beginning an diet or exercise program. Add a healthy diet, regular exercise, and an occasional acai berry detox, and you will reach your weight loss goals, feel strong and healthy, and dramatically improve your appearance. - 17273

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Keep It Off: The Avraham Karadi Diet

By Avraham Karadi

In a world full of books, research, websites, etc it may be difficult choosing the right diet plan. With so many out there how do you know which is right for you? If you are looking for the best diet to help you manage your weight then look no further. We have created the Avraham Karadi diet. The only diet that is common sense accelerated.

In all honesty most if not all or any diet plan will work. All they take is time and dedication. But what differentiates the Avraham Karadi diet from the rest is this diet is that the Avraham Karadi diet is common sense accelerated. On this diet you will learn the skills to help you see results.

While the Avraham Karadi diet is a very effective plan, it is not for everyone. If you are overweight or severely out of shape than the diet isn't for you. You are better off joining a gym and beginning a rigid exercise plan to shed large amounts of unwanted pounds. On the other hand if you are in good shape and want to stay a constant weight then the Avraham Karadi diet is exactly the right diet for you.

So there's a big difference between the two: managing weight connotes a normal eating schedule, whereas losing weight means cutting back on food. WE DON'T CUT BACK on food on the Avraham Karadi Diet!!

What we do is to EAT SEVERAL TIMES A DAY. Yes, you read that right: eat several times a day, up to eight meals daily! The trick is to keep each meal small: for example, a shish-kebab would constitute one whole meal; a bowl of soup another whole meal; a small package of cookies (say, ten) would be yet another. The trick is to keep your body nourished throughout the day so that its ALWAYS BUSY DIGESTING! Yet the meals are small and light enough so that you are still able to be physically active if need be " and being small and light also ensures that digestion wont ever interfere with your normal everyday routines.

On the Avraham Karadi diet you can eat whatever you want, literally. As long as you eat it in the form of a small meal go ahead and consume all your favorite foods. There are no restrictions on salty snacks, sugary treats, and fatty foods you can eat. Just use moderation, which is learned by following our common sense accelerated teachings.

This all presupposes a good rigorous exercise regimen, or else ALL BETS ARE OFF. Remember, the Avraham Karadi Diet is meant to manage weight for athletes and those who are acquainted with general athletics " IT IS NOT FOR COUCH POTATOES. So work hard, play hard, and EAT WHATEVER YOU WANT on the Avraham Karadi Diet: common sense accelerated! - 17273

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The Safest and Fastest Method to Gain Muscle

By Ricardo d Argence

Many young individuals lately have started striving for a muscular and well toned physique. If you are one of these individuals that is inspired by a physique like that of Arnold Schwarzenegger or even Sylvester Stallone and would like to have a body like theirs, then keep reading since you will learn a few little secrets that will have you on your way to building muscles in the fastest and safest way there is.

Yes, you heard me right; there are safe and fast ways to gain muscles. But when I say 'safest and fastest', I don't mean 'easy' way or a shortcut to achieve the same. As they say, "there are no shortcuts to success". You have to put in the necessary hard work to get what you want. However, there are ways to build muscles safer and faster than usual for superb results.

In order to give the body a big boost in the body building process it is critical to follow the important points mentioned in this article.

Will power and strong determination is the first factor that is needed when beginning you muscle building program. There is really no way to have a well toned and muscular body without will power and determination. You will need to understand that muscle building is not a simple task.

It is not unusual for an individual to be very motivated in the first few days of their muscle building program. It is also not unusual for this motivation to begin fading when they understand that it is going to take a lot of work to get the results they are after. This happens to nearly everyone, and it is those with will power and strong determination that go the distance.

Routine life: this is another very important factor that you need to keep in mind. Leading a haphazard life is not going to do you much good in your bodybuilding process. You need to follow a routine life to get the best results out of your bodybuilding program.

A good workout program is a must. It should be obvious that you won't see the results you want unless you have a good workout plan. Doing the wrong workouts will do nothing for your efforts, so it's suggested that you join a gym and get proper instruction from a trainer.

You have to have a good bodybuilding diet plan in place to see good results. If you think that you can just work out and skip eating to build muscles, you are very mistaken. A healthy and nutritious diet is equally as important to your success as a good workout program. It is best to speak with a dietician to prescribe the right plan to enhance your program.

Water: water is important for almost everything that we do in life. It also helps in boosting your bodybuilding process. Drinking 8-9 glasses of water per day is very essential. When you are working out, you tend to sweat a lot, which makes your body dehydrated. Drinking water hydrates your body and helps in its proper functioning.

Sleep in another critical factor in the body building process that cannot be neglected. While you are working out your tissues undergo a lot of wear and tear and they need the rest that sleep provides to repair themselves.

By following all of these points to the letter, you will be pleased with how big and how fast your muscles will grow. - 17273

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