Which supplements are sold the most ?

This is not a comprehensive study done by multiple market researchers and business analysts, but a look at the most readily available data online to answer this question generally and quickly with a bit of underlying detail. Based on what I could gather vitamins are likely to be the most sold supplements worldwide. Within the world of sports nutrition, protein seems to take the top spot.  

Explanation for the Smolov Jr Calculator

This is an explanation of the Smolov Jr calculator which has the purpose of being printed and taken to the gym after typing in your one repetition maximum. Please let me know if i could do anything better and improve. I hope you will find as much pleasure with the Smolov Jr program than I did. I personally moved my bench press from 140kg up to 150kg in one month.

Supplements Glucosamine

Glucosamine is a fairly popular dietary supplement which is marketed to athletes for preventing joint injury and helping to recover quicker for them. Looking up some data and reference points this seems to be a non-reproducible claim in bigger studies. I am personally not a doctor or statistician, so please do your own research, double check and consult a doctor before supplementing Glucosamine and come to your own personal opinion. I hope this write-up helps you down this path for a quick start. If you find any information, have comments or are a professional who stand to correct me, please leave a comment which will be reviewed, replied to and incorporated in the article to improve it.

12 honest reasons on why to start lifting from a dad

In a world of glammy marketing messages which promise you to get your beach body in 30 days while not changing anything about your diet except taking a wonder pill and look at a video for twenty minutes and pick your own intensity, good old steel is still honest to you. It rewards hard work and punishes laziness. A long way from my usual posts with references and stuff, this one is meant to be fun. Enjoy!

What are supplements ?

This will be an overview of the official definitions by two main authorities, some examples of real life products and how they are being marketed, benefits of risks of supplements and a final conclusion. Supplements are concentrated sources of nutrients (or other substances) with a nutritional or physiological effect according to the EU. Overall you can take away that more vitamins and minerals do not necessarily mean better and that the benefits of supplements are small to non-existent except you have a special condition for which you would have to consult a doctor anyway and probably would get a prescription drug instead of a dietary supplement.

Stronglifts 5x5 to lose weight ?

So you are looking into doing 5x5 to lose weight ? Keep going. Even If I will describe that the program is not ideal for this purpose, if you like it and you are not active yet, it is more important that you get your ass off the couch. If you were really serious about losing that 40% body fat of yours, try running. That worked best for me. 

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5 ways to super charge your ultimate breakfast buddies

As I am a very hungry person and also don't want that only my bveloved makes the breakfast I wanted to find some good recipes to spice up that fry up you make yourself in the morning using bacon and eggs. Longboarder, blogger and all around cool Irishman Rory Kelly who runs www.rorykellycooks.com came to the rescue with these five excellent recipes to switch up my routine in the morning and get some brownie points with the MRs on the weekend.

The essential guido to gains with Smolov Jr

Based on what I gathered you can expect gains between 5 - 15kg within a month or 10 - 30 pounds. This blog post will outline the smolov jr program, publically available results reports and a mathematical approach to underpin these most likely outcomes, if you decide to go on the program. 

 Supplements: Creatine

This article summarises points about the supplement creatine based on my personal experience and information that can be found publically. I am not a doctor or nutritionist, so please consult your doctor first and get your current health levels checked before you decide to supplement with anything. All in all, creatine seems to work for small performance increases for anaerobic exercises for most individuals with little studies available for long term implications and consequences especially for the kidney and liver, where most of the bodily processes to create and process creatine before it goes into the blood stream take place. 

Stronglifts with Accessory work

This post will walk you through why I think that there is not enough accessory work in Stronglifts 5x5, which options are out there, and which of these I personally see best fitted to create a well around an athlete for strength performance. The main points 5x5 misses in its programming are the lower back and posterior chain. Utilizing the good morning and glute ham raises to compensate for that instead of pull-ups and dips as recommended by Stronglifts. 

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