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ACTIVE LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE FOR RECOVERY This may be the most simple method to speed workout recovery, but it's very effective. As you train a muscle group, increased blood flow is siphoned to the area in order to continue to fuel the activity. This increased local blood flow also triggers a...

IT'S NOT WHAT YOU THINK IT IS Contrary to popular belief, the "pump" is NOT increased blood flow to your muscles. Instead, it's fluid accumulation. Specifically, this fluid accumulates in the spaces between your muscle cells (the interstitial space). As you lift weights, the contractions of...

IT'S NOT WHAT YOU THINK IT IS Contrary to popular belief, the "pump" is NOT increased blood flow to your muscles. Instead, it's fluid accumulation. Specifically, this fluid accumulates in the spaces between your muscle cells (the interstitial space). As you lift weights, the contractions of...

ASKING FOR A FRIEND... Here's a question we received recently: "If a woman has sex with a guy who's using steroids, is she in danger of failing a drug test?" This is a question that probably goes through every woman's mind the moment she decides to copulate with a gearhead. She probably...

As middle-aged people age, having more body fat and less muscle may affect their fluid intelligence, says a new study that implicates the immune system. A study of thousands of middle-aged and older people has linked having more body fat and less muscle mass to changes in mental flexibility...

Dehydration is one of the most popular practices weight-class athletes and bodybuilders use to help shed the last few pounds. In a quest to make weight or come in with a more defined physique, athletes will restrict water intake, perform cardio in head-to-toe sweats, or melt away in a sauna, all...

QUESTION WHAT’S THE LOWDOWN ON HYDRATION WHEN WORKING OUT? ANSWER The best time to hydrate is before your workout. This isn’t to say you shouldn’t be drinking during the workout; rather, you should be heading into your workout fully hydrated on a cellular level. Drinking during the...

Show day at the Olympia for Team Y3T is always very demanding. There are naturally a lot of expectations from around the world of bodybuilding for Flex Lewis to defend his 212 Olympia title and for William Bonac to climb farther up the Mr. Olympia ladder. As the coach, I’m going to give you a...

Insomnia and Nocturia Linked http://www.nocturiacures.com/ What does insomnia have to do with nocturia? It may seem entirely disconnected, but we have found that most people with insomnia also have symptoms of nocturia. Why is that? In my book, Sound Sleep, Sound Mind, I describe the process...