• 2011-07-15 11:03:05

  How have supplements contributed to the downward trend of the average results of weight trainees?

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  Max Power

  The manufacturers of the fancy, high-tech food supplements played a huge part in convincing gullible lifters that hard work and heavy weights were no longer important. It’s awfully hard to sell a food supplement by telling people that it only works if it is coupled with heavy, hard, back breaking sessions of squats, benches, presses, and deadlifts with lots and lots of iron, so what manufacturers did is to convince its customers that they can get better results with supplements at half the effort.

• 2011-07-15 11:02:29

  What makes bodybuilding supplements popular?

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  Max Power

  Supplements are popular because people tend to be lazy, and you can sell almost anything that allows the typical person to avoid hard work and serious effort. It’s much easier to sell fairy tale that the food supplement works no matter how you train or what you load onto the bar.

• 2011-07-07 12:06:00

  What is the difference between chemical muscle (or muscle derived from steroid use) and muscle gained from years of hard work?

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  Max Power

  Many massive mountains of muscle that got that way by taking or injecting steroids are now middle-aged guys with pot bellies, scrawny arms, and bald heads, while men in their 40’s or 50’s who never used drugs continue to grow bigger and stronger with every passing year. If you want to gain muscle easily and fast, sure take steroids, just be ready for the consequences which are mostly irreversible and life-threatening. If you want to enhance all aspects of your life, keep your muscles, and stay strong and fit until your twilight years, then steer clear from steroids.

• 2011-07-07 11:45:55

  Will weight training be effective even without supplements?

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  Max Power

  Weight training works, and it works even WITHOUT food supplements. The modern muscle business is a money making machine fueled by supplement sales. It only works if trainees accept as gospel the BIG LIE that says you cannot gain strength, power, and muscles unless you take a certain pill or powder every day. If weight trainees and lifters of any stage honestly believed that lifting weights would build big muscles and super strength, they wouldn’t waste their time and money on supplements.

• 2011-07-07 11:28:36

  What protein supplement can I take to gain weight that won’t leave a hole in my wallet?

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  Max Power

  Looking for a cheap, inexpensive, good tasting protein supplement that won’t upset your stomach? Try tuna fish. One or two six ounce cans of tuna a day will supply all the extra protein that anyone could need. On top of that, there are countless ways and recipes of preparing tuna, all you need to do is look up tuna recipes over the internet, and this makes this diet more palatable and sustainable for the long haul.

• 2011-07-02 18:02:02

  Just how bad is the drug problem in bodybuilding right now?

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  Max Power

  To me, the terms “drug-user” and “bodybuilder” are synonymous. You will rarely find one without the other unless at the novice level. Even most of the so-called “natural” contests are a joke. Drug testing is only done at high-level contests and theses tests are just public relations ploys. There are many drugs now that are undetectable while many others can be altered with masking agents to beat any test, so there’s really no use doing the drug tests.

• 2011-07-02 17:20:31

  In plain and simple terms, what are the roles of the following in strength training: food supplements, hard work, heavy weights, steroids?

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  Max Power

  In a nutshell, most food supplements don’t work and you don’t need them. As for hard work, you need it, and it works. You need to work up to heavy weights, and when you do, weight training works. As for steroids, sure they work in the short term, but they can kill you, and you’re a fool if you take them.

• 2011-07-01 18:07:43

  Can I take Thyroid supplements to lose weight even if my Thyroid hormone levels are normal?

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• 2011-06-29 13:06:16

  How do slimming patches work?

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• 2011-06-29 13:06:16

  How do slimming patches work?

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• 2011-06-29 12:41:03

  Can You Recommend a Fat-burner or Weight Loss Supplement?

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• 2011-06-29 12:37:20

  Are there any Supplements proven to Reduce Weight?

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• 2011-06-29 06:04:41

  What are effects of Leucine supplements on the body?

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• 2011-06-29 06:03:25

  What is the need of protein supplements in muscle Building?

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• 2011-06-29 06:02:05

  Is Leucine supplement helpful to lose fat?

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• 2011-06-25 17:07:37

  Are steroids necessary for strength and mass gains in weight training?

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  Max Power

  Some people argue that steroid use is a matter of choice and individual freedom. But for me personally, I believe steroids have all but ruined weight training. In simple, direct, and unmistakable terms, steroids are bad, they are harmful, they are dangerous, they are a form of cheating, and they are contrary to everything that is good is sports. Anyone who uses steroids is taking the easy way out, period. No exceptions, no special circumstances. Nothing beats building muscles the old fashioned way, by earning it through hard work and dedication.

• 2011-06-25 15:58:10

  I have been weight training for quite a while now but since I haven’t gained much, is it ok to use steroids?

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  Max Power

  Training to realize strength and size gains is a long-term proposition. It takes years to develop and build muscle and strength, and while steroids may help in the short term you will have to inevitably deal with its side effects, most of which are irreversible, later on in life when you are already weak and old. If you work your legs and back hard for many years with proper nutrition, you will be much bigger and more importantly much stronger. I’ve seen for myself that basic barbell training does work for a lifetime drug free lifter. It takes years of patience and hard work, but the benefits are for you to enjoy for the rest of your life.

• 2011-06-25 15:53:18

  How do you put steroids into perspective?

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  Max Power

  In essence, steroids are synthetic male hormones. As male hormones, what steroids do then is they make you a man. If you take steroids, you’re admitting to yourself deep down that you need help because you don’t have enough of what it takes to be a man. That’s why steroid use is always shrouded in secrecy and denial. It’s hard enough to admit that sort of thing to yourself, and that’s why it’s almost impossible to admit it to anyone else.

• 2011-06-20 06:29:15

  What is Creatine Monohydrate?

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  Max Power

  Creatine Monohydrate powder is a synthesized form of the metabolite Creatine that is naturally produced by the human body. As such Creatine monohydrate is the synthetic form of creatine. It is found in the muscle tissue and present in the heart and brain as well. Creatine is a natural derivative of the amino acids arginine, methionine and glycine and is synthesized in the liver, kidneys and pancreas. Although creatine is manufactured primarily by the liver, the body can also acquire creatine through food. The best food sources are fish and red meat. Wild game is considered to be the richest source of creatine. To make the most out of creatine, it must be combined with glucose to help it get absorbed more completely through the gut.

• 2011-06-20 06:28:48

  What are the benefits of creatine?

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  Max Power

  With creatine use, muscle endurance is improved, enabling users to continue with their intense and grueling training for longer periods of times. Bodybuilders and weight trainers take creatine because it has been proven effective to increase and produce faster gains in muscle mass and strength. This increase in muscle mass leads to weight gain, which is a result of creatine drawing water into the muscle cell. Depending on your goals it can either be viewed as a side effect or a benefit, but for most people who are weight training and for hard gainers, this is enough reason to use creatine.

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