The Muscle Couple

Entries from September 2009

The Honeymoon Request Update-5 Weeks In

September 11th, 2009 · 1 Comment

The Muscle Couple received an update on the progress of Keld Wenge as he tries to lean himself out for his honeymoon in the middle of October. Here it is in his own words with some photos attached.   It appears things are moving along quite nicely. From: Keld Wenge Subject: Re: New Project To:musclecouple@gmail.com Date: [...]

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Tags: Advice and Recommendations · Dieting and Bodyfat Loss

The Truth About Fruit: Fructose vs Glucose

September 10th, 2009 · 1 Comment

The Muscle Couple with some information about fruit consumption likely to ruffle some feathers. You Can’t Get Shredded Eating Lots of Fruit! The relationship between fruit sugar (Fructose) and normal table sugar (Glucose) has been a source of feverish debate in many fitness circles for decades.  As we’ve discussed on this blog many times before, [...]

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Tags: Advice and Recommendations · Dieting and Bodyfat Loss · Nutrition · Strictly for Women

Digital Fitness Mastery with Gym Technik and a Blackberry Storm

September 9th, 2009 · 2 Comments

The Muscle Couple here, offering  a step by step approach using Gym Technik on a Blackberry Storm. The beauty of the GT site is the ability to do all of this “on the fly” while at the gym in a very simple but intuitive fashion. <NOTE>This article assumes you’ve already created your GT Account and [...]

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Tags: Advice and Recommendations · Technology and Gadgets · Training

THE Hardgainer’s Handbook

September 4th, 2009 · 1 Comment

The Muscle Couple with our long requested article for those of us with AVERAGE GENETICS. Yes its true.  Jay is not like Anh.  When Jay graduated college in 1993, he weighed 172#s and was rail thin.  It has taken him 16 years of scientific resistance training, consistent nutrition and focused supplement experimentation to attain his [...]

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Tags: Advice and Recommendations · Essential Fatty Acids · Nutrition · Protein · Supplementation

TMC’s Stronger-Harder and More Defined Muscles-Nighttime Casein Shakes

September 3rd, 2009 · 1 Comment

The Muscle Couple with an often overlooked nutritional tip which can dramatically improve improve the look of your physique. Micellar Casein is a very slow digesting and rich protein source that releases amino acids to your muscles for up to 7 hours at a time.  It provides a very strong anti-catabolic effect to anyone looking [...]

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Tags: Advice and Recommendations · Dieting and Bodyfat Loss · Essential Fatty Acids · Nutrition · Protein · Supplementation

“The Government Can”

September 2nd, 2009 · 1 Comment

The Muscle Couple recently had this video sent to us by a good friend and we had to put it on the Blog. It’s hilarious. This guy conveys more truth in a couple of minutes of humor than all the talking heads on FOX-CNBC-MSNBC-ABC-CBS- and NBC do in a year. Enjoy! MIHWCS

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Tags: Soapbox

Are You Getting Enough Salmon in Your Diet?

September 1st, 2009 · No Comments

The Muscle Couple with a quick nutrition tip expounding on the amazing properties of Salmon. There are volumes of research on the benefits of eating Salmon.  It’s especially a great dieter’s protein as it’s been shown to preferentially spare muscle protein stores in the absence of reduced kcals. Nobody wants to lose muscle when dieting [...]

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Tags: Advice and Recommendations · Essential Fatty Acids · Nutrition · Protein