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Toning Shoes: The Muscle Couple Verdict

August 11th, 2010 · 5 Comments

TMC with a quick review of a recent fad to hit the health and fitness community. “Burn more calories, tone muscles, improve posture, reduce joint stress.” “Train muscles your trainers never knew you had.” “It’s the shoe proven to work your hamstrings and calves up to 11 percent harder. And tones your butt up to [...]

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Tags: Advice and Recommendations · Product Reviews · Soapbox · Technology and Gadgets

TMC & HIT: Training for Our First Bodybuilding Competition!

August 4th, 2010 · 3 Comments

The Muscle Couple is really busy these days working two jobs and dealing with a newly emerging 7 month old who throws herself out of bed. None of that will stop us from descending into the REALM of HIGH INTENSITY TRAINING with MR. HIGH INTENSITY himself: MARKUS REINHARDT As many of you know we’ve been [...]

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Tags: Advice and Recommendations · Best Of TMC · Training

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Losing Body Fat

August 2nd, 2010 · No Comments

TMC continuing with another writeup of an icon in the health and fitness industry. IOHO, he is the world’s pre-eminent PHYSIQUE CHANGING EXPERT: Lyle McDonald The male half of the The Muscle Couple had the pleasure of sharing a couple of usenet news groups and mailing lists with Lyle back in the early and mid-90′s.  [...]

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

Do You Know Natalie Minh?

July 30th, 2010 · 6 Comments

If you are anybody looking to gain exposure inside the Health and Fitness industry, you should.  TMC has decided to start doing feature articles on people we find fascinating inside the industry. One of them is the beautiful Natalie Minh! In a very cool and unique twist, we’ve decided to let our featured folks offer [...]

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Tags: Advice and Recommendations · Best Of TMC · Strictly for Women

Links Happen

July 29th, 2010 · No Comments

TMC with our second edition of various links to articles we find fascinating. With This Rinse, Performance is Scientifically Proven to Improve Truly incredible information here.  TMC recommends everybody read this article and try it out for yourself.  Especially those of us dieting and watching every carb that enters their body. H+ Links An epic [...]

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Tags: Advice and Recommendations · Soapbox

A True Inspiration

July 28th, 2010 · No Comments

The Muscle Couple came across this video while surfing the web last night and had to post it to the site. All of us no matter how miserable we think our lives to be, are likely not as bad off as this man. This is truly an inspiring video. You should watch it and then [...]

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Tags: Advice and Recommendations · Best Of TMC · Soapbox

Are You Getting Enough Fiber? TMC has Your Answer!

July 27th, 2010 · No Comments

The Muscle Couple can’t take all the credit for this. Much of it goes to The Muscle B’s for without them, the light bulb would nave never popped on. You ever heard of “Fiber Gummies“? You do now! Anh has been feeding these suckers to Alex for the last year and half to make sure [...]

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Tags: Advice and Recommendations · Best Of TMC · Dieting and Bodyfat Loss · Nutrition · Strictly for Women · Supplementation

Are 6 Pack Abs Realistic?-The Muscle Couple Tells You The Truth

July 23rd, 2010 · 2 Comments

The Muscle Couple has been asked for years by many people from all walks of life on the quickest way to attain “6 Pack Abs”. We’ve wanted to do a blog to set the record straight. It really is possible for anybody to attain 6 pack abs. What is required is determination, focus, and a [...]

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Tags: Abdominal Exercise Videos · Advice and Recommendations · Best Of TMC · Dieting and Bodyfat Loss · Supplementation

Is Fructose Preventing You from Getting Leaner?

July 20th, 2010 · No Comments

TMC has written about Fructose before. We recently came upon some newer studies to give you an idea about the differences in Fructose vs Glucose on the body and in the brain. Too Much Sugar Is Bad, But Which Sugar Is Worse: Fructose Or Glucose? In a 10-week study, Peter Havel and colleagues, at the [...]

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Tags: Advice and Recommendations · Dieting and Bodyfat Loss · Nutrition

TMC New Weekly Feature: LINKS HAPPEN

July 15th, 2010 · 1 Comment

TMC reads a lot. But we’re not just “niched” into the realms of HEALTH, FITNESS and FAMILY LIFE. Our goal with LINKS HAPPEN is to give you some insight into our “minds eye”. Every Thursday we’ll be offering you links to the most eye-opening, informative and sometimes esoteric bits of information we think are worthy [...]

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Tags: Advice and Recommendations · Best Of TMC · Financial Advice and Info · Nutrition · Soapbox · Supplementation · Thermogenics