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Entries Tagged as 'Dieting and Bodyfat Loss'

Jay’s Pre-Photo Shoot Diet-The Nitty Gritty!

February 14th, 2012 · No Comments

Happy Valentines Day Y’all! There is no magic brew, no magic supplement formula and definitely no magic food I utilize to get ready for a show or photo shoot. Search the web right now and you’ll find literally thousands of pre competition diets laid out by far more renown people than I. Maybe some of [...]

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Tags: Advice and Recommendations · Best Of TMC · Dieting and Bodyfat Loss · Nutrition · Photo Shoots · Protein · Supplementation · The Muscle Couple Photos · Thermogenics · Training

TMC’s Master Series on Dieting Part II: Seeing to the Success of the Diet

February 14th, 2012 · No Comments

I hope you enjoyed the first installment. The goal of future iterations is to offer more granularity to the discussion. Part 2 of TMC’s Master Series on Dieting provides usable information seeing to the success of beginners and advanced dieters alike. In helping people diet and also facing the rigors of dieting myself over the [...]

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Tags: Advice and Recommendations · Dieting and Bodyfat Loss · Nutrition · Photo Shoots · Protein · Strictly for Women · Supplementation · Thermogenics

TMC’s Master Series on Dieting Part 1-The Practical Approach

January 28th, 2012 · 3 Comments

TMC has been asked ad nausem over the years on the proper way to diet.  We really wish there was a one size fits all approach and or answer.  There just isn’t one. There is so much mis and dis information circulating thru the general public about”losing weight”. Even the basic concept of “weight loss” [...]

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Tags: Advice and Recommendations · Best Of TMC · Dieting and Bodyfat Loss · Essential Fatty Acids · Nutrition · Thermogenics

The Muscle Couple Competes in Model and Figure America: The Check In!

November 17th, 2011 · 1 Comment

TMC just arrived at the Golden Nugget Hotel and Casino and checked into our room. Lots of competitors walking around.  Model American Fitness Universe looks to be an amazing event for sure. We are doing a photo shoot this afternoon and both of us “judging by the mirror images” are in the Best Shape of [...]

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Tags: Best Of TMC · Dieting and Bodyfat Loss · Fitness and Bodybuilding Competitions · Photo Shoots · The Life and Family of the Muscle Couple · The Muscle Couple Photos

“Being TMC Ain’t Easy”

October 26th, 2011 · 1 Comment

But somebody, somewhere, out there, is working even harder for the sheer love of competing. Once you share that love, you wont need to understand why we do what we do! Model America is 3 weeks away from tomorrow and TMC is coming.  Look out Golden Nugget. MIHWCS

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Tags: Advice and Recommendations · Best Of TMC · Dieting and Bodyfat Loss · Fitness and Bodybuilding Competitions · Photo Shoots · Strictly for Women · The Life and Family of the Muscle Couple

Abs Before 50-6 Weeks In Update!

October 15th, 2011 · No Comments

TMC received another update from Steve yesterday. Friday Update Date  Navel   Beltline    Bicep Chest 9/2/11       39.5       37.25      NA    NA 9/9/11       39.0       37.25      NA    NA 9/16/11     38.5       37.25       15     42 9/23/11     37.75     37.00      15     42 9/29/11     37.5       37.00      15     42 10/7/11     37.5       36.75       15     41.75 10/14/11   37.5       36.75       15     42.25 Not a lot of hard number improvement yet [...]

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Tags: Abs Before 50 · Advice and Recommendations · Best Of TMC · Dieting and Bodyfat Loss · Guess Contributors · High Intensity Training · Training

Abs Before 50-One Month Progress Report with Photos!

September 30th, 2011 · No Comments

The Muscle Couple received Steve’s First Month Progress Report this morning and we are truly excited to be able to see the results in pictures. Our commentary below his report. Day 32 Progress Report/Photos With a full month under my belt, here is my Friday Update Date Navel Beltline   Bicep Chest 9/2/11   39.5       37.25      [...]

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Tags: Abs Before 50 · Advice and Recommendations · Dieting and Bodyfat Loss · Guess Contributors · High Intensity Training · HIT Weights and Cardio · The Life and Family of the Muscle Couple · Training

Abs Before 50 Update: “No-Scale” Progress!

September 25th, 2011 · No Comments

TMC received another update from Steve and it’s incredibly good news: Inches are falling from exactly where I want them to and nowhere else….I would call that great success! 1.75″ directly from the dreaded “belly fat”, and .25″ from right at the beltline (below the “muffin top”!) in 25 days. I haven’t missed a day of morning, [...]

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Tags: Abs Before 50 · Advice and Recommendations · Best Of TMC · Dieting and Bodyfat Loss · Guess Contributors · High Intensity Training · HIT Weights and Cardio · Training

Congrats to Anhski: 2nd Place Miss Fitness Long Beach!

September 18th, 2011 · 3 Comments

TMC is on the road back to Las Vegas after our one day Kamikaze mission with the Muscle B’s to capture the Miss Fitness Long Beach competition. Anh looked absolutely stunning finishing in 2nd place.  She clearly brought her best overall conditioning yet and Daddy couldnt be more proud.  It is a true testament to [...]

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Tags: Best Of TMC · Dieting and Bodyfat Loss · Fitness and Bodybuilding Competitions · High Intensity Training · Strictly for Women · The Life and Family of the Muscle Couple · The Muscle B · The Muscle Couple Photos · Training

“Abs Before 50″ 3 Weeks In

September 16th, 2011 · No Comments

TMC has a couple of updates from Steve cobbled together. Here they are in all their naked devilry. Our comments below. IMPATIENCE Two and a half weeks under my belt, with mostly success and a little bit of normal frustration mixed in for good measure to report. First the good; diet is going well and [...]

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