The Muscle Couple is down to the last 12 weeks before our first ever bodybuilding show. For our readers who train at Las Vegas Athletic Club (LVAC) on Flamingo and 215, you’ve probably seen us with MR as he continues to shock us HIT style. We’re now getting to the nitty gritty of our diet [...]

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The Muscle Couple is preparing for our first ever bodybuilding/fitness competition in November in Las Vegas at the Fitness America/MuscleMania Event. To say we’re excited is an understatement!!! In combination with our newly formed HIT Training Program, we’ve organized our diets with a goal of being shredded and muscularly dense. They will be continually tweaked [...]

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The Muscle Couple was recently told about this product from our good friend Andrew Kuhn. We’ve written about Metamucil powder before, but Metamucil Clear & Natural is a major advancement over the previous version. Why is this product so much better? Metamucil Clear & Natural is flavor free, taste free, and grit free.  Yes, you [...]

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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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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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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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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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TMC was recently sent this awesome article by Mike Scialabba. (Check out his blog MUST when you get a second for some power packed information on strength training) WTF: Where’s the Fiber? Some excerpts from the content: The average American only consumes half of the recommended daily intake, which would be about 12 – 15 [...]

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TMC saw this article and felt it was worthy of some commentary. Jennifer LaRue Huget – How nutritious is Vitaminwater?. Tap water has the added benefits of being all but free, and free of calories. Critics have bashed Vitaminwater for being a calorie trap. While a single eight-ounce serving has just 50 calories, a bottle [...]

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TMC with a quick blurb on a VERY PROMISING protein supplement just hitting the marketplace. MusclePharm’s New Breakthrough Protein Supplement, MuscleGel, Set to Hit the Market | Business Wire. “MuscleGel is one of the most revolutionary products to hit the sports nutrition market,” Bodybuilding.com President Jeremy Deluca said. “We are very excited to be the [...]

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