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TMC Preparing for Fitness America: Jay’s Diet

September 2nd, 2010 · No Comments

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

MusclePharm’s New Breakthrough Protein Supplement: MuscleGel

July 6th, 2010 · 1 Comment

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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Tags: Nutrition · Protein · Supplementation

Great Deal on Muscle Milk

June 22nd, 2010 · 2 Comments

TMC recently noticed 24 Hour Fitness Centers selling Muscle Milk for $19.99 for a 2.47 pound jug. (This apparently isn’t a National Promotion so stop in to your nearest club and ask or look around for the promotion) This is a GREAT DEAL! It’s tough to ever find it below $22.99 even at the steepest [...]

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TMC’s Protein Pancake Recipe

May 20th, 2010 · 4 Comments

The Muscle Couple has to give some credit to Physique and Fitness Competitor Kini Kim for the “nuts and bolts” of this recipe.  We’ve added our own unique twists, but she helped a lot. Kini will be competing in Culver City in a couple of weeks and she looks amazing with only about 15 days [...]

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Tags: Advice and Recommendations · Best Of TMC · Nutrition · Protein

TMC Product Review: Chocolate Peanut Butter Casein Protein

February 3rd, 2010 · No Comments

The Muscle Couple has been using this new Optimum Nutrition 100% Casein Protein flavor for about 3 weeks now. We love it! It tastes great and is perfect with a tablespoon of peanut butter blended together right before bed. We recommend this product highly for supplemental casein protein.   For a refresher on the types of [...]

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Tags: Advice and Recommendations · Nutrition · Protein

Check It Out: Whey Protein Bread

January 28th, 2010 · 4 Comments

The Muscle Couple is always looking around at the beginning of every year for new and exciting breakthroughs in the supplement industry. We think we found one worth mentioning. P28 High Protein Bread Check out the Nutritional Label and you will see the protein grams are greater than the carbs.   A big positive in our [...]

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Tags: Advice and Recommendations · Nutrition · Protein · Supplementation

My New Training Partner’s Diet

January 22nd, 2010 · No Comments

The Muscle Couple has received lots of requests from readers asking what my training partner Greg Gastelum is eating and when to have gained so much muscle mass in such a short time while utilizing Rest Pause training. To provide the requested data, I’ve enclosed Greg’s own thoughts on the matter: From: greggastelum@yahoo.com Date: January [...]

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Tags: Nutrition · Protein · Supplementation

TMC’s 20 Days of Holiday Gifts: Blender Bottle

December 23rd, 2009 · No Comments

The Muscle Couple back again with another excellent stocking stuffer for the man or woman on your list who is a frequent exerciser. Blender Bottle We’ve tried many of the different bottles in the marketplace. The Precision Engineered version found at Vitamin World is our favorite.  It never leaks, goes through the dishwasher over and [...]

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TMC’s Guide to Maximizing the Usage of GLUTAMINE

September 30th, 2009 · No Comments

You didn’t think TMC would glorify just Creatine -did you?  Glutamine is truly a wonder supplement and one not to be underestimated.  It has a wide variety of uses and applications. We’ll try and focus on it’s benefits to bodybuilders, fitness athletes and anybody trying to improve their health and fitness. Glutamine is the most [...]

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

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