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 protein to consume [...]

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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 eyes.

It also lists [...]

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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 21, 2010 11:26:05 [...]

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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 over without shrinkage [...]

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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 abundant [...]

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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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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 to [...]

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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 and Salmon [...]

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The Muscle Couple with a fascinating topic and one millions of people around the world are interested in.
There are multiple books written on the subject including The Zone Diet, The Mediterranean Diet, Body for Life and countless others.
What we find amusing is all of the authors write “authoritatively” that their diets work for all population [...]

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The Muscle Couple has found another SICK  SUPPLEMENT CONCOCTION!
Oatmeal and Whey from Innovative Delivery Systems(IDS) is amazing!

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We’ve been using supplements for quite along time and this is the first “complex slow burning carb + instantized bio-available Whey Protein mixture” we’ve come across.
You can  mix this in a shaker cup just as easily as a blender.  [...]

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