The Muscle Couple just received an update from Amanda.    All of her hard work and efforts are really coming together now.  She is only 12 weeks from her first show!
Here is her update in her own words:
I’m 12 weeks out and have started my show preparations. I’m so excited! My show’s near enough that it’s [...]

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The Muscle Couple is introducing our first guest writer.
Michael Cernovich is a very close friend of ours.  Mike has a widely read legal blog Crime and Federalism he’s been writing for years.  He also has a profound interest in Life Extension topics.  Mike is incredibly knowledgeable about the latest and greatest from the Life Extension [...]

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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 recently wrote about Vitamin D and Sunlight exposure.
We saw this article in the New York Times and felt is was relevant to post on the site. (pay particular attention to some of the comments below the article-good advice and recommendations in there as well)
Can Vitamin D Improve Your Athletic Performance?
A lack of [...]

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Sunshine on my shoulders makes me happy

Sunshine in my eyes can make me cry
Sunshine on the water looks so lovely
Sunshine almost makes me high
-John Denver, 1971

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Vitamin D is truly an amazing substance.
But what if we told you that 42% of the global population were deficient?   What if it was because advanced SPF sunscreens were reducing [...]

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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 has been meaning to write about this subject for quite some time now.
It’s a great topic and there are a lot of different suggestions put forth by many gurus and athletes alike.  We are going to get down to the nitty gritty and offer you advice from the research.

There are few people [...]

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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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