The Muscle Couple

Entries Tagged as '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 [...]

[Read more →]

Tags: Nutrition · Protein · Supplementation

TMC Follow-up: The Importance of Vitamin D

November 24th, 2009 · No Comments

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? [...]

[Read more →]

Tags: Advice and Recommendations · Nutrition · Supplementation

The Importance of Vitamin D to Your Health

October 15th, 2009 · 5 Comments

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 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 [...]

[Read more →]

Tags: Advice and Recommendations · Nutrition · Strictly for Women · Supplementation

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 [...]

[Read more →]

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

TMC’s Guide to Maximizing the Usage of Creatine

September 28th, 2009 · 1 Comment

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 [...]

[Read more →]

Tags: Advice and Recommendations · Nutrition · 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 [...]

[Read more →]

Tags: Advice and Recommendations · Essential Fatty Acids · Nutrition · Protein · Supplementation

TMC’s Stronger-Harder and More Defined Muscles-Nighttime Casein Shakes

September 3rd, 2009 · 1 Comment

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 [...]

[Read more →]

Tags: Advice and Recommendations · Dieting and Bodyfat Loss · Essential Fatty Acids · Nutrition · Protein · Supplementation

Do You Have Your Supplement Container?

July 23rd, 2009 · 1 Comment

The Muscle Couple with some really important advice for anyone serious about their Diet and Fitness. You must carry a SUPPLEMENT CONTAINER to make sure you have access to your supplements thr0ughout the course of your day! Supplements like: Thermogenics(when dieting) EFA’s(Fish Oil Capsules or Multi-Spectrum Blend Capsules) Fiber Capsules Green Tea Capsules Acetyl L-Carnitine [...]

[Read more →]

Tags: Advice and Recommendations · Supplementation

The Genesis of a Female Fitness Competitor-Cardio and Thermogenics

July 7th, 2009 · 2 Comments

The Muscle Couple with the last installment of Amanda’s “Program”. It’s time to detail her Cardio and Thermogenic schedule.  Because Amanda is young and doesn’t have much experience with Thermogenic supplements, her approach is going to be very basic initially.  She’ll have to access her tolerance to different things and record her reactions and progress [...]

[Read more →]

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

12 Weeks to Shredditivity-The Supplements

June 30th, 2009 · 3 Comments

The Muscle Couple back with the addendum to “12 Weeks to Shredditivity“-the Supplement Dosage Pattern. <NOTE> You will still get good results utilizing the diet only. You will MAXIMIZE FAT LOSS and PRESERVE MUSCLE using these supplements in this or similar dosing protocol. Thermo Dose 1-30 Minutes Before Your First Meal: 2 VPX Meltdown Caps-4 [...]

[Read more →]

Tags: Advice and Recommendations · Dieting and Bodyfat Loss · Supplementation