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 male half of TMC has not been “working” since January 8th.
In that time period he’s had some time to focus on his training and most importantly his diet.
He recently was in San Francisco investigating some new technologies and while there met with his good friend Mike Cernovich (to be featured in a blog soon) [...]

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Many people have been requesting some video’s of our current Rest Pause Training Program.
As requested, here are 4 recently made ones.
Assisted Dip Machine

Pull Down Machine

Standing Lateral Raise Machine

Seated Shrug Machine

Stand by for the first week update from Anh with pictures.
There appears to be a noticeable difference after only 7 days of cardio and dietary restriction.  [...]

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The Muscle Couple shot some photos today from our Chest-Back and Ab training day.
Due to Anh still being ‘in-active” from the pregnancy, Jay has been training with a very good friend: Greg Gastelum.
Both of us have made some excellent gains, but Greg’s results have been dramatic.
He’s been training for about 5 years consistently but his [...]

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The Muscle Couple sometimes talks in terms of:
1RM or One Rep Max.

We often forget we have beginners and advanced trainers alike reading our site.  We thought early January would be a great time to explain this in lay terms.
1 Rep Max is the amount of weight you can lift for one rep in perfect form [...]

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The Muscle Couple has had a rough week.
Jay decided it was time for a new beginning professionally and our Child Care provider facility burned to the ground.  To make things worse, it all happened in the same 24 span! 
We believe things happen for a reason and we are now proceeding to the next [...]

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The Muscle Couple with another awesome gift for any gym or weight lifting junkie!
Gripad

These patented grips are made of neoprene and offer a firm and comfortable hold when grabbing or gripping during your training.
They also prevent calluses and avoid the heat and odor associated with regular weight lifting gloves.
These make an awesome stocking stuffer for [...]

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The Muscle Couple recently received an update from Amanda.  Pretty amazing actually. We’ll let you read it in it’s entirety.  Our comments (few) are in Blue.
From: Amanda Berridge <fullthrottlept@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:29:51 -0800
To: The Muscle Couple<musclecouple@gmail.com>
Subject: Update

The closer I get to the competition the more excited I get and the more real it [...]

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The Muscle Couple was recently experimenting with the Hammer Strength Ab Curl Machine.

Its an awesome device that does exactly everything you want when training abs.

Weighted resistance offering progressive overload

Full rectus abdominus contraction

Lower back and pelvic stability

Ability to target obliques by arranging in multiple angles

There are many Abdominal machines offering similar functionality. [...]

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The Muscle Couple with some info on maximizing your performance in your training.

Often times we hit the weights and don’t focus on the science behind the rest in between our sets.  Few of us realize how varying the rest times can make a dramatic improvement to our physiques.
There have been a lot of recent studies [...]

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