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Salmon Quinoa Salad

admin — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 18:44:10 +0000

Recipe of the day: Salmon Quinoa Salad

Quinoa has a lot of aminoacids and it`s cooked similar to rice.Quinoa is a grain grown in crops that has edible seeds and it is not a true cereal.

How to cook Quinoa

use hot water, soak for five minutes and remove its outer coating because it will have a bitter taste if not removed

stir the quinoa with your hand, and carefully pour off the rinsing water, using a fine mesh or something

transfer the quinoa to the cooking pot, add 1 1/2 cups water and 1/2 tsp salt if desired

bring to a boil and turn the heat down to let it simmer

cook the quinoa for 15 minutes

Ingredients for the Salmon Quinoa Salad

1/2 can canned salmon, with the bones removed

1/4 cup chopped celery

2 tbsp fat-free mayonnaise

1 tbsp Italian salad dressing

1/2 cup cooked quinoa

1/4 cup chopped onion

1/4 cup chopped red pepper

In a small bowl combine the chopped veggies with the cooked quinoa, mayo, salmon and salad dressing.

Ups `n Downs in Bodybuilding Part 1

admin — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 10:52:25 +0000

My passion for bodybuilding started really as a cliche if i can say, after i saw an Arnold Schwarzenegger movie ” The Terminator”.
When i saw the movie i was 14 years old and didn`t know anything about this world of bodybuilding and how to build muscles, i just thought that Arnold was born with those huge muscles.
After i saw it i went to my parents and told them: “I want those muscles” and they said something like: “Ooh no, they are so ugly and grotesque” but i knew the fact that Arnold`s body was like an grecian ideal with a statuesque presence and the perfect dimensions.

Three years later i finally got the chance to go at a gym and i loved it!

My first session involved training the tricep and bicep. I remember it like it was yesterday, the sensation, the feeling, the rush.. just like Arnold Schwarzenegger described it in the movie “Pumping Iron” :”..blood is rushing through your muscles, the muscles get a really tight feeling like your skin is going to explode any minute and it`s really tight like someone is blowing air into it, it feels different, it feels fantastic. ”
The next day was followed by a huge soreness and i heard from my gym instructor that soreness was a great thing, cause that means you stretched to the max your muscle fibers.

At that time i didn`t knew what to eat like proteins, carbs etc. in order to increase your muscle size. I just knew i had to eat a lot. So everything i got my hands on, got directly to my stomach.
I forgot to tell you that i was a skinny guy, and when i say skinny i mean skinny to the bones.(see pictures)
After i tried some workouts and some types of supplements like proteins, aminoacids, vitamins i realized that i was overtraining and i heard about that fact on the internet because i began reading everything about muscles and i absorbed the information like a sponge.

I told you about overtraining because my gym instructor kept me for 2-3 hours in the gym and made me go through all the gym equipment that was there so all the hard work and all the money spent on supplements were for nothing, i just got a little more fat and i was tired all the time.
But i lie when i say i had no real benefits, in time my strength increased considerably and that was a positive factor that made me continue bodybuilding.. (to be continued)

Dirty Bulking isn`t an option!

admin — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 19:29:02 +0000

Dirty Bulking: The process of a bodybuilding bulking diet eating ‘dirty’ or ‘unclean’ foods.
When you dirty bulk you eat anything from fats, sugars, to anything you can shove down your throat.Dirty bulkers eat pizza, McDonalds, Soda, candy bars and usually whatever they see and can be eatable.

What about the micronutrients, a stable muscle growth promoting insulin level and minimising health threatening fats such as trans fats that significantly increase the chance of heart disease and is responsible for depositing fatty layers around your internal organs, giving you a pot belly or beer belly in the process.

If someone thinks that 6000 calories of junk food consumed a day is the same with 6000 calories of lean chicken breast, vegetables and fruits is wrong !

All the miracle muscle growers, the aminoacids,vitamins, minerals and supplements are made of Real Natural Fresh Food.

Dirt bulk helps you get FAT. I used to do dirt bulk too.. but when someone told me : “Hey Man, You`re Just Fat I Really Can`t See Muscles There” i decided to go on a better path, a path of eating clean. So try it, get off the dirt bulk and for at least 3 months, eat vegetables, fruits, lean meat an drink just water, and you will see the difference i assure you!