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Gym Behaviour

Hey guys, do you know those persones that just spit in the gym or talk trashy words? The trashy words don`t bother me so much as the bad behaviour of some people in the gym. When you go in a gym and want to lift some weights, you need proper concentration, some music to get you pumped up, water(for hidratation) and a towel don`t you? A towel or two, are needed in the gym as my last coach said:" You can catch two rabbits in one shot" and the meaning of that is: you protect the gym equip...

Amino acids

Amino acids are the building blocks of protein, and unlike the two other basic nutrients – sugar and fatty acids, amino acids contain nitrogen – about 16%.Amino acids are used in most body processes from regulating the way the body works to how the brain functions - They activate and utilize vitamins and other nutrients.Proteins are chains of amino acids linked together, bound together with peptide bonds and there are about 29 amino acids commonly referred to in human health. The liver manufac...

Fat Soluble Vitamins

Fat soluble vitaminsVitamin A (retinol and beta-carotene)Vitamin A and carotene can be obtained from either animal or vegetable sources. The animal form is divided between retinol and dehydroretinol whereas the vegetable carotene can be split into four very potent groups - alpha-carotene, beta-carotene, gamma-carotene and crypto-carotene. With enough beta-carotene available in the body, the body can manufacture its own vitamin A.Vitamin A is required for night vision, and for a healthy skin. It ...