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Steroids Estrogen and Fatigue

Steroid Fatigue is a common catchphrase these days, and refers to another important function of estrogen in both the female and male body, its ability to promote wakefulness and a mentally alert state. Given the steroids that have aromatase inhibitors, bodybuilders today are noticing at some points more fatigue and extreme estrogen suppression than they had in the past. This suppression from the estrogen is often associated with fatigue! Under these conditions, the athlete,though on a p...

Increased Protein Preserves Increases Fatigue

Bodybuilders always included a high protein diet even if the American Dietetics Association has stated that high protein diets are not good for health. Every bodybuilder uses this diet more intensly and cuts from calories before a competition because you get a more ripped body so it is necessary for building muscle mass and reducing bodyfat. I`m not going to give too much details, but after a research on 20 athletes that were on a increased protein diet group and a controled one. At the...

Tuna Tuna and Tuna

Tuna is an inexpensive and easy to prepare source of important nutrients.Tuna is high in protein and low in fat and calories when you have to choose between it and other proteins.A low fat, high protein product is a great beginning to a nutritious meal. If you are a bodybuilder, or athlete of any kind, you need to know the benefits of eating tuna.As you know, protein's amino acids are an essential building block for strengthening and maintaining muscles, repairing damaged tissues and boostin...

Calculate Your Body Fat !

The formula for men is: %Fat=495/(1.0324-0.19077(log(waist-neck))+0.15456(log(height)))-450 The formula for women is: %Fat=495/(1.29579-0.35004(log(waist+hip-neck))+0.22100(log(height)))-450 LOG refers to the logarithm with a base of 10, or LOG10, not that with a base of e, or LN. LOG(100) = 2. The formulas require the measurements to be in Centimeters with the acurracy of 0.5 cm. The American Council on Exercise uses the following categories based on percentage of body fat: ...