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2010 Bill Grant Bodybuilding & Figure Classic Recap
2010 Bill Grant Bodybuilding & Figure Classic Recap By Bill Grant The 2010 NPC Bill Grant Bodybuilding & Figure Classic was a phenomenal show in the great tradition of old Muscle Beach contests. In the scenic confines of Cedar Beach Park, the Allentown Sportsfest bodybuilders and figure athletes did battle in the hot and humid [...]
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Combo Weight Loss Pill Fights Cravings and Appetite
Combo Weight Loss Pill Fights Cravings and Appetite Will Contrave Be the Next Big Weight Loss Pill? By Denise Mann WebMD Health News Reviewed by Laura J. Martin, MD July 29, 2010 — An experimental obesity drug that combines the antidepressant bupropion and the addiction drug naltrexone reduces body weight by 5% or more after [...]
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Species Nutrition Update
Species Nutrition Update ?by Anthony Roberts Species Nutrition is in flux right now, either planning to reformulate their current line, or to phase the brand out altogether. I’m hearing that Bactolac (the company who previously handled their product manufacturing) is hesitant to continue working with Species and owner, Dave Palumbo, as they’ve been named in [...]
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Why Fad Diets Work Well for Some, but Not Others
Why Fad Diets Work Well for Some, but Not Others ScienceDaily – Ever notice some people seem to eat anything they want and never gain a pound, while others seem to gain weight just by looking at fattening foods? You may be seeing things correctly after all. According to research published in the July 2010 [...]
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NPC USA Bodybuilding, Figure & Bikini Championships
NPC USA Bodybuilding, Figure & Bikini Championships (IFBB Pro Qualifier) July 30 & 31, 2010 Las Vegas, Nevada Pro Cards a Plenty! Men (7 wt groups) 4 men will turn professional. Women (4 wt groups) 2 women bodybuilders will turn professional. Figure (6 height groups) Class winners will turn professional. Bikini (6 height groups) Class [...]
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Afghans Pay The Price For Flexing Their Muscles
Afghans Pay The Price For Flexing Their Muscles By Hamid Shalizi KABUL (Reuters Life!) – Arif Sakhi preened and posed his well-oiled muscles to win the “Mr Afghanistan” crown earlier this year, but behind that perfectly sculpted physique his vital organs were breaking down under the strain of steroid abuse. Sakhi’s death last month at [...]
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MusclePharm Supplement Company Bleeding Money
MusclePharm Supplement Company Bleeding Money by Anthony Roberts Perhaps one of the most ambitious nutritional supplement companies to hit the market in the past few years is MusclePharm. Right out of the gates they signed Paul Dillett, Louis Simmons, and a bunch of MMA fighters to endorse the product line. Getting Paul was a huge [...]
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Controversial supplement to come off shelves
Controversial supplement to come off shelves Product FDA called ‘unapproved drug’ is popular in autism cases By Trine Tsouderos, Tribune reporter OSR#1, marketed as a dietary supplement, is popular with parents of children with autism. After the Food and Drug Administration called it an unapproved new drug, the company that makes the supplement told several [...]
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HBO Real Sports Takes Easy Route with Female Bodybuilding Feature
HBO Real Sports Takes Easy Route with Female Bodybuilding Feature by Isaac Hinds Bryant Gumbel introduces his HBO Real Sports feature on women’s bodybuilding with, “we move onto the wild, weird and relatively unknown world of women’s bodybuilding. If you’re like most Americans what little exposure to bodybuilding you’ve had, has probably been limited to [...]
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Europa Battle of Champions Final Results
2010 EUROPA BATTLE OF CHAMPIONS FINAL RESULTS What an incredible contest. Lonnie Teper predicted that Ed Nunn would rule the day in Hartford, and he did, winning the Men’s Open Class over Troy Alves and Ben White. In the Mens 202lbs and Under, Jose Raymond beat an incredible looking David Henry. Also, congratulations to Dianna [...]
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Cholesterol Study: Low HDL May Not Be So Bad
Cholesterol Study: Low HDL May Not Be So Bad Very Low LDL ‘Bad’ Cholesterol May Cut Heart Risk Even if HDL ‘Good’ Cholesterol Is Also Low By Kathleen Doheny WebMD Health News Reviewed by Laura J. Martin, MD Patients on statin drugs who reduce their LDL ”bad” cholesterol to very low levels may not need [...]
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Lab test allegedly shows USPLabs product doesn’t meet label claims
Lab test allegedly shows USPLabs product doesn’t meet label claims by Anthony Roberts A spirited discussion on Bodybuilding.com has been been taking place over alleged lab tests suggesting USPLabs OxyELITE Pro doesn’t meet label claims. USPLabs has been alerted to the existence of the supposed lab tests, and have thus far failed to issue an [...]
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