No Ordinary Experience

Have your workouts been lagging and needing an extra boost? No matter how many sets and reps you do, you just can’t seem to get that “Swoll” feeling you get when you have a good muscle pump? Now thanks to Gaspari Nutrition, your worries are over! Introducing Super Pump 250, the most mind-blowing pre-workout product on the market today!


Super Pump 250 contains creatine monohydrate, NO2 Complex { L-Arginine, L-Arginine alpha-ketoglutarate(A-AKG), l-arginine ketoisocaproate, alpha ketoglutaric acid}, Gingko Biloba and caffeine just to name a few ingredients. So there you have all ingredients to provide blood flow to the working muscles (muscle pump), increased mental alertness (gingko biloba) and energy (creatine monohydrate and caffeine). Consumer beware, this product is so addictive, that once you train with it one time, you’ll find it virtually impossible to train without it!

I remember my first experience with it back in 2005 while I was training for the NPC Collegiate Nationals. I needed something to give me the extra boost of energy to make it through my workout, because I was so drained from school and work all day, my problem was solved with Super Pump 250! The pumps I feel while training with this products are absolutely amazing! How much should you take before you train? Suggested serving is 1-3 scoops approximately 45 minutes before training. I have found it best to use two scoops, but each one of us has a different tolerance level, so I recommend starting with one and going from there.

If you’re tired of dragging yourself into the gym and just simply “Going through the motions” my advice to you is simply try Super Pump 250. You’ll love the way it brings new life to your training!

Back to Basics

In today’s modern gyms, it’s so easy for a beginner to get easily confused on what exercises to perform to meet their training goals. For instance, a newbie to the gym walks in and sees a massive, 275 lb , 5% body fat bodybuilder doing iso-lateral pull downs for at least 15 reps. So, obviously the new comer is gonna try and perform this same exercise (less weight of course) in hopes of obtaining a similar physique to the bodybuilder he had previously seen performing the exercise. The iso-lateral pull down is not the only “Cool” machine in the gym, but what is important for beginners to understand is that they don’t need all the fancy equipment to get started.


If the goal is to add overall mass and thickness to the back, I have selected four main “Basic” exercises you might want to give a try for your next back workout! The first exercise is the deadlift! Nothing fancy about this at all. You have a barbell on the floor loaded with weights, you bend down and pick it up off the floor! Sounds easy, right? Well, ask any hardcore lifter and they will tell you right the opposite! This exercise is ideal, because it works pretty much your whole body. As you pull the bar off the ground, your back, traps, glutes and hamstrings are all being hit at once!

The second exercise is my personal favorite, Chin Ups! This exercise targets the Latissimus dorsi (upper back) and is very difficult to perform. Start out using your own body weight as resistance, as you will find, this will be plenty to start with. This will help develop width in your back as well as thickness. There are many variations to the chin up, however, as a beginner, I suggest doing a wide over –hand version to help bring out the width of your latissimus dorsi (lats). If you’re a competitive bodybuilder, this exercise is a must! Go on and try it! You’ll be surprised at how much better your relaxed pose will look!

The Bent Barbell Row is also another old school classic that is hard to beat when it comes to packing on slabs of lean mass to the mid-back! This simply involves gripping a barbell (palms down), leaning forward with knees slightly bent (keep head up) and pulling the bar up to your waist. For an intense burn on this exercise, be sure to squeeze your mid back for one to two seconds upon contraction. Last, but not least are lat pulldowns using a high pulley with a rope. These are good for developing thickness down in the low-mid back and giving an over all “Christmass Tree” appearance to the back. Simply grab a rope from the high position on a cable machine, keep knees slightly bent , back straight and neck neutral with spine. This is not an exercise you should go heavy on unlike the other back exercises I have discussed. I prefer to keep my reps on this particular exercise in the 12-15 range.

So, in a ever changing fitness world where gyms are always introducing new exercises and machines, just remember you don’t always have to  join the latest “fad.”

Winning the War on Fat

If you’re going into battle for the war on fat, you better make sure you come armed with the right weapon! Introducing Lipodrene from Hi-Tech Pharmaceuticals! Although, disguised as another ordinary diet pill, make no mistake, Lipodrene is far from ordinary. This fat burning weapon is actually three weapons in one! That’s right, not only does Lipodrene help burn away calories and fat, it also helps control sugar cravings and suppresses your appetite!


Another key component to this AMAZING fat burner is its ability to attack fat in the most stubborn places (i.e. hips, thighs, buttocks). Unlike most products on the market today, Lipodrene also contains 25 mg of ephedra extract per pill. Keep in mind, however, this is not the original EPHEDRENE that was banned a few years ago, this is merely a derivative of that. Each pill also contains 100 mg of caffeine , and a proprietary blend including, but not limited to green tea extract, hoodia extract and 25 mg synephrine hcl. In addition to acting as a great fat burning weapon, Lipodrene is also a natural diuretic.

As the war with fat continues, don’t give up the fight, just attack smarter and harder! However, keep in mind, this unique weapon of attack is only part of your defense. Any time fat loss is the goal, you must change up your dietary habits as well as implement a consistent exercise routine. So, there you have it! Lipodrene combined with a proper exercise and diet routine, will have you winning the war on what you once thought was impossible!

Commitment to Excellence

Nothing worth pursuing in life is ever easy!"
Throughout our lives, we often find many road blocks on the highway to success! What separates the winners from the losers in life is how we choose to perceive and go about these barriers. It's easy to look at an obstacle and say, "Well, it's too complicated, I'll go another route!" People who choose to look at life this way usually get by in life, but never step out and achieve that greatness they once had in mind. People in this category generally find themselves experiencing the "Rocking Chair Effect" That simply stated, means when we're older we'll look back and say, "Oh, if only I had done this, or if I had done that!"

Nothing wrong with the personality type I mentioned in the pre-ceeding paragraph, but that's not the characteristics of what makes a great champion of life. A true champion of life will simply look at the barrier and say, "How will I get around this?" At that point, this person starts brain storming for ways around the barrier and setting out small steps in order to reach the major goal at hand, "OVERCOMING THE BARRIER TO SUCCESS!"

If all things in life were easy to accomplish, then everyone alive would be doing great things. Unfortunately, life is not set up this way. We must reach deep within ourselves and figure out what tools we have to achieve greatness! God gave each one of us a unique talent and/or personality trait to, not only achieve our goals, but to differentiate ourselves from others, so that we can be unique in the way we achieve those goals!

Are You Going the Right Whey?

Just like food sources that provide a complete and incomplete protein source, your whey protein powders (concentrate and isolate) do not provide all benefits necessary for muscle repair and growth. For example, whey protein concentrate only provides 70%-85% protein and usually, but not always may have some whey isolate blended in. However, the isolate contains 90%-98% protein and has a higher biological value (BV). The only downside to the isolate, incidentally is that is cost more than the concentrate. With that being said, YOU DO GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR! The isolate has the higher percentage of protein per scoop as opposed to the concentrate. Another benefit to the isolate is that it stays in your system longer after ingestion, so it keeps those starving muscles fuller for a longer period of time.

This is not a biased blog suggesting that whey concentrate is no good and should not be consumed. Even though the percentage of protein per scoop may be less than that of the isolate, YOU ARE STILL GETTING IN PROTEIN! With that being said, it’s clearly up to the consumer as to what protein source they want to go with. As I mentioned earlier, the isolate is more expensive, but you do reap more of the training benefits you’re after by going with the isolate. One of those whey isolates is Optimum Nutrition’s 100% Gold Standard Whey Protein. Each scoop of 100% Gold Stand Whey gives you 24 grams of muscle building protein!


As for what we recommend on the whey concentrate side, Champion Nutrition makes a delicious whey protein PURE WHEY PROTEIN STACK! This protein gives you a high amount of the essential amino-acids, as well as glutamine peptides necessary for muscle growth and repair! Each scoop gives you 26 grams of protein and also as little as 1.5 grams of carbs per scoop! So, this qualifies as a must have in any low carb dieter’s nutrition plan! In conclusion, both types of proteins (concentrate and isolate) are both great sources of getting the essential nutrients needed to recover from intense training, however it’s up to you to see which one suits your nutrition requirements as well as your wallet!