Three Facts Every Lifter Could Benefit From

Considering I spend so much time researching and living the whole fitness lifestyle and ideals, here are three basic bits of information that are commonly brought to my attention. If you think you know all of this, read it again, you might learn something new.

What is the big deal with eggs? Should I eat the yolk or not?!
First of all, eggs are rated the highest biological value of protein around; every other form of protein is given a biological value based on its equivalence to an egg. The egg white contains adequate amounts of all essential amino acids making it the perfect protein for any bodybuilder, fitness chick, or even the mighty weekend warrior.

And what is up with people claiming that egg yolks will raise your cholesterol levels?! First of all, cholesterol consumption is not the culprit related to increasing the cholesterol levels of your blood, saturated fat is. Egg yolks contain so many healthy compounds including the B vitamin Choline (important in brain function and health), the carotenoid Lutein (good for eye health) mono- and poly-unsaturated fatty acids, and even Vitamin D. One egg yolk contains only 187mg of cholesterol – not that much, right?

An entire large egg contains about 7 grams of protein, with ~4 of those grams coming from the white alone. And the yolk contains about 5g of fat.

There is absolutely no reason to leave the yolk out of your diet; it’s not going to kill you. If you are concerned about the fat content, just use a couple yolks and throw out the rest in your next omelet. For instance, if you are looking to have about 25g of protein in your meal, you could have 5 whites and 2 yolks. This is the equivalence to about 26g of protein and 10 grams of fat – yum!

If you want to eat the yolk, just make sure it fits in to your daily macronutrient breakdown or protein, carbohydrate and fat.

What the heck is Power Pump™ 7?
Power Pump 7 is the new and improved version of Muscle Nitrous PUMP™.

Still didn’t answer your question?

Originally Muscle Nitrous PUMP™ was formulated as a pre-workout N.O. RTD containing Arginine, Creatine and Nitric Oxide (among other ingredients). This pre-workout RTD was created to provide a sugar-free/calorie-free convenient way to improve your lifts; but with so many new studies concluding the benefits of Beta-Alanine to be much more effective in increasing endurance and strength while decreasing fatigue, it was time to give the original PUMP RTD a makeover. Introduce Power Pump™ 7. Powered by BAEX (Beta-Alanine Ethyl Ester HCl) and Arginase Inhibitors to prolong the biological activity of Beta-Alanine Ethyl Ester in the body. This is hugely important because Nitric Oxide (NO2) is a gas that is metabolized within seconds in the body. BAEX is a far superior pharmaceutical delivery compound than A-AKG (Arginine alpha-Ketoglutarate). A-AKG is a simple Arginine salt that has proven to be ineffective at increasing muscle mass.

Simply put, Beta-alanine allows synthesis of carnosine in the muscle cells. Carnosine’s primary function in fast-twitch muscle fibers is buffering hydrogen ions (H+). Buffering H+ keeps acidity levels in the muscle at a minimum lessening that burning sensation you experience while training. Less burning sensation = more reps at heavier weight, maintain increased intensity level, and run for a longer distance. If you can’t feel the burn you could go on forever.

So if Carnosine is the limiting factor here why not just ingest Carnosine on its own? Carnosine, when ingested, does not remain intact when taken up in to the muscle. Instead it is synthesized in to Beta-Alanine which in turn produces more Carnosine. So it makes more sense to take Beta-alanine, not Carnosine, to have more Carnosine in the muscle cells.

Power Pump™ 7 utilizes Beta-Alanine along with Nitric Oxide and scant amounts of Caffeine to prolong your run, maintain increased intensity throughout your training session, and simply helps you lift more weight for more reps. You don’t believe me? Try it for yourself.

You do not need to train your abs to have a nice set of abs.
False. Your abdominal muscles are the same as any other muscle group; you have to train them to build muscle in that specific group.

How many times have you heard this, “I never do abs, I just have them naturally.”?? Well, imagine if you actually didtrain your abs, they would be considerably more attractive and developed than they currently are.

Incorporating heavy weights in to your weekly abdominal training regime will build bigger more attractive blocks making them more visible even when your body fat is slightly higher.

Here is a sample Abs protocol for your next training session:
  Cable Crunch – 2 sets of 10-12 reps
   Hanging Straight Leg Raise – 2 sets of 10-12 reps
   Incline Knee-Hip Raise – 2 sets of 10-12 reps

Try these three exercises and I guarantee you will be feeling your abs the next day every time you laugh or sneeze. Have a Power Pump™ 7 before you train and you will be surprised how strong your Abs truly are.