Archive for October, 2008
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Differences Between Creatine Serum and Powder
Creatine is available both in powder and serum form. Creatine powder is the more popular of the two, creatine serum being the newer option. The largest difference between the two is the form itself. Creatine serum is the liquid form of creatine mono-hydrate.
Sometimes one may hear the claim that body would absorb creatine serum instantly, [...] -
Doping Scandals In Cycling Scene
Recently Austria’s cyclist Bernhard Kohl admitted to taking Cera during this year’s Tour de France. CERA is a similiar blood booster compared to EPO, which helps athletes to take in more oxygen. Germany’s Stefan Schumacher, Leonardo Piepoli and Riccardo Ricco have also failed Cera tests.
These doping cases have had its impact on cycling scene. For [...] -
Glutamine Supplements
Glutamine is an amino acid which is found naturally in our bodies. It plays a key role forming the proteins that maintain our cellular health and tissue repair. Glutamine is stored mainly in the muscles but can be found in the liver, lungs, brain and blood.
Intense exercise can deplete glutamine levels in our bodies, and [...] -
What is Magnesium?
Magnesium is a natural mineral produced by our bodies and also found in food. The usual symptom for our bodies to not get enough magnesium is fatigue. Magnesium has a plenty of good properties, and sometimes athletes found it useful to take magnesium supplements.
Some studies show that healthy magnesium intake is vital for both [...] -
Bio-Engineered Supplements & Nutrition Sponsors UFC
Bio-Engineered Supplements & Nutrition makes its profits by selling weight-loss and energy-boosting products e.g. Endorush and Astro-Phex. This summer BSN paid roughly ten million dollars for a three-year sponsorship with UFC.
By associating the company with UFC — which draws three million male viewers ages 18 to 49 to a fight — the head hopes BSN [...]
