San Antonio Personal Training

2/12/09

If you are looking to get in shape, then for most of you that means that you would like to lose weight and add a little muscle tone to your body.

In order to achieve this look, you are going to have to add lean muscle mass to your body and burn body fat to let that muscle show through!

So, how do you keep and add muscle while burning body fat?

One of the keys is your diet.  In particular, your Branch Chain Amino Acids or BCAA's.

In short, BCAA's keep your muscles from deteriorating and helps grow your muscle!

So, how do you get your BCAA's.

Start by eating adequate amounts of protein throughout the day.  Particularly, beef, chicken and fish!

You will also want to make sure you get some BCAA's into your system immediately following a workout.

A great way to do this is with a Whey Protein.

Most whey protein supplements have a high ratio of BCAA's which will help re-fuel your muscles immediately following your workouts.

You want to get in shape.

You are exercising properly and working hard to achieve your results.

Fuel your body with BCAA's and you will help yourself incredibly!

Make it a great day San Antonio.

Nicholas Wood

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2/10/09

With everyone looking for the government to help them these days, I thought this initiative from the govt might actually work:

I hope you are all having a great day!

Best,

Nick

Nicholas Wood

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2/9/09

As most of you know, I am skeptical of most supplement products. 

One of the products that has been hyped a lot lately is the amino acid Glutamine.

Glutamine is used by the body to help repair muscles.  It is a non-essential amino acid though, which means the body produces it in ample supply that you shouldn't have to get it from your diet or from supplements.

Well, recently the hype about glutamine has been that your body needs extra amounts of glutamine after a workout because your muscles can get so broken down that the body can't replenish enough of the glutamine to service the muscles inside of the critical 45 minutes after a workout.

I read reviews about the glutamine and really bought into the marketing of various glutamine products.

Here are a few examples:

http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/inmag6.htm

http://www.powersupplements.com/glutamine.htm

Well this weekend, I got in a debate with someone about glutamine and its benefits and he pointed me to a few studies that have shown that glutamine does not have an effect on muscle recovery or growth.

He pointed me to this study (http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/nrc/apnm/2006/00000031/00000005/art00006) as well as a few others that argue against glutamine.

Well I went and looked at these studies and while they seem conclusive, they are both short term studies, so the jury is still out on the long-term benefit of glutamine.

The reason I posted this was just to remind you not to buy into some nutritional product or supplement just because of the marketing.  I can't believe I fell for it!  Next time I will be sure to do my research.

If you are going to use a supplement, use the proven supplements such as protein and creatine to help you replenish your muscles.

Make it a great day San Antonio!

Nicholas Wood

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2/7/09

Today has been a weird day.  It is only the second time Sarah and I have been away from each other for the weekend, since we got married!

So, while I am missing her, I have taken advantage of a slow Saturday by working and getting a great workout in for myself.

Sometimes we get so rapped up in life, we forget to kick back and enjoy the little things.

Well today I got to enjoy a nice slow workout and it felt great!

If you have not taken some time to just enjoy a workout then try to do it this weekend.

Break from your routine for a day and just do a simple workout that you enjoy!

Make it a great day San Antonio!

Nicholas Wood

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