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**hackskii** · 03-11-2003, 11:03 PM

I think cod liver oil has Omega-3 fatty acids in it. It is supposed to be good for your joints too.
But on the other post I said I spend 30 minutes per body part. Legs would be the excpetion as there is the quad, front, inner, outer and the hamstring and calves. To work the whole leg might be kindof fetiguing. I do the quads (Front) all by them selves. I do hamstrings on like a bicept day or an off day. You can do calves, forearms and abs every day. All other muscle groups should be done once a week for strength and size. I do 8 sets for chest. I do 12 sets for back. 10 sets for tricepts. 8-10 for bicepts and 12-16 sets for shoulders including traps and rear delt.

BSF James · 01-12-2003, 07:42 PM

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Originally posted by vervefan
hey guys,thanx for the advice,have found it helpful.i don't know what glutamine is though,what is it and where would i get some from?

From http://www.bodyshapersfitness.com/why%20supplement.htm

Glutamine

Glutamine is an amino acid. Amino acids are basically what makes up protein. You have two kind of amino acid in your body. Essential and Non Essential. Essential amino acids are so called because the body can’t make them, it has to be supplied with them. Non essential amino acids are mainly produced by the body. Glutamine is non essential, but it is also the most abundant amino acid in the muscles, accounting for 60% of all free aminos. After a workout, your glutamine reserves are extremely low (or at least they should be if you’ve worked hard enough!). You need to replenish these stores asap! Why? Because it’s the main player in the fight against catabolism. It also plays a huge part in growth hormone release. Don’t neglect glutamine. It gets little publicity compared to it’s more popular cousin creatine, but it is just as important. It also has a cell volumizing affect, reduces protein breakdown and helps guard against over training. Glutamine is a supplement that has many known, and possibly some unknown, benefits.

The cheapest glutamine we do on our site is reflex l-glutamine which you can get in 500g or 250g. The 500g one - http://www.bodyshapersfitness.com/pr...p?idproduct=33 - is only £26.99, and since you only take 5g per serving it works out just under 27p a serving (100 servings). I use this glutamine firstly because I like Reflex as all of their supplements are made to ISO90001 standards and secondly as its the best value for money glutamine on the market that I know of.

BSF James · 01-12-2003, 07:50 PM

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Originally posted by vervefan
also where's the best place to buy creatine,and what is a reasonable price to expect to pay?

there are lots of great places online to buy creatine including my own store bodyshapersfitness.com and lorian's protein factory. Most online stores now offer up to 20% off retail price, so it's almost always cheaper to buy online. There are also lots of great creatine products. I like SAN V12 (50svgs for £39.99), because it doesnt cause the water retention that regular creatine does (a side affect I always get from regular creatine). I'm currently trying Dymatize Powertech (£39.99 for 30svgs) which has been pretty good. Creatamax 8000gl by maximuscle is very good also, I think that is around £37.99 for 30svgs on most stores. A quite new one is meta-CEL by Isatori. I got a review submitted to my site for this today actually. Take a look:

http://www.bodyshapersfitness.com/pr...?idProduct=268

If you do want to have just plain creatine monohydrate, you get a lot more servings for your money but its not absorbed as well by the body. For plain creatine monohydrate, again I'd recommend Reflex's product for both purity and value.

I've been thinking about trying this one myself quite soon. I like the sound of lemonade flavour.....

03-11-2003, 11:03 PM	#16 (permalink)
hackskii Super Moderator Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Sunny Southern California U.S.A. Posts: 22,649	I think cod liver oil has Omega-3 fatty acids in it. It is supposed to be good for your joints too. But on the other post I said I spend 30 minutes per body part. Legs would be the excpetion as there is the quad, front, inner, outer and the hamstring and calves. To work the whole leg might be kindof fetiguing. I do the quads (Front) all by them selves. I do hamstrings on like a bicept day or an off day. You can do calves, forearms and abs every day. All other muscle groups should be done once a week for strength and size. I do 8 sets for chest. I do 12 sets for back. 10 sets for tricepts. 8-10 for bicepts and 12-16 sets for shoulders including traps and rear delt. __________________ "Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away." - George Carlin Scott To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.