Archive for March 23rd, 2009

Heavy Muscle Radio with Bill Llewellyn, Tom Terwilliger, Tres Bennett, and Scott Connelly: 03-23-09
by Dave Palumbo

HEAVY MUSCLE RADIO!

ANABOLICS 2009 author Bill Llewellyn joins the Whack Pack and fills us in on what he’s been up to in Amsterdam for the last 8 weeks.

IFBB Pro of yesteryear Tom Terwilliger drops by the talk about competing in the 80′s against Lee Haney, Rich Gaspari, Lee Labrada. You won’t want to miss the story about how Chuck Zito almost killed his twin brother and him or how he smoked hash with Sonny Schmidt in Madrid, Spain.

Jr USA Promoter Tres Bennett calls in to give us a preview of the upcoming NPC Jr USA taking place on May 23 in Charleston, SC.

Dr. Scott Connelly returns and discussed the very hot topic of insulin resistance and how a high protein, moderate fat, low carb diet is exactly what the doctor ordered.

Bobby Smalls, IFBB Pro Guy Cisternino, and Kris Lecomte also join the guys in the studio!

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Mice With Disabled Gene That Helps Turn Carbs Into Fat Stay Lean Despite Feasting On High-Carb Diet

ScienceDaily – Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, have identified a gene that plays a critical regulatory role in the process of converting dietary carbohydrates to fat. In a new study, they disabled this gene in mice, which consequently had lower levels of body fat than their normal counterparts, despite being fed the equivalent of an all-you-can-eat pasta buffet.

The authors of the study, to be published in the March 20 issue of the journal Cell, say the gene, called DNA-PK, could potentially play a role in the prevention of obesity related to the over-consumption of high-carbohydrate foods, such as pasta, rice, soda and sugary snacks.
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