Archive for April 15th, 2009

75th Anniversary of Muscle Beach Venice
by Joe Wheatley, promoter of Muscle Beach Venice

It all started in 1934 when a group of health and fitness pioneers brought fame to Santa Monica Muscle Beach with their feats of weightlifting, strength and gymnastics. In 2009, Muscle Beach Venice marks the 75th Anniversary of the world renown home of bodybuilding.

This historic occasion will be celebrated on July 4th 2009 at the Mr. & Ms. Muscle Beach Bodybuilding, Figure and Bikini Competition. Icons from the industry including Hall of Fame Inductees will be on hand with City of Los Angels Officials to recognize this great history.

Bodybuilding.com, Muscletech and Ironman Magazine are three of the main sponsors of this event. More information coming soon…

Factors Other Than Genes Could Cause Obesity, Insulin Study Shows

ScienceDaily (Apr. 15, 2009) — Researchers have uncovered new evidence suggesting factors other than genes could cause obesity, finding that genetically identical cells store widely differing amounts of fat depending on subtle variations in how cells process insulin.

Learning the precise mechanism responsible for fat storage in cells could lead to methods for controlling obesity.

“Insights from our study also will be important for understanding the precise roles of insulin in obesity or Type II diabetes, and to the design of effective intervention strategies,” said Ji-Xin Cheng, an assistant professor in Purdue University’s Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering and Department of Chemistry.

Findings indicate that the faster a cell processes insulin, the more fat it stores.
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Heavy Muscle Radio with Shawn Phillips and Bobby Strom: 04-13-09
by Dave Palumbo

HEAVY MUSCLE RADIO!

Shawn Phillips is best known for his role in helping to make EAS a household name in the supplement industry. Find out how he did it and what else he’s got planned down the road!

Iron Man 2 is in the works, and Bobby Strom is responsible for getting the villains in shape! He’s worked with countless mega super stars and tells us what it takes to get the celebrities ripped!

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