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| Date Published 8-15-2006 |
| August Newsletter 2006 | ||||||||
In this month's issue...
 Editor's Note - by Robert DiMaggio E-Book - Beyond Steroids New Articles - Training, Diet & Nutrition Featured Website - Ag-Guys.com Monthly Article - Creatine Ethyl Ester HCL Burn the Fat! - by Tom Venuto Featured Product - IronMagLabs CEE Marc's Fitness Zone - Tone Up Your Abs - Part 3 Site Sponsors- Please visit!.................................................................................................................................................................. Top Editor's Note 
Hello Fellow Bodybuilders & Fitness Enthusiasts, We will now be publishing our monthly newsletter on the 15th of the month, but we will still be updating IronMagazine with new articles on the 1st. We are proud to announce IronMagLabs has put out 4 new products: -Creatine Ethy Ester HCL - CEE in capsule form -Essence™ - Complete EFA Complex -Nitro4™ - Nitric Oxide Stimulator -Satiety&trade - Appetite Control www.IronMagLabs.com Bodybuilding.com should have all of our products online by next week. Taylors Nutrition has our CEE available now. We have another jam packed newsletter with great content, so read on... Yours in Fitness, Robert DiMaggio - Owner/President IronMagazine.com LLC .................................................................................................................................................................. Top Featured E-Book Beyond Steroids 
Beyond Steroids is about how you can learn to use all the world's newest, rarest and most effective bodybuilding drugs... The drugs never before written about! And discover radical cycles to combine the new stuff with the "classic anabolic steroids" in ways most Pro Bodybuilders don't even understand. With Beyond Steroids, you'll gain 30lbs of lean muscle mass and drop your bodyfat into the low single digits or get Triple Your Money Back - GUARANTEED! For more info on Beyond Steroids CLICK HERE! .................................................................................................................................................................. Top August 2006 Articles
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.................................................................................................................................................................. Top Monthly Article - Creatine Ethyl Ester HCL (CEE) Review by Clayton South (courtesy of Bodybuilding.com) What is it and where does it come from? Creatine Ethyl Ester HCL (CEE) is creatine monohydrate with an ester attached. Esters are organic compounds that are formed by esterification - the reaction of carboxylic acid and alcohols. What does it do and what scientific studies give evidence to support this? Regular creatine monohydrate has been shown effective at increasing lean muscle mass1,2,3,4, muscle strength5,6 and athletic performance.7,8 However, regular creatine monohydrate is absorbed poorly by the body - and its effectiveness is dependant upon the cells ability to absorb it. The poor absorption rate of regular creatine monohydrate requires the creatine user to ingest large dosages of creatine to achieve desired effect. Because creatine draws water to the cell, and because most ingested creatine monohydrate is not absorbed, unabsorbed creatine will sit outside of the target cell with the water, and this will result in the "creatine bloat." Long-term clinical studies have proven that creatine monohydrate is safe for use by persons free of medical complication9, but why would you want to ingest more creatine monohydrate than you have to simply because your creatine is inefficient? Creatine ethyl ester is creatine monohydrate with an ester attached. The attachment of an ester is significant, because esters are found in the fat tissue of animals. But, why is this important? What role does this have in the absorption of creatine? All substances that you put into your body will affect its operation. There are three ways that substances can affect a cells operation. They are: Ligand binding to protein receptor sites Secondary messenger / metabotropic systems Passive permeation of the cell wall via lipids When a substance enters the body and affects the bodies operation, it is known as a ligand. The soma and dendrites of the cell have protein receptor sites to which ligands can bind. The process of a ligand binding with a receptor site is akin to a lock and key: only keys of a certain shape work with certain locks. When they work and cause the cells stimulation they are called agonists. When they block the cell from functioning they are called antagonists. When a ligand binds with the receptor site of a target cell, the cell, in the simplest of cases, changes its shape, opens up its ion channels and changes its function. In so-called "secondary messenger" or metabotropic cells, the ligand binds with the receptor site and an internal protein known as a g-protein is released. This released protein then binds to an internal site inside of the cell, and then the cell changes its behavior by opening its ion channels. Cells that operate in this way are known as metabotropic cells because their operation requires metabolic energy.
Passive permeation is a process that describes the diffusion of a substance across a cell membrane through the use of lipids as transport mechanisms. Because no "work" is being done by the cell in this model, this model is called passive permeation. Creatine monohydrate utilizes lipids to permeate the cell wall and enter the cell. Because of this, the esterification of creatine, and the presence of esters in animal fat tissue, becomes significant. Creatine monohydrate is semi-lipopholic. This means that it inefficiently uses fat as a transport mechanism. The esterification of substances will increase their lipopholic abilities, and thus esterified creatine will use fat more efficiently to permeate the cell wall and exert its effects upon cellular function than its unesterified creatine monohydrate counterpart. This means, simply, that not only will dosage requirements be lower, but the absorption of esterified creatine will be increased and the infamous "creatine bloat" will be eliminated! Who needs it and what are some symptoms of deficiency? Creatine Ethyl Ester can benefit persons of all ages, as it displays the same benefits as regular creatine monohydrate. Many multiple sclerosis patients are classified as creatine non-responders, but with the improved absorption seen with CEE this may not be the case. Is Creatine Ethyl Ester real? Much controversy has been generated over creatine ethyl ester. Companies and individuals with a financial interest in promoting creatine monohydrate products have attempted to discredit creatine ethyl ester. Some companies have even gone so far as to commission laboratory reports that show that creatine ethyl ester is not real. Included with this page is one such report, and also included are two COA's - certificates of analysis - proving that creatine ethyl ester is real. These are included so that you, the consumer, can make up your own mind - so that you can base your choices upon the power of information. The one report that states that creatine ethyl ester is fake was commissioned by an industry company with an interest in discrediting creatine ethyl ester. The two certificates of analysis included show that CEE is real and was done on raw source product and conducted by people with no financial interest in the promotion of creatine ethyl ester. The esterification of creatine is chemically possible and not hard to conceive. Those who claim that CEE is fake are denying obvious science and are cheating the consumer. How much should be taken? Are there any side effects? 3-6 grams daily is the recommended dose. No side effects have been reported in scientific literature.
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Control Your Appetite And Keep The Weight Off With This Metabolism-Stimulating Food
There have been countless studies performed on the role of protein in the muscle growth process to try and determine exactly how much protein you should consume to build muscle mass. Recently, several studies have looked at the role that dietary protein plays in helping you lose fat, and more importantly, helping you keep it off! One thing scientists have discovered is that eating lean protein foods is important for regulating body composition because it decreases your appetite. In a 2003 study reported in the journal Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition And Metabolic Care (2003; 6(6): 635-638), protein was shown to be more satiating (made you feel fuller) than both carbohydrate and fat both in the short term and the long term. Eating more lean protein foods has also been proven as an effective strategy to help you burn fat and keep it off because of something called, “dietary thermogenesis” (also known as the thermic effect of food). In a study published in the British Journal of Nutrition in 2005 (93(2): 281-289), researchers followed a group of 113 overweight subjects after 4 weeks of a very low calorie diet, through a 6 month period of weight maintenance. The subjects were divided into a protein group or a control group. The protein group was simply given an extra 30 grams of protein per day on top of their usual diet. The researchers found that during weight maintenance, the group with the higher protein intake was less likely to regain the lost weight, and any weight gain in the protein group was lean tissue and not fat. The results were attributed to higher thermic effect and a decrease in appetite. Although calories will always be the bottom line when it comes to fat loss, studies such as these are confirming what bodybuilders have known for a long time: That calories are not the only factor that can influence your body composition. Your protein intake and your ratios of protein relative to carbohydrate and fat can clearly play a key role in helping you lose fat and keep the fat off. None of this is news to bodybuilders or to anyone who is already familiar with bodybuilding-style nutrition programs such as Burn The Fat, Feed The Muscle. But it’s interesting that such positive results were achieved in studies where protein was increased so conservatively - as little as 30 additional grams of protein per day or a 20% increase above traditional protein recommendations. Many bodybuilding-style diets call for as much as 30%-40% of the total daily calories from protein and some competitive bodybuilders jack up the protein (temporarily) to as much as 50% before competitions. I’m curious to see if any research is ever conducted with these more aggressive protein intakes. If so, my guess is that we will find once again, that the bodybuilders are ahead of the science when it comes to the manipulation of diet for improving body composition. The take home lesson is simple: If you remove some carbs and put in some protein - nothing too radical; even as little as 30 grams per day - this small change in your diet may decrease your appetite, decrease your body fat and help you keep the fat off after you lose it. If you enjoyed Tom's Q & A be sure to check out his 340 page ebook Burn the Fat, Feed the Muscle 
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CREATINE ETHYL ESTER HCL (CEE)
Advanced Ethyl Ester Technology™ -Increases Lean Muscle Mass -Increases Strength & Power -Increased Absorption -Increased Bioavailability -Pharmaceutical Grade CEE The fact is Creatine Monohydrate falls short and Creatine Ethyl Ester HCl (CEE) is the future of creatine! CEE is an extremely soluble creatine resulting in advanced absorption, increased bioavailability, and stability. Instead of saturating your system in creatine and hoping for absorption, CEE directly penetrates the muscle cell resulting in 30 to 40 times more functional creatine. This means no more loading, bloating, cramping or dehydration. Most users notice a difference in their first dose! more info here... .................................................................................................................................................................. Top Marc David's Fitness Zone 
The Quick and Easy Way to Tone Up Your Abs - Part 3 Exercises for Variety and Development Step by Step Abdominal Training Explained Concept #1: How Many Times Per Week to Train Abs Do you remember hearing somewhere that in order to get the abdominals you want; you've got to train them everyday? I know I heard that from several sources. None of those sources had super ripped abs. Fact: Many of the people who DO have ripped abs train them 1-3 times per week. Train your abs 1-3 times per week. I would recommend training them after a smaller body part workout like chest and biceps and abs, or shoulder, triceps and abs. You can do them on your off days as well. Try to avoid doing them with legs as it's a major body part. Try to avoid doing them first as you'll need your stabilizers to be 100% when they are used in other compound exercises. You probably already know this... your abs can be trained a bit more frequently then most other muscle groups because of two factors: 1. The muscle density is different allowing for different recovery time 2. 99.9% of programs do not encourage you to train abs to muscular failure You don't want to train abs to muscular failure for the purpose of this guide.
Concept #2: How Many Exercises Per Session If you're like me, you don't want another session added to your workout that is going to add another 20 minutes to your gym time. But like any other muscle, the abdominals require a bit of stimulation but just enough to grow and change and become stronger. Unlike other body parts, you won't be doing countless sessions for abs. In fact... Use 3-5 exercises per session That's all you really need. Use the schedule listed in this guide or just pick 3 different exercises and do 3-5 different exercises per session. You can vary your rest up to 90 seconds. You've got to wonder why people train abs by themselves for 30 or more minutes at a time. That's crazy! And most of the people coming out of those "Ab Blaster" classes don't even have abs. They are doing longer sessions for a single muscle group then you ever need to engage in. Simply put, 3-5 exercises will do just fine. Concept #3: Using Cardio as A Metabolism Boosting Tool For maximum fat loss, you should do cardio 4-7 days per week for 30-60 minutes (the amount is variable depending on your results). You could continue running or mix up the type of cardio you do (stationary cycling, stairclimbing, elliptical machines, and other continuous aerobic activities are all excellent fat burners without the high impact and joint stress of frequent running). If time efficiency is an issue for you, you could perform high intensity interval cardio training and achieve very efficient results with even briefer workouts (20-30 min per sessions, or less, if the intensity is high enough) Once you are satisfied with your level of body fat and your abdominal definition, you can cut back to 3 days per week for 20-30 minutes for maintenance. Concept #4: Advanced Techniques Part of this guide is to ensure that you use all the techniques possible in order to achieve the results you want. There are two techniques you can use so that your routine doesn't become 'routine.' 1. Tempo Variation: Another way to increase the effectiveness of the training program is to focus on the tempo of the exercise. Tempo just means the speed of the exercise. For example, a 3-1-1 tempo means you'll take 3 seconds to lower the weight, then you'll pause for 1 second, and then you'll lift the weight back up in 1 second. 2. Variety: It's been said that your body will adapt to any routine within 5-6 workouts. By including many different exercises, it will be impossible to adapt. Not only will your body be continually challenged but the variety will help to ward of getting bored of doing the same things every week, every workout. 3. Multiple Angles: While the abdominals are classified as a 'single' muscle, that doesn't mean you can't work it from a variety of angles in order to achieve the maximum stimulation. Many times an individual will have their upper abdominals developed but are lacking any real "visual" development in the lower abs. Rather then focus on a section of the abdominals, this guide will encourage you to work the muscle from a variety of angles for the best possible stimulation. Stay tuned for Part 4 that will flat out give you 6 months worth of ab workouts you can do.  Click here to get your FREE ebook! .................................................................................................................................................................. Top Site Sponsors 
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