Precontest Training

Weight training is actually a very catabolic activity. It's the rest and nutrition that is responsible for the building up of muscle tissue.

So why does everyone think that the training that built the mass will be the best for keeping it? When the nutrition and rest aren't there, you're literally just tearing down muscle tissue without building it back up!

One can't just halt training altogether though, as this will inevitably lead to loss of muscle. This is seen even when calories are present! The most important thing for muscle growth/maintenance is that stimulus.

So I speculate that switching from a hypertrophy to a strength approach precontest would be the best avenue of action. As long as you're getting stronger or at least maintaining strength, you can bet that you're not losing muscle.

For Any Students Out There

Check out www.chegg.com for you textbooks. You can rent them for the the semester and it ends up being a lot cheaper than if you were to buy them.

They also plant a tree for every book that you rent. In effect, they're doing the exact opposite (environmentally) that your local textbook store is doing.

So it's got a bit of a green message too. But the fact that you'll save money should draw most people to do it.

Did An Angel Save a Little Girl's Life?

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Merry Christmas!

Happy Birthday Jesus!

Christmas Quote

"And the Grinch, with his Grinch-feet ice cold in the snow, stood puzzling and puzzling, how could it be so? It came without ribbons. It came without tags. It came without packages, boxes or bags. And he puzzled and puzzled 'till his puzzler was sore. Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn't before. What if Christmas, he thought, doesn't come from a store. What if Christmas, perhaps, means a little bit more." —Dr. Seuss

MuscleTech Sues Bodybuilding.com Members

For smoke screen lawsuits claiming patent infringement.

Wow.

Bowl Season

Today the first of the college football bowls started. To me, it has signified the start of the Holiday season ever since I started watching college football.

It means relaxing and watching football. It means spending time with family and minimal stress.

And I LOVE college football. It's more exciting to me. The kids play for the fun of the game and for the pride of their school. Most of them will never make it to the NFL and they know it (the non-delusional ones anyway).

It will be a while before I get to watch my Gators play again though.

Go Gators.