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Athlete Spotlight Wilma McFadden “My name is Wilma McFadden and on June 7, 2008, I was a contestant in the Metabolix Natural North America competition sponsored by the International Natural Bodybuilding & Fitness Federation, Inc., held in Arlington, VA. I placed first overall in Women’s Bodybuilding, earning my World Natural Bodybuilder Federation (WNBF) Pro Status. I was elated with the fact that in addition to all of the demanding physical preparation required for the contest, I was particularly pleased to note that my use of your Parrillo nutritional supplements made a significant difference in my physique and overall appearance.” Training...

This stuffed zucchini recipe was created by Dominique Parrillo of Parrillo Performance. Ingredients: 3 large zucchini cut lengthwise into halves 1 medium zucchini cut into small cubes 1 cup chopped red bell pepper 1 cup chopped onion 3 cloves garlic, minced 2 TBS CapTri® 1 medium tomato seeded and chopped 1 tsp dried basil 1 can Garbanzo beans, drained and rinsed Directions: With a spoon, hollow out the large zucchini and discard the seeds. In a large skillet, place chopped zucchini, red pepper, onion, garlic and CapTri®. Cook on medium high heat until tender about 8 minutes. Add tomato and...

Vince Wood was at a crossroads. A national-ly ranked bodybuilder, Vince was experienc-ing “burn out.” He was tired of his longtime proven-effective approach. He was losing his enthusiasm. Vince was becoming convinced he had taken his career about as far as it was going to go following the road he was on. Vince felt impaled on the horns of a dilemma: that his current methods worked was beyond dispute. What was also beyond dispute was the cold hard fact that he hadn’t significantly improved in over a year. Should he abandon his proven effective ways and strike out in an...

What differentiates John Parrillo from the rest of the fitness world is his cold allegiance to the truth – even if the truth is detrimental to his own financial wellbeing. Back in the early 1980s I was an avid supple-ment taker, indiscriminately leap-ing from one “magical” supplement to the next. I was lured in by outra-geous advertising claims made by unscrupulous supplement makers. I desperately wanted to believe that the bold lies (told with such easy assurance) were in fact true. Had I been a little smarter I would have noticed that the advertising tem-plates were predictably the same: purchase...