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Liver Amino Hello Old Timer! Have you noticed how few world records fell at the Olympics in track and field and weightlifting? I know Asa Bolt tore it up, but other than him it was pretty sparse. The German who won the heavyweight weightlifting gold medal clean & jerked roughly the same as Vasily Alexev did in 1976! The lighter weightlifter guys are doing better – but I think that is attributable to the huge influx of Chinese lifters…in wartime the Chinese have always used the ‘human wave’ tactic and in sport they seem to be doing the same thing....

At any given time, plenty of people are trying to control their weight. Their options, outside the prescription drug market and surgical treatment, include diets and diet books, exercise alone or with trainers in gyms, dietary supplements, group programs, and health-care professionals. There are lots of non-prescription products available to help people control their weight, including herbal dietary supplements, diet drinks, and portion-controlled foods, meal replacements, and low-carbohydrate diets and foods. The introduction of orlistat as an over-the-counter (OTC) product is the only Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved product for weight loss currently in that category. Despite the proliferation of...

IF you’re an older athlete – say over 50 – and want to stay competitive, do you have different nutritional needs than your younger counterparts? Most research to date suggests that your nutritional needs are not significantly different. However, there are definitely ways you can optimize your diet and supplement program to help you keep your edge. The following tips can help you stay competitive. Keep Your Calories Up The most important thing you can do is routinely eat quality calories from nutrient-dense, health-protective foods that support top performance, enhance recovery from hard workouts and reduce the risk of heart...

A Bodybuilder is Born: Generations Episode 20: Never turn your back on – your back! Just as there had been no joy in Mudville one summer day long ago, spirits were down in New England in our final days of summer. Football fans had grown accustomed to winning lately, since the Patriots had nabbed the Superbowl three times in the past few years. Much of this was due to having one of the greatest quarterbacks the NFL had ever seen, a handsome All-American chap named Tom Brady. What no one expected was that he would injure his knee so severely...