Supplements Easily Explained Part 2: BCAA’s

BCAAs (branched chain amino acids) are the essential aminos leucine, isoleucine, and valine. The combination of these three amino acids makes up approximately 1/3 of skeletal muscle tissue in the human body. BCAAs play a very important role in protein synthesis (the production of proteins in cells from amino acids to build muscle). Amino acids are the building blocks of …

Supplements Easily Explained Part 1: Creatine

Creatine is a compound that’s involved in the production of energy in the body, in the form of adenosine triphosphate(ATP). Made in the liver, approximately 95% of the body’s creatine ends up being stored in skeletal muscles and the remaining 5% is found in the brain, heart and testes. Once it’s used, creatine is converted to a waste product called …

Optimum Nutrition Supplements

As an extra service to all my clients i am now stocking various lines of Optimum Nutrition Products: 100% Gold Standard Whey, Pro Complex Gainer, Casein, Serious Mass and Nitro Core 24. Nutrition is a key element in your fitness schedule and its importance should not be overlooked. Optimum Nutrition Continue to win awards on Bodybuilding.com for Best Product, Best …

Australia’s Growing Obesity Problem

AUSTRALIA has the most rapidly growing obesity rate among developed nations, according to an international report. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development report found obesity rates in Australia had been increasing faster than any other advanced nation for the past 20 years. The report, which analysed 33 countries, found one in two people were overweight in Australia and the …