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When you’re new to weight training you pretty much follow workout routines straight out of the book and don’t have the knowledge to put your own spin on them, and generally don’t know enough about how your individual body works and how it reacts to different types of training. Weight training and muscle building is a constant learning curve. You speak to the most experienced bodybuilders, athletes and coaches and they all say (well, the good ones do) that you should never stop learning.

That being being said, there are some rules that apply to weight training. Rules that you need to know in order to understand training, and tailoring your training program to your needs. Here at what I consider, the rules of weight training…

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bigger_stronger_faster_movi.jpgYou may or may not have heard about this, but there is a new documentary coming out soon about steroid use. It’s called “Bigger, Stronger, Faster” and by the looks of the trailer it’s definitely going to be one to watch.

I have always been an advocate of drug free sports, especially natural bodybuilding. I think this documentary will show just how much steroid use goes on behind closed doors in sports today.

Bigger, Stronger, Faster hits the box office on May 30th 2008. Definitely a must watch!

Click here to watch the Bigger, Stronger, Faster trailer.

high protein pastaI just got wind of this new product: Zone Diets Hight Protein Pasta (pictured right)

The pasta is actually made in Italy and shipped out to the us by the Zone Diet folks. Here’s what zone has to say about it:

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The events calendar for natural bodybuilding in the UK has just been released. Below you’ll find a list of all the natural bodybuilding events being held and the dates.

If you’re interested I urge you to head down and support the natural scene. These guys don’t use steroids, HGH or any pharmaecutical drugs to achieve awesome physiques. To check out some of the top natural bodybuilders check out the awesome natural physiques post I made.

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jackson.jpgTaken from the Arnold site:

“Dexter Jackson of Jacksonville, Florida won the Arnold Classic bodybuilding competition at the Arnold Sports Festival 2008. A check for $130,000 was presented by Steve Blechman of Muscular Development, a trophy was presented by Brian Cavanaugh of GNC, an Audemars Piquet watch by Robert Ronen, and a Tony Nowak jacket and congratulations from Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.

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