Progesterone: The Single Most Counter-

Intuitive PED, Hiding In Plain Sight?

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ISSUE:

Progesterone: The

Single Most Coun-

ter-Intuitive PED,

Hiding In Plain

Sight?

The Fab 5 Body-

weight Workout:

How To Trigger

Growth Quickly

And Safely

Tendonitis? For-

get Muscle Rubs,

Physical Therapy

And Surgery: The

Cure Is Here

Diet Corner: Still

Can’t See Your

Abs? This May Be

Why…

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CLIFFS:

Appears to be synergistic with testosterone

In those cases where test is low (as in 100’s low), can raise it as high

as 600-700ng/dl

May impart a Viagra like effect, due to its positive influence on NO

levels

Strongest 5-alpha-reductase inhibitor available, preventing baldness/benefitting those with enlarged prostates. Stronger even than pro-

scar/finasteride

May promote fat loss

Profound Anti-inflammatory properties

At this point I’m sure many readers may think I’ve lost my mind (again), LOL.

Well, I haven’t. What you’re looking at may very well be the most effective test

booster/adjunct to HRT you’ll ever find. In fact, its benefits are so far reaching,

they border on disbelief (especially for the price point)! Looked at historically,

some of the strongest OTC anabolics were progestin based drugs (Max LMG,

for example). Let’s take a gander then, at what this inconspicuous cream has to

offer you, the hard training male strength athlete…

Much of what follows comes to us courtesy of Matter, a fantastic researcher/

customer who I’ve stayed in contact with over the years. Bear in mind a LOT of

what follows has already been documented/validated in the real world, then I’ll

chime in to give you the 411 on what you can really expect..

“Came across something in my studies that I found intriguing and might help quite a few people having Low T/ED issues or people who have symptoms of estrogen dominance/excess estrogen even if its within normal ranges (thanks to xenoestrogens all around us).

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Apparently Progesterone has been found to be very important to males to the point some consider it a secondary male sex hormone to Testosterone. It acts as a counterbalance to estrogen by acting as an antagonist to it via multiple mechanisms, and has been found to have a synergistic effect with Testosterone in regards to muscle building/fat loss.

It is also the most potent known inhibitor of the 5-alpha-reductase enzyme, which converts T into DHT which can lead to male pattern baldness and prostate enlargement. This inhibition leads to increased T levels in the body. In fact, some doctors are using Progesterone as a natural form of TRT, and it has shown to be quite effective at raising T levels by itself, in some cases from mid 100's to 600 or 700 with no other treatment. Here is a summary of the Pro's of Progesterone I have found: -Has a synergistic effect on Testosterone that enhances its muscle building effects, to the point some consider it a second-ary male sex hormone -Most potent known inhibitor of the 5-alpha-reductase en-zyme(DHT) via its metabolite 17-0H-progesterone. By block-

ing this enzyme it promotes higher T levels in the body while reducing male pattern baldness and prostate enlargement issues. Used in the treatment of benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH) in men via a transscrotal delivery system. -Antagonizes Estrogen via several mechanisms. It competes for the receptor with estrogen and reg-ulates cell metabolism to promote the oxidative pathway preventing the conversion of the weaker Estrone into the stronger Estradiol. -Increases the body's use of fat stores for energy -Increases Libido -Corrects ED via the same pathway as Viagara, enhancing NO production. A progesterone/testosterone cream was able to help correct the hormonal imbalance commonly found in men with erectile dysfunction -Helps to normalize blood sugar levels -Helps to normalize thyroid function

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Progesterone: The Single Most Counter-Intuitive PED, Hiding In

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-Stimulates new bone formation -Improves brain function and has anti-depressant properties -Acts as a natural diuretic in opposition to estrogen's tendency to hold in water. -Improves skin problems such as acne, rosacea, seborrhea and PSORIASIS -Effective as a gyno treatment -Diminishes muscle and joint aches and pains and has anti-inflammatory properties via acti-vation of the p53 gene and increase in natural anti-inflammatory compounds IL-10 and TH-2 cytokines which suppress the pro inflammatory TH-1 cytokines. Also reduces the Natural Killer(NK) cells and other markers of inflammation in the body. Matrix Metalloproteinases (MMP) play a key role in inflammation--estrogen maintains secretion of these proteins while progesterone inhib-its them. Reduces the expression of pro-inflammatory genes and their protein products. -Prevents lipid peroxidation and confers vascular protection. It has an anti-atherogenic action by preventing the conversion of cholesterol into cholesteryl ester. -Prevents vasoconstriction by increasing levels of nitric oxide (NO), which causes vasodilation allow-ing blood vessels to relax, and so widens them allowing more blood to flow through and it inhibits platelet aggregation. -Helps with both depression and insomnia as it raises serotonin levels in the brain. Serotonin is our 'happy' neurotransmitter, it is also the precursor to melatonin (the 'sleep' hormone). -Has a calming effect by activating the GABA receptor sites via its metabolite Allopre-ganolone. GABA is our most calming, inhibitory neurotransmitter and effective against some forms of epilepsy -Stimulates leptin secretion -Acts indirectly to increase aldosterone by mechanisms similar to sodium restriction -Promotes regeneration and myelination of axons -Has a neuroprotective and antioxidant effect in injured nervous system -The progesterone metabolite allopregnanolone reduces the brain's response to stress -Directly upregulates Vitamin D Hormone gene receptors and some studies indicate it increases Vit-

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amin D efficiency by 3 times normal even with no increase in Vitamin D intake. -Inhibits prolactin release Also, even if estrogen levels are within normal male ranges, a person can still have symptoms of estrogen dominance if their levels of proges-terone are not high enough. Low estrogen and low progesterone = estrogen dominance and similar symptoms to excess estrogen. Here are several studies and articles re-garding progesterone and its importance in men. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15669543

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25548222

http://chestsculpting.com/progesterone-for-men-the-missing-link-in-man-boob-reduction/

http://www.progesteronetherapy.com/progesterone-and-vitamin-D.html#axzz3Y0RehYM3

http://www.progesteronetherapy.com/progesterone-for-men.html#axzz3Y0RehYM3 Best part is, progesterone is very cheap, readi-ly available in a cream and has virtually no sides. Make sure you get a cream that has be-tween 400 to 500 mg of Progesterone per ounce…”

MY TAKE

I’ve only been using this for a few days, but its

calming effects are already noticeable. Nor-

mally I get aggravated at my son’s little league

games, not so when I’m running this cream be-

forehand. I can’t say I’ve seen any improve-

ment in the prostate, but it’s early on that front.

Nor can I attribute any bodyfat loss/other per-

formance improvements to it yet – too early. I

CAN say that my sleep has been better.

Whether this is due to greater GABA activation

as theorized, I’m not sure.

There has been a slight reduction in my ten-

donitis pain/recent knee injury I’ve been bat-

tling. I’d surmise this goes back to its anti-

inflammatory action, and I’m hoping it’ll build

with time.

BOTTOM LINE

Two applications/day at 12 hours apart (per

label recommendations) should get the job

done, and you’ll know a month or so in if it’s

making a difference. For those contemplating

taking a test booster, I’d look here FIRST. I

mean, given the price point ($13/mo) and the

potential upside (test of 100ng/dl jumping to

600/700ng/dl), how can you not? Most test

boosters on the market today retail for 5 to 6

times that, for a month’s supply.

The population that stands to benefit the most

IMO? Those of you over 35 on HRT and/or on

transdermal DHEA. It seems the addition of

progesterone may be just what the Dr. or-

dered, to not only prevent any excess test from

converting to DHT but also for its synergy with

test. For its well known that cattle/humans who

filtered the estradiol out of the old fina pellets,

never quite gained the same as those that did.

That balance of male/female hormones really

is necessary, for health (not just performance

enhancement) purposes.

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The Fab 5 Bodyweight Workout: How To

Trigger Growth, Quickly And Safely

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THE NEED

Nothing happens without overload, nothing. No “demand” for muscles to grow? They won’t. Simple

as that. No matter how many grams of protein you shovel down your gullet, how much creatine you

take or how many “NO2”’ caps you had today – it won’t work.

THE USUAL FIX

The usual fix I and others prescribe is to up both your 1 rep max (alpha) and total tonnage (beta)

strength. In other words, get stronger. Various methods are used from loading patterns, to HIT, EDT

etc but they all suffer from one or more flaws: They’re usually LONG workouts, and even properly

performed they take a LOT out of you. Moreover, the constant drone of heavy barbell/dumbbell work

can result in chronic injuries. No matter how good your form, robust your joints etc., father time has a

way of catching up with you. Sooner or later, you’ll need a better solution.

Which brings us to…

SOMETHING NEW

Wouldn’t it be nice to overload your muscles in 15 minutes, do so with less insult to tendons, liga-

ments etc and gain some conditioning to boot? Yeah, I thought so. So this month, I’m debuting the

Thinking Man’s Bodyweight Workout: With Metabolic Conditioning. I call it The Fab 5, and you will

too after you see what it can do for you.

GREAT STUFF, RARELY USED

Many of you know just how big I am on this bodyweight stuff. I usually point out all its advantages,

people see the logic and agree it’s great stuff. Six weeks later when I ask them how it’s going – nev-

er tried it! I’ve finally figured out why most people ditch it: They’re unwilling to buy the books like

Convict Conditioning or Brooks Kubick’s Dinosaur Bodyweight training, and/or can’t cobble together

a program that they can live with. That’s what I’ve been told anyway. Most are worried it’ll interfere

with their weight training. Well, worry no more.

The Fab 5 Workout is going to give you an easy entry point into the world of bodyweight training,

and you’ll see some pretty damn impressive results too. In most cases, those results are going to

happen fast too…

THE FAB 5

What follows is a bodyweight workout using only 5 moves, works the entire body and will have you

in and out of the gym in 15 minutes or less (after warmups). Yep, you heard that right – 15 minutes

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or less to trigger some insane muscle growth, without the corresponding trauma of hundreds of extra

pounds on your shoulders, back etc.. And oh, you’ll be one well conditioned beast when you’re done

with this too.

Without further ado, here are the 5 exercises you’ll rifle through – then we’ll get into the particulars:

Close grip, palms up chin ups (or pronated grip)

Close grip, elbows in pushups

Bodyweight squats

Hanging leg raises to parallel

Bridges

TRAINING FREQUENCY AND OTHER NOTES

You can train once a week using this workout, or whenever you’re feeling the need to shake things

up. In terms of recovery I’ve found most men and women can train productively again from 4 – 10

days later, as the neural adaptations/conditioning starts to erode after that.

These exercises are performed back to back, with no rest in between. Upon completing one round,

you rest 90 seconds and repeat for up to 3 rounds IF and WHEN your conditioning improves. Why

not 4 or more rounds? Because we’re after INTENSITY, not VOLUME OR FREQUENCY. Trust me

on this, the conditioning alone you’ll get from this workout is enormous. Before we go there though, I

want to break down each exercise to show you why I hand picked these 5 movements, and what

each will do for you..

CLOSE GRIP CHINUPS

1-2 reps shy of failure

GOAL: 20 repetitions

The biggest, baddest and BEST bicep builder on the planet is the humble chinup. First and fore-

most, that’s because it works the bi’s through two joints: Origin and Insertion (shoulder/elbow). You

literally can’t name a curl that does the same, and even if you could it still wouldn’t trump the chin

up’s ability to fire up the Central Nervous System (CNS). Muscle is activated maximally when the

body and weight move through space simultaneously. You won’t find that with any kind of curl.

Of course, you get other benefits too. Your lats will grow, your spine is naturally re-aligned and the

abs get some fantastic static contraction work. There are few athletes in most gyms that can perform

20 chinups without a lot of body English. Resolve to be one of them..

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=lWjy5CPNSx4

A slight “kink” in the arm at the bottom of the movement is preferred, as it keeps pressure on the

muscle vs. jerking a tendon, etc.. Also, a brief pause to establish your chin being above the bar is

wise. Keeps people honest, and should prevent excessive body English (kipping). The best part of

this movement is this: It lights up your CNS like a Christmas tree, setting the table for what follows.

Which brings us to…

NARROW (NOT CLOSE) GRIP PUSHUPS

(1 – 2 reps shy of failure)

(GOAL: 50 – 100 reps)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcWPQo1i0k4

If ever there was an exercise to pair with chin-ups, its

pushups. There’s a reason they’re used in every military

academy in the world, and been performed from the be-

ginning of time: They WORK. Unlike the bench press,

pushups powerize and invigorate the entire body. It de-

mands muscle group engagement from the toes to the

nose, and like the chinup the abs must contract statically

to stabilize the body.

You’ll note his thumbs are about a foot apart and his elbows are in, which is the form I’d suggest

working with. In addition to building lots of power, it’s also the safest position the body will assume

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when pushing something.

If you’re worried about the “high reps won’t build muscle” mantra here, don’t be. I’ve built up to 100

and gotten plenty of size for my efforts. If you insist though, elevating your feet onto a bench, keep-

ing one foot in the air or the 1 arm pushup are acceptable alternatives. They’ll certainly bring your

rep range down, LOL.

One final note: Unlike the chin up above, a rapid cadence is acceptable here. That is, I see no need

to lock the elbows out at the top of the movement. The objective is to keep tension in the muscle, not

in the joints.

BODYWEIGHT SQUATS

(1-2 reps shy of failure)

GOAL: 100 reps

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3g4wAsu0R4

Bodyweight squats are the quintessential “perfect” ex-

ercise. Brooks Kubick, in his excellent book Dinosaur

Bodyweight Training recommends doing some varia-

tion of them every day of your life – with good reason.

These squats stimulate growth over your entire body,

keep tendons, cartilage and knees strong and stimu-

late the metabolism - just like their barbell brothers.

Unlike traditional squats though, there is no loading of

the spine or worries about the knees tracking inward

as the weighs get heavier etc..

Of all the exercises in this series, nothing takes more

guts than to power through 100 of these – rapid fire

style. By that, I mean using a fast tempo – without locking your knees out and keeping the tension

on the muscle. Most trainees gas out at 30, or the burning/cramping gets too intense even earlier!

In time though, you’ll be shocked at how quickly your body responds, and you’ll have the century

mark mastered. You’ll find few people who can keep up with you in most gyms at that level, doubly

so after having gone through some intense chinup/pushup work prior.

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HANGING LEG RAISES

(1 -2 reps shy of failure)

GOAL: 20 reps

The hanging leg raise to parallel with a brief pause at the top to demon-

strate control, is the gold standard in developing the mid-section. They

blow crunches, sit-ups etc out of the water for a number of reasons, but

take my word for it: By the time you can do 20 letter perfect reps in this

baby, you’ll have stronger abs than 99% of gym goers around the

world.

It looks deceptively simple, right? Wrong. I thought so too when I first

tried these. You need a LOT of hamstring flexibility, hip flexor strength/

flexibility (notoriously weak/stiff, in male athletes) and of course, abs of

steel to pull this off with control. And that really is the key here, perform-

ing the exercise under complete and total control – with no “swinging”

or rocking allowed.

Are there more difficult ab exercises, requiring more strength? Sure.

We can add clockwise/counter clockwise foot circles to this, have her

perform the V raise with a plate in her lap or have her point her feet to the ceiling, but why bother?

The day you can do one or multiple sets of 20 hanging leg raises means you’ve arrived. And I can

tell you from experience, it ain’t easy getting’ there…

FULL BRIDGES

(1-2 reps shy of failure)

GOAL: 1 set of 10

We finish with the bridge, which works nearly every muscle in your body. Convict Conditioning and

several other books speak about the bridge being the ultimate exercise/the one they’d do if they

could only do ONE movement etc.. I don’t know about that, but I do know it’s the perfect exercise to

end the Fab 5 series with, and I tried many…

FWIW, I don’t advocate quite the arch this young lady is using. I simply feel that if you can look be-

hind you and see something upside down, you’ve done your job. A word of warning on this exercise

especially: You NEED to warm up thoroughly, before even attempting it.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26kUXEWb5ic&index=6&list=PL5A721C80F8634F79

After those 20 reps of hanging leg raises are done, you can imagine how tense your abs are. What

you can’t imagine, is how GOOD it feels to stretch them out (indeed, virtually EVERY muscle on the

front of the body), by bridging!

There are athletes that can perform 10 or more reps easily in this exercise, God bless you. The

problem is that the cumulative fatigue at this point is overwhelming, so 1 sets of 10 reps is quite the

benchmark for most people.

BOTTOM LINE

Many will look at the Fab 5 and dismiss it out of hand. Before you do though, do yourself a favor and

TRY it! As a change of pace, I’m betting you’ll LOVE what it does not just for your body – but your

mind too. By covering the entire body so intensely, in such a short time frame it really is invigorating.

It’s also completely scalable. Meaning athletes of all ability levels can use easier or more difficult ex-

ercise variations to suite their own tastes.

Remember, whichever variation you choose the key is PROGRESSION. The next time you repeat

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this workout, you absolutely MUST get more repetitions than you did previously. Alternatively, you

can add rounds as your conditioning improves. And that really is the true beauty of it: There are SO

many ways to progress with the Fab 5, it boggles the mind.

Already achieved the 50 pushups with ease? Great. Switch to pushups with feet elevated, or one

arm pushups. That’ll add intensity and for sure get you in a lower rep bracket.

BTW, if you ever want to be inspired by what bodyweight athletes can achieve – You do NOT want

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THE PROBLEM

You see the above? It’s one of the most frustrating injuries in all of sports. Unlike a bad back where

a bone that’s out of place can be corrected by a chiropractor, or corrected with surgery – tendons

are SLOW to heal, if ever. That’s because blood supply to the tendons is so poor. It’s not like you

can “pump” blood into a tendon (or ligament, for that matter). And it needn’t be the all too common

tennis elbow. Tendons are everywhere, and other areas of the body are afflicted like knees, ankles,

shoulders, fingers and forearms. Virtually everywhere you’ll bend, you’ll find a tendon and the possi-

bility you’ll injure one.

THE PROBLEM WITH LIFTING WEIGHTS/TENDONS

As I’ve said time and again, your joints (and associated tendons/ligaments) come under tremendous

stress in the weight room. Some of the most revered movements such as the bench and overhead

barbell press “lock” you into very un-natural movement patterns, then throw hundreds of extra

pounds on your tendons. Consider the bench press…

Your arm is at a right angle, elbows held away from your body and you need to push the bar away.

Problem is, the safest, strongest and most natural position to push something away is with your el-

bows tucked in. You don’t see NFL linemen benching their opponents, do you? Another example:

When you trip and fall forward, do you splay your elbows out to the side as in a bench press – to

catch yourself before you do a face-plant?

Nope.

You tuck your elbows in. Years and years of these un-natural movements eventually catches up with

you, and the more time you have in the weight room the more likely it is you’ll incur a tendon injury.

For most, it won’t be one acute event. It’s just the accumulated wear and tear of over-training. You

wake up one day and it hurts. And it gets worse (a lot worse), once you hit the weight room.

DOCTORS

The typical gym rat will visit a Dr., physical therapist etc. and get his diagnosis. Now don’t get me

wrong, there are some useful things they can suggest. Like warming up more vigorously, foam roll-

ing and aggressive massage etc.. They’ll for sure push NSAID’s, ice and maybe even Rx painkillers.

Don’t go there. They may even break up scar tissue (for over $100/session btw), but it’s a temporary

fix. Besides, you can do the latter at home. Here’s the play by play, and this is a good idea after eve-

ry workout anyway, especially to those areas where you’re hurting. Let’s say it’s the elbow.

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HOME REMEDY #1: DO IT YOURSELF PHYSICAL THERAPY

Lather up the biceps, triceps, elbow area with cocoa butter or like cream, then take a butterknife and

lightly go over those areas. Use the dull edge of the knife (opposite side you would cut with) and run

it over the afflicted area, pressing down gently. The motion itself is a scraping of sorts, up and down,

back and forth until such time as you can feel what feels like "bumps/train tracks" underneath. If you

do the same on the NON afflicted arm, you won’t feel much – it feels smooth. But on the arm that

hurts, you’ll feel what seems like train tracks underneath. This is scar tissue that’s built up over the

years, and your job is to break it up by going over it with the butter knife. You do that as many times

as it takes to feel smooth like the good arm, and you’ve done your job.

The problem is that scar tissue left unattended, can become “permanent”. If and when it does, it al-

ters the contractibility of the muscle and further aggravates the injury. Just get in there and break it

up, because to leave it hanging around is a bad, bad thing.

HOME REMEDY #2: THYMOSIN BETA-4/TB-500

http://hardcorepeptides.com/thymosin-beta-4-tb500-55

WHAT IS IT?

Although the nomenclature is confusing, I’ll stick with TB500. For although it’s also sold as TB4,

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TB500 is the more accurate of the two be-

cause it’s a short peptide fragment of the natu-

rally-occurring thymosin beta-4 hormone (TB-

4.)

TB500 is an injectable peptide which is used to

promote healing in cases of injury, or reduce

pain in case of injury by reducing inflammation

Use in race horses has been quite widespread,

though there still isn’t a veterinary prescription

drug version. It’s legal to order/possess, just

not legal for people to inject. But if you’re lab

animals or farm animals are hurting – this is

their best bet IMO.

You may want to consider using this stuff when

other options have failed, and perhaps surgery

is your pet’s last resort. You’d certainly want to

look into it if your pet’s diet consists of lots of

painkillers, Rx or otherwise. They just mask

the pain, and your pets would just be making

the injury worse. Not just tendonitis, but any

muscle tear/strain, connective tissue or skin

injury is fair game. It radically improves healing

from all of them.

HOW TO USE

TB500 is usually provided as a freeze-dried

powder in vials of 2mg. Sterile or bacteriostatic

water will be added, such as 1.0 mL. Unlike

GHRH and GHRP peptides we’ve covered in

the past, the entire vial is taken at one time.

Injection may be subcutaneous or intramuscu-

lar, the important point being it’s not site spe-

cific. Meaning you don’t shoot it into your pets

elbow, LOL. The most common dosing proto-

col is to take 2.0mg of TB500 twice per week

for a month to perhaps six weeks, and then

reduce to a maintenance dose of once or twice

a month.

To give you an idea, the typical dosing protocol

for horses is a course of six! 10 mg injections

at 7-10 day intervals. For more serious injuries,

20 mg is used weekly. For racing dogs, a typi-

cal protocol is a course of six 5 mg injections

taken weekly. So the 2.0mg/twice a week for a

month or so then maintenance dose sugges-

tion is just a guess at this point. However,

strong evidence across the board (feedback)

suggests this is certainly effective, and I’d think

it would be wise to start on the lower end espe-

cially since most people’s pets are smaller

than horses.

A PERSONAL EXAMPLE

Many of you know about my pet rat, George.

That’s him right there, in the above picture. I

started giving him injections of GH releasing

hormones/peptides a few months ago, which

yielded quite satisfactory results. Poor George

also has tendonitis though in his right elbow,

and it was really getting him down. That’s

when I read about this TB-500 stuff, and or-

dered some up for him.

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Now important to point out George had pulled

out all the stops prior to this. I brought him to

the Dr., the sports medicine clinic. We tried the

curcumin/DMSO route (both oral and transder-

mal) and he was even undergoing physical

therapy. Try as he might though, old George

just couldn’t shake his tendonitis. So with noth-

ing to lose, I put him on a twice weekly dosing

schedule (4mg/week) of TB-500.

Now that may be a lot for a rat, but I wanted

him to get better fast – you know? He was re-

ally suffering, as he couldn’t even perform

some of his favorite bodyweight exercises any-

more. And lo and behold wouldn’t you know it?

He started getting better. A LOT better. And

this is only 2 weeks and 4 shots in.

HOME REMEDY #3: BPC-157

http://hardcorepeptides.com/bpc-157-5mg

If TB-500 doesn’t help your lab animals, some-

thing called BPC-157 might…

WHAT IS IT?

BPC 157 is known for super-fast joint/tendon/

ligament healing. It’s been shown in studies to

heal torn quadriceps muscles, detached

achilles tendons, muscles that have been

damaged/crushed etc. It’s also demonstrat-

ed dramatically fast recovery from muscle

tears. Tendon to bone healing - faster ligament

healing and it has a variety of protective effects

in the organs too.

Clinical trials demonstrate healing and preven-

tion of stomach ulcers and it’s being studied as

a burn treatment as well. Trials show it may

help repair some liver damage after prolonged

alcohol abuse. Perhaps most impressive: No

adverse reactions have been seen in clini-

cal trials.

So here we have a peptide that’s been shown

to heal a variety of wounds in all areas re-

searched, including internal organs, muscles,

ligaments, tendons, skin, internal lacerations

from surgery, etc.. Hell, if your stomach is torn

up from NSAID’s, it could help that too.

HOW FAST DOES IT WORK?

How does 1 week sound? Scoff at that if you

will, but that IS the feedback among credible

posters on the boards – and there are more

than a few gents using this stuff right now. The

typical course is for 4 weeks, then a few weeks

off. If you’re still not feeling 100%, another 4

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week course can be run.

DO I BELIEVE IT?

Based on the results I’ve seen with TB-500, I’m a lot more open to believing it than I otherwise would

be. In any case, we’re about to find out and results will be reported in next month’s newsletter.

George has other issues, and I’ll be using BPC-157 to address.

BOTTOM LINE

Injuries are a part of this game, whether we like it or not. It’s not a matter of if, it’s a matter of when

and the odds increase with every passing year. Many of you are using Blueprint related program-

ming/methods that have gotten you radically stronger in a very short period of time. Although this is

gratifying, the body can’t always keep up.

We’re living in exciting times folks. Times where you can take charge of your pets health if conven-

tional medicine/the medical orthodoxy has failed you. If you’re in this position, it pays dues to keep

one of my mantra’s at the forefront of your mind:

There’s always a way, you just haven’t found it yet…

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Many have asked for this and it’s finally here. My supplement, books/information re-

sources and training equipment recommendations – all in one place. If you see it on

my list, you can rest assured I’ve used it and it has my “stamp” of approval. Supple-

ments, Books and Training Gear – it’s all right there at your fingertips.

http://coachrobregish.com/store/

Amazon.com has the best selection, pricing and service of any vendor out there. I used to

order from multiple websites, get socked with separate shipping charges etc., etc... No long-

er, and this option is available to simplify your lifting life. Do take advantage!!!

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This May Be Why…

B Y R O B R E G I S H A N D D A V E E L L I S T O N

YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT – SORT OF

There’s an old adage I’m sure you’ve heard, “you are what you eat”. There’s a lot of truth to this, in-

cluding the fact that everything from the hair on your head right down to your toenails is re-built with

the quality of food (in particular protein) that you eat. Oh sure, we all know people that subsist on

pizza, fast food and cigarettes – they’re still alive right? Barely. The truth is, the body will do an

amazing patchwork job (survival being it’s #1 priority). But if you want a house built out of bricks, you

eat good food – not crap.

You guys/gals know this of course, and virtually everyone reading this newsletter eats healthy – I get

it. That pays dues up to a point, but for many of us it’s still not enough. We want tighter waists,

smoother skin and better energy levels. So we tinker, toy and experiment with different diets. Many

of you know I’m a big fan of rotating Intermittent Fasting with traditional frequent meal patterning.

I’ve also on occasion advocated cycling ketogenic diets and the importance of nutrient timing. To re-

cap, here are some of the most powerful things you can do right now, to make your diet work FOR

you and not AGAINST you…

1) Consume up to 50% of your calories for the day in the 2 hours during/after your workouts

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(resistance training)

2) Consume up to 50% of your carbs for the

day in the 2 hours during/after your

workouts

3) Take advantage of “fast” nutraceuticals

specifically tailored to work within this

window: EAA’s, high molecular weight

modified starches (i.e. karbolyn) and the

occasional use of glycerin to draw even

more water into the muscle during this

time.

Those are the basics..

ZIG-ZAGGING CALORIES

When trying to get lean, you simply can’t just

“eat less” day in and day out. You’ve seen it

over and over: Flabby Freddie decides he’s too

chubby on 3,000K/day, so he goes on a diet of

2,000K/day. He’ll lose weight – for about a

month. After that, his metabolic rate will slow

down to match his energy intake, and the

dreaded plateau will set in. Freddie’s in a bit of

a pickle now, because his only recourse is to

drop to 1,500K/day to continue losing weight.

In this state, he’s sure to start losing muscle at

an accelerated rate, further cripple metabolism

and his energy levels are going to tank.

Zig-Zagging calories is a powerful strategy to

subvert the body’s tendency to slow down its

metabolic rate, whereby a certain % of calories

are taken in every day to match energy intake.

On training days when you need it the most,

you take in 100% of maintenance calories

(ideally most within the 2 hour window I dis-

cussed). Off days you’re taking in anywhere

between 90, 80 or 70% of calories while per-

forming your cardio sessions. This works a

LOT better at preserving LBM, and in particular

works well with many nutritional supplements

that’ve recently hit the market (Synthagen,

Progenadrex etc).

But let’s be honest: Tracking calories is a royal

pain in the ass. For these people, I usually rec-

ommend eating until you’re satisfied on train-

ing days, and simply leaving the table a little

hungry on off days. It’s not as precise, but it

still works and runs circles around the old line-

ar calorie reduction model.

STEALTHY SABOTAGE: FOOD ALLERGIES

What’s little talked about in terms of diet is that

certain foods trigger an allergic reaction in your

body. Most of these aren’t so severe that your

air passages clamp shut, they’re more subtle

than that. Yet, the damage they can do to your

health (and physique) is enormous. So much

so, I’m surprised you don’t hear more about it.

This isn’t some voodoo science either, it’s pret-

ty straightforward: You’re either allergic to a

particular food, or you aren’t. Let’s look at what

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usually happens, if you’re unaware you have allergies (and coincidently, most people have more

than one)…

GMO FOODS

As if being ignorant (or unaware, if you prefer) isn’t bad enough, the situation is getting worse with

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big pharma’s introduction of GMO foods. Since they’re everywhere now and not easily recognizable,

your ability to defend against the damage they do is daunting. Bear in mind most of these foods can

be bought on the outside perimeter of your supermarket (where you should be doing the vast majori-

ty of your shopping).

Just looking at them, you wouldn’t know the difference..

SYMPTOMS

What follows is a simple questionnaire, credit to Dr. Oz for this one. If you score 10 or more, you’ll

likely benefit from the food allergy test I’m recommending.

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Personally, I can speak to many of these symptoms but the big ones? Fatigue, mid-section bloating

and inability to concentrate. I also have (in the past) suffered from anxiety and depression, and will

be curious to see how modifying my diet beats the current methods by which I combat both.

SEEING IS BELIEVING

In order for you to see the difference eliminating foods that cause allergies can make, I’ve picked the

below example. I chose this picture for the express purpose that she’s NOT a bodybuilder/athlete,

just an everyday person suffering from inflammation by eating the wrong foods.

If this doesn’t convince you food allergies can make a difference in your health, appearance and per-

formance – I dunno what will. She’s got nothing to sell here, no phony before/after pics. Just a sim-

ple message: This is what inflammatory GMO foods can do to you..

AN INTERSTING DILEMMA

Not long ago, a subscriber to this newsletter signed up for a phone consultation. He’s a long time

veteran of weight training, no newb when it comes to this stuff and was suffering from many of the

symptoms you see listed on Dr. Oz’s checklist.

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More telling (I think) is that despite his best ef-

forts at implementing all of my dietary advice,

he never could see his abs. Just could never

get the crisp abs we all seek. He lowered calo-

ries, zig-zagged them, went ketogenic, cycling

ketogenic, tried IF etc. He tried every “fat burn-

er” under the sun too.

Nothin’ Doin’

Then he made a bold move: Ordered up a food

allergies test from the Life Extension Founda-

tion. Much to his surprise, he was allergic to

MANY of the foods he habitually ate. Eggs,

dairy, wheat and gluten were at the top of the

list. What happened next, shocked both him

and me.

After eliminating these foods, he felt a profound

increase in his energy levels. Mid day fatigue

vanished, his thinking was sharper and overall

he felt MUCH better. That’s all well and good,

but what about the aesthetic benefits you ask?

For the very first time in his life, his stomach

bloat subsided and he could see his abs.

And these weren’t “faint” abs either, they were

crisp. The kind that command attention no mat-

ter what your bodyweight. Now here’s the real

kicker:

He made NO change to calorie levels, macro-

nutrients or his training/supplement program.

Nothing. Zero. Zip. Nada. All he did was elimi-

nate the inflammatory foods identified on LEF’s

test.

Without further ado then, here’s the test and

what it tests for!

RECOMMENDATION

http://www.lifeextension.com/Vitamins-Supplements/

itemLCM73001/Food-Safe-Allergy-Blood-Test

Try using discount code: SHR

The Food Safe Allergy Test is comprised of

these 95 common foods. Notice things you

would NOT think about are on here too, like

COFFEE. How many of us habitually consume

it, yet how many of us know it could be setting

off a MAJOR allergic reaction in our bodies?

Here’s a sample report, to see what you can ex-

pect when your results come back:

http://www.lifeextension.com/~/media/lef/files/pdf/

BloodTestSamples/

Food_Safe_Allergy_Sample_Report_v2.pdf

THE BOTTOM LINE

A lot of you reading this are going to think,

“Yeah, but this isn’t very sexy. Plus, it costs an

arm and a leg and I’m not sure I’ll benefit from it

anyway…”. You may also be one of those who’s

tried EVERYTHING in the pursuit of feeling bet-

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ter and one day (maybe), seeing your abs.

Let me be very clear: This test is one of the most important you can have done, for both your overall

health, performance and appearance. With respect to whether you’ll benefit or not: I have yet to

speak with a SINGLE person who hasn’t found it worthwhile. Not ONE.

Doctors don’t agree on much, but they do agree on this: Inflammation either directly causes or exac-

erbates ALL disease. Did you get that? EVERY malady that lurks inside you is either caused by in-

flammation or is made a LOT worse by it. For example, it’s the common link between such debilitat-

ing conditions as Alzheimers, heart disease, cancer, tendonitis and arthritis.

Before you take one more fish oil capsule, one more curcumin tablet or one more (God forbid)

NSAID/Rx drug to combat an inflammatory condition – invest in this test.

It’s $264 for regular folk, $198 for Life Extension Foundation members. A one month membership

costs less than $7/month, last I checked – which is well worth it given it brings the price down to un-

der $200. $200 is a lot though, right?

Many of us spend that/month on supplements. A whole lot more of us spend that on supermarket

shopping trips and hell, some of us spend that much/month on our wives, girlfriends (maybe both).

This is WELL worth it folks. You’ll KNOW for certain every time you go shopping, that what you put

in your body is working with it, and not against it. And by habitually avoiding these inflammatory

foods, your health and physique will only get better and better.

And once it’s done, it’s DONE. You may very well be free from weighing, measuring, zig – zagging

or rotating macros ever again. You may even see these, for the first time in your life…

What would that be worth? :)

Until next month, see you in Gainsville!!!

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