Gregory Chandler - Want Abs? Try CONJUGATED LINOLEIC ACID (CLA)

You can lose body-fat by consuming fat.

CLA is a fat that can help you reduce your body-fat stores, while encouraging muscle mass and boosting strength. CLA does this by inhibiting an enzyme, lipoprotein lipase, which encourages body-fat storage. By reducing the action of this enzyme, you help prevent fat from being stored in you body, encouraging fat to be burned for fuel.

A study presented at the 2006 Experimental Biology Conference in San Francisco, California reported that subjects taking 3.4 g of CLA a day without diet or exercise for six months lost roughly 5 pounds more body fat than subjects who consumed olive oil, and their fat loss came primarily from their abdomen area. The same study also reported that subjects taking CLA added about 1 pound of muscle mass without any exercise.

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Gregory Chandler - Harvard University Faculty Honors

I usually focus on bodybuilding on this blog. Today, I turn to academics.

In April 2010, nine Harvard University faculty members were among the 72 members newly elected to the National Academy of Sciences. Such faculty members are: Porter W. Anderson, senior lecturer on pediatrics, Harvard Medical School; Michael J. Hopkins, professor of mathematics; William G. Kaelin, professor of medicine, Gary King, Weatherhead University Professor, a quantitative social scientist; Kenneth S. Rogoff, Cabot professor of public policy; Donald B. Rubin, Loeb professor of statistics; Kevin Struhl, Gaiser professor of biological chemistry and molecular pharmacology; Mary C. Waters, Zuckerman professor of sociology; and David A. Weitz, Mallinckrodt professor of physics and applied physics.

The Veritas will always come out.

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Gregory Chandler - Glucomannan Aids Fat Loss

Glucomannan is a water-soluble fiber that is used to help regulate blood sugar, reduce cholesterol levels, and treat obesity. A recent study conducted at the University of Connecticut examined the effects of glucomannan supplementation with or without exercise training on body-fat levels in overweight men and women. After eight weeks, men consuming glucomannan lost 1.4% body fat, and the group that also exercised lost 2.9%. In women, glucomannan alone reduced body fat by 1.9%, and glucomannan plus exercise boosted fat loss to 2.8%. In both groups, glucomannan blunted appetite by reducing fat and carbohydrate intake. It should be noted that subjects in the exercise group completed 1.5 hours of exercise three day per week.

For fat burning purposes, take 3,000 mg per day split into two 1,500 mg doses.

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Gregory Chandler - Beta-Alanine Body-Building's Hot Supplement

Beta-alanine works to increase muscle strength and mass by getting into muscle cells, where it then increases levels of a dipeptide known as carnosine. A dipeptide is a protein that is two amino acids long.

Carnosine has been found to be critical for muscle strength. A dipeptide is a protein that's two amino acids long.

Research shows that it not only boosts muscle strength, but when taken with creatine, it enhances muscle growth and fat loss more so than creatine alone. That is a good reason to cycle beta-alanine with creatine.

A good cycle is to take 1 or 2 grams when you take your creatine. Then, cycle beta-alanine for five months on and one month off for best results.

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Gregory Chandler - ZMA: for testosterone boosting

Veteran bodybuilders know of ZMA. This article is for the the bodybuilding novice.

ZMA is a compound of zinc monomethionine aspartate, magnesium aspartate and vitamin B-6.
Zinc, in aspartate form, is more easily absorbed than other kinds, and the addition of vitamin
B-6 is thought to increase the effectiveness of the minerals.

A research study of the effects of ZMA was conducted by Lorrie Brilla, PhD, a professor at Western Washington University. Brilla published the results of the study in the Journal of Exercise Physiology in year 2000. The study found that when college football players who were doing a workout in the morning and a workout in the afternoon took ZMA, their testosterone levels did not drop as much as typically is seen. In fact, levels of testosterone and growth hormone (both of which are intimately linked to muscle growth) increased in those subjects taking ZMA and actually decreased in the control group, most likely as a result of intense training.

Zinc is involved in protein synthesis as well as maintaining various hormone levels, like testosterone. Zinc affects the way the body uses testosterone preventing it form changing into what is commonly called DHT, a bad form of testosterone. Magnesium also has various muscle-boosting effects, being a key player in the pathways that initiate muscle growth.

Therefore, male bodybuilders would be wise to use ZMA.


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Gregory Chandler - Military Spouses Residency Relief Act

Military Spouses Residency Relief Act.

The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act was amended to allow both a servicemember and his or her spouse to maintain their original state of residency every time they move. The benefit became effective in 2009 and will prevent a military spouse from having to file a separate state income tax return.


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Gregory Chandler on Women Athletes Need More Iron

While at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, I consulted with Army medical doctors about iron supplementation for physically active females. I was informed that physically active females should check their iron levels.

Researchers in a study on iron supplementation in female soldiers during military training explained that low iron impairs mental and physical performance and noted that female soldiers lose iron during military training.

In an effort to maintain good iron levels, scientist gave a test group of female soldiers 20 mg of iron per day or a placebo for eight weeks during basic training. The doctors found cellular signs that iron was decreasing in all participants during training, but the placebo group lost more iron than the iron group. Compared to the placebo group, those who took iron performed better in two-mile running tests and demonstrated better mood in mental examinations.

Researchers concluded that females beginning a higher level of physical training should undergo tests for iron level. Iron supplementation should be considered for those females with low iron levels.

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Colonel, USAR