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Ways To Exercise Safely
in the Summer
Heat pg. 16
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ARE YOU SUFFERING FROM
ADRENALFATIGUE?
5OBSTACLESTO OVERCOME
JUST FOR MEN:
WHAT ARE
YOURNAILS
SCULPTTONEDCURVES
GET MOREFROM YOUR
WORKOUTS!
pg. 58
WITHOUTTHE DAIRY
IN 7 MOVES
SAYINGABOUT YOU? pg. 44
CALCIUM
(Recipe inside!) pg. 52
TAKE OUR QUIZ!
ON THE ROAD TO FITNESS
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MAX MUSCLE Customers get results! Check out the
2011 MaxFormation Top 25!
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time achieving your fitness
goals, here are some tips for
how to come out on top.
HEROES34 High Achievers
Inspiring Max Muscle customers
whose dedication to hard
work is really paying off.
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CONTENTS
HEALTH16 Tired But Wired?�
Feeling exhausted and over-
whelmed? Many doctors miss
this diagnosis. Could you be
suffering from adrenal fatigue?
FITNESS24 Sexy & Symmetrical�
Mom and fitness model
Kim Dolan Leto shares a bandworkout to help you create
curves and symmetry.
28 Summer Safety�Just because it’s blazing hot
out there, doesn’t mean you
still can’t enjoy outdoor activi-
ties. Here are some tips for
protecting yourself.
32 Get in the Game�Guys, if you’re having a tough
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SPOTLIGHT46 Celebrating 20 Years Max Muscle celebrates 20 years
this year. We asked some of the
Max Muscle franchisees to share
their thoughts on being part of the
Max Muscle legacy.
NUTRITION50 Got Grill?
Summer and fall are great times
of the year for grilling in the
backyard or for those tailgatingparties. Become a better grill
master with these tips.
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COLUMNS14 Forever Young
22 Jock Doc30 Better Life
36 Shape Yourself
58 Ask Dr. Harvey�
IN EVERY ISSUE4
Editor’s Note8 President'sPoint
10 Contributors
12 Feedback20 Health Update
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H e a t pg. 16
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AR E YO U S U F F E R I N G F R O M ADREN AL F AT
IGUE?
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ONE OF THE
reasons I love my job
as Editor in Chief ofMax Sports & Fitness
so incredibly much is
all the great stories
we get to publish
about real people
who've experienced
real results. Their
dedication to losing
weight and living a fit
and healthy lifestyle,
which isn't always
easy, is truly inspiring. Consider this month's cover mod-
el, 42-year-old Kim Dolan Leto. After taking some time offfrom fitness competitions and modeling to give birth to a
darling daughter and be there for her exclusively, Kim is
back in phenomenal shape and is now a true role model
for moms everywhere. Hats off to you, Kim! And hats off
to our photographer, James Patrick, who captured Kim's
stunning beauty, not only for the cover but for her work-
out article on pages 24-26.
In addition to Kim, there are other success stories in
this magazine. Browse through our Feedback section
(pgs. 12-13) each month and you'll find inspiring letters
from Max Muscle customers who have changed their
lives for the better. Turn to our "Winner's Circle" article
(pgs. 34-35) to read about more Max Muscle customerswho are giving it all they've got to come out on top of
their sports and various competitions.
If you want to be like these people, there is no time like
the present. We always have relevant articles and helpful
information in MS&F to help you get there. Last month,
we featured common roadblocks women face and how
to overcome them. This month, we're featuring one for
the guys (pgs. 32-33). Be sure to check it out.
One important article not to miss in this issue is the
one on adrenal fatigue. Many doctors misdiagnose this
syndrome, and if you're living with it, then you know the
havoc it is wreaking in your life (pgs. 16-19). Take the
quiz on page 19 to see if you might be suffering fromadrenal fatigue.
One column you must absolutely read is Maria Kang's
Shape Yourself on page 30. She asks the all important
question: When will you get tired of being sick?
Until next time,
LaRue Novick is Editor in Chief and Creative Director
of MS&F Magazine . E-mail her at [email protected].
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Sean Greene is president of Max Muscleand executive editor of Max Sports & Fitness Magazine .
E-mail him at [email protected]
Publisher Joe Wells Enterprises, Inc.
Executive Editor Sean Greene
Editor-in-Chief/Creative Director LaRue Novick
Science Editor Phil Harvey, PhD, RD, FACN
Copy Proofreader Tariq Ahmad
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Wells Enterprises, Inc. or Max Muscle regarding any content in this
publication. It is vital that before implementing any diet or exercise
routines, you must first consult with a qualified physician.
Max Muscle is not responsible for advertiser claims. Joe Wells
Enterprises, Inc. and Max Muscle do not promote or endorse the
use of steroids or other illegal substances. For more information
concerning diet and nutrition, recalled products, steroids and other
related products and issues, please visit the Federal Food and Drug
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We reserve the right to refuse advertising without explanation.
Contributing Photographers
Lisa Maiorana Abby Hoeffner Maria Adelus
Linda Hepler Joe Wells Dr. Phil Harvey
Lisa Moretti Gina Ostarly Maria Kang
Joshua Dove Susan Irby Patrick Cunningham
James Patrick Frank Fontanilla Isaac Hinds
Gregg Evan
Advisory Board
Contributing Writers
Rand McClain, DO Ron Higuera, DC, MS, ART
John Platero, CPT, RTSM Robert Goldman, DO, PhD
Gary Brazina, MD, FACS Charles Poliquin, BS, MS
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In an industry that focusesmore on selling productsthan helping people achieveresults, Max Muscle Sports
Nutrition (MM) stores werethe first to offer CustomizedNutrition Planning. Tosupport customized nutritionplanning for MM customers,we also were the firstnutrition retailer to make thecommitment to educationand training by partneringwith the National ExerciseSports Trainers Association(NESTA) to create the Max
Muscle Certified Fitness Nutrition Coach (CFNC) program. It isnow a requirement that every Max Muscle franchisee becomea CFNC to ensure that every Max Muscle customer is given thevery best advice when it comes to achieving his or her healthand fitness goals.
We’ve always had a saying in our company that trickles downthrough our training programs: “We don’t sell, we educate.”We are firm believers in the theory that if you teach peoplethe right way to do something, they will understand why weare recommending certain products to them, and in the longrun they will get better results and succeed in achieving theirgoals. We also subscribe to the theory that you should be ableto try something before you buy it, so no matter what MM storeyou shop at, you can always try whatever MM product you areinterested in before you spend your money to buy it.
The passion that MM franchisees all share is another importantbenefit for our customers. Every MM franchisee lives the
lifestyle. Most weekends you will find MM franchisees runningmarathons, competing in fitness events, conducting nutritionseminars or doing some other fitness-related activity becausethey love it. This passion comes across in their stores whenthey are helping their customers. We are very proud of the factthat we practice what we preach and love what we do. It is thispassion and energy that translates through to our customers,and it’s that authenticity that keeps them coming back over andover again.
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Abby Hoeffner has been writing
since age 5. The “itch” to write would
strike so terribly that before she could
continue her current task, pen would
have meet paper. Countless journalswere filled with short stories, poems and
her innermost thoughts. An advertising
degree from Southern Methodist
University and several jobs later, she’s
now the editor of Living Magazine, the
largest regional lifestyle publication in
Texas, and is blessed to make a living
doing what she loves: writing.
James Patrick earned hisbachelor’s in journalism from the
University of Arizona and has been
a contributing photographer and
writer for multiple fitness publications
throughout the United States, Canada
and internationally. He has received
multiple ADDY Awards from the
American Advertising Federation for
color photography. His photography
work and regular writings appear on his
website at www.portfoliopatrick.com
Patrick Cunningham, CFNS,
CPT is a certified sports nutritionist and
certified personal trainer who specializes
in the healthy integration of nutrition and
exercise. He is the store manager and
certified fitness nutrition coach at the
Pearl District Max Muscle in Portland,
Oregon. He is an active member of the
National Strength and Conditioning
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life” is not for the faint of heart. She is
known as the “Martha Stewart of dogs”
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Thank you Max Muscle forshowing me the way to ahappier and healthier life! Iwalked into my local store inBettendorf, Iowa (owned byScott Herkes and his wife) in
September 2010 weighing190.5 pounds with 41percent body fat. I walkedout today (June 29) weighing135.5 pounds with 17.2percent body fat. Not only didthe Herkes show me how toeat properly, but they were myfriends along the way. Neveronce did I feel pressured to buyproducts that I did not need. This is what sets Max Muscle apart from the other supplementstores in my area. I thank you from the bottom of my heart for adding years to my life!
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FINALLY GOT IT RIGHT!
I LOST 55POUNDS!
I spent many years being obese, chronically depressed and unhealthy. Istarted to gain weight when I was 16 years old. By the time I got marriedat age 22, I weighed 200 pounds. As a result of my obesity, I sufferedmany miscarriages that contributed to even more weight gain and chronicdepression. By the time I was 26, I finally gave birth to my first child andgained an additional 40 pounds in the process. I had two more children andblossomed up to 265 pounds after the birth of my third child.
I had tried almost every diet out there. I would sometimes lose about 30
to 40 pounds only to fall off of the wagon and gain more weight back than Istarted with. I was so discouraged. Finally, in 2007, I decided oncemore to try my luck at losing weight. But this time, I decidedto do something completely different. I did not “diet” per se.Instead, I adopted new lifestyle changes and started eatingclean combined with doing resistance training. I startedsupplementing my nutrition with protein and other preand post workout supplements.
In my first year, I lost 70 pounds. The followingyear I lost the remainder. I lost a total of 126 poundsnaturally without the use of pills, potions, surgeriesor gimmick diets. My personal journey inspired me tobecome a personal trainer and fitness nutritionist sothat I may help others like me. I maintain my ownprivate fitness studio as well as contract with Snap
Fitness. I have helped many people achieve theirweight loss and health goals in my profession.Max Muscle in Longmont, Colorado has been
an invaluable resource to me and my clients. Theowner, Scott Hinsch, and his employees are veryknowledgeable and have been an asset to mybusiness by assisting me and my clients duringour purchases of needed supplements. They arealways available to answer any questions andare very good about recommending new productsand offering samples to me so that I can pass theinformation along to my clients. I am proud to bea Max Muscle Preferred Trainer for this area.
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2010 MAXFORMATION CONTESTANT
STILL GOING STRONGI just wanted to update you all on my progress since being a contestant in the2010 MaxFormation contest. I continued to train and still use my favorite IsoExtremeprotein. I have competed in three figure competitions: NPC Border States (9th inmasters 35+, 11th in open), NPC San Diego Championships (3rd in open, 5th inmasters) and most recently, last Saturday I entered the NPC Southern California and
Armed Forces contests. I took home an overall win and a sword! I won 1st place inthe open class and overall in the Armed Forces and I also won 1st place in the openclass in the NPC Southern California as well as a 2nd place in the masters 35+.This Saturday I will be competing in the NPC West Coast Classic. I just wantedto share this great news with you. I am so grateful that I participated in the 2010MaxFormation contest because it really gave me the foundation to be able to moveforward and start competing.
During the MaxFormation contest I learned how to eat ‘clean’ and I also learnedhow to manage my time so that I could maintain a consistent workout schedule.I also learned how important it is to use good quality supplements. I have beenworking with a professional nutrition coach since January with very specific mealand workout plans. I still use my Max Muscle proteins. In fact, I will be stopping bythe La Jolla, California store soon to stock up.
It took me a couple of years before I had the courage to enter the MaxFormationcontest. Then when I finally decided to go ahead and enter, I was ashamed to postmy ‘before’ pictures. I browsed through the myMaxMuscle site and discovered thatthere were other members on the site who also had some reservations about postingtheir pictures. I went ahead and posted them and it was at that moment that I knewthere was no turning back. I was determined to get in shape and finish strong. Itwas great meeting other members from the site and I still keep in touch with some ofthem. Throughout the contest we gave each other advice and much needed support.I will be forever grateful to Max Muscle for changing my life. I know that if I hadn’tentered the MaxFormation contest last year, I would never be where I am at today.And I’m still training and eating clean with no intentions of ever turning back.
May Strickland, 44
Chula Vista, California
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wi th o m e g a - 3Omega 3 fatty acids (a.k.a. fish oil)
have numerous health benefits.
Certain fish, such as salmon,
are high in omega 3s, more specifically
known as eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA)
and decosahexaenoic acid (DHA). We
all want to enjoy the benefits, but many
of us are hesitant to try fish oil because,
who wants to have fish breath all day?
Please rest assured that you can enjoy the
benefits of omega 3s and not have every
cat in town following you around. Before
we go into your options, let’s explore
more of the great benefits these amazingnutrients have to offer.
Recently we have seen many studies
and reports detailing
the benefits of DHA/
EPA. These omega
3s are found in large
concentrations within
the brain and retina of
kids as well as adults.
Studies have shown
that getting adequate
amounts can improve
brain developmentand can even help
with Attention Deficit
Disorder (ADD). Any
time we can help
nourish the brain, it is
beneficial as we age.
The brain wants to
slow down, just like
the rest of our bodies.
So as we nourish our
bodies, we need to nourish our brain and
omega 3s are a great brain supplement.
Omega 3s have also been provento lower bad cholesterol. To many of
us middle-aged individuals, this is a
huge benefit. When we have high bad
cholesterol, heart arteries form plaque and
this can lead to heart disease, stroke, poor
circulation and eventually death. Taking
care of our arteries is extremely important
to our overall health. Blood is the fuel for
the entire body and we need to make sure
the pathways that deliver this fuel are
well maintained. In my opinion, omega 3s
should be taken by everyone ages 40 and
older.
Did you know that inflammation is one
of the leading symptoms to most diseases
and eventually death? Omega 3s also help
reduce inflammation within our bodies.
Heart disease, cancer, autoimmune
diseases, psoriasis and Alzheimer’s have
a common side effect of pro-inflammatory
markers. And let’s not forget the old aging
culprit called arthritis. Omega 3s minimize
the inflammation associated with arthritis.
A couple of good side effects happen
when you reduce inflammation associatedwith arthritis, an increase of joint mobility
and the reduction of pain. Omega 3s help
reduce inflammation
by preventing the
production of pro-
inflammatory-signaling
molecules. This may
help to prevent serious
illness associated with
inflammation. Anytime
we can control or reduce
inflammation within our
bodies, we are assistingour bodies in preventing
disease and, of course,
living longer.
I’m pretty sure most
people don’t want to
eat salmon three times
a day. The good news
is fish oil capsules
and liquid products
are getting better and
better. There are many fish oil softgels on
the market that are odorless and easy to
swallow. Max Muscle recently introducedEssential Omega, a peach mango
smoothie that tastes incredible. Most kids
don’t like swallowing tablets or capsules,
but a teaspoon of a delicious smoothie
flavored fish oil product is literally an easy
pill for them to swallow. I simply squeeze
a little bit of Max Muscle Essential Omega
into my shake every morning. It makes it
taste awesome and better yet, I know I’m
doing something very healthy for my body!
Stop by your local Max Muscle store and
make an investment in your future health!
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Stress – It’s Killer!
We all know life these days is stressful – that’s a given. But didyou know that there are many stressors in your life you probably
don’t even identify as contributing to your overload? A little bit
of stress is healthy for our bodies, our immune systems and
even our skeletal systems. But the stress level most of us live
with daily is totally over the top! Consider some of these things
when you are taking a quick inventory of your stress level:
�Do you have lots of physical stress? This includes things like
overwork, lack of sleep and athletic over-training.
�Do you have chemical stress? There’s all that stuff in the
environment, but this also includes allergies, foods that cause
an inflammatory response, processed sugar and carbs, chemical
calories, food additives, food substitutes (like Splenda and
Equal), caffeine and energy drinks along with “naturally occurring”
TIREDBUT
WIRED?
OOne of the most common but often
undiagnosed health problems in America
leaves more than 85 percent of us feeling
exhausted, overwhelmed and over-
medicated. Today’s doctors miss this
syndrome, but chances are you haven’t
overlooked the havoc it is wreaking in
your life. It’s time to take a serious look
at adrenal fatigue and exhaustion!
By Lisa Moretti
Are you suffering from
ADRENAL FATIGUE?
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chemical imbalances in the endocrine system, and
alternating bouts of mild constipation and diarrhea.
�Is your body exposed to thermal stress? Are you
regularly over-heating and/or over-chilling your body?
� How much emotional and mental stress do you have?
This is a relatively new perspective for people beyondthe regular marriage/divorce/job change/moving stuff.
Watching too much news on the television, being in
the presence of loud people and even unspoken family
tensions all contribute to your stress.
Stress activates an adrenal gland response. Your
adrenal glands sit just above your kidneys; they secrete
more than 50 kinds of hormones necessary for life,
energy production, fat storage and fluid balance. In the
1880s, adrenal stress was recognized as a problem and
in the 1930s doctors had an effective treatment for it.
Today, it’s up to you to get smart!
It’s A Slippery SlopeWhen we are chronically stressed, we set the stage
for stress-related illnesses that have three stages
as identified by Dr. Hans Selye called GAS (General
Adaptation Syndrome). First, we have an alarm reaction
in our body, which alerts the brain and nervous system,
triggers the release of certain hormones and increases
adrenal activity. The adrenals are working overtime in
case you need to respond with fight/flight/freeze. Once
the initial alarm stage is over, your body goes through
a temporary recovery phase of 24-48 hours. You’ll feel
tired, listless and less able to respond to other stresses
effectively. Your body will secrete less cortisol, which
is unhealthy.
WELL THAT’S ODD! Adrenal fatigue can often cause
paradoxical reactions, odd responses
out of the norm of the expected.
Again, these are red flags signaling
you to pay attention and get help!
�You get tired instead of calm
when taking steroids
�You have sudden anxiety attacks
and feelings of impending doom
while at rest
�You have erratic heart palpitations
even though your cardiac function
is normal
�You experience dizziness and
lightheadedness while at rest when
you’re under extreme stress, or
when you eat certain foods like
carbohydrates
�Your blood pressure is al l over the
place
�You feel “beaten up” for days
after vigorous exercise
�You wake up in the wee hours
for no good reason and cannot get
back to sleep
�High losses of vitamin C or
magnesium make you constipated
�You become far more emotionally
fragile than usual and find yourself
crying for no apparent reason�You feel good after taking your
supplements but crash shortly after
GET MORE INFO:�Dr. James Wilson has a great
book called Adrenal Fatigue:
the 21 st Century Stress Syndrome;
find more at www.adrenalfatigue.org
�Dr. Michael Lam is also an
authority. His website is
www.lammd.com
�Mary Shomon offers her readers
volumes of information on her
website www.thyroid-info.com and
on her channel at www.about.com
�Dr. Bruce Perry offers extensive
insight into the effects of stress
on early infant and child
development via his website:
www.childtraumaacademy.com
� Information about magnesium
oil can be found at:
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AT A GLANCEYour adrenal glands sit just
above your kidneys. They
secrete more than 50 kinds
of hormones necessary for
life, energy production, fat
storage and fluid balance.
Contributing factors to
adrenal fatigue can include:�Elevated levels of cortisol
due to stress
�Persistent use of
stimulants found in energy
drinks, caffeine and fat
burners
�Diets abundant in sugars
and processed carbs
�Too much chemical stress
from food substitutes
� Above normal amounts of
emotional or mental stress
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The second phase is called resistance.
With chronic, severe and on-going
stress, the adrenal glands try to adapt
and rebuild themselves. In some cases,
they even increase in size. This sets
off a roller-coaster of adrenal response
imbalance. It starts with hyperadrenia
then turns to hypoadrenia then back
into hyperadrenia and finally leaves us
in total hypoadrenia (a.k.a. total adrenalexhaustion). The resistance phase during
which our bodies try to accommodate
increased stress can last decades. On
the way to total adrenal exhaustion, the
adrenal glands hemorrhage, the thymus
gland atrophies, which decreases our
immune strength, and we no longer have
the ability to cope (much less function)
in our day-to-day lives. Some of us seek
help at this point, but because adrenal
fatigue is so common most of us brush
it off. We tell ourselves, “Everyone deals
with stuff, I just need to get it together.”Wrong!
The third stage is adrenal exhaustion
– we lose the ability to adapt to stress
at all. Our bodies literally give up. Some
people totally collapse while others see
specific organ systems stop functioning
well. We cannot produce energy at the
cellular level, insulin levels increase,
cortisol no longer exists to help burn
glucose, we lose sodium and retain
potassium. All of our in-born anti-stress
mechanisms break down and we have
used up our reserve potential that wenormally could fall back on.
Our adrenal glands no longer provide
protective stress responses and
they cannot produce the important
hormones that influence almost all of
the major physiological processes in
our bodies. These hormones affect how
we use carbs and fats, how we convert
fats and proteins to energy, how fat is
distributed across our bodies, our blood
sugar balance, gastrointestinal function
and heart rate. For women, in mid-life
especially, this can mean no sex drive,weight gain, we catch every little cold or
flu bug and we need longer to bounce
back from every setback. By stage
three, most people drag themselves to
the doctor’s office and it’s not pretty!
Tired Adrenals Can Be A Pain in
the Butt – Literally
An interesting new wrinkle in the
detection of adrenal fatigue and
exhaustion is muscular and joint pain.
Five skeletal muscles are related to
adrenal gland function: sartorius,
gracilis, posterior tibialis, gastrocnemius
and soleus. You will have weakness in
one or more of these muscles when
the adrenal glands are malfunctioning.
Because of the muscle attachments in
the low body, you can have sacroiliac,
low back and pelvic area pain. In the
lower extremities, sartorius and gracilis
can lead to knee problems and ligament
destabilization as well as foot and ankleproblems from tibialis, gastrocnemius
and soleus.
Some people will have problems in
just one area while others will have a
combination or all of these muscle/joint
problems. In any case, if you have knee
pain, low-back and pelvic pain, sore
and tired feet, fallen arches or ankles
that constantly sprain – you NEED to
have your adrenal function checked!
How Do I Know?
Mary Shomon is a nationally recognizedpatient advocate and a 10-time New York
Times best-selling author who speaks
frequently about adrenal and thyroid
issues. She often asks audiences if they
feel “tired but wired” and like they have
their gas pedal on the floor and just can’t
stop. Usually there is a sea of nodding
heads in the room. She points out many
of the symptoms of adrenal fatigue that
are often dismissed or overlooked by
the medical community, “Do you find
you have a harder time recovering from
jet lag? Does the seasonal time-changemess you up for weeks? Are you craving
salty foods and meat? Do you suddenly
want to eat black licorice? Does your
regular exercise program leave you
wasted for hours or days after? Is your
tolerance for BS from other people at
an all-time low? Do you feel completely
overwhelmed by even the most simple
tasks in life?” Other conditions Shomon
brings up are extreme sensitivity to cold
and bizarrely low blood pressure. All of
these, she says, are red flags!
Your doctor is probably in the darkand you’ve got a lot of check marks
on that list – what do you do? Shomon
says the “gold standard” of testing is
a 24-hour cortisol (your adrenal stress
hormone) saliva test, which requires
that you spit into 4 or 5 vials at pre-
determined times of the day. This gives
a clear picture of your cortisol cycle.
Other tests that are used are basically
ineffective. These include a blood test,
which only gives a snap-shot moment
in time, or a 24-hour urine test where
you pee in one cup, which only gives an
often misleading generic cortisol level.
Shomon explains that most people with
adrenal issues have a backward cortisol
cycle as do people who do shift work
like graveyard or swing shift.
Cortisol Gets a Bad Rap!
Cortisol isn’t really the bad guy the
media makes it out to be. In truth,
cortisol is actually a life sustainingadrenal hormone dedicated to creating
balance. It’s called “the stress hormone”
because it influences, regulates or
modulates many of the changes that
occur in the body in response to stress.
But it also helps balance blood sugar,
metabolism (gluconeogenesis), immune
response, inflammatory responses,
blood pressure, heart contractions,
blood vessel tone and messages from
your central nervous system.
Too much cortisol leads to impaired
cognitive abilities, compromised thyroidfunction, hyperglycemia, decreased
bone density, decreased muscle mass,
slow wound healing and increased ab-
dominal fat which can lead to strokes
and heart attacks. Too little cortisol as
a result of adrenal exhaustion shows up
as brain fog and depression, low thy-
roid function, hypoglycemia, morning
fatigue, poor sleep, low blood pressure
and increased inflammation.
If you have resulting adrenal fatigue
you will have a distinct energy pattern.
You will feel very fatigued in the morningand not really in your body until 10 a.m.
You won’t feel really awake until after
lunch. Next you’ll hit a low around 2
to 4 p.m. (do you get that 3 p.m. sugar
craving?). After 6 p.m., you start “firing
on all eight,” but you’ll hit a sleepy low
between 9 and 11 p.m. If you push
through it, you’ll be doing “your best
work” between midnight and 3 a.m. If
this is your pattern, you need to readjust
your cortisol cycle immediately.
The next proactive step you can take
immediately, Shomon explains, is todetoxify your life. This means getting
rid of foods that cause inflammation
or interrupt your hormone balance,
but it also means cleaning up your
environment, she says. Research has
shown that reading the news or listening
to it on the radio is less stress-inducing
than watching it on TV. And removing
stressors from your life may also mean
you need to let go of some toxic people
or reduce your interactions with them.
“You need to reduce the things that are
pushing your stress buttons!”
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ADRENAL FATIGUE/STRESS SIGNS ANDSYMPTOMS CHECKLIST
�You are continuing to have symptoms after being prescribed thyroid
hormones
�You feel excessively fatigued
�You have non-refreshing sleep (you get sufficient hours of sleep,
but wake fatigued)
�You feel overwhelmed by or unable to cope with stress
� After a stressful physical or emotional experience, you feel run-down
and especially exhausted
�You feel exhausted after exercise, you’re slow to recover after exercise
�You have poor resistance to respiratory infections, you tend to catch
everything going around
�You have difficulty recuperating from illness
�You are slow to recover from injury
�You have difficulty recuperating from jet lag
�You generally feel rundown or overwhelmed
�You have cravings for salty foods
�You have excess mood responses after eating carbs
�You feel most energetic in the evening
�You have difficulty concentrating, brain fog
�You have particularly low blood pressure
�You feel momentarily light-headed after standing up
�You are extremely sensitive to cold
�You have chronic food or environmental allergies
�You feel “tired but wired”
�You have cystic breasts
�You have a history of mononucleosis and/or Epstein Barr Virus
reactivation
�You have a history of chronic fatigue syndrome
�You are post-menopausal
Note: If you checked more than half, it's time to see an expert!
There are also other things you can
do to support your body and actively
manage your stress levels. Slow gentle
movement like Tai Chi, stretching forms
of yoga, walking a labyrinth and stroll-
ing through a park are all good options.
Walking on the treadmill does not qualify!
Contemplative activities like breath work,
guided visualization and meditation also
help. Shomon also notes that repetitivehand movement activities like whittling,
knitting, crochet and gardening (if you
like it) are all great for lowering stress.
She also points out that some things we
do to self-soothe like biting our nails are
actually negative attempts to do what
our bodies know we need. Whatever you
choose to do, Shomon says, “Research
shows that 20 minutes should pass with-
out you realizing it.”
We also need to reduce our over-
stimulation with foods. If you are drinking
six to eight cups of coffee, having anenergy drink, getting those extra shots
of espresso at Starbucks – those are
warning signs! If you are craving salt
all the time, pay attention. Drinks like
Gatorade, which have potassium in
them, are the worst choice for hydration
for someone with adrenal problems. Try
adding a little salt to your water and see
if you feel better. And if you are suddenly
craving black licorice, your body is trying
to tell you something. Licorice actually
can be a treatment – along with salt –
for adrenal fatigue. “If we don’t start tomake changes,” notes Shomon, “we are
literally getting beat up every day from
the inside out!”
It Gets Better
There are a variety of supplements
you can use to improve your adrenal
health, but these should be in addition
to revamping your life. To rebuild the
depleted levels in your body, try adding
2,000 to 4,000 mg of vitamin C, 800
IUs of vitamin E, 125-150 mg of niacin,
1,200-1,500 mg of pantothenic acid,and an elevated dose of vitamin D of
5,000 to 10,000 IUs. You may want to
add trace minerals to your protein shake
and SAMe, a natural anti-depressant,
to supplement your regimen if you are
feeling depressed. You can also improve
your magnesium levels without risking
the runs by soaking in magnesium oil.
Do not take raw glandulars without
the supervision of a medical/healing
professional. Your hormones are a finely
tuned system that needs a velvet hand
in making adjustments. Your goal is to
find balance, not create a whole new set
of problems. There are also wonderful
herbal formulations for adrenal fatigue
but they are very powerful. Only use
herbal formulations with the supervision
of a skilled professional as well.
Dr. Michael Lam offers a great adrenal
diet on his website. He also explains
that many people who have adrenal
fatigue also have other imbalances likesub-clinical hypothyroidism, insulin
resistance and estrogen dominance.
These all need to be brought back into
balance. The journey back to health
is guaranteed to be long, full of hills
and valleys and you’ll probably get
frustrated and disappointed at times.
That’s normal.
Dr. James Wilson gives some good
basic time frames for recovery if you
take your treatment plan seriously. You
can expect adrenal fatigue to heal in:
�6 to 9 months for minor adrenal
fatigue
�12 to 18 months for moderate fatigue
�Up to 24 months for severe adrenal
fatigue
If you are all the way into stage 3adrenal exhaustion, you need to hit the
reset button on your life and get healthy
NOW! The final stage of full exhaustion
is Addison’s Disease and recovery is
difficult at best. Remember, you didn’t
get here overnight. And you can get
back to feeling great. Just don’t stress
about it!MS&F
TAKE THE QUIZ Mary Shomon has provided a quick quiz for you to make an initial determination
of your adrenal health. You can read more at www.thyroidcoaching.com.
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By Linda Hepler, BSN, RN
MYPLATE IN, MYPYRAMID OUTSo you’ve finally mastered the complexities of the
government food pyramid, right down to food groups
and serving sizes? Well, it’s time to reset your thinking.
Early in June, the Obama administration replaced the
Food Pyramid, which was designed to educate people
about healthy food choices, with a “MyPlate” icon. The
new icon is a plate half filled with fruits and vegetables
(heavy on the veggies). The other half plate is for grains
and proteins, and a smaller plate represents dairy.
MyPlate was designed to be a simpler approach to
making wise food choices at mealtimes, both at home
and in school. Instead of spending a lot of time navigating
the maze of food labels, people are encouraged to get
back to basics by devoting half of each meal plate to
produce and a quarter to proteins such as meat, poultry,
seafood, eggs, soy and beans. The last quarter is for
whole grains like rice, bread and cereal, with a small
plate of dairy to round things out. Learn more about
MyPlate at www.choosemyplate.gov.
BUILDING MUSCLE WITH SLEEPListen up guys! You know how important sleep is for
repairing and rejuvenating muscle cells. But did you
know that you need enough zzz’s to maintain adequate
testosterone levels – critical for building muscle mass and
strength? A study published recently in the Journal of
the American Medical Association found that even short
periods of skipping sleep (5 hours or less a night) reduces
a young man’s testosterone levels by the same amount as
aging 10 to 15 years. It’s a well known fact that testosterone
levels in men decline with age. But why push it? Aim for 7
to 9 hours of sleep each and every night.
Cell Phones and Cancer RiskIf you’re not sold on using a cellphone earpiece for your safety – atleast while driving – consider this: the WHO/International Agencyfor Research on Cancer (IARC) says that cell phone use may increasethe long-term risk for brain cancer.
Wireless phones emit low levels of radio frequencies through thephone’s antenna. When used as a hand held device, the head isexposed to the radio frequency electromagnetic field. An IARC workinggroup recently discussed and evaluated the available literature on thistype of exposure, including wireless phones and microwaves. Theevidence, while preliminary, supports the finding that there is a linkbetween wireless phone use and glioma, which is a malignant typeof brain cancer. In fact, one study of past wireless phone use actually
showed a 40 percent increased risk for gliomas in heavy phone users(about 30 minutes daily over a 10-year period).
OK, don’t panic yet. The conclusion was classified as “limitedevidence of carcinogenicity,” meaning that a positive association hasbeen observed between exposure to an agent and cancer. But theassociation may be muddied by “confounding factors,” meaning thatthere may be other factors involved that researchers didn’t consider.While further studies on cell phone emissions are necessary beforedrawing any hard and fast conclusions, it’s wise to use an earpiecewhenever possible.
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I recently had the opportunity to spend
a week at the Olympic Training Cen-ter (OTC) in Chula Vista, California,
volunteering and helping the full-time
training staff treat Olympic athletes and
Paralympians. I have come away with a
new respect not only for the dedication of
the athletes, who train six days a week,
but for the training staff who are vital to
keeping these elite level athletes at the
top of their game. The staff includes ATC
certified athletic trainers, physical thera-
pists, chiropractors and acupuncturists,
most of whom have advance degrees in
kinesiology and biomechanics. For me,
this was a tremendous learning experi-
ence and will help me treat my patients.
The athletes must not only deal with
the rigors of training
but the requirements
of United States and
International Drug
Testing Authorities that
mandate that all elite
athletes must check in
daily and be available
for drug testing within
an hour’s notice.
From a sports medi-
cine perspective, these
athletes are so attuned
to their bodies that the
problems they face are
often subtle and due
to the repetitive move-
ments of their sport.
For example, archers
have very specific
problems with scapular motion due to
the unilateral repetitive stress across the
back as they pull the bow, hold and re-
lease, shooting 400 hundred arrows per
practice session. Rowers face rib and
upper back repetitive motion injuries, and
subtle foot or toe disorders can hobble
a sprinter. When the difference between
the first place and the last is measured
in hundredths of a second, treatment is
vital and requires an analysis and under-
standing of the specific movements of
an individual sport.
The dedicated professionals who
treat these elite level athletes use vari-
ous modalities. The most important is
their diagnostic skill. They center their
treatment on a conservative, hands-on
approach of joint mobilizations, mas-
sage and muscle release. They design
specific exercise programs to correct
muscle imbalances. The staff’s diagnos-
tic and treatment skills are further put to
the test when treating Paralympians. The
time they spend listening, analyzing and
examining an athlete would put most
physicians to shame.
The psychological aspects of sport
is also addressed at the OTC by sportspsychologists. Research, such as motion
studies measuring hip rotation and injury
patterns, and studies measuring brain
waves to determine
the difference between
when an archer must
focus or meditate are
two examples of on-
going work. The study
of motion, perfor-
mance and psychol-
ogy is a major factor in
why world records areconstantly falling. The
athletes use a combi-
nation of sport specific
training and cross-fit
training routinely. As
I did my work out in
the weight room with
these “perfect speci-
mens” I can tell you I
felt like a “slug!” The
work and effort they put into every rou-
tine inspired me to push harder.
The environment at the OTC of ath-letes, coaches and trainers from differ-
ent sports, working together in an at-
mosphere of camaraderie, dedication
and focus to the Olympic goal of Citius,
Altius, Fortius (Faster, Higher, Stronger)
makes this a very special place.
I want to especially thank Richard
Quincy, Associate Medical Director;
Reiko Takahashi, ATC; and the entire
staff at the Chula Vista Olympic Training
Center for the opportunity to participate
in their work and in making me feel wel-
come.MS&F
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WORKOUT
Photos by James Patrick, portfoliopatrick.com sKim’s outfit by Elisabetta Rogiani, rogiani.com
Height: 5-foot-7Weight: 128-130 poundsResidence: Scottsdale, ArizonaOccupation: Mother, business owner,
fitness model, writer and competitor Years training: 11On getting in shape and becominga fitness model: At 32, I was out ofshape and unhealthy and happenedto catch a fitness competition onESPN. For some reason, completelyunfounded in reality, I thought, “I cando that!” I started gymnastics as anadult and researched training andnutrition and went to work. Fitnessmodeling has been an excellentplatform to share my very atypicalfitness journey and hopefully inspireother people that it’s never too late tobe in the best shape of your life!Mantra: Head up, shoulders back,smile! Make someone’s else’s day!Supplement Regimen: MaxComplete, Omega 3s, B-Stress,Acidophilus, Max Glutamine, Calciumand Glucosamine.Favorite diet food: Bison Burger
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Kim Dolan Leto , 42
I f you work out regularly and still
feel your hips are “too big” or thatyour body would look better with
some toned curves, try adding in this
workout at least once a week. Spot
training for weight loss is impossible,
but it is possible to create symmetry
and curves with resistance training. For
women who are battling hips that won’t
quit, adding a bit of muscle to your
shoulders and back will help negate
that “hippy” appearance and put the
focus on your waist. Or, if you feel like
you need curves, there’s nothing like
adding a little roundness to your glutes
to reshape your backside.
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1. SQUATS Stand on resistance band with feet shoulder-width apart,
keeping tension on the band by holding a mid-bicep curl. Slowly bend the
knees and lower your hips toward the floor as though you were sitting in a
chair. Keep your abs pulled in tight, knees behind your toes and pull on bands
to add tension. Do not go lower than 90 degrees. Repeat for reps.
Muscles worked: quads, hamstrings and glutes
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2. LUNGES Stand with right leg forward, left leg back and a resistance band
positioned under your right foot. Keeping tension on the band by bending your
elbows, lower into a lunge until both knees are at 90 degrees, front knees behind
the toes. Complete reps and switch legs.
Muscles worked: quads, hamstrings and glutes
3. BUTT BLASTERS Get on your hands and knees and wrap a resistance band around
your right foot. Hold the handles in each hand and begin to move with the right knee
bent, flexing the foot as you extend the right leg straight back, squeezing the glutes.
Don’t arch your back and keep the neck straight. Repeat for reps before switching sides.
Muscles worked: glutes
4. CALVES Grab a resistance band and
stand on it with your toes. While holding
the handles of the band, raise your arms
to the sides of your head as if you were
getting ready to perform a shoulder press.
The palms should be facing forward with
the elbows bent at 90-degree angles out
to your sides. This movement will create
tension on the band. Keeping your handsby your shoulders, stand up on your toes as
you exhale and contract the calves hard at
the top of the movement. Repeat for reps.
Muscles worked: calves
This workout can be done with bands or weights and is meant to be incorporated
into your current training program. Combine a proper nutrition program and a regular
cardiovascular program to achieve optimal results. Do three sets of 12-15 reps per
exercise. The last few reps should be difficult. Make sure your form is perfect.
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5. REAR DELT FLY Step on a resistance band with your left foot, both knees bent. Your
right foot should be behind your left foot about 1 to 2 feet. Shape your arms as if you
are hugging a stability ball. Pull your elbows towards the ceiling with your arms rounded.
Pause with elbows at shoulder height, then lower to starting position. Repeat for reps.
Muscles worked: rear deltoids
7. LAT PULLS With arms straight
overhead, holding the resistance band
toward the middle, contract the back and
pull the band out and down while bringingthe elbows toward your rib cage. Increase
tension by putting hands closer together.
Raise back up and repeat.
Muscles worked: Lats
6. OVERHEAD PRESS Stand with feet hip-width apart, knees slightly bent. Using a
resistance band, grab a handle in each hand and step on the middle of the band with
both feet. Start with both hands raised next to your head, with your elbows bent and
upper arms parallel to the floor. Next, simply perform a shoulder press, extending your
arms straight up as to try and touch the ceiling. Slowly return to the start position and
repeat for the desired amount of repetitions. Repeat for reps.
Muscles worked: front and side deltoids
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KEEP ACTIVE
The sun beats down relentlessly. Temperatures have
hovered near “oven” territory for weeks. Some
days, even the AC struggles to draw a cool breath.
But rain or shine (and it’s usually shine!), you’re
outside hoofing it on your daily walk or run. If you can relate,
Thomas B. Gilliam, Ph.D., has two things to say to you: one,
congrats on your willpower, and two, whatever you do, make
sure you stay safe this summer! “Whether you walk, run,
hike, bike or pursue some other form of physical activity,you must take safety precautions during the hottest part of
summer,” asserts Gilliam, co-author (along with Jane Neill,
R.D., L.D.) of Move It. Lose It. Live Healthy. – The Simple
Truth About Achieving & Maintaining a Healthy Body Weight.
“Most people know intellectually that they need to drink more
water, for example, but you’d be surprised how few of them
are really doing all they need to do.”
The American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) issued
a position statement on Exercise and Fluid Replacement in
its February 2007 journal, Medicine and Science in Sports
and Exercise. This 14-page document goes into great detail
about the proper rehydration of the body during extreme
heat conditions while performing physical activity. “Whilethe ACSM piece is mostly geared to the athlete in training,
its advice applies to anyone who exercises in the summer,
including casual walkers, kids who play on summer softball
teams and anyone who does physically demanding work
outdoors,” Gilliam points out. “It’s better to take too many
precautions than too few.”
He offers the following insights and tips – some of them
inspired by the ACSM position statement – for anyone who
exercises in the heat:
1
Know the frightening facts about dehydration. “Anyone can get dehydrated, but children, women and
older and overweight individuals are particularly susceptible,”
says Gilliam. “When we exercise, we sweat, and sweat is
the loss of fluid and many electrolytes critical to normal
physiological function: potassium, sodium, calcium and
chloride, for instance. “Dehydration is extremely dangerous,”
he adds. “The worst-case scenario is heat stroke. If left
untreated, heat stroke can lead to death. But there are other
concerns, too, such as muscle cramping and the breakdown
of muscle tissue.”
2 Do regular “hydration checks.” Don’t just assumeyou’re hydrated enough simply because you aren’t feeling
particularly thirsty. It is quite possible to be dehydrated and
have no discernible thirst. Gilliam suggests you regularly
monitor your hydration status (and that of your kids) in the
following ways:
�Urine assessment: If the volume of urine is diminished and
is a deep yellow, you are either dehydrated or becoming
dehydrated.
�Weight check: During extreme temperatures, weigh yourself
daily, advises Gilliam. A loss of more than 2 percent of your
body weight following an exercise routine is a loss of fluid.
(Yes, you may be trying to lose weight, but it takes time to
lose “fat weight.” It will happen gradually, not suddenly, even
Hot weather workouts come with their own
challenges, but they are soooo worth the
effort, says fitness expert Thomas B. Gilliam,
Ph.D. He explains how to stay safe while
you’re sweating through the summer.
Beat
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in the heat of summer.) If the “fluid weight” is not replenished
before your next exercise routine, you are more susceptible
to dehydration. Therefore, don’t return to the exercise routine
until your body weight returns to the pre-exercise level.
“This is extremely important for young athletes participating
in fall sports with summer drills and pre-season games,” says
Gilliam. “Weigh your child each morning. If a weight loss is
occurring immediately following a workout, your child is
becoming dehydrated, and you should keep him or her out of
the activity until the weight returns.”
3Drink up! Drink plenty of fluids before, during and after
your exercise routine. If you are training in extreme heat, a
sports drink might be appropriate because of the electrolytes
it contains. “If you do elect to consume a sports drink, dilute
it with one part water to one part sports drink,” suggests
Gilliam. “The reason is the sugar in the sports drink may slow
the reabsorption of fluid back into the digestive tract.”
If you are a casual walker, just drink water. There are
calories in a sports drink and it is conceivable the amount
of calories expended in your walk could be less than the
calories consumed from the sports drink.
So, how much fluid do you need? “It is recommended that
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you drink about 16 ounces of fluid just prior to your workout,
then drink small quantities during your workout, then another
16 ounces after your workout,” says Gilliam. “Remember that
your body does not monitor thirst very well, which is why it’s
important to consume the fluids even if you are not thirsty.”
4Lay off the caffeine and alcohol. You may be tempted
to drink several cups of coffee to get revved up for your
morning run, or maybe enjoy a few icy beers when you’re
painting your house in the heat of August. Avoid temptation,says Gilliam. “Caffeine and alcohol may have a negative
effect on fluid retention or rehydration,” he says. “It’s best to
avoid drinks and foods containing these substances when
you’re working out – or just plain working – in the heat.”
5Be careful not to over-hydrate. Believe it or not, it is
possible to drink too much water. Endurance athletes in
particular need to be careful about over hydrating. They’re
susceptible to a disorder called hyponatremia, which is a
severe dilution of the sodium in your body that can lead to
death. This does not occur very often, but it illustrates why
you don’t want to go to extremes with fluid replacement.
6Don’t soak up too many rays. Give careful thought to
what you wear during your exercise routine in extreme
heat. On one hand, you want to expose as much skin as
possible (and decent) to accelerate heat loss. On the other,
you don’t want to get too many harmful UVA and UVB rays.
“Choose white or light-colored clothing because it repels the
heat,” suggests Gilliam. “And be sure to protect your skin with
sunblock and your eyes with a good pair of sunglasses.”
Don’t let all of these precautions scare you away from
summer exercise. All the hot-weather worries in the world
pale in comparison to the health benefits you’re reaping from
regular physical activity. “Regular exercise not only keepsyour weight at a healthy level, it helps you prevent high blood
pressure, heart disease and a myriad of other serious health
issues,” he notes. “But you have to make
it a part of your everyday lifestyle.”
That means you don’t get summers off!
So even if you have to alter your routine
– moving indoors to a fitness center or
even joining the mall walkers in their air-
conditioned comfort – do it. “Once you
lose momentum, it’s very hard to get it
back,” says Gillian.MS&F
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I’ve been dealing with a debilitatingback injury for the past two months.
I believe my pain resulted from a
combination of dancing in heels
and performing wide-leg squats
the following day. After weeks of
complaining and a consistent supply of
Tylenol, I decided to get a deep tissue
massage. As my favorite massage
therapist, Sue, worked on my shoulder
and lower back, I began contemplating
how much pain I was in. After all, I
suffer from the same injury at least
once a month. As I shrieked at every
knot she kneaded, I thought how much
longer was I willing to “keep doing
what I’m doing” so I continue “getting
what I’m getting” – which in this case,
is a sore back.
A few years ago
I discovered I was
lactose intolerant.
Growing up I enjoyed
dairy products,
especially a pint of
Ben & Jerry’s cookie
dough ice cream
during a “cheat day.” After months of
abdominal pain and
bloating, I finally gave
up consuming dairy
products. It wasn’t
easy of course.
Every time I craved
a cold, silky bite of
ice cream, I had to
remind myself of the
instant pain I would be in once the
lactose hit my intestines. It took a lot of
mental discipline to override my short-
term satisfaction by focusing on the
long-term consequence.
I’ve done the same thing with eating
too much sugar, drinking energy drinks
and consuming sugar-free products
including gum, syrups and candy
bars. All those things cause an instant,
uncomfortable reaction in my body.
Some people have recommended I
take products, such as Lactaid, so I
can consume lactose without negative
effects. But I’ve always declined that
notion because if my body is telling me
WHEN WILL YOUGET TIRED OF
b e i n g si ck ? something – then I need to listen to it.I don’t think we credit the intelligence
of our bodies enough. If lactose makes
me bloated, then I shouldn’t consume
lactose. If sugar makes my pancreas go
on overdrive, then I shouldn’t eat sugar.
If salt makes my heart beat faster, then I
should avoid salt. As a society, we rely on
medications such as Lactaid, insulin and
blood pressure pills to control what we
are doing to our bodies – when in truth,
if we stop putting trash in our engine, we
wouldn’t be dealing with a dirty exhaust
system.
So as I lay on the massage table, I
asked myself: when am I going to stop
trashing my system? I live a fairly healthy
lifestyle, but there is so much I’ve aspired
to change in the last
few months. I want to
start meditating every
morning and clearing
my mind. I want
to start stretching
more and take a
yoga class. I want to
start consuming an
80 percent raw fooddiet and become a
good cook. I want to
live a more holistic
life where I am more
in tune with my body,
my mind and my
spirit.
A famous Chinese
philosopher, Lao Tzu,
once said, “A person
will get well when they are tired of being
sick.” It took months for me to avoid
buying Skittles, sugar free Red Bulls and
Orbit chewing gum. It’s taken me years to
see a massage therapist about my injury
… and I wonder how long it would take
me to finally incorporate preventative
measures so that it will happen less
frequently?
Creation first begins with an intention
– and as I write, I know this will initiate
my internal engine towards a more
holistic destination. As I sit here with a
sore shoulder, a tight neck and an aching
back, I know right now, that I am tired of
being sick.MS&F
By Maria Kang, founder of
www.fitnesswithoutborders.org
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You want to get on track,
attack your fitness goals,
and finally stick with them
right? But how many times
have you told yourself, “This coming
Monday, I’m going to get started!”
only to find yourself postponing it
again and again and again? Why is it
you think you have fallen short thus
far? Could it be that you are too busy,
too tired, or just plain don’t have the
motivation you once had? There issomething keeping you from taking
the first steps. Let’s analyze some
common excuses we guys often use
and see if we can find a way to kick
them.
“I want to but can’t find themotivation to take the leap.”
We guys can take an otherwise
achievable goal and turn it into what
seems to be an insurmountable
undertaking. Think baby steps, myfriend. You don’t have to jump into
fitness and nutrition with the “hit the
ground running” mentality because for
some, it is better to start slow.
Expecting too much from yourself
can be extremely overwhelming: so
much so you may decide to scrap the
idea altogether. Getting fit is a process
that takes time. Just remember, all
you need to do is begin, no matter
how small the step. It can be as easy
as stretching in the morning, taking
the stairs, or parking farther away
GO ON,
TAKE THEPLUNGE
Tips for overcoming 5 commonobstacles men typically face when
trying to live a fit & healthylifestyle. By Patrick Cunningham, CFNS, CPT
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2 4
5
3
so you must walk. Try turning even
these small, simple actions into daily
routines and you will be surprised at
how much further you are willing to
go. Point is, once you begin sticking
to the little things and seeing results,
chances are, you are going to slowly
begin to add to your fitness plan and
before you know it, you are completing
a full-blown wellness regiment.
“It’s too late in the gamefor me to start.”
Too late in the game? It is never too
late to start feeling better. You have
to remember, this is your body we are
talking about! We’re not talking about
that rusted out Jeep you’ve always
wanted to restore. If you are still alive
and kicking, it is not too late to start
improving your health. Whether you
are 16 or 76, if you start using nutritionand exercise properly, you are going to
improve the quality of your life. Period.
You can’t let the feeling that you are
behind the ball stop you from beginning
the healthy regimen you want. You
may find that you’re surprised to see
how quickly your body can rally when
called to action.
“I start but never seem to stickto it, so why bother?”
Try to keep in mind that just startingsomething is typically the hardest part
of the process. So, now that you’ve
started, you’ve already overcome an
enormous obstacle. Now it is time to
formulate a strategy that will help keep
you on track. A common mistake for
us guys is that we tend to search for
and find what we consider to be a
“hardcore” workout and begin using it
as the template for our new regimen.
The problem with this is that if you
are just starting out, or even starting
over, chances are, you are not ashardcore as your shiny new workout
would demand, which means you’ll
end up lasting all of maybe two weeks
on it if you’re lucky.
Instead, set yourself up with a
beginner workout that can be easily
adhered to for the beginning stages
of this quest then slowly add to it as
you progress. If you need some help
with that, consider speaking with a
team member at your nearest Max
Muscle Sports Nutrition store. Many
of them are certified personal trainers
themselves or have connections with
local gyms and would be happy to steer
you in the right direction. Remember,
surrounding yourself with positive
influences is crucial for your success,
so use every tool you can get your
hands on. Max Muscle also offers many
free tools available for its customers,
such as myMaxMuscle.com, which is a
community of fitness enthusiasts, prosand newbies alike, ready and awaiting
your participation.
“I just don’t have the time.”
We are all guilty of this one but let’s
be honest: using today as an example,
what have you made time for that really
should not have taken precedence
over your health and well-being? Did
you really HAVE to go get that cool
new accessory for your decked-out
truck or sit down and play Call of Duty for an hour or two? Probably not.
Isn’t it funny how, when we make
something a priority, we suddenly
have the time for it? Even if it is a tight
squeeze, your nutrition and fitness
will fit if you want them to. But until
you make it a priority, it will fall by the
wayside and you’ll find yourself saying,
“Well, I just can’t find the time for it,”
yet again. Not to mention, when you
take care of your body, you’ll notice
a boost in energy and stamina that is
crucial, especially if you actually dohave a hectic schedule.
“I’ve tried it several times andnever saw any real results.”
So you’ve tried to get into fitness
before but didn’t see the kind of results
you wanted? Unfortunately, it could be
aspects of the fitness industry itself
to blame. Often we can get into this
journey with flawed expectations due
largely to misleading advertising and
unrealistic promises. Take one look atthe fitness magazine racks and you are
sure to see such beguiling phrases as,
“Three Month Get Big Plan,” “Six Pack
Abs in 6 Weeks” and “Instant Image
Upgrade.” These all make it sound
as though in a very short period of
time you can go from couch potato to
Ryan Reynolds, and when this doesn’t
happen, you quit and blame it on
genetics.
Sound familiar? Truth is, the road to
physique-enhancement can be a long,
bumpy and even frustrating one. But if
it were easy to be lean and mean, then
everyone would be!
It is going to take discipline. Start
fresh. Make a four-week plan with
tangible goals, stick to it as closely as
you can and, more importantly, forgive
yourself and move on when you fall
short or fall off the wagon. Sooner or
later your body will cry “UNCLE!” and
begin to change for the better.
There will always be a mountain of
seemingly fit excuses for why you just
can’t make something happen. Quite
frankly, ‘CAN’T’ is another four letter
word that should be scrapped from
your vocabulary as soon as possible.
‘CAN’T’ is always the easy way out
and unfortunately, the easy way out
rarely ever produces the results we
men are searching for. Stop saying,
“One day I’m going to…” and try using
“Today, I’m going to….” You’ll find ittastes sweeter leaving the lips than the
former.MS&F
Tips for Using ProfessionalServicesWe don’t like to admit it, but many
of us guys have problems seeking
help. Learn to kick that ego
aside and you’ll begin to reap thebenefits of others’ research. Using
professional services may very
well prove to be the light you’ve
been waiting to see. Stop doing
the same workout and nutrition
plan your high school coach made
up for you. There are so many free
introductory services available
nowadays that it would be
foolish not to capitalize on some
of them. Many gyms offer free
personal training sessions for new
members. Use this service and
don’t be afraid to ask questions
and take notes. Then head to Max
Muscle and get a nutrition plan
to accompany your workouts and
watch your body composition
begin to improve much quicker
than just doing one or the other.
Remember: you get strong at the
gym; you get abs in the kitchen.
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WENDI RUSSO, 44, of Eden Prairie,
Minnesota is a television host on the
Shop NBC Home Shopping channel that
specializes in fashion, jewelry and beauty.
She competes in pageants and was
crowned Mrs. Minnesota United States in
2010, and she recently placed first runner
up at the nationals United States pageant
in Las Vegas. A working wife and the
mother of a 6-year-old daughter, Wendi
spends much of her free time volunteering
with the children’s charities Make-a-
Wish Foundation and Kinship of Greater
Minneapolis as a speaker, mentor and
advocate. She is also working with Love
146 as the head of the Minnesota Task
Force to help eliminate child sex trafficking
around the world. Her next competition will
be Mrs. Galaxy International, to be held in
Illinois on August 5 and 6.
Wendi found out about Max Muscle
through Paul Sonnenburg (franchisee of
two stores in Minnesota) who judged a
fitness and bikini competition with her. “He
helped me to realize I needed to add more protein to my diet,”she said.
When asked about his thoughts on Wendi, Paul said, “She is
the ultimate high-energy person. She makes everyone around
her feel motivated to do something positive for others and for
themselves.”
Here is some more insight into this blonde beauty from
Minnesota:
What were you like growing up? I was in honor classes
in high school and was involved in a lot of extracurricular
activities, but I wasn't coordinated in sports. In school I was
talkative so I was voted Most Outgoing and Class Clown.
What supplements do you take? Glutamine, Max
LiquiCarn, calcium, a women’s multivitamin, High 5 andOmega 3
What is your mantra? The price of success is hard work,dedication to the job at hand, and the determination that
whether we win or lose, we have applied the best of ourselves
to the task at hand.
What is your advice to others who want to “be” like you? Be focused on your goals and start taking steps towards
your vision, eventually you will find yourself looking back at
your “vision board” and realizing you achieved your previous
goal!
What motivates you? The desire to be the best I can be
and of course to beat the odds and win!
What are your goals? I have a dream of owning my own
business, writing a best-selling book, becoming a millionaire,
living in California closer to the beach and I would love to buymy husband a Ferrari one day!
“I love bucking the common belief that women over 40 cannot compete in beauty pageants against women intheir 20s and 30s.” – Wendi Russo, 44
IN THE
winner’sCIRCLE Meet a handful of Max Muscle customers
who are at the top of their games
thanks to their hard work, dedication
to training and key Max Muscle supplements.
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VELLORE CABALLERO, 34, of Denver, Colorado is
a passionate contender competing in mixed martial arts
(MMA) and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ). After a few tough
fights, Vellore began to get discouraged. Then he found
his local Max Muscle store and things
began to change for the better.
In only six months of working with
Bryan Cash and Gary Connell at Max
Muscle Highlands Ranch/Lone Tree and
following the proper nutrition regimenthey set up for him, which included
MaxPro, ARM, Xtinguisher and Pro
BCAAs, Vellore was able to medal at two
of the largest BJJ tournaments in the
world. And in his first MMA fight since
working with Max Muscle, Vellore was
able to get the “KO” in dramatic fashion.
He said he attributes these wins to the
confidence he feels from knowing he’s
got all the right fuel going in. “It affects
the training, which affects the outcome,”
he explained.
When asked to share his thoughtson Vellore, Bryan said, “Vellore is a
tremendous athlete and instructor. He
knows what it takes to be a champion on
the mat in the octagon and in life. He’s a
great person to have in your corner.”
Here is a deeper look into this fighting champion who
also is an instructor at the Easton Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu,
Littleton/Highlands Ranch location.
What has been your greatest challenge and how did youovercome it? Myself. I know it’s cliche, but I went through
a period of time where I was my worst enemy. I would
psyche myself out before and during the competition.
This made me perform below my level and lose fights Ibelieve I should have won. I realized that it was the lack
of confidence that I had in my overall training that was
causing the lack of confidence, so I plugged the leaks. I
worked on my cardio to the point that I
KNEW without a shadow of a doubt that
I had three hard rounds in me. I got with
Max Muscle Highlands Ranch/Lone
Tree and got my diet and supplement
regiment together. And I did some
mental training. The combined effects
have been amazing!
What motivates you? My students. I
compete now for the experience so
I can share it with the students. I love
to teach/coach and it is definitely my
passion!
What do you like most about winning?When I win, I get to thank the people
who make it possible for me, such as
sponsors and mentors.
What is your advice to others whowant to “be” like you? Find the best
place to train that you can and spend as
much time there as possible. Practice,
practice, practice. He who does it most,
does it best!
GARY CHAMPAGNE, 27, of Tiburon, California is not
only the proud owner of Champagne Fitness – a company
he founded before graduating from UC Berkeley in 2006
– but he is also a champion rower who has been invited
to train for the 2012 Summer Olympic
Games in London.
Gary attributes much of his success
as a muscular endurance athlete to being
an avid user of Max Muscle products for
several years now. His pre-race nutritionincludes two scoops of Full Blown Extreme
along with 5 grams of creatine. Post race,
he takes 40 grams of Iso-Extreme along
with 5 grams of GlutaMatrix.
Gary is as dedicated to his nutrition as
he is to his training, and it shows. This
past April, he was part of an eight-man
shell that won a gold medal and the
“Wells Fargo Cup” at the San Diego Crew
Classic, which was televised on ESPNU.
He and his team set a course record
for that event. “Gary’s commitment and
dedication to fitness and nutrition isunparalleled by anyone else I have ever
met,” said David Mulligan, who owns
the Max Muscle in San Rafael, California,
where Gary shops.
We asked Gary some important ques-
tions and here is what he had to say:
What motivates you? As narcissistic as it sounds, I have to
admit I feed off of my own success and accomplishments,
whether they are beating another rowing team by several
seconds or out-lifting myself by a few reps from the
previous year.
What has been your greatest challenge and how did you
overcome it? My greatest challenge was without a doubtmaking the U.S. national team in 2001 and then again in
2002. The workouts were by far the hardest thing I have ever
done. Having to wake up at 4:45 a.m. and have your heart
rate at 190 beats a minute by 5:30 in
the rigid cold and pitch black was a true
test to our audacity and commitment to
the sport.
Favorite workout? For rowing, it would
have to be the rowing machine 2000
meter Ergometer test. It is 6 minutes
of intense cardiovascular and muscular
endurance pain. For land, nothing
competes to the feeling of a good chestworkout with dumbbells paired up with
some good skull crushers to finish it
off.
What do you like most aboutcompeting? The least? As Charlie
Sheen would say, Duh! Winning. There
is nothing more gratifying than winning
a 6-minute race after months of grueling
hours of practice. The thing I like least
is surely the injuries that come with
a training cycle as intense as rowing
training.MS&FGary Champagne (right) attributes much of his
success as a muscular endurance athlete to
being an avid user of Max Muscle products.
Vellore Caballero’s favorite mantra is
‘Remember that great love and great
achievements involve great risk.’
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Specially Formulated Weight Control& Hormone Balance For HER.
By Maria Adelus, MaxFormation
Champion 2010
II remember the first week Istarted training for the MaxForm
2010 challenge. I dragged my
overweight body and poor self-
image to a 5 a.m. boot camp class
every morning. One time, as I was
huffing and puffing up a mountain trail
at dawn, my instructor turned to me
and asked what it was that I wanted
to change. I said that I just wanted
to lose weight. She asked if that was
all. I thought about it and replied,
“competing in a figure competition
was something I always wanted todo but it is just too far-fetched for me
right now.”
She looked at me with a smile
and said, “Maria,
just like you climb
up this hill with
me every morning
before sunrise, I
want you to practice
something in
addition. I want you
to imagine yourself
walking out on thatstage looking and
feeling better than
ever before. I want
you to start training
your mind.”
From that day
forward, I began to
do just that – and as
a result – six months
later and almost
50 pounds lighter, I won second
place in my figure class at my first
competition that happened to be a
national qualifier.
Is there something you want to
believe, something you have always
wanted to be capable of achieving,
but thought the improbability of it
made it impossible? Most limitations
that we imagine are self-imposed
and completely illusionary. The body
does what the mind thinks. If you
think you are ugly, you are ugly. If you
think you will always be overweight,
you will always be overweight.
SURPASSING
L i m i ts! But if you think you are beautiful, you
are beautiful. And if you think you can,
you can. It is a common act for people
to lie in the pit that they and others have
created for themselves while defending
their own wretchedness in order to
keep from rising. I want to challenge
you today to free your mind from self-
imposed limits that bind you so that
you can seize that which you dream.During my weight-loss transfor-
mation, there were many nights that
I doubted myself, many times that I
broke down in tears
during a workout.
During those times,
I had to realign my
thoughts. I had
to decide which
thoughts I was go-
ing to listen to and
which I was going
to cast aside. I wasat a place where I
had nothing to lose
– where pushing
past my perceived
limits was all that I
began to live for. My
diet was hard to fol-
low, my training was
rigorous, but the joy
that came with each
triumph was greater than the entire
struggle.
Keep a close watch on those thoughtsthat tell you that you “can’t.” Evict your
inner doubts. Because the truth of the
matter is: you will only achieve what you
believe. If your thoughts are thoughts
of self doubt, then those thoughts
and those thoughts alone are the only
things holding you back. Allow yourself
to believe in the impossible and act to
make it happen. Permit yourself to grab
hold of the power that exists inside and
all around you. And sanction yourself
to use it. MS&F
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FUN FINGERNAIL FACTS�Fingernails, just like horse hooves and animal claws, are made from aprotein called keratin.
�It doesn’t hurt to cut your fingernails because the nail is dead.�Nails grow about 0.1 mm daily. If torn off, It would take about 6 monthsfor a fingernail to regrow completely.�Fingernails grow about twice as fast as toenails. They grow faster in warmweather than cold weather and faster on the dominant hand.�In ancient times, long fingernails were a sign of wealth and status; itproved that you did not need to work hard.�In 2008, Lee Redmond, a woman from Salt Lake City, held the GuinnessWorld Record for the longest fingernails on a woman, with a total lengthof over 28 feet. Her right thumbnail was the longest, measuring 2 feet 11inches. In 2009, Redmond sustained severe injuries in a car crash. Shelived, but her nails had broken off.�Contrary to popular belief, nails do not continue to grow after death. Thisis just an illusion, caused by the shrinkage of tissue around the nails, making
the nails appear longer.
By Linda Hepler, BSN, RN
A s early as the fifth century BC,
Hippocrates, a Greek physician
who is widely considered to be
the father of Western medicine, taught his
students the importance of examining the
patient’s fingernails. He wasn’t just looking for
lapses in hygiene – Hippocrates believed that
the fingernails reflect the condition of the inner
body. He had discovered that abnormalities
of the nails can provide clues about health
conditions, both simple and more serious.
In fact, he found that a certain deformity of
the nail called “clubbing,” a.k.a. drumstick
fingers, indicated inadequate oxygen in the
blood, a sign of respiratory disorders. So
important was this discovery that doctors,
even today, often refer to clubbed fingernails
as “Hippocratic fingers.”
WHAT DO
YOUR NAILSsay about you?
BODY BASICS
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HARMLESSconditionsIf you’re skeptical that fingernail
abnormalities could be an early
sign of poor health, you have good
reason to be, says Ramzi Saad, MD,
a board-certified dermatologist at
South Shore Skin Center and Spa in
Massachusetts. Routine exams and
lab testing might very well detect
signs of illness prior to nail changes,
but this is only if you visit the doctor.“If a person gets regular health care,
this can show problems,” he explains.
“But many people don’t go to the
doctor regularly, so nails can be a
good indicator of health conditions.
Nails are at the end of your visual
pathway. You can see your nails, but
you can’t see your liver or kidneys.”
Why do fingernails reflect health
problems? It’s not entirely understood,
says Charles E. Crutchfield, III, MD, a
board certified dermatologist pract-
icing in the Minneapolis, Minnesotaarea. “However, in generalized inflam-
matory diseases, there is inflammation
in the nail matrix (where the nail is being
formed), and that can cause a weak-
ness and pitting. And abnormalities in
electrolytes and/or proteins in the blood
can cause discoloration.”
If you examine your unpolished nails
under a good light, you can get a good
look at their color, shape and texture.
Healthy nails are typically smooth,
without ridges or dents. The area under
the nail should be a uniform light pink
without spots or discoloration. What
nail symptoms might indicate health
problems? Dermatologists weigh in
on nail changes that might indicate a
need for medical attention:
� TERRY’S NAILS is a condition where
the nail plate turns white and the
lunula (the half moon at the base of
the nail) disappears. It can occur in
one or more fingers and is associated
with hepatic (liver) disease.
�HALF AND HALF NAILS, or Lindsay’s
Nails, are characterized by the distal
edge of the nail turning brown, dark red
or pink. This is specific for underlying
kidney disease. In more severe cases
of kidney disease, the proximal part of
the nail turns white.
�BEAU’S LINES may have been an
olden day palm reader’s best friend.
“When there’s a real bad systemic
illness, shock, surgery or accident, the
nail matrix will temporarily shut down
and not produce nail,” Crutchfield
explains. “Once it resumes, there’s a
horizontal ridge that grows out with
the nail called a Beau’s line. Because
fingernails take six months to grow
out, if the line on your fingernail
is halfway down, you could tell
the person, ‘Something very, very
traumatic must have happened to youthree months ago.’ And the person will
say, ‘Absolutely. How did you know?’
‘Well, because you can see that in the
fingernail.’”
�SPLINTER HEMORRHAGES are thin
red or brown longitudinal lines that
occur beneath the nail plate. They
occur due to a clotting phenomena in
the capillaries below the nail bed. While
the hemorrhages or leaks may be due
to nail trauma or other problems, they
are a classic sign of endocarditis, aninflammation of the inner layer of the
heart, especially when coupled with
other signs of endocarditis, such as
fever and chills.
�OIL DROP SIGN is a translucent
yellow-red discoloration in the nail bed
beneath the nail plate that resembles a
drop of oil. “Once I see that, I need to
know nothing else to know the patient
has psoriasis,” says Crutchfield.
�CLUBBING is a change in the angle
of the nail, a rounding of the nail
bed. It can indicate a problem with
oxygenation through the lungs, such
as seen with smoking or chronic lung
diseases, such as asthma, or chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease. It can
also be a sign of lung cancer.
� THICKENED, ROUGH NAILS with
crumbly debris under the tip of the
nail usually indicates a fungal
infection. While this canoccur in people with
normal immune systems,
it may indicate an im-
munodeficiency, such as
occurs with HIV.
If you see any of these or other
unusual nail changes, don’t
panic – but do visit your
physician for a check
up. Fingernails usually
are just one piece of the
puzzle. MS&F
Not every nail abnormality isserious. Here are some commonnail problems and suggested
remedies:
NAIL LIFTING: This is whenthe nail lifts from the nailplate. It usually occurs in longfingernails that are traumatizedby keyboarding, acrylic nails, orsome other active daily process.
REMEDY: Trim nails short. It maytake 2 to 3 months to reattach.
DISCOLORATION OR STAINING: May be the resultof aggressive nail treatment,especially dark polishes or frequentuse of acrylic nails.
REMEDY: Rub lemon juice daily onthe affected area. Usually takes 10to 14 days to subside.
NAIL RIDGING: This ischaracterized by longitudinal
ridges from the base to the tipof the nail. It is fairly common,especially with age. It is notrelated to nutritional deficiency.
REMEDY: A manicurist can filedown the ridges, or you can do it yourself. Apply commercial ridgefiller if desired.
PEELING OR SPLIT NAILS : Occurs with everyday use of soapand water and alcohol-basedcleansers. Nails often appearfrayed.
REMEDY: Avoid harsh cleansers,keep nails trim and use a nailmoisturizer.
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Max Muscle sure has come a long
way since that first store opened
in Tustin, California in 1991. Last
month we interviewed the founders
of Max Muscle, which has sincegrown to more than 150 stores
nationwide. This month, we’re
talking to some of the Max Muscle
franchisees who are proud to be a
part of the Max Muscle Legacy.
STRONG
PIERRE & BRENDA GOUDIE
MM Franchisees, Brentwood/Antioch, California After years of being loyal Max Muscle customers, Pierre and Brenda Goudie
decided to make a career change and expand their passion for living healthy
and helping others. That career change was opening a Max Muscle store in
Brentwood/Antioch, California. Their favorite part about being Max Muscle
franchisees is witnessing their customers’ lives and bodies completely
change for the better.
What is your favorite memory so far of owning/working at Max
Muscle? The best memory was when a local firefighter came in to our
store and showed us this new firefighter ID card. He explained how he had
been so tired, overweight and expected not to pass his physical portion of
the firefighter test. After visiting our store and getting a pre-workout stack,
he was able to complete his course with plenty of energy and time to
spare. He was not only thrilled that we were able to help him in his career
but also encouraged him to recover his body.What has been your greatest challenge and how did you overcome it?
Our greatest challenge has been maintaining our store in an economy
that has taken a serious downturn. From the closing of Mervyns to other
various mortgage centers, our shopping center has had its fair share of
empty spaces. Through our dedication to the Max Muscle brand and to our
customers, we have been able to continue our love of helping others.
What is your mantra? “Live life to the MAX!”
What kind of community outreach programs are you involved in? We
perform nutrition workshops for our local Antioch Police Activities League,
local schools and sports team, and we train a running team for a local 10k
run during the holidays.
What are your thoughts about the Max Muscle brand? The Max Muscle
brand is true to its devotion to quality. We love the fact that the productsare light and not overwhelming in taste and the variety is awesome.
20 years
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Joey & Kari BoyensMM Franchisees, Clive, Iowa
Joey and Kari Boyens wanted to become Max Muscle franchisees after Joey
had achieved dramatic results through taking Max Muscle products as a
customer. “I had tried every product on the market and was amazed at the
incredible gains that I made with my appearance and in the gym as well,”
Joey said. He and his wife opened their store nearly three years ago and
they’re still going strong.
What has been one of your greatest challenges and how did you
overcome it? Our greatest challenge was getting our community to realize
that Max Muscle is not a store full of bodybuilders and professional athletes.
There is something for everyone at MMSN. From children to grandparents,
men or women, we have products and services that can help everyone live
a healthier lifestyle. Through education and great customer service we havebroken that stereotype and become the leader of our industry in Des Moines.
What are your thoughts about the Max Muscle brand? That’s easy.This
brand stands for quality and purity. With our Quality Ingredient Guarantee
and Good Manufacturing Practices, we are more than a step ahead of the
competition. When a customer leaves the store with Max Muscle products
in their hands, I’m confident that they just purchased the best supplements
on the market today that has the science and research to back them 100
percent.
Name someone whose life you changed and how you helped changeit. We have helped so many people in so many different ways it’s hardto narrow it down. We’ve helped people get off of their prescriptionmedications, bariatric patients in their weight loss journey, athletespreforming at their peak levels – the list goes on and on. That is why this job
is so rewarding everyday!
Artie Quaranta MM Franchisee, Wilmington, NC
After 35 years in corporate America, Artie Quaranta
decided he wanted to open a business that allowed him to
follow his passion for sports and nutrition. He also wanted
to do something that made a difference in people’s lives.
Max Muscle makes this difference in the customers he
serves.
What is the best part about owning a Max Muscle
store? The best part is the work we do with so many
different types of people. We have helped elite level
athletes to families trying to improve their lifestyles through
nutrition and exercise. It is very fulfilling to have people
come back into the store and share their success and give
us some credit for helping them achieve their goals.
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August isn’t known as a month for no-
table holidays, unless you cel-
ebrate National Mustard Day or
National Fresh Breath Day.
“For real?” you ask. Yes, those are
recognized holidays in August. Which
makes August pretty dull, right?
Wrong!
The month highlights the first
scheduled pre-season National
Football League games. Memorial
Day may officially mark the startof summertime fun and “grilling
season,” but for football fanatics
such as myself, the “grilling
season” has just begun. So
whether you follow high school,
college or the pros, let’s light ‘er
up, and let the tailgating begin!
Has your summertime been
lacking the backyard festivities
that get your grilling game in
gear? If you’ve been cooped
up in the air conditioning this
month, let me help you set theoutdoor stage.
GOT GRILL?
Does size matter? Well, now that I have all of the male
readers wide-eyed and paying attention, read on.
You probably have a grill at home, but are not set up
to move that monster to the stadium. Perhaps shop for
something that’s a little more portable. This is a good
time to buy grills because most stores discount them
as the summer season winds down.
Unless you’re feeding a big crowd, a gargantuan
grill is just a pain to lug back and forth. Its all about the
griller, not the grill. If you do have access to a pick-
GRILLING
SEASONIS HERE...are you ready?
Tips to help you become a grill master
for those tailgating parties and
backyard grilling sessions. By Gina Ostarly
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To avoid burgers from sticking:�Preheat grill for 15-20 minutes�Oil grates
To keep steak form turning to leather:�Grill with lid down to seal in juices How to make sure meat iscooked properly:�Use high heat to sear, then lower
temp to finish cooking
�Use a meat thermometer
To add flavor and tenderness:�Use an acidic marinade made
with vinegar, lemon juice or wine To avoid grill flare ups:� Don’t overcrowd the cooking
surface; keep 40 percent of thegrate surface empty
�If fattier foods like salmon doflare, move them to a coolersection of the grate
GRILLING 101
Here are some tips to help you
side-step grilling mistakes.
up truck then load up! Bigger grill, bigger
grate, bigger party! So, to answer the
question. Yes, bigger is better – when it
comes to tailgate grilling parties. Here are
some tips for making a good purchase:
�Grate: Look for quality stainless steel and
porcelain-coated metal grates. Heavier
grates will sear meat better and hold
in more flavor. A cheap grill will die in a
season or two.�Finish: Grade 304 stainless steel is the
standard for grills. Consumer Reports
recommends taking a magnet to the store
and using it to gauge the quality of steel
used to contain the heat. If the magnet
sticks, it’s likely a cheaper grade that will
rust easier. Porcelain-enamel finishes are
also rugged and come in attractive colors.
�Heat output: BTUs (British thermal units)
are the standard measurement used to
state the amount of energy that a fuel has
as well as the amount of output of heat.
One hundred BTUs per square inch ofcooking area is about right.
USE THE RIGHT TOOLSThe car mechanic needs the right
tools to fix the car, the barber to cut
hair and the construction worker to
build the house. Why would it be
any different for the griller to grill?
Its not! The griller needs tools that
can flip, snatch and baste.
Sets consisting of a carrying
case make for easy storage.
The set should include a roundbasting mop, which has a heat-
proof silicone head; fork, tongs
and the all-important spatula.
Tools are generally made of
stainless steel and are 17 to 18
inches in length. Your tools are
indispensable to grilling so
splurge a little and go for the
Rolls Royce versions.
C’MON BABY, LIGHT MY FIRE!Gas or charcoal? Charcoal or gas? It’s a
timeless and often heated debate
among tailgaters. This abiding question
for grillers everywhere is really a trick
question. It’s like asking whether Drew
Brees or LeBron James is the better
athlete. Different rules, different skills and
different games.
Of course the gas grillers will tell youtheir way is the only way. Hank Hill is a
propane loyalist on the popular “King
of The Hill” television syndication. He
boasts, “The only woman I’m pimping is
sweet lady propane! And I’m tricking her
out all over this town.”
Time Magazine food columnist Josh
Ozersky, on the other hand, went so far
in a recent column as to characterize
gas grills as, “Pabulum, Soylent Green, a
medium for medicating hunger and killing
time ... nihilism in a tank.”
It’s a debate that fuels a whole otherstory. And with any debate comes the
pros and cons. Decide for yourself.
Gas grills are known for their versatility
and easy cleanup. With the twist of a
valve, they light and heat up quickly. Your
bank roll will, however, take a beating
because the more complex gas grills
cost more up front and also require costly
replacement parts during their life span.
Charcoal grills are not for the hasty,
but good things generally come to those
who wait. Gas grills may have that quick
heat, but even the best flavor bars stillcan’t replicate the smoke and radiant
heat provided by hot coals. Unless you
are buying a charcoal grill made from
titanium, it’s going to cost less than a gas
grill of comparable size and quality.
HEALTH BENEFITSFire-cooked meat also helps lower the
overall fat content of beef and pork
because some of the fat drips away during
cooking. Some very health-conscious
people worry about heterocyclic amines,
sometimes referred to as HCA’s, and
polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon residues
being produced by the process.
You probably won’t worry much about
either as you wipe the juices off your chin,
but just know that the American Institute
for Cancer research says that marinatingmeat before cooking can reduce hetero-
cylic amines by 90 percent.
TAILGATE TRIVIAIf you wish to consider yourself a master
of fiery meat preparation, back up your
expertise by knowing the difference
between “grill” and “bar-b-q” or
“barbecue” or even “barbeque.” Take a
firm stand on how to spell that word and
you’ll get another debate. But, yes, there
is a difference in the cooking methods.
The simplest explanation is thatbarbecue is low and slow, while grilling is
hot and fast. Grilling is applying the meat
directly to the heat and flame of the grill.
Barbecue (or smoking) is to place the meat
off to the side of the heat source, letting
the smoke and heat cook the meat. The
term “smoking” is also commonly used
when referring to barbecue.
Some, especially those on the
competition barbecue circuit, are quite
passionate about evangelizing this
distinction. You would be too, if you spent
upwards of 12 hours or more to create amasterpiece only to be categorized with
an average backyard Joe who spent 45
minutes with a gas grill.
You think, “how hard can it be to grill?”
Any master griller will tell you, it’s an art.
A combination of grilling temperature,
grilling time and proximity are more
important than what you are throwing on
there!MS&F
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INGREDIENTS
For vinaigrette:
¼ cup extra virgin olive oils
3 tablespoons balsamic vinegars
Pinch of sea salts
Pinch of black peppers
Fine zest of ¼ lemons
Pinch of fine zest of oranges
Pinch of dried thymes
Pinch of dried marjorams
Pinch of dried savorys
For salad:
4 to 6 cups fresh arugula greenss
4 tablespoons toasted wholes
almonds
3 fresh whole strawberries,s
sliced
12 fresh parmesan cheeses
shavings*
Y ou’ve most likely spent
much of your life with
someone advising you
to drink milk, eat lots of
dairy foods like yogurt and cheese soyou’ll live a long healthy calcium-filled
life. While it is true that dairy products
are a good source of calcium, it is
important to understand the calcium
is evident in a variety of foods, which
is great news for those who are dairy
intolerant. First let’s examine the key
role calcium plays in our bodies.
Calcium is not just about strong
bones and teeth. Calcium enhances
brain function, the nervous system,
helps keep a strong beating heart,
can help lower high blood pressure
and the “bad” LDL cholesterol,
as well as promote calm, restful
sleep. Health enthusiasts usually
suggest taking calcium supplements
in the form or tablets, powders
and capsules to achieve the
recommended daily dosage of
1,000 mg for the average adult. Yet,
advocates of calcium supplements
beware. Calcium supplements can
actually hinder the absorption of
other key minerals and vitamins and
they are often not well absorbed into
the body.
Instead, consume delicious
nutritious foods high in calcium
for a balanced diet and a satisfied
palate. Enjoy fresh, grilled or sautéed
carrots and broccoli, enhance dishes
like calcium-rich kale, arugula and
other dark leafy greens with calcium
friendly add-ons including almonds,
Brazil nuts, sesame seeds, flax
seeds, and turnip, mustard, dandelion
and collard greens. A pinch or two ofcalcium-rich dried herbs also create
delicious flavor for your vinaigrettes,
soups and stews. Dried herbs such
as savory, thyme, dill, marjoram and
rosemary are natural compliments to
your end-of-summer dry rubs for the
grill.
Calcium can easily, naturally and
deliciously be a part of your daily
food consumption. If you have a
question about the amount of calcium
needed for your body, consult your
physician or nutritionist.MS&F
Susan Irby, the Bikini Chef, is a radio host for Bikini Lifestyles on 790 KABC, an author and specialist in
healthy “bikini” cuisine. Follow her at twitter.com/thebikinichef or visit her website at www.thebikinichef.com.
Copyright Susan Irby, the Bikini Chef ™ 2011
FROM MORE THAN DAIRY
Arugula Salad with Almonds,Herb Vinaigrette and Fresh Parmesan (Serves 4)
BIKINI KITCHEN
DIRECTIONS
1. Vinaigrette preparation: in a large
mixing bowl, whisk together oil,
vinegar, salt, pepper, lemon, orange,
thyme, marjoram and savory. Whisk
until well blended.
2. Add in arugula, almonds,
strawberries and toss to coat.
3. Place on serving plates and finish
with 3 to 4 fresh parmesan* shavings.
*Parmesan cheese is one of the
cheeses highest in calcium. If you
don't mind a little dairy, add it. For
dairy intolerant diets, parmesan
cheese is optional.
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Testosterone Modulator ComplexTestosterone levels decline with age, including steeper
declines in unbound or free testosterone and is the only formof the hormone that binds androgen receptors. This results inboth anabolic and androgenic effects. Androgen binding then
activates a cascade of biological mechanisms from protein
synthesis, tissue growth, increased bone density and musclestrength. Recently, an alarming published study showed that
testosterone levels have dropped at an accelerated rate in
males – about 1.2 percent per year, or about 17 percent overall
from 1987 to 2004 – as compared to previous periods. Recentstudies have also shown that Sex Hormone Binding Globulin
(SBGH) levels have increased in adult males, which further
exacerbates the situation. This increase in SBGH would bindup more of the free testosterone making the active form of the
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About 98 percent of testosterone circulating in the
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Max Muscle’s 2TX combines three synergistically composed complexescreating the premier, legal testosterone amplifier. First, Testafuranol is a
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gland production thereby increasing testosterone levels in the testes.Testafuraniol may also significantly elevate free testosterone levels; thus
it may help to support enhanced protein anabolism.
Testofen is a clinically proven ingredient shown to increase muscle mass,
increase levels of free testosterone, increase libido, reduce abdominal fatand increase energy levels as a special fenugreek extract standardized
to contain at least 50 percent fenusides. Testofen has shown remarkable
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Maslinic acid (2-alpha,3-beta-dihydroxyyolean-12-en-28-oic acid),included in 2TX, has a chemical structure similar to steroid hormones and
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Androgen Receptor Response ComplexThe androgen receptor (AR), located within the target tissue cells, is
the primary binding complex for free testosterone and functions as a
DNA binding transcription factor causing direct up-regulation of geneexpression and protein synthesis, increases in lean muscle mass and
skeletal muscle strength. Several studies have now shown that L-Carnitine-L-Tartate (LCLT) may up-regulate the AR and plays an important role as
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an enhancer of testosterone response in muscle cells. LCLT is
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SHBG and Anti-Aromatase ComplexIt’s a simple fact that some testosterone in males gets convertedinto estrogen. 2TX addresses this concern by using three natural
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What guy doesn’t want increased testosterone, increased protein
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“We developed 2TX with safety and efficacy in mind," says Dr.Phil Harvey, chief scientific officer and head of product research
and development at Max Muscle. “Testofen and Testafuranol are
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Take 2TX for eight weeks, twice a day and feel the difference inthe gym and bedroom.MS&F
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EnduroMax was developed for the
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based on scientific evidence and modeled
after the newest American College of
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exercise. There is nothing like it on the
market. EnduroMax was formulated
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metabolic cofactors and antioxidants your
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During exercise,
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Loss of body water,
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EnduroMax contains L-glutamine and
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Although a complete formula, it can be
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Coming soon to a Max Muscle near
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DELECTABLE DIET
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WORKOUT COMPANION
Max ARM (Anabolic Recovery Matrix)
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