Category: Supplements

The Legend Of Leucine
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The Legend Of Leucine

Q: I drink a whey protein shake after workouts, but is there another supplement I can add to it to make it even more valuable for muscle-mass gains? A: If there’s one supplement critical for stimulating muscle-protein synthesis that every bodybuilder should use before and after workouts to maximize muscle growth and strength, it is [...]

Amino Ammo: Arm Yourself With These Three Amino Acids For Workouts That Will Increase Muscle Growth
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Amino Ammo: Arm Yourself With These Three Amino Acids For Workouts That Will Increase Muscle Growth

As an avid weightlifter, you know that your body uses amino acids to build muscle protein, which is how your body crafts muscle. You may even be familiar with the differences between complete proteins and incomplete proteins, as well as all the essential and nonessential amino acids. But did you know that aminos do more [...]

The Forgotten Six-Pack: Six Overlooked Bodybuilding Supplements That Can Help Boost Your Gains
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The Forgotten Six-Pack: Six Overlooked Bodybuilding Supplements That Can Help Boost Your Gains

Creatine, glutamine, protein powders, fat burners and amino acids are the major supplements that help support muscle growth and repair, but they are only part of the story. To help you graduate from beginner to advanced-level bodybuilder, consider the six supplements discussed in this article. These essential nutrients are often ignored or thought of as [...]

Whey To Grow – Here’s A Guide To What Whey Is, How To Differentiate Between The Variations Available, And How To Use This Undisputed King Of Protein To Fuel Massive Muscle Gains
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Whey To Grow – Here’s A Guide To What Whey Is, How To Differentiate Between The Variations Available, And How To Use This Undisputed King Of Protein To Fuel Massive Muscle Gains

If you’re serious about packing on lean mass, you know you need protein–lots of it. In fact, for optimal muscle growth, you need at least one gram of protein per pound of bodyweight per day, every day: that’s a minimum of 200 grams of protein for a 200-pound guy. If you’ve been reading FullyFlexed for [...]

How Slow Is “Slow Digesting” Casein Protein? Why Is It Beneficial?
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How Slow Is “Slow Digesting” Casein Protein? Why Is It Beneficial?

Slow digesting, by definition, means that the body is unable to process a food or supplement quickly. For instance, the body’s ability to process a soluble protein like whey is significantly faster than an insoluble protein like casein. Casein forms micelles–basically, clumps or clusters–layers of which are slowly peeled off during digestion. How long can [...]

You’re Fired! A Four-Step Low-Carb Supplement Plan For Incinerating Fat, While Maintaining Energy
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You’re Fired! A Four-Step Low-Carb Supplement Plan For Incinerating Fat, While Maintaining Energy

In theory, a low-carb diet is pretty easy: just cut carbs and bodyfat will melt away. In reality, as almost every professional bodybuilder will attest, low-carb diets can be pretty hard. They require not only cutting down on carbs (and calories), but also maintaining enough energy to train while shedding bodyfat. In addition, low-carb diets [...]

The Skinny On CLA – A Once-Popular Fat-Loss Supplement Makes A Comeback, And For Very Good Reason It Works
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The Skinny On CLA – A Once-Popular Fat-Loss Supplement Makes A Comeback, And For Very Good Reason It Works

Conjugated linoleic acid, otherwise known as CLA, was hot on the bodybuilding scene in the ’90s, but slowly fell out of favor. Why? It is truly effective for boosting fat loss, but only if it’s taken consistently for several months. And so the “I want it now” generation of trainers opted for hotter fat burners, [...]

Growth Surge – Hit A Training Plateau? Take A Decidedly Nontraditional Approach, Priming Your Body For Gains With This Weeklong Supplement-Loading Program
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Growth Surge – Hit A Training Plateau? Take A Decidedly Nontraditional Approach, Priming Your Body For Gains With This Weeklong Supplement-Loading Program

What’s your first reaction when training isn’t working anymore and you hit a plateau? Do more! If a bodypart isn’t responding, you hit it harder and longer, beating it into submission to force a response. Often, however, that is exactly the wrong approach. It’s what causes us at FullyFlexed to whip out the term overtraining–which [...]

Stacks To Get You Jacked – These Five Potent Supplement Combos Offer Strategic Doses Of Just The Right Muscle-Building, Energy-Boosting Or Fat-Fighting Ingredients
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Stacks To Get You Jacked – These Five Potent Supplement Combos Offer Strategic Doses Of Just The Right Muscle-Building, Energy-Boosting Or Fat-Fighting Ingredients

Want supplements perfectly formulated for each critical situation throughout your day? Perhaps one for preworkout, postworkout, before bed and for all-day muscle growth? You have a couple of choices. You could enroll in a university, complete your PhD, equip a laboratory with the proper tools and equipment, then meticulously mix and measure a selection of [...]

Preworkout Protein Rocks! Take Advantage Of A Small Preworkout Protein Meal For Ultimate Muscle-Building Results – Breaking Research!
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Preworkout Protein Rocks! Take Advantage Of A Small Preworkout Protein Meal For Ultimate Muscle-Building Results – Breaking Research!

For years, FullyFlex has preached the gospel of protein as a tool for muscle building. We’ve been telling you to consume at least 1 gram (g) of protein per pound of bodyweight each day. We’ve explained that the best way to do this is to spread your protein intake over five or six daily meals, [...]

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