Apologies

I have to apologize for the lack of posts the past 5 weeks.  But as I prepare for my first Bodybuilding Competition on 12/3, I have also been changing careers.  Busy time to say the least.  I will be back in full swing in about 10 more days.  Here are some photos of 2 weeks out.  I feel like I have been preparing for this my whole life.  Have a great Thanksgiving everyone!! All I get is eggs and chicken.
-Alex

HCI - This missing ingredient in most Bodybuilder's diet

Ever wonder why you cannot stomach some foods that you could when you where younger?  You are not alone.  I used suffer through the worst heartburn just to eat the protein I need to maintain my muscle mass.  Then I re-read an old Muscle Mag interview with Franco.  Below is the basically what he taught me, again.

To digest food your stomach enzymes need help.  This help is usually found in Hydrocloric Acid (HCI).  HCI acts as a necessary medium for the enzyme pepsin to effectively digest your food.  Your natural production of HCI, like everything else, diminishes over time.  By age 65 you produce an estimate of less than 25% of the levels you produced at 18.  So to make it simple you might be wasting some of your nutrition, by an ineffective chemical balance.  Even Supplement companies are adding forms of Betaine into their whey products.  This helps in ensuring the highest level of protein absorption.   

So go  to your vitamin shoppe an fully utilize your protein production by helping your stomach with some HCI.  There are many brands and some have pepsin to help increase the good enzyme levels.

Here is to Smart Training
Alex