2016

Human Growth Hormone. Applications, and the aging process

By / / Body Transformation / Bodybuilding, Health and Fitness / 34 minutes of reading

Human Growth Hormone Applications, and the aging process Written by Joachim Bartoll, October 2016 and February 2017.Classic Muscle Newsletter #31 Part 1 Perhaps no other hormone in the body is subject to more misconceptions than human growth hormone (GH). If you are to believe the many claims repeatedly made on numerous web sites and blogs, as well as that often voiced by various “anti-aging clinics,” GH is a miracle hormone that can set back […]

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The Epidemic of Nearsightedness, Part 1

By / / Health and Fitness / 6 minutes of reading

Another modern disease on the rise By Joachim Bartoll, October 2016, for Classic Muscle Newsletter #24, 2016 The belief that myopia, or nearsightedness, is hereditary is so widespread that hardly no one questions it. If you find it difficult to see or focus on faraway objects, you’ll probably be given a prescription for glasses. As with doctors prescribing drugs to combat symptoms, your eye doctor isn’t interested in finding out the true underlying cause

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The Vegetarian/Vegan Protein Problem: The Dangers of Soy Products such as Tofu

By / / Health and Fitness, Vegan / Veganism Psy-Op / 9 minutes of reading

The Vegetarian/Vegan Protein Problem: The Dangers of Soy Products such as Tofu Written by Joachim Bartoll, September 2016Classic Muscle Newsletter, October 2016 (issue #25) In my Ketogenic article series, I touched on the “protein problem” with vegetarian or vegan versions of the ketogenic diet. The main culprit is the low protein quality of vegetable protein sources – mainly due to lacking amino acids and containing antinutrients and fiber that block absorption. On average, only

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Low Protein Days: Fight protein habituation, improve cell health and performance

By / / Diet and Nutrition, Health and Fitness / 9 minutes of reading

Low Protein Days Fight protein habituation, improve cell health and performance Written by Joachim Bartoll, April 17, 2016Classic Muscle Newsletter #19, 2016 In my second book, ‘The Maximum Muscle Guide,’ published in mid-2009, I wrote a chapter on protein cycling. The main reason for including “low protein days” (less than 50 g protein during 24 hours), was to avoid protein habituation. At the time of writing the book, I had used the concept of

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SO, YOU LIKE TATTOOS? The risks of life-long toxic-mediated inflammation

By / / Health and Fitness / 8 minutes of reading

SO, YOU LIKE TATTOOS? The risks of life-long toxic-mediated inflammation By Joachim Bartoll, February 2016, for Classic Muscle Newsletter #20, 2016 Tattoos have become increasingly popular over the last 20+ years; to the extent that the once somewhat daring self-statement have become diluted as people get them without even thinking.I remember discussing tattoos as a teenager in the late 80’s. Back then, the only reason we could think of to get a tattoo was

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Muscle Tension and Going to Failure

By / / Body Transformation / Bodybuilding / 3 minutes of reading

Written by Joachim Bartoll, February 15, 2016Classic Muscle Newsletter, February 2016 (issue #17) The concept of continuous muscle tension is quite old. We wrote about keeping a muscle under constant load/tension in our old internet magazine Ironmag Online in the late 90’s, and I’ve covered it from time to time on various discussion boards. The subject of tension and muscle failure usually comes up after some “know-it-all” has watched a video of a pro

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Healing tendon injuries with nutrition

By / / Diet and Nutrition, Health and Fitness / 9 minutes of reading

Healing tendon injuries with nutrition Written by Joachim Bartoll, January 2016Classic Muscle Newsletter, March 2016 (issue #18) Tendon injuries can be one of the worst hurdles for anyone who regularly participates in exercise or sports. They heal slowly and can seem to last forever, and the current therapies to treat them don’t seem to be very effective. While minor muscle injuries are more common than tendon injuries, such as strains or sprains, they often

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