Total Physique Online

If you are a vegetarian strength athlete, a vegetarian tri-athelete or just your average run of the mill vegetarian who enjoys lots of energy and a lean, strong physique, and have happened across this web site, then I want to be the first to welcome you!

Total Physique Online prides itself in offering the best information available in order to help people from all walks of like gain the most out of your strength training and/or fitness programs. As of late, I have become more interested in getting some input from my Vegetarian Bodybuilders out there.
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I have been in the iron game since I was 14 years old. Because I am challenged with Cystic Fibrosis it became extremely important that I supplement my body with a high calorie diet, complete with weight gain supplements, vitamins and minerals and so forth from the very beginning. The simple fact is that when you have a chronic illness and you are strength training at the same time, you end up burning the candles at both ends. Nutritional support becomes a crucial factor in determining progress in the gym.
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As if my own experience using biological sulfur were not enough, I found this interesting little ditty at USA today:
Robert Culp finds relief for his Arthritus using MSM Sulfur

I cannot tell you how many people I have spoken to who have had a similar experience. MSM seems to be the real deal, so if aching, creaking bones are plaguing you then you might consider adding some MSM sulfur to your diet………
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This is a fairly lengthy post, but it is very important to the function of this web site. So, I ask that you take a few minutes to read the entire post because this post is one of the more important posts I will be placing at TPO.

When Was The Last Time You Felt Great, I Mean Really Great?

Was there ever a time in your life when you felt like you had an endless supply of energy? Was there ever a time when every morning you felt as fresh as a daisy and you were ready to take on the world? Do you feel that way now?

Would you like to feel that way again? If you answered “yes”, then I am going to cut right to the chase and challenge you to read the rest of this entry, because I honestly believe I may have a solution to those early morning doldrums that most people start to experience as they grow older. And no, I am not talking about Viagra. I am not talking about gimmicks. I am talking about basic, sound nutrition in the form of four products that I swear by.
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Dave, our prayers are with you for a speedy recovery!! God Bless You and Laree
Reprinted with kind permission from Laree and Dave Draper (thanks guys!)
From Dave Draper’s Post Column

Slow Me Down Lord

Universally, the word ‘fast’ implies swiftness. We live in a fast world.

Fast is the speed at which I traverse the freeway en route to the gym unless traffic dictates otherwise. Fast is how quickly I lose my cool when the traffic dictates otherwise. Fast is the rate at which time passes after turning 30. Fast is the food the majority of oversize people eat across the thriving nations. Fast is not used to describe the clip at which we build muscle and power. Fast is the talk of promoters when advertising sensational products to do just that.
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Dr. Mauro G. Di Pasquale: Increase Growth Hormone Levels
Reprinted with kind permission from Dr. Mauro G. Di Pasquale
From MetabolicDiet.com

Boosting Endogenous Growth Hormone: The Better Way

12/9/2005 – Increasing your own natural endogenous levels of growth hormone is safer and in the long run more effective for increasing growth hormone levels and maximizing body composition than using exogenous GH. There are two main reasons for this view.

The Problems with Exogenous Growth Hormone

Growth hormone levels decline as you get older. And athletes have found that increased levels of growth hormone helps to optimize body composition, increasing muscle mass and decreasing body fat.
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The Different Diets

In the low carb group of diet gurus there are proponents of every level of dietary carbohydrate intake from the almost zero amounts espoused by the ketogenic diet used to treat some forms of epilepsy in children to the Zone diet that proposes that only 40% of the daily calorie intake come from carbohydrates.
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Healthy skin, youthfulness and bodybuilding go hand in hand don’t you think? Otherwise, why would any of us work out? I mean, why bother? Yet, the simple fact remains that few of us do anything to take good care of our skin, and our skin is the very first thing we notice about each other. Moreover, the quality of our skin says a lot about our health and well being due to the fact that the quality of our skin is a direct reflection of what is taking place inside our bodies.
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