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We all know that we need protein to build muscle, which is what we are all about here at VPX.  The question is - how much protein is too much protein?  There’s been numerous studies looking at this one particular topic, but our aim here is to be efficient at the amount that we take in and not waste those expensive protein powders/shakes if we don’t have to.

There are many types of protein, but in this write up, we’ll look at the main two so you can get a basic understanding.  None of these proteins are better than the other, but they do have their benefits in their own specific way. 

Creatine and Kids
Walk around any mall in the heartland of America and you’ll find this common site.  Kids sitting at a brightly colored table in a Food Court peppered with all sorts of different fast foods.  Parents are more than willing to buy their kids French fries, donuts, fried chicken, cheeseburgers and other assorted not-so-good for you foods.  Let’s face it; it’s tough to get kids to eat salmon and broccoli right?  Nonetheless, it is socially acceptable to eat like sh#$ and therefore look like sh$%.  Though looking like sh$% seems to be less tolerated despite the fact that the two often go hand in hand.

However, the mere mention that kids should be consuming dietary supplements, in this case creatine, brings gasps of horror!  Creatine!  What about the kids?  Will it harm them?  Will their kidneys peeter out and die?  Egads!

Creatine monohydrate: it works, it’s safe, and there’s plenty of scientific data.  The discovery by Dr. Roger Harris that creatine monohydrate supplement elevates skeletal muscle creatine stores may be the single greatest discovery in the ephemeral field of sports nutrition. Creatine, or methylguanidine-acetic acid (see Figure 1), is naturally produced in your body from the amino acids methionine, arginine, and glycine (which are essential, conditionally essential, and non-essential amino acids, respectively).

We all know those sinful treats that we like to consume those late night snacks to satisfy our sweet tooth or get rid of a slight hunger craving.  Well, did you know that all of those calories you are consuming eventually add up to pounds of fat?  Sure, it might seem like a harmless, small night time snack before bed, but over time those couple hundred calories each night can be detrimental if you’re trying to lose weight.

What happens when you combine the best world class supplement formulators from VPX with the best sports nutrition scientists in the Western Hemisphere? A super premium energy drink that rocks your opponent’s world and gives you crisp focus, clean energy and razor sharp reaction – that’s what! In fact, a recent university study discovered that Redline® produced significant improvements in reaction time, as well as enhanced feelings of energy and focus. In this investigation, twelve male athletes underwent two testing sessions. They consumed either four ounces of Placebo or four ounces of a Redline®. Keep in mind that is half a bottle of Redline®. They found a significant difference in reaction time, energy and focus.

NO-Shotgun was developed by Chief Scientific Officer, Jack Owoc and his R & D technical team in VPX’s 200,000 sq. ft. state of the art facilities! NO-Shotgun is unquestionably the most significant muscle building innovation in the history of sports nutrition.  Here’s why:

Pro bodybuilder “X-man” Toney Freeman arrived in Sundsvall, Sweden for a scheduled appearance for the Fitness Festival (Fitnessfestivalen) in nearby Göteborg. While signing autographs, Freeman was removed from the premises by police and taken into custody. He was then escorted from the Venue, into a waiting car, and taken to the police station where he was given a urine test to determine if he was using anabolic steroids.  His offence?  He “looked” jacked.

NO-SHOTGUN and Synthesize get an old man to hit the 70s

On November 30^th I blogged about my experience with NO-Shotgun and how l noticed a dramatic manifestation of its effect evinced by the super human pedaling power I seemed to possess one morning while out riding my bike. Well, yesterday, something happened at the gym that – to me – was so profound I felt like I should blog about it.  A statement such as the foregoing is usually followed with a “but,” and this is no exception.  The "but" in this case is something l wrestled with until l talked to my smoke’n hot fiancé last night who set me straight – not because she’s my fiancée, or because she’s smoke’n hot, but because she’s a lawyer.  “Is what you want to say the truth, or marketing hype?" she asked.

VPX/Redline is holding its 2nd Annual Scientific Summit December 13 at its corporate headquarters in Davie Florida.  Organized by Jose Antonio PhD and Jack Owoc (CEO and owner of VPX/Redline), the Summit will feature several of the elite sports nutrition scientists in North America or what heck, the globe.  Presenting at the Summit will be Doug Kalman, PhD RD FISSN, Patrick Jacobs, PhD, Jacob Wilson, PhD, Mike Ormsbee, PhD, Cassandra Forsythe, PhD RD, Abbie Smith, CISSN PhD(c), and last and certainly not least Mike T. Nelson, PhD(c).  The summit will be a no-holds barred intellectual jam session.  There should be enough brain power in that room to turn on a Smart Car or perhaps a Lincoln Navigator if we can limit the A.D.D.  On tap will be discussion on the latest science and application of supplements for performance and physique.

Let's face it. If there's a nutritional bad-boy, it's sugar. We don't need sugar in our diets. Though it does taste good. I mean what beats cotton candy on a nice sunny day at the carnival? Well unfortunately if your goal is to get fat, then by all means go for the donuts and bagel diet. The science is seriously fat my friend. A recent study found that drinking for sugar sweetened carbonated beverages (SSCB) is associated with poor dietary choices and correlates with fatter waistlines.1 And in addition to weight gain, higher consumption of SSCB is associated with development of metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes.2 The solution? Avoid sugar sweetened drinks. As a general rule, don't drink your calories. What about sweeteners such as stevia? Based on some pretty robust science, the evaluation of two long-term studies (1 and 2 years in length, respectively) indicated that stevia may be effective in lowering blood pressure in hypertensive patients. A pair of small studies also report positive results with respect to glucose metabolism. 3 Stevia is a great sweetener and is the one used in VPX's Coco Fit. Why? Because we care about your body and want to fine-tune it, not fat-tune it. Click here to learn more about Coco Fit.