Legal Steroids

Here is a short video about something I picked up in a supplement store:

The product is called Methdrol - and you may have guessed, it is a prohormone.

Im not going to get into the arguments for and against prohormones here, do what you will. All I ask is that you take care and read as much as you can first.

Please note in the UK where I am, these prohormones are LEGAL. They may not be in your area of residence.

Now, even though you can legally buy and use these as supplements, be wary of their contents. Methdrol contains a chemical compound which will be broken down by your body and introduce excess testosterone into you system. The particular compound found in this prohormone I understand to be BANNED by WADA, meaning in for example, a tested athletic event or bodybuilding show, you will be in the same class as the juicers.

I am not discussing whether they work, how they work or whether you should source these products yourself on here. What I am saying is:

UNDERSTAND FULLY WHAT IS IN YOUR SUPPLEMENTS BEFORE YOU TAKE THEM, AND WHAT EFFECTS THEY WILL HAVE ON YOUR BODY AND IN YOUR ENVIRONMENT.

Stay safe.

Rice Powered Bike Race!

I completed my first ever organised cycling event today.

The Birkenhead North End CC 5 Mile Time Trial

Click above to watch the video (im testing out the camera on my Samsung Galaxy S3).

My fuel for the race, which took place in the evening, was a bowl of egg fried rice with some hot sauce, and greek yoghurt. Afterwards I needed an SIS energy gel to keep the legs going to get home. 

An excellent experience, 2000 calories burned, including the ride there and home. Completed the event in 13 mins and 14 seconds with an average speed of 21.9 mph.

All as a warm up for the Wild Wales Challenge on Bank Holiday Sunday, 82 Miles, 10,000ft of climbing. Oh God.

I Cant Lose Any Weight!

Please check out this video first guys:

Basically I am weight training to maintain my muscle mass, and doing a lot of cycling for my cardio, in the region of 50-80 miles per week.

See Strava Here

Although I am eating at a calorie deficit, my weight loss has slowed down a lot, and I feel if i eat more, i will gain weight (which I refuse to do, as it makes cycling harder and I am entering cycling events). However, in addition to cycling, I practice Jujitsu once a week and lift weights 1 or two times a week, so more cardio will be hard to fit in around my working week. I eat relatively clean, no cheat meals but a kind of IIFYM style and dont take any supplements.

Any suggestions or insights as to what is going on?

Stem Cell Burger - Worlds Leanest Protein?

So after a long time in a lab in Europe, boffins decided to cook a burger patty which had been grown from the stem cells of a living cow. It all sounds a bit odd, but raises interesting points:

Advantages: 

Far less harmful to the environment in production
Less animal slaughter
Less focus on growing crops for animal feed
Possible alternative meat for vegetarians?

Disadvantages:

Costs £215,000 per burger
Hasn't been properly tested
Apparently tastes a bit different, lacks flavour

Check out my thoughts here:

An interesting point i picked up on, was that as it is grown from the muscle fibres of a cow, it doesnt contain the naturally occuring fats which would be present in a living animal.

Imagine bodybulders getting hold of a chicken breast with no fat or a prime steak with near pure animal protein - I can see the supplement industry going wild for this.

Make Your Own Starbucks Iced Mocha...

....with extra protein (obviously!)

Recipe video now online here:

Simple, effective, refreshing, good for you and tastes awesome!

Calories and macro's obviously depend on serving size and quanities of the ingredients, which I am not listing, as everyone is different when it comes to caffeine and protein tolerance.

Enjoy!